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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
December 1954 Porto Alegre, Brazil Was Balloon 7
000 Probobly Bolloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local OGround-Visual Ground-Rader Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT UNKNOWN Air-Visuai Air-intercapt Radar Possibly Aireralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
-Yos 000 Probobly Astronomical
C No Foreign Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 000 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
UNK 2 Hovered Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A FAB najor, investigating UFo's for Brazil
recently stated he believed in them. Obj Obj
hovered at 30,000 to 45,000 ft. The object InsuffjciuDet Insuffiyci Second hand legond hand
suddenly sped across approx 80 deg of erc a 80 deg of erc and and report.
reoumed its hovering. resumed its hovering. Director
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appearing of arc
and resumed its hovering in When it again sped ecross a similarl arc
the major clocked it by chro covering the Coinrt He
later estimated the object's speed at roughly 8,ooo mph (assuming an altitude
of 45,ooo'). The object was then joined by a similar one, they hovered a
few minutes, then disappeared at a great rate of speed.
Source reported that the object appeared to be surrounded by a white
glow which increased in size when it moved (i.e. this halo-like ring was small
FAB records are also reported to contain numerous sightings by Brazilian
very close to these objects
(within several hundred feet in some cases). These reports confirm the Mato
Grosso farmer's description as to size and contruction.
Two FAB lieutenants were reported to have sighted one,on the ground in the
interior of Brazil. They reportedly flew down to take a look at it, whereupon
it took off, crossed a river and landed again.
have continue d their approach but object again took off and disappeared
at the usual peed
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
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credible.
sufficient period of time to corroborate the description of the object given
sbove. What neither he nor FAB official investigators know is what to do with
the information. At this writing. merely being read and filed Evaluation
of the information is not posoible both because of the relative vagueness of it
technicians.
Source also stated that FAB has on file various photographs of these
objects. An effort made to examples fo rwarding.
COMMENIS OF_THE REPORTING OFFICER:
This reporter has maintained a skeptical attitude toward "flying saucers
up to this time. Despite the fact that an overwhelming majority of the
reported sightings in Brazil are from unqualified observers and crackpots
and are therefore completely unreliable, there is an underlying base of
sound reports from qualified observers which makes it difficult to doubt the
existence of these objects. This reporter is no longer skeptical. This reporter is no skeptical. But an But an
evaluation of what evaluation of what they are and where and where they come from is beyond his they come from is beyond his
capabilities.
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RIVER NEAR PONTAL THE AREA 01
WAS DESERTED, THE NIGHT QUIET WITH ONLY A SLIGHT BREEZE BLOWING FROM THE EAST.02
SUDDENLY OBJECT IN THE SKY, APPARENTLY HEADING TOWARD 03
HIM. HE WATCHED, TRANSFIXED, AS WATCHED, RANSEIXED. AS IT CLOSED CLOSEC IN IN WITH A WOBBLING MOTION AND 04
LANDED... LANDED.. IT WAS SO NEAR HE COULD HAVE IT WAS SC R HE COULD HAVE TOUCHED TOUCHED IT, HE SAID. THE OBJECT -- 05 05
APPEARING AS TWO WASHBOWLS APPEARING AS TWO WASHBOWLS PLACED TOGETHER PLACED TOGETHER -- APPE ABOUT TEN TO TEN FIFTEEN 06
FEET IN DIAMETER. FEET IN DIAMETER. HE WAS TOO FRIGHTENE No LIT CLAD IN LAD IN 07
WHITE CLOTHING WITH CLOSE-FITTING SKULL SKULL CAPS, CAPS INDOW-LIKE 08
OPENING IN THE SIDE OF THE SMALL OPENING IN THE SIDE IE SMALL OBJECT. OBJECT. THEIR SKIN THEIR SKIN BE QUITE 09
DARK. DARK ALVES STOOD ALVES STOOC TERROR-STRICKEN, WATCHING TERROR-STRICKEN, WATCHING THE SMALL CREATURES COLLECT 10
SAMPLES OF GRASS, HERBS AND LEAVES OF TREES. SAMPLES OF GRASS, HERBS AND LEAVES OF TREES ONE OF ONE OF THEM FILLED THEM FILLED A SHINY METAL11 A SHINY METAL1I
TUBE WITH RIVER WATER• WITH RIVER WATER: THEN AS SUDDENLY AS THEY HAD COME, THEY COMETHEY JUMPED BACK JUMPED BACK 12
INTO THEIR TOOK OFF VERTICALLY AS TOOK OFF VERTICALLY AS SWIFTLY AND AS SILENTLY AS ITI3 SILENTLY AS IT13
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