Bolivia
Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America, bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, and Peru. Within UAP research, Bolivia is significant primarily as the site of the 1978 Bolivia UFO Crash — one of the best-documented UFO crash incidents involving a confirmed US government response through Project Moondust.
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1978 UFO Crash Near El Taire
On May 6, 1978, thousands of people near El Taire, Bolivia witnessed a cylindrical object crash into a mountainside, creating a sonic boom heard up to 150 miles away. US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance coordinated the government response, deploying Colonel Robert Simmons and Major Jesse Haaste to the site. Declassified documents confirm Project Moondust was the agency tasked with monitoring the situation. The UAP Caucus has brought this incident to modern Congressional attention as evidence of US government involvement in foreign crash retrieval operations.
Other References
In testimony about the 1997 Peru crash, witness Jonathan Weygandt described his radar base as being near the Bolivian border, though analysts believe he likely meant near the Colombian or Brazilian borders given the crash location in Peru.