DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6967888
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONPorto Alegro Brazil
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
5 December 1957 Porto Alegro, Brazil 0 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3.
Locel_ 1300 round-Visual Ground-Radar o Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 05/1600Z DAVal Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s 000 Probably Astronomical
No Brazilian Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_
xx Insufficient Data for Evaluation
not reported one or two not reported D Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Newspaper article forwarded with IR. Insufficient data for analysis.
ilitary were
observing object resembli star or
planet and that it separated oparently
newsmen were called to witness he obj
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC forM 329 (rEV 26 SEP 52)
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earth The discussion attracted the attention chief
of the Communiscations Service who decided to study the object through
flyche binoculars. He concluded that it was not one of the kqown planets, not
only because of its shape, which reminded him of two superimposed bells,
but also because the distance from the earth was relativel mal
Cfrreltn
with with : Major suddenly cried out and had other officers, including
Col Majora Majora Captains rand and
the men look at the sky. He exclaimed that the object was divided into
two parts and that the lower one first seemed to move towards the earth
and then moved towards the south. For some time, the remaining part of
the object stayed in the same posi tion, unchanged, and the object stayed in the same position. then followed the
other one.. other one. .
came
.. The The newspaperman newspaperman to the site, was present during
the last phase of the abservations and heard the explanation that the
metal body looked like aluminum. Today, however, the military men refused
to make any statement to the press.
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Porhthefre 7 DE DEZEMBRO DE .1957
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OBJETOS ESTRANHOS
n the
NO CEU DE SALVADOR
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SALVADOR, 6 (F. T.) -Tam- tou uma exclamaçâo levando onl-
bém nesta capital'foram observa- tros oficiais. inclusive. o coronel
dos estranhos fenomenos no espa- Ovidio e majores Luiz Artur e A-
ço, os quais recrudescem desde o lonso, os capitaes Joalbo e Ra-
lançamento dos "Sputniks". On- mos e também os soldados a olha-
tem culminou com a obsevaic rem os céus exclamando: "O oh-
coletiva de oficiais e praças do jeto partira-se em duas partes
Quartel Regional. A's 13 horas, inferior projetara-se. inicial-
quando a tropa se exercitava, ve- mente como que contra a terra
rificou-se estar um planeta, tal. depo.s deslocara-se rumo ao Sui.
vez Marte ou Venus, bem próxi: Durante algum tempo. parte
mo à terra. A- discussão atraiu o restante do corpo estranho perma-
major Firmino. chefe do Servico neceu inalterada em sua posicao.
de Comunicaçoes, que resolveu ob- seguindo logo depois  destino da
servá-lo, empregando para isso oucra".
um binoculo. Logo concluiu no o jornalista Newton Calmon;
se tratar de planeta conhecido, que chegara ao local, acompanhou
não s6 por causa do formato, que a fase final das observaçoes, ouvin-
lembrava dois sinos superpostos. do as explicaçoes, de que o corpo
como também porque a distancia metálico lembrava o aluminio. Ho-
da terra era relativamente peque- je, porém, os militares no. quise-
ram prestar declaraces. Im-
i a. major Firmino-sol-prensa