It might be time to look at the role of Uruguay’s Committee for the Reception and Investigation of UFO Reports (Cridovni), the highly touted ‘UFO’ (OVNI) research group established by the government. The President of Cridovni, Uruguay Air Force Colonel Ariel Sanchez touted as a ufologist and talented speaker. Members of Cridovni, members of the Uruguay Air Force staff. Lt. Daniel Silveira, a member of Cridovni, is a consultant to UFO Magazine.
UFOInfo.com, Interview with Colonel Ariel Sanchez, chairman of the Commission for the Reception and Investigation of UFO Reports (Cridovni):
It was interesting seeing how Cridovni works. Its members are professional ufologists, since they are paid by FAU (Uruguayan Air Force). In fact, they are regular Air Force staff dedicating part of their time to UFO research and standing by for any call. When reported any occurrence they go after it in uniforms and official vehicles. They interview witnesses, collect samples, gather data, and then start a thorough investigation following strict methodological standards. Uruguay is a model to be reproduced by every country in her continent.
Based on translated Uruguay news reports Cridovni, represented by Sanchez, may have swept under the rug a credible UFO sighting on April 7, 2012, by 40 people camping near the Rio Negro River in Uruguay. After the sighting Sanchez informed the Uruguay press the witnesses saw two commercial aircraft flying at 28 thousand feet; witnesses who claimed to have encountered a ‘black triangle’ object flying at an altitude of about 500 ft. that remained in the area for “about 15 minutes”. The encounter so frightening some of the witnesses, people camped out along the Rio Negro River, hid in their tents or fled into the nearby bush.
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