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UFO case file · UFO-11716

Montevideo, Urg fireball or luminous-object report — October 15, 1959

CE1Uruguay1959-10-15

MONTEVIDEO, URG, MNT, Uruguay

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Case description

On October 15, 1959, at 9:00 a.m., at Montevideo, Urg, Mnt, Uruguay, witnesses reported the following: Red fireball going quickly south / high altitude. Short irregular tail. Stops. Turns. Going toward into clouds.

Recorded details

Local time
09:00
Craft description
Orb / Spherical Object
Coordinate precision
SOURCE_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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