Three cheers for Uruguay

Larger only than tiny Suriname in South America, Uruguay’s profile barely registers on the world stage. It draws headlines every now and then, like when it provides free laptop computers to every kid in primary school, or when it becomes the first Latin American nation to sanction gay civil unions, or when its legislature moves to legalize marijuana. But most of the time, Uruguay’s 98 percent literacy rate and its recession-proof 9 percent economic growth-rate sail under the radar, which may actually be a good thing.

This week, thanks to journo A.J. Grevaerd of Brazilian UFO Magazine, we get a glimpse  into Uruguay’s quietly remarkable UFO study program, which has been up and running since 1979.