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E-009627LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%

Colonia Beach Landing / Rio de la Plata Hover

1965-07-17Colonia beach / Rio de la Plata, Colonia Department, Uruguay

Bright red object reportedly remained on a beach nearly two minutes, took off vertically without sound, hovered about ten meters over the Rio de la Plata, then departed horizontally; a footprint-like marking was reported.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Unresolved Structured Object(C-000265)→Historical Flaps & Concentrated Waves(P-000104)→
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Encounter Claim

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CLAIM-954070reported
“A bright red object reportedly rested on a Colonia beach, took off vertically without sound, hovered low over the Rio de la Plata and departed horizontally; a footprint-like mark was reported.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · July 17 1965 Colonia landing report; uploaded PDF p. 331
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Hall Volume II Sighting-Wave Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-954001reported
“Bullard defines a UFO wave as a notable temporary rise above the base reporting rate that also has cohesion in time, place, or recurring type; quantity alone is insufficient.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Bullard definition of waves and cohesion criteria; uploaded PDF pp. 324-325
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CLAIM-954002reported
“Bullard distinguishes a publicity-heavy “flap” from a concentration that can occur with little media attention, and separates short/narrow miniwaves, longer local windows, broad classic waves and long/broad pandemic activity.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Flap/concentration and wave-category distinctions; uploaded PDF pp. 325-328
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CLAIM-954003reported
“Bullard notes that publicity and waves do not always coincide and that waves often begin and end outside news attention.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Publicity versus wave behavior; uploaded PDF pp. 324-329
CONTEXTUALIZES
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Hall Volume II 1965 Sighting Wave · Hall Volume II Source Framework

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CLAIM-954010reported
“Hall/Bullard describe a 1965 upsurge that grew from late-1964/early-1965 Washington-area activity into a national and international wave with a strong U.S. interval around July 31-August 5.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · 1965 sighting-wave chronology; uploaded PDF pp. 329-332
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CLAIM-954011reported
“Hall says Defense Intelligence Information Reports circulated several South American and Antarctic reports during the 1965 wave.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Defense intelligence circulation during 1965; uploaded PDF pp. 330-332
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Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.