File 10860 · October 28, 1972
Isla de Lobos Lighthouse Encounter
Isla de Lobos, Uruguay
Opened 9/5/2026 · Revised 9/7/2026
Sighting photograph. Image pulled from the public report. — Public source
Standing
Unidentified
On the public record, and still open. A claim, paper, or film — not a finding that it was ours, and not a finding that it was not.
Navy corporal observed landed object on lighthouse roof with three humanoids; Air Force investigation concluded high probability of event as described.
What was claimed
Uruguayan Navy Corporal Juan Fuentes observed a landed metallic object on the lighthouse roof with three small humanoid figures nearby. He drew his weapon but the beings re-entered the object which departed vertically. Investigated by the Uruguayan Air Force.
What is on the record
This file is a working record — a report, not a verdict. Official paper, if any, is linked where we have it.
On the night of October 28, 1972, at the Isla de Lobos lighthouse off the Uruguayan coast, Corporal Juan Fuentes Figueroa left his colleagues playing cards to inspect the generators at the base of the 66-meter lighthouse. Approaching the building, he noticed a copper-colored metallic object, approximately 2 meters high and 3-4 meters in diameter, resting on the flat roof. Three small humanoid figures, about 1.5 meters tall, wearing what appeared to be helmets or diving suits, were visible—one on the roof beside the object and two in the process of descending or ascending. Fuentes drew his service pistol but the figures quickly re-entered the craft. The object then emitted multicolored lights (white, yellow, violet), rose vertically with a humming sound, and departed at high speed. The incident was officially reported up the chain of command and investigated by the Uruguayan Air Force, which produced a report concluding there was a high probability the event occurred as described with no conventional explanation.
Could this have been ours?
The known sky, that night.
Satellites were already up. The station was not. Starlink was not.
Always
Aircraft, balloons, meteors
Landing lights, flares, lanterns, reentries, fireballs. They are on the known sky. They do not close a file by themselves — they are what a serious look has to hold the claim against.
The known sky
None of the above land
Stations, trains, and planets do not set down in a field or leave a body. This file is a ground report. The known sky still has to be named. It does not answer the claim.
Orbit · Space — the desks for lights that are already named.
Sources
Related files
Same craft, same place, same years. A neighbor in the catalogue — not a conclusion.
Same craft · Same place · Same year · October 28, 1972
Isla de Lobos Lighthouse Encounter
Isla de Lobos · Uruguay
Unidentified
Uruguayan Navy Corporal Juan Fuentes Figueroa observed a landed domed craft and three humanoid figures on the lighthouse roof during a routine patrol. He was prevented from firing his weapon and the craft departed at high speed.
Same craft · Same years · December 2, 1974, ~10:30 p.m.
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Frederic, Wisconsin · United States
Unidentified
Farmer William Bosak encountered a tall object with a transparent curved window while driving home. Inside he saw a humanoid figure with a square face, protruding eyes, large calf-like ears, and hair sticking out from the sides of its head. The being had its arms raised. Bosak accelerated away in fear as the car interior darkened and a swishing sound was heard.
Same craft · Same years · December 2, 1974
William Bosak Roadside Encounter
Frederic, Wisconsin · United States
Unidentified
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Same craft · Same years · 25 October 1974
Carl Higdon, Medicine Bow
Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming · United States
Unidentified
A hunter said a figure in a one-piece suit took him from the forest and returned him miles from his truck. He was found confused; the account is contested.
Same craft · Same years · June 14, 1974
Medellín Occupants Sighting
Medellín, Badajoz · Spain
Unidentified
Santiago Pulido Romero, driving to his father's farm at dawn, saw a low-flying object with a rounded base and cone-shaped tower. When he flashed his headlights, it approached rapidly. Through windows or openings he observed three tall helmeted men inside holding control levers. The object maneuvered in response to his lights before departing.
Same craft · Same years · November 2, 1973
Lyndia Morel Humanoid Encounter
Manchester / Goffstown, New Hampshire · United States
Unidentified
Lyndia Morel, driving home late at night, encountered a glowing orange-gold globular object with a honeycomb pattern and an oval window. She observed a humanoid figure inside with a wrinkled gray face, large dark eyes, and slit mouth. The object appeared to exert control over her vehicle until she escaped to a nearby house.