PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
31 Jan 58 Albuquerque, N.M. 00 Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 01/0102Z Fab Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 00 000 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
8
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER JECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
45 secs one South
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Disc-shaped obj, size of Disc-shaped obj, size of dome. dome. Probably an a/c fm Probably an a/c fm the local base.
Metallic gray. Had fast flight. Metallic gray. Had fast flight.
Stopped, dimmed & disappeared.

Sourcs: A P R U Bulletin, Janwaiy 1905 m Uanuary Lxes
NEW EVIDENCE ON IGY PHOTOS
On the 16th of January, 1958, Mr. Al-
miro Barauna, civilian and guest of the
Brazilian Navy on Board the Brazilian
Training Ship, Almirante Saldanha, sight-
ed and photographed an object which
flew in from the ocean, circled above
Trindade Island and then flew out to
sea. He obtained 4 photos. Barauna was
not the only observer, and various Brazil-
ian newspapers at the time stated un-
equivocally, that "elements" (members)
of the crew of the Almirante Saldanha
had also seen the Saturn-shaped object.
APRO's Brazilian Representative, Dr.
Olavo T. Fontes, through connections in
the military, did a thoroug hinvestigation
of the incident, and even produced sight-
ings which preceded the event of the
16th. He mentioned in the text of his
report (See APRO Bulletins of January,
March and May 1960) the existence of a
secret Navy Report which dealt with the
incident.
In October, 1964, a heavy manila en- In October, 1964, a heavy manila en-
velope arrived in the mail at APRO velope arrived in the mail at APRO
Headquarters. It contained a complete
set (4) of photographs of the Trindade
object, as well as correspondence be- object, as well correspondence be-
tween various Brazilian Navy officers tween various Brazilian Navy officers
concerning the incident and the photo-
graphs. Accompaning the photographs
and letters and the Navy report itself,
was a letter to Mrs. Lorenzen from an
ex-Brazilian Navy Officer now living out-
side of Brazil. In the letter he asked
Mrs. Lorenzen to use the report, photo- Mrs. Lorenzen to use the report, photo-
graphs and other material in any way
possible in order to clear up the confu-
sion and misrepresentations concerning
the IGY photographs. He said he had
read her book and complimented her on
it as well as her handling of the IGY
case. He also asked her to do everything
possible to protect his identity, and this
has been accomplished. Another request
was that a copy be made by APRO of
the contents and that the copy be sent
to NICAP, for a set of the photos were
being sent to that organization.
Always wary of such things, Mrs. Lor-
enzen checked APRO's files for authen-
tication of the report's contents, and
found them to be authentic. She also
contacted Dick Hall of NICAP and asked
(See IGY Evidence, page 4)
SWES

shows the object flying at high speed
at is leaves the vicinity of the island.
This series is without doubt the most
detailed, informative group of UAO pic-
tures ever taken. We are indebted to
Dr. Fontes and Joas Martins for their
efforts on our behalf, as well as to the
editor of the magazine O Cruzeiro, for
his cooperation in bringing these pictures
to the field of UAO research.
.
IT
2T
THE FAMOUS
IGY UAO PICTURES
Produced on this page are the four
exceilent pictures of a UAO photographed
by photographer Almiro Barauna on 16
January 1958,
The inset porti are enlargements of
the object which small image on the
original picture. The photographs were
taken off the Island of Trindade, near
Brazil.

OCCURRENCES Bacellar; CC Bacellar states that he saw
IGY Evidence ... 1. The Corvette Captain Carlos Alber- the UAO referred to in the negatives
.(Continued from page 4) to Ferreira Bacellar, Commander of the mentioned since that first examination
As you know, there have been many Trindade Island Oceanographic Post, was with details which only the enlargements
reports of such sightings and the United called to this High Command, on Janu- made afterwards showed more clearly;
States has set up a special committee to ary 27, 1958, where his Report was pre- VIII-Afterwards. the negatives re-
investigate same, without reaching any sented. He informed the following: ferred to were shown to members of the
definite conclusion. However, it seems I. On December 31, 1957, an unidenti- ship's crew who had witnessed the phe-
to me that if this occurred as stated in fied aerial object (UAO) was observed nomenon; they recognized the object
today's paper, there must have been over the Island, sighted by the Medical- appearing in the photos as identical with
enough good reliable and intelligent wit- Officer, First-Lieutenant MD Ignacio Car- the one they had sighted in the air;
nesses to make a good proof in this case. los Moreira Murta, by one sailor and five IX-The person who called the atten-
Assuring you of my highest considera- workers. The sighting occurred in the tion of the photographer to the object
tion and esteem, I am morning about 10' before 080o hours. was an AF Captain (ret.) who was on
Very respectfully, Due to the conviction of the observers the ship as a member of a group spe-
M. Sunderland, and the coherence and correlation of the cialized in submarine hunting; the pho-
Captain, U. S. Navy, reports, he had decided to send the tographer was also a member of the
U. S. Naval Attache. radiogram that gave origin to the pres- same group;
ent investigation; X-The photographs were taken in no
THE NAVY MINISTRY II-He was informed at the same oc- more than 30 seconds;
THE NAVY HIGH COMMAND casion that identical object had been XI-A strong emotional upset was ob-
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT sighted previously, on December 5, 1957, served in all persons who sighted the
Rio de Janeiro DF by one worker, also in the morning and object, including the photographer, ci-
25 February 1958 at the same hour; vilians and members of the ship's crew.
Sea-and-War Captain III-On the following day, January 1, 2. CC Bacellar also reported a phe-
M. Sunderland 1958, at the same hour and position, and nomenon he had personally observed,
DD U. S. Naval DD U. S. Naval Attache Attache moving to the North (the same direc- moving to the North (the same direc- over the Island, for two times in differ.
Attending to the solicitation in the Attending to the solicitation in the tion of the previous tion of the previous sightings), some- sightings), some- ent occasions, with the help of a high-
letter from Your Excellency, I am send- letter from Your Excellency, I am send- thing appeared over the sea flying at in- precision theodolite and at daylight. His
ing the four (4) photographs annexed, ing the four (4 photographs annexed, credible speed. Despite the opposite the opposite second observation was the following: second observation was the following:
the only element in the hands of this opinion of other observers and despite I---He was tracking a weather bal- I--He was tracking a weather bal-
High Command on the subject. the brightness presented by the object loon when came the indication that its loon when came the indication that its
Using the opportunity to assure you in a certain part of its trajectory, he instruments had been dropped, the drop
of my highest consideration and esteem, concluded and still believes that it was concluded and still believes that it was clearly recognized by the signals emitted
I am a sea-gull-was projected against the from its radio-sonde and by the line
Luiz Felippe Pinto Da Luz sky, making difficult any steroscopic es- traced on the registerer;
Rear-Admiral, timation; II--The balloon should burst aiter the
Subchief of Intelligent Dep. IV-Next day, January 2, 1958, a new drop referred to, because the medium
alarm was given-this time at night, alarm was given--this time at night, lifetime of a balloon is forty minutes,
CAC/JGB about 2ooo hours. This alarm was dis- after this time the balloon burst due to after this time the balloon burst due to
M-22 missed because he was on watch himself the high altitude reached;
No. 0098 (M-20) March 3, 1958 and saw nothing; III-The balloon being tracked was
CONFIDENTIAL V--Finally, on January 16, 1958, at covered, at an altitude of 14,000 meters,
From: The Chief of the Navy High 1215 hours, another UAO alarm was reg- vhen the instruments were parachuted.
Command istered aboard the NE "Almirante Sald- A few moments later, he spotted an ob-
To: The Navy Minister anha," which was anchored close to the ject, in the sky about 30 degrees in the
Subject: Information about the sighting Island. The ship was preparing to depart horizontal of the point where the bal-
of unidentified aerial objects over the loon had disappeared when passing be-
Trindade Island and the crew was in the operation of hind a cloud;
Annexed: A report about the taking aboard the boat used in the trips IV-Sighted through a theodolite, the
occurrences to the Island. The UAO alarm was given object presented a strange shape, like a
I am sending to Your Excellency the by members of the crew in the stern halfmoon, with a bright light; the phe-
Report annexed, with the conclusions and bow of the ship; nomenon lasted for three and a half
reached by this High Command about the VI-On that same occasion, a profes- hours, and the object was apparently
occurrences observed in the Trindade sional photographer, civilian, who was moving with the same angular velocity as
Isiand. on the deck, at the ship's stern photo- the sun.
Antonio Maria de Carvalho graphing the operation to take aboard V--The object disappeared only when
Fleet-Admiral, Chief of the the boat, was alerted and had the op- the sky became full of cirrus clouds;
Navy High Command. portunity to take the four photographs VI--He finds no explanation for the
enclosed; sighting, considering the life-time of the
THE NAVY MINISTRY VII-After the sighting, the photo- balloon being tracked painted red, the
THE NAVY HIGH COMMAND grapher took out the film from the cam- shape and brightness of the object, the
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT era in the presence of CC Bacellar and position of the moon and planets.
SUBJECT other officers; later, together with CC VII-This sighting was witnessed by
1. Report about the observation of un- Bacellar, he went to the ship's photo-lab the Medical-Officer, several Navy ser-
identified aerial objects, occurring in the dressed oniy in a shirt and shorts; the geants and sailors, and a civilian tech-
Trindade Island, in the period between processing lasted about 10 minutes and (See IGY Evidence, page 6)
12-5-57 and 1-16-58. then the negatives were examined by CC

IGY Evidence ... and register anything being sighted nical skill of many observers and to the
(Coninued from page 1) in connection with the subject, brief duration of the phenomena obsery-
that he let her know if he received the making every effort to obtain pho- ed, so that no conclusion can be reached
photos as promised. They were eventual- tographs (with cameras of any concerning positive data about the
ly received Decemher, and mailed kind and in any situation, even at UAOs:
from another country other than the one night); That the most important and valu-
from which her correspondence with the d.To determine that, when UAOs are able evidence presented, the photograph-
Navy officer had been mailed. sighted, the following instruments ic, somehow loses its convincing quality
Having established the authenticity of must be under careful observation: due to the impossibility to prove a pre-
the information contained in the Navy radar, magnetic needles, electric vious photomontage;
report and having satisfied herself that lights, internal combustion engines, d That the emotional reaction of the
the officer himself was authentic, Mrs. the effects observed must be report- persons who have reported the sighting
Lorenzen and other APRO advisers de- ed together with the information of UAOs is very strong and easily
cided that this further information should already included in the question- noticed;
be released, not only to APRO and naire released by this High Com- That, finally, the existence of per-
NICAP members, but to as many individ- mand; and this High Command sonal reports and of photographic evi-
uals as possible. Subsequently, she wrote must be informed immediately dence of very great value considering
the entire story in article form and sub- about all the occurrences; the circumstances involved, permit the
mitted it to FATE magazine, wherein it e) To give communication to the admission that there are indications of
will be presented for the scrutiny of Navy's Hydrography and Naviga- the existence of unidentified aerial ob-
FATE'S 100,000 readers in the March tion Dept. of the results obtained jects.
1965 issue. Because of space limitations and measures t taken by this High 4. Taking these conclusions admitted
in that magazine, the entire text was not Command. by this High Command into considera-
used but we present here the text of the Luiz Felippe Pinto da Luz tion, I would like to recommend to Your
correspondence and the report in chron- Rear-Admiral, Subchief of Excellency:
ological order as they were written. Each Intelligence Dept. I-To determine to the Commander
document is self-explanatory and a short ument is sentxpianatony aiu a siolt of the Trindade Island Oceanographic ccunos.apnc
discussion will follow. OBF/JGB Post to keep the garrison alerted in or-
(M-22) der to observe and register anything be-
THE NAVY MINISTRY No. 0089 (M-20) February 13, 1958 ing sighted in connection with the sub-
THE NAVY HIGH COMMAND THE NAVY HIGH COMMAND CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL ject, making every effort to obtain pho- ject, making every effort to obtain pho-
Rio de Janeiro, D.F. Rio de Janeiro, D.F. From: The Chief of the Navy High tographs (with cameras of any kind and
6 February 1958 Command in any situation, even at night) and posi-
INTERNAL COMMUNICATION- INTERNAL COMMUNICATION— To: The General-Director for Hydro- tive data;
CONFIDENTIAL graphy and Navigation II-To determine that observations
No. 0043 Subject: Phenomena observed over the will be made, when UAOs are sighted,
From: The Subchief of Intelligence. From: The Subchief of Intelligence. Trindade Island (Recommendations on the radar, magnetic needles, electric on the radar, magnetic needles, electric
To: The Vice-chief of the Navy High about) lights, internal combustion engines, be-
Command References:aRadio 00012/312335 References: a)Radio 00012/312335 sides those included already in the ques- sides those included already in the ques-
Subject: Phenomena observed over the Document No. 005,of 1/6/1958, Document No.005, of 1/6/1958, tionnaire released by this High Com-
Trindade Island from the Chief of the Navy High mand and annexed to the document list-
Reference: Report No. 0005, of 1/6/1958, Command to the Commander of ed in reference "b".
from the Chief of the Navy High Com- the Trindade Island Oceanograph- III--To determine that occurrences of
mand to the Commander of the Trin- ic Post any kind related to UAOs will be im-
dade Island Oceanographic Post. Annexed: Four (4) photographs and mediately reported to this High Com-
1. I am reporting to Your Excellency four enlargements. mand..
the information and conclusions obtained 1. Through the document listed in ref- Antonio Maria de Carvalho
by the Corvette-Captain Jose Geraldo erence b" this High Command asked Fleet-Admiral, Chief of the
Brandao, Intelligence agent, with respect for information on the phenomena ob- Navy High Command.
to phenomena observed several times in served and reported through the Radio
the area of the Trindade Island. listed in reference "a". EMBASSY OF THE
2. It is my opinion that the facts make UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2. The information referred to was Office of the Naval Attache'
necessary a very careful investigation, so given personally at this High Command
that I would like to suggest to Your Ex- by the Corvette-Captain Carlos Alberto Rio de Janeiro
cellency the following procedures: Ferreira Bacellar, who was the Com- 21 February 1958
To order an exploration all over mander of the Trindade Island Oceano- in reply refer to
the island (it would be better if Exmo. Snr. Contra-Almirante
graphic Post at the time when the phe- Luiz Felippe Pinto da Luz
mude by helicopters), to verify the nomena was observed.
existence of signs, of landing sites DD Sub-Chefe para Inforinacoes
of any UAO; 3. An investigation was started at this Estado-Maior da Armada
High Command on the subject, with the My Dear Admiral:
b) To order the installation of vigi- following conclusions: I would greatly appreciate any infor-
lance posts on the deserted part of aThat there are a number of wit- mation you could give me, ineluding
the island, to permit the observa- nesses who state they have sighted un- photographs, of the "disco voador" said
tion in all directions of any abnorm- identified aerial objects (UAOs) over to have been sighted off Trindade Island
al phenomenon; the Trindade Island; 16 January from the training ship, Almi-
To recommend the garrison to re- That most reports presented are in- rante Saldanha.
nain alerted in order to observe sufficient, mostly due to the lack of tech- (See IGY Evidence, page 5)

IGY Evidence... ter the sighting that he found it difficult SHAPE--The classical dise and a tear-
to perform the routine task of deveiop- shaped object. One object. (seen from
(Continued from page 5) ing the film; below) according to the observers, when
nician from the Navy's Hydrography and IX-He offered the negatives to this it crossed over the Island on 12/31/57.
Navigation Department. High Command and for all the examin- showed a spherical outline. Sighted from
3. Finally, the CC Bacellar brought to ations and analyses necessary to prove a distant point. it was disc-shaped with
this High Command the man who had their authenticity and suggested a micro- a double dome (Saturn-shaped);
taken the photographs, the professional scopic examination as the only way good COLOR -undefined for some, like
photographer Almiro Barauna (Address: enough to detect any trick. stainless steel for others; many described
Praia de Icarai 251, Apt. 1004, Niteroi), 2. Summarizing the declarations ob- it as enveloped by a kind of mist;
who made the following report: tained, according to the reports trans- SOUND--All observers said the objects
I-He was on the deck of the "NE Al- scribed above, we have the following im- were noiseless;
mirante Saldanha" when he was called portant facts; CONTRAlL-Some observers noticed a
to see a strange object which was ap- aObserved over the Trindade Island discharge, shaped as a white trail; others
proaching the Island; he was able to see by different people the appearance of denied anything of the kind;
it after a few moments of observation; UAOs four times, in different days, three SIZE-All observers agreed that the
IIImnediately after sighting it, he in the morning and one at night; objects were moving at very high speed,
directed his camera toward the object, b. Observed, by CC Bacellar and oth- but no one was able to make estimations;
taking six successive photographs; ers, in the morning, one time, something MOBILITY--All the reports called at-
III-Afterwards, as he had shot the he believed to be a sea-gull, despite the tention to the extreme mobility of the
last photo on the film, he took out the fact that sergeants and sailors also wit- UAOs. The movements were not contin.
film from the camera and remained for nessing the sighting still think it was a uous like those of an airplane, but more
almost one hour with it in his hands— UAO: rapid and abrupt, with sudden changes
waiting the passing of a strong emotional c. Observed for two times, over the of course and speed;
disturbance he was feeling: then he went Trindade Island, by its own Military-Com- ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE - Only
to the dark room to develop the exposed mander. a Superior Officer of the Navy the observers of the sighting on 12/31/57
film, already escorted by the CC Bacellar. Corps, a Hydrographer experienced in when the UAO was seen passing over the
IV-He remained in the darkroom for meteorology and radio-sonde operations Island, estimated its altitude, comparing
about 10 minutes, accompanied by the -and by other withnesses-a phenom- -and by other withnesses--a phenom- it with the height of the peak "Desejado", it with the height of the peak "Desejado"",
AF Captain, who was helping him; then enon not explainabie on the basis of at- i. e. about three times that height, or i. e., about three times that height, or
he showed the film still wet to the CC mospheric or astronomical conditions; about 1.800 meters;
Bacellar, with the impression that the d.) Obtained, from the deck of the NE d.Obtained, from the deck of the NE MANEUVERS-All the reports agreed
"Almirante Saldanha", when anchored on the fact that the objects performed
object photographed had not appeared close to the Trindade Island four photo-
on the developed film; however, his im- graphs of a UAO, taken by a professional very unusual maneuvers;
pression was changed by CC Bacellar photographer in the presence of other APPEARANCE-That of a solid body
himself who showed him that, in the pic- himself who showed him that, in the pic- witnesses who state they have sighted the in all cases;
tures connected with the sighting, was object photographed. TIME OF OBSERVATIONS -- Very
visible, in different positions, an image ANALYSIS short, estimated always in seconds; short, estimated always in seconds:
looking like the object; . That the observers who sighted the g. That the observers who sighted the
V-He kept the negatives and brought V-He kept the negatives and brought 3. The evaluation of the facts listed 3. The evaluation of the facts listed UAOs know perfectly air
in the previous item shows: now to identify air-
them to Rio where, in his photolab, he a. That in five UAO sightings four planes; all planes over the Island have
made several enlargements; the UAO ap- were made at daylight and one at night; been properly identified in all cases, with
peared well only in two pictures because b.) That in five UAO observations the communications being reported to the
the other negatives were very dark; CC Bacellar was a witness in one case Hydrography and Navigation Depart-
Vi-In order to increase the contrast, only, which was explained away as a ment:
he made an operation known as "clear- sea-gull; h.) That-considering the circumstan-
ing". which consists in clearing homogen- c.) That the witnesses who sighted the ces in which the photos were taken. fol-
cously the whole negative: however, as in UAOs were persons different quali- lowed by immediate developing of the
two pictures the UAO appeared with fications-workers. edical officers, den- film. the conditions in which it was done
great clarity and he was in fear of losing tists, sailors and sergeants, officers, civil. and the emotional state of the photog-
them if the process failed, he cut the film ians and professional photographer; rapher-everything indicates that no
and submitted to the process only the d. That no officer from the Navy photo-montage was done at the locale;
four other negatives; as a result the UAO Corps sighted the phenomena registered, i.) Concerning the photographic proof.
appeared with great clarity in two of with the exception of the two incidents evidently the more valuable and import-
them, in different positions; reported by CC Bacellar; ant. remain as:
VII--He said that, seeing the UAO at e.) That in all incidents it was noticed NEGATIVE POINTS
naked-eye, his impression was that of a a very strong emotional reaction in all I-No prints of the film were made at
solid body. with ill-defined contours, people who sighted taOs, including the the moment it was developed;
showing great mobility at high speed, and professional photographer. There was II-The ship's Commander didn't take
with a dark colour difficult to define be- even a case involving a worker, a man possession of the negatives, after devel.
catse the object seemed to be enveloped considered to be normal, who ran away oped, in order to get the prints made
by a substance he compared to soap foam; frightened; later in the pres esence of witnesses;
it seemed to have a small contrail of the . That the reports, despite the great III-The making of prints and enlarge-
ome material and was moving without difficulty in obtaining good information ments was done by the photographer in
v sound; from peopie with little cuiture, agreed his own photolab.
III--He got so nervous and upset af- on the foilowing data: (See IGY Evidence, page 7)

IGY Evidence ... c. That the most important and valu-
. able evidence presented, the photograph-
(Continued from page 6) ic, somehow loses its convincing quality
POSITIVE POINTS: due to the impossibility to prove a pre-
I-The report of the CC Bacellar, who vious photomontage;
saw in the film immediately after it was d That the emotional reaction of the
developed, still wet, the images he identi- persons who have reported the sighting
fied in the prints as the object photo- of UAOs is very strong and easily
graphed, and also that the pictures pre- noticed;
ceding the sequence connected with the That, finally the existence of per-
object's passage corresponded with sonal reports and of photographic evi-
scenes taken aboard a few minutes be- dence, of certain value considering the
fore the incident; circumstance involved, permit the admis-
II-The statements of the persons who sion that there are indications of the ex-
sighted the object: they saw the copies istence of unidentified aerial objects.
of the photographs and declared they had 5. The last conclusion listed above
seen exactly what appear the photo- permits me to suggest to Your Excellency
graphs. that this High Command must take in
j. Concerning the negatives, they consideration all the information to be
were submitted to examination by the obtained about the present subject in
Hydrography and Navigation Depart- order to be able to reach conclusions be-
ment's technicians and by technicians yond any doubt.
from the Cruzeiro do Sul erophotgram- Jose Geraldo Brandao,
metric s Service, with the following re- Corvette-Captain, Inteligence Service
sults:
I-The technician from I-The technician from the Navy's the Navy's
HND, after examination of the negatives,
affirms that they are natural;
II-The technicians from the Cruzeiro
do Sul Aerophotogrammetric Service, af-
ter microscopic examinations to verify ter microscopic examinations to verify
the granulation, anaiysis of signals, veri-
fication of luminosity and aetaiis of out- fication of luminosity and aetais of out-
lines, affirmed:
There was not any sign of photomon-
tage in the negatives mentioned to, all tage in the negatives mentioned to, all
the evidence indicating they are in fact
negatives of an object really photo-
graphed; granbed:
The hypothesis of a photomontage con-
trived after the sighting is definitely ex-
cluded;
It is impossible to prove either the ex-
istence or the nonexistence of a previous
photomontage, which requires however
a high-precision technic and favourable
circumstances to its execution.
CONCLUSIONS
4.Considering the presentation of the
facts and the summary analysis made,
reported in the previous item, it can be
concluded:
a.That there are a number of wit-
nesses who stated they have sighted
UAOs over the Trindade Island. Such
witnesses have different qualifications
and the observations were made in dif.
ferent days;
. That most reports presented are
insufficient, mostly due to the lack of
technical skill of many observers and to
the brief duration of the phenomena ob-
served, so that no conclusion can be
reached concerning positive data about
the UAOs;

7-7
Discussion 10 minutes, hardly enough time to doctor Evidence...
The first item on the agenda in this a roll of film. Barauna had been afraid GY
(Continued from page 7)
but Mr. Barauna and his friends Jose exposure, etc. He exhibited considerableand how would he know what was to he
Toebaldo Viegas, instructor at the Aero anxiety and ousness prior to theseen? And how did he substitute this
it up ahead of time? And how did he
tain of the submarine hunting team of Note that some of the exposures were know just exactly how the object would
which Barauna was a member saw the be positioned so that his pictures would
object. Filho was also a government em- remedy that condtiion (See 3-V, VI) coincide with what was seen?
ployee. (See "The World of Flying Sau- The reader will note the numerical To even suggest that Barauna perform-
cers"--by Menzel and Boyd, Doubleday). order of the paragraphs in the Navy re- ed either a photomontage or a double
As the Bulletin has pointed out before, port are not consistent, and it is felt that exposure is to hypothesize such a number
had Menzel fully investigated the Trin- this was due merely to a mistake in copy. of coincidences as to label the possibility
dade incident and photos he could not ing by the man who forwarded them to mathematically impossible.
have concluded that the sighting and the APRO. It is a long report and it is un- In conclusion, we must call attention
photos were a hoax perpetrated by Bar- derstandable that a mistake like this to a few pertinent facts. It has been sug-
auna and his friends. could be made. gested that Dr. Menzel is in the employ
The last document presented above, The paragraph labeled No. 2, immed- of the United States Air Force. If he is
clearly states that (see Paragraph VIII iately preceding the Analysis is most im- in the employ of anyone, it would have
under OCCURENCES) "Afterwards, af. portant for it summarizes what Corvette- to be another agency. But the Doctor's
ter they were developed, the negatives Captain Jose Geraldo Brandao, Intelli- behavior indicates that his attitude is a
referred to were shown to members of gence Service, felt were i important matter of personal preference. Scientists
the ship's crew who had witnessed the FACTS which he prepared to be sent to have ethics-if they are true scientists.
phenomenon; they recognized the object phenomenon; they recognized the object the NAVY MINISTER under the name of the NAVY MINISTER under the name of There are scientists whose job it is to There are scientists
appearing in the photographs as identi- appearing in the photographs as identi- Fleet-Admiral Antonio Maria de Carval- explain away the "ticklish" cases, but in explain away the "'ticklish" cases, but in
cal with the one they had sighted in the cal with the one they had sighted in the ho, Chief of the Navy High Command. no case have they exhibited a tendency no case have they exhibited a tendency
air." Admiral Carvalho would have had to see to directly attack the veracity of an adult to directly attack the veracity of an adult
On this same point, see also Paragraph the report and to approve of it before it individual capable of legal action in de-
XI: "A strong emotional upset XI: "A strong emotional upset was ob- was ob- was sent on to the Navy Minister. fense of their good names.
served in all persons whe sighted the Navy Minister at that time was Dr. Menzel has an impressive string of
object, including the photographer (Bar- The Navy Minister at The degrees behind his name, and they, of
auna), civilians (his friends Viegas and auna), civilians (his friends Viegas and Admiral Alves Camera. On 24 February. course, help to impress the general pub-
Vieira) and members of the ship's crew." 1958, he told United Press: "that he did- 1958. he told United "that he did- lie with the truth and accuracy of his con- lie with the truth and aceuracy of his con-
n't believe in flying saucers before, but n't believe in flying clusions. They do not, however, to the
Let us further emphasize a few other after Barauna's photographic evidence he discerning scientist or layman, excuse
points: Barauna went into that darkroom points: Barauna went into that darkroom was convinced." Camera had been stopp- him from apparent deliberate disregard
with only shorts and a T-shirt on his ed by newsmen on the steps of the Rio ed by newsmen on the steps of the Rio of facts or the altering of official foreign
body. No place to conceal extra film. or Negro palace at Petropolis after his week- military public releases to suit his own
paraphernalia with which to aid in mak- iy meeting with the President of Brazil. theories. The latter refers to his version
ing a composite etc. He was there only He also said that "the Navy has a big of the Brizilian Navy statement concer-
secret which cannot be released, because ing the IGY photos which was included
it cannot be explained." in his book and which included some
To refer back again to the authentic- words not in the text and excluded oth-
ity of the pictures, we must consider the ers. (See Page 2, APRO Bulletin, Sept.
possibility of a photomontage. (See j-II 1963).
under POSITIVE POINTS,) Inasmuch as There possibly will be criticism of the
witnesses had already observed the ob- foregoing listed documents, whether ver-
ject and subsequently the negatives show. bal and somewhat furtive, or printed, but
ing the object, it is not likely that Bar- the criticsm if it comes, will probably be
auna would have gone to the trouble to a result of resentment for APRO for
attempt another and better photo by having backed the IGY photo case with
trickery. The Navy's HND technician real documents, or a belated attempt to
affirmed that the negatives were natural. bolstered unrealistic arguments against
There is but one avenue left, and that the authenticity of the Trindade case...
is the possibility that Barauna performed
a photomontage pri or to the Trindade
excitement. But en we must assume
that he was able "mock-up" a model
UFO, position it on film, and then photo-
graph the Trindade Island skyline over
it. But that is not a montage-it is sim-
ply a double-exposure, and how did he
know what would be seen and testified
to later by the peopie on deck of the
Almirante Saldanha? A photomontage
(See IGY Evidence, page 8)

0
TAB
A Menzel Report
B The APRO Bulletin, March, 1960
C C The APRo Bulletin, May, 1960 The APRo Bulletin, May, 1960
A Miscellaneous UFO Publications Miscellanecus S UFO Publications

early that month see Chapter ix], and according to his statement, he was not on deck "when the Tncident Tue niews aom a nvmo Snn aanron sentries at Itaipu Fort.
occurred.
ressvnan piotogiapner noted particuary as an expert at trck pno- Vieira, the first man to sight the object, had called it "a big sea
tography. No officer or crewman of the Brazilian Navy reported seeing the UFO; in addition to the photographer, only two persons
friends of the photographer; neither of them had any connection are on record as actual eyewitnesses; both of them were personal
many opportunities to fake the pictures. A Rolleiflex camera can eas- with the Brazilian Navy. The photographer had ample time and
cer against a dark background could be rerolled and exposed a ily be used for double exposures. A series of pictures of a model sau-
second time to provide the background, an old and well-known pho- tographic trick. The pictures themselves show internal inconsisten-
cies. The Brazilian Naval Ministry never accepted the pictures as authentic records of a flying sancer.
provides perhaps the most appropriate comment on the affair: The final paragraph from a United States Intelligence report The final paragraph from a United States Intelligence report
sighting would be unlikely at the very barren island of Trindade, sighting would be unlikely at the very barren island of Trindade, "It is the reporting officer's private opinion that a fying saucer "It is the reporting officer's private opinion that a flying saucer
since everyone know that Martians are extremely comfort-loving creatures."

above the sea, some distance from the island; Frame 2 shows the
UFO above rocky crags, at the right of a peak. Frame 3 shows it
at the right of the peak but at lower altitude. Frames 4 and 5, not
reproduced, did not show the object, and in Frame 6 the UFO is a
mere speck low on the horizon.
Frame 3, the only one showing the "Saturn-like" shape, deserves
special attention. In the published print the mountains in the fore-
ground are quite clear, while the UFO is little more than a dark
line with an indistinct beginning and end, with a faint suggestion
of rounding at top and bottom; without the dark line the curves
would scarcely be visible, so completely does the object merge into
the background of overcast sky. The picture widely distributed by
news agencies is a further enlargement of the section containing the
UFO. In the eniarged section, the foreground rocks are a mere
black blur, but the UFO has gained greatly in clarity. The central
band is darker, particularly at the left, and the outlines of the object
are no longer vague.
The Navy's study of the negatives revealed several dubious fea-
tures. The details of the land in th
haziness might have been expected, but no such blurring appeared.
Exactly when and how the frauduler ages were produced-if
they were fraudulent-cannot be known. Experienced photographers
can easily think of a dozen possible devices. The probability that
they were faked is overwhelming and, but for the embarrassing
fact that the Brazilian President had seemed to sponsor them pub-
licly, the Naval Ministry would undoubtedly have exposed the en-
tire hoax.
In summary, the facts are these: The man who made the Trindade
pictures had no connection with the Brazilian Navy: he was a pro-
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"Saturn-like" appearance; indeed, it sounds remarkably like a de-
scription of a sea gull!
When asked whether the object he saw was the same as that on
Barauna's film, he replied, "As I said before, the thing was too rapid.
It was almost impossible for the human vision to fix any detail of
the object. Mr. Barauna, however, was operating with a camera of
modern type which was able to register these details. Generally
speaking, the shape of the object sighted was the same seen on the
negatives. . .." [24]
The Trindade Photographs
Accounts of the Trindade affair often remark that the photographs
must be genuine because no opportunity for fraud occurred. On the
contrary, there were ample and repeated opportunities. Since
Barauna was not under observation when he loaded his camera, he
17
the negatives showed the object they had seen in the sky—an amaz-
ing feat when we remember that the Rolleiflex film frame is small,
only about 2.25 inches square.
In the print of Frame 3 shown in O Cruzeiro, the UFe measures
FINAL GALLEY PROOF

.
FINAL GALLEY PROOF
Galley So-TH AUCERS
The Icarai Submarine Hunting Club
The accounts originally printed in the Brazilian papers and in
O Cruzeiro contain a number of significant details that have been
glossed over or ignored by UFO enthusiasts, both in Brazil [1S] and
in the United States [22], who accept the Trindade saucer at face
value. A study of the available news stories, facts gathered by In-
telligence officers, and of the photographs themselves leads inescap-
ably to the conclusion that the Trindade Island sighting was a hoax.
Almiro Barauna was a free-lance photographer. A professional of
unusual skill, he had long been interested in flying g saucers and,
some time before the Trindade incident, he had published a pur-
posely humorous magazine article entitled "A Flying Saucer Hunted
Me at Home" and illustrated by admittedly faked photographs. He
had also published trick photographs of "treasure chests" lying on
the ocean bottom. In addition, Barauna specialized in underwater
photography and was a member of the Icarai Submarine Hunting
Club, a group interested in skin diving and the study of life on the
When the Almirante Saldanha left Rio for its historic January visit
to Trindade Island, the ship had on board, as guests of the Navv.
five members of the Icarai Club. Among the five, in addition to
Barauna, were Amilar Vieira Filho, captain of the group, and José
Teobaldo Viegas, a retired captain in the Brazilian Air Force [23].
On January 16 when the ship was getting ready to leave Trindade,
these three friends were on deck, Barauna with his loaded Rolleiflex
camera, the other two standing some distance away. Suddenly
Vieira remarked on "a big sea gull" in the sky. Looking up, Teo-
baldo immediately shouted, "Flying saucer!" I Barauna snapped
his pictures.
No other eyewitnesses have been found, even though the deck
was crowded with sailors. The ship's dentist has been listed as a
witness (in one document he appears as two persons. under two
different versions of his name ) but no newspaper yet examined
mentions his story. Captain Bacellar, returning from his post as com-
mander of the Trindad. station, has also been listed as a witness but,

No officer or sailor from the N.E. Almirante Saldanha witnessed the vestigation to verify the authenticity of the sightings and photos.
event." [2o]
indeed proof of extraterrestrial spaceships, or were they a hoax, Immediately an international furor broke out. Were these pictures
with the Brazilian President and the Brazilian Navy as vietims? Who were the witnesses, and exactly what did they report? In the
editor of Look magazine asked Dr. Menzel to fly to Brazil to evalu- United States, high officials asked for copies of the pictures. An
advised that the photographs were generally considered fraudulent. ate the evidence, but later canceled the plan when the Rio office
Public excitement in Brazil became so great that on February 23 the Naval Ministry released an official statement, distinguished by
its air of caution, which concluded:
ment concerning the reality of the object seen because the photo- "Clearly this Ministry will not be able to make any pronounce-
graphs do not constitute sufficient proof for this purpose." [20] The day after the pictures were published, the Almirante Sal-
danha which had been lying outside the harbor at Rio, received orders to sail. Not until February 24, when the ship docked at
crewmen who allegedly had observed the Trindade saucer and Santos, did newsmen have a chance to interview the officers and
could support Barauna's story. None of them, it turned out, had actually seen the object.
in Santos in connection with the visit of the U. S. Coast Guard The assistant Naval Attaché of the United States, who was then
about the Trindade saucer, but with little success. The commanding cutter Westuind, visited the Brazilan ship to collect information
the pictures but refused to express an opinion on their authenticity; officer stated that he had not seen the alleged UFO; he had seen
he stated that his secretary might have seen the UFO but the secre-
tossed into the air. A federal deputy in an official note to the Naval Ministry deplored their amazing failure to procure sworn statements
the UFO. from the officers and crewm en who were reported to have witnessed
magazine O Cruzeiro used the Trindade pictures for its lead story In spite of the widespread and increasing skepticism, the weekly
apply to its editors, who seemed instead to adopt the principle, "In in the issue of March 8. "Once bitten, twice shy" apparently did not
FINAL GALLEY PROOF
.OBIDOFFLYINGSAUCERS

appear on a negative, hov would you proceed?" He replied, as he
able photographer,
specialized in trick photography, but I could not produce one that
would withstand close and accurate examination." [20]
In spite of this modest disclaimer, some of the photographic evi-
dence clearly suggested fraud, and a strong difference of opinion
developed among government officials. Some accepted the pictures
as a genuine record of a flying saucer; others pronounced them
fakes. For several weeks the incident was kept secret, but when
eventually someone took the prints to the President of Brazil, further
concealment became impossible. Yielding to the persuasion of cer-
tain military advisers and newsmen, and against the advice of the
Naval Ministry, he released the pictures to the press.
The Brazilian Nacal Ministry
The photographs were published on February 21, five weeks after
they were taken. Since the President had apparently accepted them
at face value, the Naval Ministry was obviously in a difficult posi-
tion; through an unofficial spokesman it issued a statement notable
for its lack of enthusiasm:
"On the morning of January 16, 1958, over the island of Trin-
dade, the crew of the school ship Almirante Saldanha sighted an
unidentified aerial object for a few seconds. A civilian who was
aboard the ship took some pictures of the object. The Navy has no
connection with the case, and its only connection with the occur-
rence was the fact that the photographer was aboard the school
ship, and came back with the ship to Rio." [2o]
On the same day another Navy spokesman released a similar un-
official statement to O Globo:
TL 7.

ished with incredible speed against the horizon. The unknown had
arrived and departed in a period of about twenty seconds.
According to the news stories, the photographer had retired to the
ship's darkroom under the supervision of an officer to develop the
negative, and found that four of the six exposures showed the mys-
terious object. He was not able to make prints, he said, because
the darkroom supplies unfortunately did not include any photo-
graphic paper. However, he did exhibit the negative and the of-
.

At first glance, the circumstances of the sighting seemed to be
entirely clear and straightforward [i8]. Trindade is a barren, moun-
tainous island of about six square miles, some 6oo miles from the
coast of Brazil. Abandoned after the end of the Second World War,
the island remained deserted except by sea gulls until October 1957,
when the Brazilian Navy established an oceanographic post and a
meteorological station there to carry out its research for the Inter-
national Geophysical Year (IGY). To facilitate the oceanographic
studies, the Navy also converted a training ship, the Almirante
Saldanha, into a floating laboratory equipped with scientifie appa-
ratus and photographie darkroom. With a crew of about 3oo, the
ship routinely traveled between Rio de Janeiro and Trindade Island
on its duties for the IGY.
A maior function of the meteorological station was the launching
with hydrogen, and carried radio transmitters. Launched each morn-
ing, they were tracked by radio and optical devices to show the
movements of the winds in the upper atmosphere. At a certain
point (wher the balloon burst, or at a prearranged signal) the bal-
loon released a bag of scientifie instruments which, attached to a
parachute, floated to the ground to be retrieved.
The Trindade station began operation in November 1957. Almost
immediately, UFOs were reported over the island. (Brazil had not
been immune to the fiying-saucer epidemic that had begun in Texas

Page 2 THE A. P. R. O. BULLETIN March, 1960
THE A.P.R. O. BULLETIN was assumed to have been an explosion. reports are not releasable to the public.
Published by Of added interest is the fact that Pete However, although it is not possible to
Walsh, a Wien Alaska Airlines employee reach any positive conclusions, we do
THE AERIAL PHENOMLNA RESEARCH at Nome, observed the object and said not believe that the phenomena observed
ORGANIZATION it appeared to be a manned aireraft by the Reverend Gill and his party were
1712 Van Court traveling at tremendous speed about manned space vehicles. An analysis of
Alanogordo, New Mexico, U.S.A. 2,000 to 3,000 feet above the earth, and bearings and angles above the horizon
. + was monitored by two radar stations does suggest that at least three of the
Copyright 1960, Coral E. LoRenzen near Nome. Although monitored by lights were planets, e.g., Jupiter, Saturn
Editor and Director radar, no estimates of speed were given and Mars. Light refraction, the chang-
Information appearing in this bulletin may be by officials. We cannot overlook the pos- ing position of the pianets relative to
used by other UAO research periodicals provid- sibility that this object or these objects the observers and the unsettled tropical
ing name and address credit is properly given may be Soviet aircraft, but if they are, weather could give the impression of
to this organization and periodical. it is difficult to explain the close resem- size and rapid movements. (Signed).
Coral E. Lorenzen Internat'l Director and Editor blance between these objects and the Yours Faithfully. F. S. Lang." (Read
A. E. Brown. B.S.E.E....Director of Research object observed at Willoughby, Ohio, on again the report of Mr. Norris and Rev.
Paul Fleetwood, B.S. Ch. E..Asst. Dir. Research Thursday, 10 December. See page 3, erend Gill and see if you
L. J. Lorenzen ... Director of Public Relations can stretch
Gerald S. Clarke_ Asst. Director Public Relations column 2 of The Bulletin for January your imagination to the point where
Leonard W. Meeks. B.S.M Data Analvst 1960. Mars, Saturn and Jupiter will fly pell
Lois Duke.. Secretary and Librarian On the 6th of March, Mr. Walsh again mell across the sky at great speeds,
John T. Hopf... Photographic Consuitant sighted an unidentified object in the
Oliver Dean Photographic Consuitant and with men standing on them and wav.
Nome area. In a telegram to Governor ing, yet! There's something wrong with
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES William A. Egan, Walsh said that a the astronomy textbooks! .. . the Editor)
(The following listed individuals par- bright flash in the sky was sighted at
ticipate in planning and policy-making 8:51 p.m., followed by an explosion.
as Staff Members. in addition to coordi- Agencies in Disagreement
After the flash, the bright object was
nating investigative efforts in the areas seen "drifting" to earth from the east, arntngto ea On Mystery Lights
indicated following their names.) rom tne east, ysie!y 2gns
Walsh told the governor. The Alaska Air A A press release press release by UPI, datelined by UPI, datelined
Dr. OLAVO T. FoNTES, M.D......Brazil Dr. OLAVO T. FoNTES, M.D.......Brazil Command forwarded the report to NO. Command forwarded the report to NO- March 8, revealed that the Air Force
K. .oTRe........Sweden K. GOSTA Rehn..... ...Sweden RAD at Colorado Springs, Colo., and on was investigating reports of a mysteri- was investigating reports of a mvsteri-
BERN.ARo .PAssION.......Argentina BERNARDo PAssioN....Argetina the 8th a NORAD spokesman said the ous stream of lights that flashed across ous stream of lights that flashed across
GRAHAM CoNWAY....Eastern Canada GRAHAM CoNwAY......Eastern Canada report had been received but routed to eastern U. S. on the Tth of March. Ac- eastern U. S. on the 7th of March. Ac-
IDAME BuAT..... IDAME.BUA....... ..France France USAF headquarters and the Secretary cording to the U. S. Defense Department,
HoraciO GonzaleS Gauteaume of the Air in Washington, D. C. "This is the lights were seen as far north as
Venezuela Venezuela more in the nature of an intelligence Lake Erie and as far south as Key West,
PETER E. NorRIS. L..L..D......Australia PETER E. NorRIS. L..L..D.......Australia item than an operations problem," the Florida.
JuNIcHTAK.AH....Japan JuN' IcH TakANASH.......JaApan spokesman said. Air Force officials in Washington said
The Associated Press The Associated Press report of the report of the the lights were believed to have been
latest incident also noted that the object latest incident also noted that the object caused by a meteor. Missilemen at Cape
SECOND ALASKA SIGHTING SECOND ALASKA SIGHTING sighted in February was later listed as sighted in February was later listed as Canaveral, however, said the lights "def. Canaveral, however, said the lights "def.
IN THREE WEEKS a white hot meteor. Who listed it as WWL initely looked"' like a satellite as it fell
On the 14th of February a "flame- such, or how they arrived at that con- back to earth and burned in the atmos-
beiching" object, tubular in shape, hur- clusion. was not announced, but the fact phere.
tled through Alaskan skies over Nome. that at least one of the objects sighted The National Space Agency in Wash-
The silvery object was sighted later at in February was flying at low speed ington confirmed the fact that Lunik III,
Unalakleet and St. Michael about 150 was not explained. It could not have the huge Soviet rocket which put the
miles across Norton Sound from Nome. been a meteor. if the description of the picture-taking satellite around the moon,
This sighting. with more than the usual speed is accurate. Also, the Ohio object was expected to fall into the earth's
amount of physical description of the which strongly resembles the object ob- atmosphere in March.
object, went out on the press wires. On served in Alaska, was seen to ascend at But . . . officials at the Smithsonian
the 16th of February, a spokesman for great speed, disappearing into the sky. astrophysical laboratory at Cambridge,
the North American Air Defense Com- Massachusetts, which keeps track of sat
mand, Colorado Springs, Colo., confirmed RAAF Statement on ellites once they are launched, said that
that "unidentified flying OBJECTS" were the lights, which were reported by airline
seen over Alaska early on the 15th. Gill Sightings pilots, Air Force pilots, state police and
Although other wire stories revealed no Representative Peter Norris of Aus- control towers. had not been explained
great amount of information, it seems tralia has forwarded a copy of a letter by them-they simply couldn't expiain
likely that at least one object was seen from Squadron Leader F. A. Lang. in them away.
on Sunday, the lith, which would be the answer to his letter of 25 January 1960, Observed through binoculars. the ob-
obiect which triggered the initial story. requesting information to the RAAF's jects appeared to be fast-moving balls of
and one or more early the next morning conclusions about the Gill sightings (AP. molten substance, perhaps metal, which
on the 15th. RO Bulletin, Page 1, November 1959 were falling apart, and which spread out
The NORAD spokesman said that Ent issue). The following is the text of Lang's as they prpceeded into the southeast.
AFB at Colorado Springs received a re- letter of 22 February: "Dear Sir. Thank They were ohserved at Cape Canaveral
purt at 3 a.m. on the 15th, that two you for your letter of the 25th January at 8:10 p.m.. 10 minutes after they were
unidentitied objects were moving in op- 1960. An officer of this Directorate has spotted over North Carolina. The display
posite directions across Alaska. Also investigated Reverend W. Gill's report at Canaveral lasted for three minutes
revealed by NoRAD was the fact that of U.F.O. activities in the Boiunai area before disappearing into the blacknes:
the objeet which was sighted at Unalak- of New Guinea, and copies of his find- of the night. The three minute observa
leet was rapidly moving northwest at a ings have been submitted to proper au- tion takes the objects out of the categers
need sufticient to produce contrails The thorities. As mentioned in our 1l4/1 201 of meteors. and since Smithsonian could

THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN
e A. P 8. O. Bulletin is the official copytighted Dublication of the Aerial Fhenomera Research Organization (A. P. R. O.). 1712 Van Coust, Aiamnogardo, tiew Meaica, and
d ewy other manth to members anty. The Aaral Phenornena Research Organization is a nan-prolt group dedicated to the ezentual solution of the nysrery of the
unidentified objects which have baen p esent in the skies for hundrecs of years. Inquiies regarding membership may be made to the above addiaks
ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO-MARCH, 196O
3
Evidence m
NICAP SCORES Authorities Grab Photos; On September 14, 1957, Mr. Ibrahim
Sued, a social columnist for the Rio de
NICAP made national headlines on 27 Hopf Urges Vigilance Janeiro daily newspaper, "O Gloho,"
Feh. with its disclosure of an Air Force On Part of Members included in his column the text of a
Inspector General's Brief issued to all Two instances in which private indi- letter he had received from a reader.
Commands on 24 Dec. 1959. The brief viduals succeeded in obtaining photo- Quote:
reads as follows: "Dear Mr. Ibrahim Sued. As a faithful
Unidentified flying objects - some- graphs of UAOs within the last few weeks
have come to the attention of the APRO reader of your column, and an admirer
times treated lightly by the press and staff. of yours, I wish to give you something
referred to as flying saucers-must be On the fourth of March, Charles Mor- of the highest interest to a newspaper-
rapidly and accurately identified as seri- man, concerning the flying saucers. If
ous USAF business in the ZI. As AFR ris, 31, an airplane instructor, obtained
19 feet of moving pieture film of a for- you believe they are real, of course. I
200-2 points out the Air Force con- also didn't believe anything said or pub-
cern with these sightings is threefold: mation of three disc-shaped objects over
Dubuque, Iowa. Morris estimated their Dubuque, Iowa. Morris estimated their lished about them. But just a few days ciemi.butJusta
First of all. is the object a threat to First of all. is the object a threat to ago I had to change my mind. I was ago I had to change my mind. I was
the defense of the U. S.? Secondly, does the defense of the U. S.? Secondly, does altitude as 20,ooo feet, their speed at altitude as 20,ooo feet, their speed at
about 200 miles per hour. The objects about 200 miles per hour. The objects fishing together with some friends at a
it contribute to technical and scientific place near the town of Ubatuba, Sao
knowledge? And then there's the inher- were saucer-shaped, silvery in color. saucer-shaped, in color. Paulo, when I saw a flying disk. It
ent USAF responsibility to explain ent USAF responsibility to explain to Morris gave the film to the Federal gov. Morris gave the film to the Federal gov. approached the beach at unbelievable
the Ameriean people through public in- ernment "for processing ernment "for processi and study," the study," the speed, an accident seeming imminent-
formation media what is going on in UPI report stated. UPI report stated. in other words. a crash into the sea.
their skies. At Grand At Grand Blane Michigan, Joe Perry. Michigan, Joe Perry. At the last moment. however, when it
The phenomena or actual objects a pizza rest a pizza ner and amateur er and amateur was about to strike the water, it made
comprising the UFOs will tend to in- comprising the UFOs will tend to in- astronomer, shot a few pictures of the astronomer, pictures of the a sharp turn upwards and climbed up
crease, with the public more aware of crease, with the public more aware of full moon in February. When the color full moon in February. When the color rapidly in a fantastic maneuver. We fol-
goings-on in space but still inclined to pictures were developed, one showed, lowed the spectacle with our lowed the spectacle our eyes eyes,
some apprehension. Technical and de- clearly silhouetted against the lunar disc, startled, when we saw the disk explode startled, when we saw the disk explode
fense considerations will continue to ex- fense considerations will continue to ex- a saucer-like object, radiating a green a saucer-like obj oject, radiating a green in flames. It disintegrated into thousands
ist in this area. tail, and with a dome. Mr. Perry showed of fiery fragments, which fell sparkling
Published about three months ago, them around his restaurant, to customers with magnificent brightness. They looked
\FR 200-2 outlines necessary orderly and friends, and one individual said, "It's like fireworks. in spite of the time of the
qualified reporting as well as public- a flying saucer." Before long, two FBI accident-at noon. Most of these frag-
information procedures. This is where agents dropped in, looked at the pic- ments, almost all, fell into the sea. But a
the base should stand today, with prac- tures, were noncommital when looking number of small pieces fell close to the
nees judged at least satisfactory by the at them, and in rry's words, "They beach and we picked up a large amount
cominunder and inspeetor. didn't seem to be interested until I show. of this material-which was as light as
Responsibility for handling UFO's ed this particular one, and then both of paper. I enclose herewith a small sample
should rest with either Intelligence, Op- them jumped up." The agents took the of it. I don't know any one that could be
erations, or the Provost Marshal or the photo showing the saucer, and several trusted to whom I might send it for
Information officer--in that order of pref- others. Perry said he hoped he has been analysis. I never read about a flying
rence, dictated by the limits of the base of some service to the government, "but saucer having been found, or about frag-
organization. I hope I get that picture back," he said. ments or parts of a saucer that had been
-A specifie officer should be desig- John Hopf, APRO's photo analyst, said picked up; unless it had been done by
mated as responsible; in a recent letter to the staff: "This military authorities and the whole thing
-He should have experience in in- film will never be seen again-he might kept as a top-secret subject. I am cer-
vestigative techniques and also, if possi- just as well have burned it up!'" tain that the matter will be of great
tfe, scientifie or technical background; The rest of the staff joins Hopf in interest to the brilliant columnist and I
-He should have the authority to urging members to keep a sharp eye am sending two copies of this letter-
btain the assistance of specialists on 8 out for any picture of a UAO. Inform to the newspaper and to your home."
the base: the photographer that APRO will pay Unquote. The signature was not legible.
-He should be equipped with binocu- for the privilege of analyzing the film, Mr. Sued had never written about the
fars, camera, geiger counter, magnify- and will guarantee that the original nega- UAOs before. Dr. Olavo T. Fontes,
log glass, and have a source for con- tives will be returned, if requested. APRO's Brazilian representative. read
iners in which to store samples. the letter in the column and decided to
What is required is that every sight- call Mr. Sued and attempt to at least
ing be investigated and reported to the MEMBERS- view the particles. Four hours after a
Ar Technical Intelligence Center at telephone conversation with the column-
Wright-Patterson AFB and that explana- Please Forward Address Changes! ist, Dr. Fontes visited Mr. Sued at his

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NICAP... Mystery Flash and Agencies...
(Continued from page 1) Power Failure (Cotitinued from page 3)
tion to the public be realistic and knowl- not explain them despite conjeeture aboi
edgeable, Normally that explanation will A bevy of clippings from various news- crashing rockets, we must then assum
be made only by the USAF Information papers in the West revealed the informa- that the formation of lights was prol
Office. It all adds up to part of the job tion in early February that a strange ably a flock of UAOs.
of being experts in our own domain." brilliant flash of light had been observed
And so we can see that the UFO issue by thousands in a four-state area. Notes and Comments
is far from dead with the USAF. There On February 7 at 12:03 Mountain Stan-
can be no doubt that, to use the words dard Time, a flash of light which iliumi- APRO mentioned in an Editorial in th
NICAP spokesman Vice Adm. R. H. nated the cabin of a Western Airlines Cleveland Plain Dealer. March 6. 196
Hillenkoetter (Ret.), "behind the scenes, plane piloted by Captain Richard Belew entitled "Secrecy About UFOs Is Ove
high-ranking Air Force officers are sober- of Salt Lake City. "It was fantastically done , . ." We would like to give mor
ly concerned about UFO's." bright," he said. It started as a low detailed comment pertaining to the fir
blue light, then came a blinding flash." work on behalf of APRO which is beir
Belew's plane was approximately forty done by our Photo Consultant, John
The Polar Satellite - Hopf. Not only tops in photography I
miles south of Great Falls, Montana.
What Is It? At Butte, Montana, the secretary at a has proved to be a first-class recruite
For days in the early part of February radio station observed that a noise like . .. George Todt, columnist for the Valle
the whole world riveted its collective several jets on takeoff, followed the flash. Times, Pasadena, Calif., was awarde
attention on the dark polar satellite which the Freedom Foundation George Wasi
The most curious thing about this story ington Honor Medal. George is a UF
had been detected by the United States' is the newspaper report that power enthusiast and some of his commer
tracking system. the "Black failure at the Atomie Energy Commis-
Knight" by some, the unidentified object about the subject has been read int
sion's reactor testing station in Eastern the Congressional Record. . . . A M
radiated no light, was tumbling in space. Idaho, took place 21 hours later. Mack Keith L. Milner of Cheltenham, Englan
and was not emitting radio signals. The Corbett, Director of Information for the claims he is building a saucer whic
U. S. Defense Department said it might AEC station, took pains to inform news- will be a "sort of anti-gravity machir
have been a Russian "spy satellite," men that there was no flash at the time made up of copper and zinc plates tha
which was denied by the Russians. We of the power failure, as had been report-
tend to accept this as gospel because are supposed to spin and draw the
ed. He then explained that the power energy from supersonic sounds in th
Russians would be quick to claim any failure was believed due to a bird or
space achievement in order to score an- atmosphere. . .. UFORC of Akron, Ohi
birds flying into the power line. has produced another excellent specia
other propaganda tory. APRO staff Amateur astronomer Floyd Rickores, report, dealing with the sighting of se
members considered the possibility that Hollywood, California, said he tracked a eral objects by American and Unite
the object might have been a captured red ball in the sky for nearly five min- red ball in the sky for nearly five min- Airlines pilots on 24 February 1959; th
natural satellite from the Canadian pre- utes after a "bright flash' lighted the report is comparable to the Fitzgeral
cession of 1920. cession of 1920. room. "It seemed to stay stationary be- report and would be an important add
One by one the usual explanations were tween two stars for three or four min- tween two stars for three or four min- tion to any enthusiast's file. . . A recer
ruled out until two remained: the shell ruled out until two remained: the shell utes," he said, "then took off with fan- utes," he said, "then took off with fan- (9 February) news release out of Mo.
of a rocket stage which had approxi- tastic speed and disappeared." cow quotes the opinions of Soviet scier
mated polar orbit, or a UAO. The former mated polar orbit, or a UAO. The former tist M. Agrest, relative to the actu:
was the explanation picked cut by the Although there was no official expla-
Defense Department to explain away the nation by responsible agencies, news- demolition of the Biblical cities, Sodot
mystery object. papers tended to assume that the flash and Gomorrah. Agrest stated he believe and Gomorrah. Agrest stated he believe
WHAT WAS NOT REVEALED WAS WHAT WAS NOT REVEALED WAS was made by a meteor. present-day nuclear scientists should in
THE FOLLOWING: The "Black Knight" APRO believes there are too many co- vestigate possible radioactive deposits i
had been tracked since the 4th of Janu- incidences involved in this incident, in- incidences involved this incident, in- Biblical areas in question. He believe
ary, was one of two dark sateilites in cluding Rickores' observation, which took the destruction of the cities was brough the destruction of the cities was brough
polar orbits, both of which weighed in place within a short space of time after about by space travelers, and that th
the neighborhood of 15 tons each! The the flash over Utah. Wyoming, Idaho and structure of Heliopolis, containing som
agency from which APRO obtained its Montana, and the power failure at the of the largest single pieces of stone eve
information certainly should know what AEC station. shaped by man, was used for a launch shaped by man, was used for a launck
ing platform for the home-bound spact ing platform for.
the score is, and the leak of information Shortly thereafter, strange things were travelers. ... Prof. Fred T. Haddock, c
oecurred during an attempt to coordinate seen in the skies throughout the the University of Michigan's astronom
efforts at tracking the object. In fact, department, has announced that an a
APRO's intormation preceded that of the tempt to contact intelligent beings o
newspaper release by several days. Takanashi to Study
other planets will be made this sprin
Ice Fall Data by several leading Ameriean astrone
Army Reg Concerns mers Using the iost up-to-date sens
Mr. Takanash: our Japanese represen- tive instruments, they will attempt t
Tracking Unknowns tative, has projected the study of unustal
The United States Army has in its cur- ice falls in the near future. He has asked intercept messages which may be trans
rent file of Classified Regulations, one the United States staff to forward data mitted from billions of miles out i
which authorizes, in fact, urges, the track- concerning airborne ice chunks to him space.
ing of any objeet exceeding Mach 1 for study and correlation. He has a defi-
above So,ooo feet altitude. This can hardly nite theory in mind, and if members will For your copy of UFORC's 'REPOR'
be construed as pertaining to sateilites. continue to forward information pertain- ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OF
which orbits are placed a considerably ing to this facet of aerial phenomena to JECTS" mentioned above, send SL.0o t
Iarger distance out in space, so it must headquarters, said data will be forwarded UFORC. P. O. Box 5242, Akron, Ohic
be assumed that the Army is watching to Takanashi with regular packets of Why not order an extra copy and preser
for high-ilying unidentified aerial objects. related information. it to your local library?

March, 1960 THE A. P. R. O. BULLETIN Page 3
Physical Evidence... No. 15 001," dated September 24, 1957. pattern of the material by the Powder
"Spectrographic analysis of unknown ma- method, using a powder camera of the
(Continued from page 1) terial. Protocol: 571/57. Origin: Ubatuba, Debye-Scherrer-Hull type. The analysis
home. There, on a table, was the sample Sao Paulo. Sender: Dr. Olavo Fontes. revealed that the substance was pure
sent by the unknown correspondent. The sample received included two frag- magnesium, and the only "impurities"
The particles were dull grey, solid and ments of metallie appearance, grey color was magnesium nydroxide (Mg (OH)2).
appeared to be metallie. They were rough low density. and weighing, each one. It was not, evidently. in the original
and irregular, with scattered whitish approximately 0.6 gr. Report of the an- metal, appearing as an effect of the
areas on the surface produced by the alysis of one of the fragments: The explosion and fall of the burning mag.
deposit of a thin layer of a powdered spectrographic analysis showed the pres- nesium fragments through the atmos.
substance which could easily be removed ence of magnesium (Mg) of a high degree phere and into the sea.
by the applieation of a fingernail. of purity and absence of any other me- A Geiger counter and an Atomic Sealer
tallic element." Unquote. Signed, Luisa were used to determine whether the frag.
Dr. Fontes picked up one of the frag- Maria A. Barbosa, Chemist-Technologist ments registered any extraordinary
ments. Sued watched him, told him that "N". amount of radiation. No abnormal amount
at first sight he might think the stuff The analysis was made with a large was found.
was lead, as it had that appearance, Hilger Spectrograph. Fontes, expecting This, then, concluded the tests which
but that it couldn't be, because of its a more detailed report, questioned Dr. Dr. Fontes obtained on the sample of
weight. Fontes noted that the stuff was Barbosa: Fontes: "Your analysis showed metal.
lighter than aluminum-almost as light the presence of magnesium of a high
as paper. The most pure magnesium refined is
degree of purity, and absence of any 99.9%, and such complex and time-
Dr. Fontes then told Sued that he had other metallic element. Right?" Barbosa: consuming operations are required that
friends in scientifie work whom he would "Yes. I found all common and uncom- this final product, although still exhibit.
like to examine the material and Sued mon spectrum lines of the element mag- ing some impurities, is more costly than
agreed, saying he wasn't interested in nesium. There was no other metallic gold. It cannot be produced for industrial
the subject of UAO, but that he would element in the sample, not even the so- application, and is used for special uses,
like to know the results. called 'trace elements' usually detected such as to be employed as a "standard" to be empioyed as a "standard
Before beginning the analysis Before beginning the analysis proce- s proce- in the metallic samples." in the metallie samples." of purity, or for of purity, or for research purposes in research purposes in
dure, Dr. Fontes weighed the possibility dure, Dr. Fontes weighed the possibility In order to overcome any lack of basic the understanding of the fundamental
that the stuff could have been submitted data, and to obtain a better evaluation properties of metals.
by a crackpot or publicity hound. He of the pattern found, Dr. Fontes decided However, the purest magnesium ever
deduced that if either premise were true, deduced that if either premise were true, to request a second spectrographie an- produced on earth still has impurities
the man had used pretty poor judgement alysis of the material, which was made which could be identified in the spectro- which could be identified in the spectro-
in submitting the material to Sued, who in submitting the material to Sued, who on 24 October, 1957, utilizing the same graphic analysis. The Ubatuba samples
had never exhibited any interest in UAOs. Spectrograph. showed none.
and who was a society coiumnist. There- and who was a society coiumnist. There- Elson Teixeira, a former chemist at The ASTM standard of purity for mag-
fore, the man must have been sincere the Laboratory who had worked there nesium (ASTM 4-0770) shows, in the
and had sent the stuff to the only man for 15 years, did the second analysis. for 15 years, did the second analysis. spectrographic analysis, the following spectrographic analysis, the following
in the publie eye that he could think of. He planned also a quantitative spectro- He planned also a quantitative spectro- impurities: Ca, 0.1%. and traces of Al.
In his fully documented report, Fontes graphic analysis, to determine concen- Cu. Fe and Si.
stated that ordinarily he would have sent tration of any impurity, but th unex- In other words, the magnesium in the
someone to Ubatuba to more thoroughly pected absence of impurities of any kind samples analyzed, which was absolutely
investigate the incident, but inasmuch as made a second analysis unnecessary. pure, represents something outside the
he had the stuff in his hands, he decided A third spectrographic analysis of the range of present-day technological de-
to conduct a scientific analysis. material has been done. The Brazilian velopments of our science. On the basis
Army, after bearing about the case, dis- of this study. it is highly probable that
For the anaiysis, which he knew would the metallic chunks pieked up on a beach
have to he meticulously carried out, Dr. patched Major Roberto Caminha to talk near Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, are really frag.
Fontes submitted a part of the sample to Dr. Fontes, who turned over a sample ments of a flving dise.
to the Mineral Production Laboratory, a of the material to the Army on the 4th
division of the National Department of of November. Dr. Fontes was not in- The object which exploded above the
Mineral Production-a Brazilian govern- formed of the results of the test. beach at Ubatuba, Brazil was made of
ment lab. Fontes was introduced to Dr. A small sample of the material was 100% magnesium, which is not within the
Pfeigell, the chief chemist, by a friend. sent to the Laboratory of Crystallography technology of our times. APRO rests its
Pieigell was at the time engaged in spe- at the Geology and Mineralogy Division case.
cial work with plastics, turned it over to of the National Department of Mineral (Editor's Note: The documented report,
De. David Goldscheim, one of his assis- Production. by Dr. Fontes. Dr. Elysiaro plus spectrographic film, X-Ray diffrac-
tants who, after studying the material, Tavora Filho, a well-known scientist, tion analysis film and Dr. Barbosa's re-
said they could be the fragments of a famous in Brazil for his pioneer works port and the chemist's report. are on
meteorite. Dr. Pfeigell didn't agree, be- in Crystallography since 1919, supervised file at APRO's headquarters.)
cause of the light weight of the substance, the X-Ray diffraction analvsis. Examina-
and personally conducted a test using tion of the material by X-Ray diffraction
phosphomolydie acid to determine whe- showed that the substance was mag- Don't Miss...
Ther the substance was metal. It was. nesium, apparently absolutely pure. Pro- the full story of APRO's attempt to get
then decided on a spectrographic an- fessor Tavora sent one of his assistants, the facts about physicnl evidence to the
is. Dr. Augusto Batista, to the Mineral Pro-
duction laboratory to request a careful publie; repereussions, phone-tapping. an-
official analysis of the substance onymous warnings, etc. "Expert" at-
ade by chief chemist of the Spectro- re-examination of the spectrographic
Section of the Mineral Production plate. tempts to identify magnesium as con-
ory, Dr. Luisa Maria A. Barbosa. Tavora then decided to make a com- ventional space probe project. . . MAY

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Page 6 THE A. P. R. O. BULLETIN March, 1960
Trindade... were permitted-the civilians from the made only one restriction, which I can-
(Continued from page 5) submarine hunting group only—to leave not mention for the reason that I have
the ship there and to take a bus for the given my word. .. .
persons also trying to spot the object rest of the trip. Later, two days after "Q. Do you know if your sighting was
and, as a consequence, photographed the the arrival of the 'Almirante Saldanha' the first over the Island of Trindad-
sea and the island only-not the object. at Rio, Com. Bacellar (ex-commander A. I was informed of four other sight
It was moving again toward the sea, in of the Navy Post at Trindade) appeared ings over the island during those thirty
the direetion from which it had come, at my residence. He wanted to see the days preceding the incident of January
and it appeared to stop in mid-air for a enlargeients made from the negatives, 16. I was also informed of another thing:
brief time. At that moment I shot my and asked permission to take them to At one of those sightings, the 'object'
last photo (the last on the film). After the Navy's authorities. Two days later was photographed by a Navy sergeant.
about 10 seconds, the object continued they were returned with congratulations. His photo obviously was not released and
to increase its distance from the ship. I was also requested to appear at the probably never will be-the reasons are
gradually diminishing in size and finally Navy Ministry as soon as possible. They evident. Besides those four sightings,
disappearing into the horizon. wanted to ask me certain questions, and there was also the radar case. A 'target'
"Q. Did you hear anything unusual to see the negatives again. flying at supersonic speed was tracked
during the sighting? Was the object emit- "Q. And what happened there? A. I through the radar of the 'Almirante Sal
ting any sound? A. am not sure, to be was interviewed by several high-staff danha', on January 15.
honest, because of the noise made by the officers, who asked me all kinds of ques- "Q. Did you receive any money from
sea waves against the island's roeks, as tions. I went there twice. At the first the Navy for your work at the Island
well as for the yelling aboard the ship meeting, they requested the negatives of Trindade? A. No. I was there as a
at the time. However, I think that I for examination. They were sent to a guest.
heard nothing besides those sounds. civilian organization, the 'Cruzeiro do "Q. Did you receive any money from
"Q. What was the color of the object? Sul Aerophotogrammetric Service', re- the Navy for your photographic work, or
A. It showed a dark grey color, appear- maining there for four days. I was told for the enlargements you made for them?
ing to be surrounded-mostly in the area by the Navy officers that the analyses A. No. I only received the photographic
ahead of it--by a kind of condensation of proved they were genuine -excluding paper to be used for enlargements.
a greenish, phosphorescent vapor (or definitely the possibility of a trick or "Q. How many enlargements have you
mist). falsification. On the second visit, they given them? A. Thirty-eight.
"Q. Did the object appear to be me- periormed several Time-tests'. While I Q. One last question: What kind o
tallie? A. Yes. It was obviously a solid tallie? A. Yes. It was obviously a solid worked with my Rolleiflex, taking shots impression did you get from observin;
object. at the same time-intervals I had used at the same time-intervals I had used the 'flying saucer'? the 'flying saucer'? A. I am absolutely am absolutely
"Q. How was it flying? Any special "Q. How was it flying? Any special to photograph the object, three Navy sure it was a controiled object--either
characteristic? A. Yes. It showed an characteristic? A. Yes. It showed an officers with chronometers registered the direetly or by remote control-but very
undulatory movement as it flew across times. They came to the conclusion- well operated, in any case, The genera well operated, in any case. The genera
the sky, like the the sky, like the flight of a bat. And ght of a bat. And based on these tests as well as on studies impression of people aboard the ship wa: impression of people aboard the ship wa:
when it came back. it changed speed when it came ba k. it changed speed concerning the ship's position and exami- the same: it had come to make a clos. the same: it had come to make a clos.
abruptly, with no transition, in a jump. nations of charts of the Island-that the observation of the ship." Unquote.
"Q. Do you know Q. Do you know how many persons ow many persons object was flying at a speed between 900 The interview transcribed above wa:
aboard the 'Almirante Saldanha' sighted and 1000 Km.hour (600 m.p.h.). The and 1000 Km. hour (600 m.p.h.). The rechecked and confirmed by the witness rechecked and confirmed by the witness
the object? A. The object was sighted object's size was also estimated, on the However, Mr. Barauna also talked to the
by a!most all the people on the deck at basis of studies related with the Island's press reporting additional details no
that time, including Lieutenant Homero. details also appearing on the photos, mentioned previously. The more interest
Captain Viegas and Mr. Amilar Vieira. diagrams drawn on charts, graphs, etc. ing were the following ones:
…Q. What happened aiter the sighting? The object was about 120 feet in diam- (1) "I cannot estimate the number o
A. The ship's commander and several eter, and about 24 feet high. persons on the ship's deck at the momen
officers from the garrison wanted to see "Q. Do you know anything about the of the sighting. However, during the offi
what I had got in the photos. As I was official report on the case? A. I saw a cial investigation ordered by Com. Sal
very curious too, I decided to deveiop 'dossier' which was consuited many danha da Gama, about one hundred mem
the exposed film at once, aboard the times during the interrogation. However. bers from the ship's crew confirmed tha
ship. The processing was done under the I didn't read what was written there. they had sighted the UAO.
supervision of several officers, including I was also informed that my photos, The radar was not in operation at th
Com. Carlos A. Bacellar. But only the mixed with other pictures, had been time. The object was aiready gone whe
negatives were seen aboard. The reason: shown to witnesses of the sighting-to be it was put to work
there was no photographie paper for the identified. The result was positive. "I shot the six pictures in about 1
copies on the ship at that time, The "Q. Do you know anything about any seconds." (Rio de Janeiro ULTIMA HC
negatives, however, were seen and exam- photos by other people aboard the ship? RA, February 21, 1958)
ined by the whole crew. A. No. Besides myself. there were at (2) "I was worried for a few days afte
Q. Did you keep the nagtives in your least four other persons with cameras an officer told me that I was under mil
hands? A. Yes. at the time of the sighting. But appar- tary regulations, as any civilian aboar
Q. Were you under any pressure to ently they were not able to spot the a Navy ship, so that the film was goin
give up those negatives to the Navy's object in time, or were paralyzed by to be confiscated according to orders fror
authorities? A. No. Com. Saidanha da their own emotions. the Navy Headquarters, at Rio, But noth
Gama (the ship's C.O.) and the other "Q. Were you warned against some- ing happened. Now I am convineed tha
Navy officers aboard were very kind. thing by the Navy's authorities? Was he was joking." (Rio de Janeiro UL.TIM.
They never tried to get the negatives there some recommendation? A. Yes. HORA, February 22, 1858)
from me. They requested me to keep the matter BARAUNA'S INTERROGATION AT
"Q What happened when the ship sceret for some time. I was permitted THE NAVY MINISTRY
came back to Rio? A. The ship stopped to publish the case only after authori- on obruary 24, I95s, the newspape
first at Vitoria. in the State of Espirito zation from the Navy. The permission "O GL BO"' printed an exclusive inte
Santo. As it was going to stay there for was granted, verbally, on the night of view with Aimiro Barauna about his ir
Th..m Dansllar Thos

March, 1960 THE A. P. R. O. BULLETIN Page 5
UAO Sightings Over Trindade TRINDADE ISLAND
By OrAvo T. Fonres. M.D
Part II
The NE Almirante Saldanha" Incident. PRINCIPE 5
The UAO Photos Authenticated POINT 4
by the Brazilian Navy
In early January, 1958, the ship "Almi-
rante Saldanha" left Rio de Janeiro's 2
harbor and proceeded toward the Island
of Trindade with a crew of three hun-
dred. That ship had been previously a TARTARUGAS
Brazilian Navy school-ship, but it had BEACH DESEJADO
been converted into a hydrographic unit PEAK
to be used for investigations connected
with IGY research. It belonged to the
Hydrography and Navigation Division of YGALO CREST PEAK
the Brazilian Navy and, since Oetober,
1957, the ship had made several trips to
Trindade, most of them connected with ATLANTIC OCEAN
the Navy's oceanographic studies for the
IGY.
Several civilians were aboard the ship
this time, invited officially to collaborate
with the Navy Ministry in the scientific ALM. SALUANHA
studies which were underway at the
Island. One man was Almiro Barauna, a "ALMIRANTE. SALDANHA" was anchored close to the point near the "Galo Crest"
photographer and former newspaperman Peak and photographer Barauna was at the stern. The UAO was first seen over the sea,
now working as a "free lancer." He was coming towaurd the island. The first photo was taken at position 1, with the object
also an expert in submarine photography flying at low speed. Phots nunber 2 was shot when it flying at low speed. Phots nunber 2 was shot when it was placed behind the "Gallo was placed behind the "Gallo
and had been invited to work in the and had been invited to work in the Crest." Photo 3 was taken a few secands after the turn made by the UAO near
field for the Navy. "Desejado" Peak. Photos + und 5 failed to the register the UAO, which was then "Desejado" Peak. Photos + und 5 jailed to the register the UAO, which was then
After a routine trip the ship arrived at flying at high speed. The last picture. number 6, was tuken when the obiect was flying at high speed. The last picture, number 6. was tuken when the obiect was
the Island and stayed there for several moving away close to the horizon line. It disappeared a few seconds later. meving auay close to the horizon line. It disappeared a few seconds later.
days. It was scheduled to leave for Rio
on January 16. That day, at 12:15 p.m., on January 16. That day, at 12:15 p.m.. employee at the Federal District. We what it was, Lieutenant Homero-the what it was. Lieutenant Homero-the
when the ship was preparing to depart, were going to try to beat some records ship's dentist-came from the bow to-
a strange object was sighted simuitane- on submarine hunting. Personally, I was ward us, running, pointing out to the sky
ously by a number of observers gathered going to take underwater photographs and also yelling about an object he was and also yelling about an object he was
on the deck. The UAO came toward the for the Navy, and also to write some sighting. He was so disturbed and ex.
Island at high speed, hovered briefly articles about the Island and the activi- cited that he almost fell down after col-
over a peak, disappeared behind it for ties of the scientists working for the IGY. liding with a cable. Then I was finally
a short time, and appeared again to move "Q. Was any other civilian aboard, able to locate the object, by the flash
away toward the sea. Mr. Barauna was besides your group? A. Yes. There was (of light) it emitted. It was already close
taking pictures of the ship's maneuvers Prof. Fernando, a geologist. with two to the island. It glittered at certain mo-
at that moment. He spotted the UAO and assistants, and also a photographer, and ments, perhaps reflecting the sunlight,
got four pictures of it. a reporter from the newspaper 'JORNAL perhaps changing its light-I don't
Let's review what happened as toid in DO BRASIL'. The three scientists left know. It was coming over the sea, mov-
the witnesses' own words. Let's begin the ship and went to the island. ing toward the point called the Galo
with Almiro Barauna's report. He was "Q. Please tell me what was the date Crest'. I had lost 30 seconds looking for
interviewed by reporter Joao Martins and of the sighting? What happened? A. It the object, but the camera was already
his statements were published in the was on January 16. at 12:15 p.m. The in my hands, ready, when I sighted it
magazine O CRUZEIRO (March 8, 1958). ship was preparing to leave the island. clearly silhouetted against the clouds.
They are transcribed below: to come back to Rio, I was on the deck I shot two photos before it disappeared
"Barauna's Report observing the operations to take aboard behind the peak 'Desejado' My camera
Q. Mr. Barauna, what were the rea- the boat used in the trips between the was set at speed 125, with the aperture
sons for your presence aboard the NE ship and the island (the island has no at f/s, and this was the cause of an
Almirante Saldanha'? A. The Navy has harbor). The sea was agitated. The wea- over-exposure error. as I discovered
invited several teams specialized in sub- ther was cloudy, clear, with no shadows. later.
marine hunting to visit the Island of Trin- I had my Rolleiflex 2.8-model E, which The object remained out of sight for
dade. I am a member of the Icarai Cluh was kept inside an aluminum box for a few seconds-behind the peak-reap-
for Submarine Hunting. and our group protection against the corrosive effects pearing bigger in size and flying in the
was invited for the last trip. So, on Janu- of water and salt. I had left by Leica opposite direction, but lower and closer
ary 8, when the ship left Rio, I was with a telephoto lens in my cabin a few than before, and moving at a higher
aboard together with the following mem- moments before. The deck was full of speed. I shot the third photo. The fourth
fers of my group: Amilar Vieira Filho, sailors and officers. Suddenly, Mr. Ami- and fifth ones were lost, not only because
otain of our teamn, a Government em- lar Vieira and Captain Viegas called of the speed the saucer was moving, but
e (he has a job at the CACEX); me, pointing to a certain spot in the sky also for another ceason: in the confusion
"sobaldo Viegas, instructor at the and yelling about a bright object which produced as a result of the sighting, I
t of Niteroi and Air Force Cap- was approaching the island. At this same was being pulled and pushed by other
-ed); Mauro Andrade, from the SCeindoda nama6

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Trindade... proper altitude. Besides, while the object and was gone, vanishing jutst on the
(Continued from page 7) was encircied by a greenish glow, our horizon line. Everything happened in just
balloon was of red color. Also it was a few seconds, in no more than 20 see-
anxiety for the results. The negatives not a guided missile from the U. S., be- onds, and for this reason I cannot give
were seen by everybody on the ship. cause the Island of Trindade is off the you more details about the curious craft.
"When the ship arrived at Rio, the route of those rockets; they are launched It looked like an objeet with polished
negatives were taken to the Navy Minis- from Florida in the direction of Ascen- surface and uniform color. I am sure it
try and projected on a sereen, together sion Island." Unquote was not a balloon, an airplane, or a sea-
with a picture of a flying saucer sent The reports from other civilian obser- gull."
from the U. S., in a military report in- vers aboard the NE "Almirante Saldan- He was not going to tell anything more,
forming the Navy about sightings made ha' were also printed in the press. One but the reporter decided to ask a last
in that country. A comparative study of them came from Mr. Mauro Andrade, question:
demonstrated that the object sighted at employee of the London Bank of South
Trindade was similar in shape to the America, and member of Barauna's "Flying saucer or not, can you teli me
one photographed in the U. S. if the strange object you sighted was the
group. In an interview published in the same registered on Barauna's photos?"
"Flying saucers have been sighted sev- newspaper "O GLOBO" (Feb. 22, 1958),
eral times in the past months by mem- he said: After a brief hesitation came the answer:
bers of the Navy Post at the Island of "I didn't witness the sighting because "As I said before, the thing was too
Trindade. Some of those people observed I was inside the ship, not on the deck, rapid. It was almost impossible for the
UFOs on more than one oceasion last when the object was seen. But I can human vision to fix any detail of the
year, and were even able to guess with give a list of responsible people who saw object. Mr. Barauna, however, was op-
accuracy the time a saucer would be it and saw the photographer Barauna erating with a camera of modern type
sighted again over the island (the exact take the pictures as well as develop the which was able to register those details.
hour). But it was believed that they were negatives. Generally speaking. the shape of the
mistaken. There are a lot of sea-gulls in "I don't know how I was tracked by object sighted was the saine seen on the
that region. In any case, Com. Bacellar the press, I was startled by the publi- negatives developed aboard the NE 'Al.
was so worried about the presence of cation of news and photos related with mirante Saldanha.'"
UFOs around weather balloons launched the incident because we had promised- the incident because we had promised- The reports of Captain Viegas, Mauro ine reports of Captain Viegas, Mauro
from the island that, in November 1957, from the island that, in November 1957, all of us—to keep the whole thing secret. all of us—to keep the whole thing secret. Andrade, and Amilar Vieira Filho repre-
he sent a radio message to the Navy "I was somewhere inside the ship, was sent additional evidence confirming the
reporting the strange events." Unquote reporting the strange events." Unquote alerted by the shouts, and ran outside to alerted by the shouts, and ran outside to story told by Almiro Barauna. They were
(Rio de Janeiro DIARIO DA NOITE, O (Rio de Janeiro DIARIO DA NOITE, O see what was happening. Yet I didn't see rechecked with the witnesses and con-
JORNAL, etc., February 22, 1958) the object. But all people I found on deck the object. But all people I found on deck firmed. They were not denied by the
Captain Viegas' interview was a tre- told me that they had really sighted a Brazilian Navy. However, two things are
mendous blow for the group who still mendous blow for the group who still flying saucer. I believed them, and my flying saucer. I believed them, and my still lacking to meet the challenge of the
tried to keep the secrecy about the inci- belief was confirmed by the film devel- UAO agnostics-the non-believers. One of
dent. The press reaction to the Navy's oped aboard. In fact, I saw a thing on them is an official release from the Navy
attitude was going to be dangerous unless the negatives which looked like a flying confirming the whole thing. The other is
the policy to deny any connection with saucer, although I cannot be sure if it a written statement signed by Com. Ba-
the case was changed at once. It was was really one of them. The film was cellar, former chief of the Navy Post at
obvious that to forestall any more trou- developed before the eyes of witnesses, Trindade.
ble the Navy had to talk freely about hL and was shown later to every one These important documents will be pre-
the facts and not try to hide them. As aboard." Unquote. sented in the conclusion of this report,
a result, statements of several Navy au- The other report came from Mr. Amilar together with other additional facts con-
thorities were released that same day- Vieira Filho, president of the Icarai Club nected with the case.
all of them confirming the sighting and for Submarine Hunting, and member of
the existence of the photographs. Some the CACEX Research Division (a Federal
of these statements will be transcribed Department). avoided any contact UAO PHOTOGRAPHED
in another part of this report, but one with the press for several days, but was IN VIENNA
of them will be presented now-for it finaliy interviewed by a reporter from
came from an officer who was aboard the newspaper "O GLOBO" on February The Vienna newspaper Wiener Montag
the NE 'Almirante Saldanha' when the 27. He explained that his attitude was devoted its whole front page to a pieture
UAO was sighted. based on two reasons: first, the compro- of a glowing white object against a dark
This officer was Com. Paulo Moreira mise assumed by the whole delegation background on March 7, and labeled it
da Silva, of the Navy's Hydrography and of his Club to tell nothing about the the "most sensational photograph of our
Navigation Service. He was interviewed strange sighting of January 16, at Trin- century."
on February 22 by reporters from the dade; and second, his natural aversion The newspaper photographer Edgar
newspapers "O JORNAL" and "DIARIO to any kind of publicity. However. after Schedelbauer, snapped the pieture on the
NA NOITE." releasing the following the Navy official release on the matter, 2nd of March, over a wooded aren in the
statement: and after the interview given by other Styria Province. Schedelbauer said the
The object sighted in the skies of members of his group, he felt that the object moved slowly. then hovered for
Trindade was not a weather balloon. silence he had imposed on himself was about 10 seconds. He took several pic-
neither an American guided missile. I not justified anymore. He made the fol- tures during this time. The newspaper
cannot give yet my conclusions. for the lowing statement: issued a statement that they published
data are being analyzed in a secret First, I want to make it very clear the picture only aiter carefud consider-
evaluation at the Navy Ministry. I can that I don't know if what I saw was really ation and after experts had checked the
tull, howeyer, that the object was not a the so-called 'flying saucer.' What I saw, negative to determine whether it was a
meteorologieal balloon-for the one which in fact. was an objeet of grey color and hoax.
we had launched that day was released oval in shape when first sighted, which The photographer stated that when the
at 9:oo a.m. two hours before the ap. passed over the island and then-emit- object, which disappeared after hover-
pearance of the object in the sky. This ting a fluorescent light it didn't possess ing, left, he heard a sound simtiar to

March, 1960 THE A. P. R. O. BULLETIN Page 7
Trindade... showed me another photo which had been No officer or sailor from the NE Almi-
taken by a Navy telegraphist-sergeant- rante Saldanha' witnessed the event."
(Continued from page 6) also at Trindade. A box camera had been It was evident that the Navy authori-
terrogation at the Navy Ministry. As that used. I was surprised. That photo showed ties didn't realize the incident was too
part of his story had not been reported the same object seen in my pictures. It big to be concealed. Their desperate at-
yet in full detail, it is interesting to know was evidently the final proof. They told tempt to give the impression that the
what he said in that interview, which is me it had been taken some time before Navy had nothing to do with the incident
transcribed below: my arrival at the Island." Unquote. was a foolish move. To deny any con-
"I went to the Navy Ministry for a ADDITIONAL REPORTS ABOUT nection with the incident was a childish
four-hour interrogation about the photo- THE INCIDENT thing. The "unofficial statement" should
graphs. The negatives were projected on When the curtain of security around the not have been released. The press and
a large sized screen. After a careful sighting was broken, the Navy General the public already knew enough to see
examination by all officers from the Navy Staff released special instructions forbid- where the truth lay. On the other hand,
General Staff gathered at the place, the ding the ship's crew vy officers the striet orders which forbade military
Chief of the Intelligence Service (who to have any contact with the press on people to give out any information on
was the officer of highest rank there) the matter. The Navy authorities refused the matter did not apply to civilian ob.
told me the following: 'I am going to ask at first to make any comment on the servers aboard the ship. They talked to
questions. Do not be offended, for I do incident. All military chiefs interviewed the press. Captain J. T. Viejas, from the
not doubt the authenticity of your pic- by the press denied any knowledge of AF (ret.), was the first to confirm Ba-
tures. But we need your answers for the matter, or said that only Minister rauna's report in a press interview on
some questions. Now, if you were going Alves Camera was entitled to say any. February 22. His report is transcribed
to fake a photo, how should it be done thing. Some Navy departments even tried below:
in order to escape detection?' to show a complete lack of interest, I was on the deck. My friend Amilar
" 'Commander, as an expert in pho- explaining that the pictures had been Vieira Filho suddenly called my atten-
tography, I am well aware that no photo taken by a civilian eventually aboard a tion to what he thought to be a 'big sea-
of such a kind could resist an accurate warship. On th ther hand, the NE gull.' I looked toward it and was unable
examination,' was my answer. "Almirante Saldanha" remained off Rio to control my excitement, shouting: 'Fly-
" 'In your opinion,' said the Comman- in vour opinion, said the Comman- de Janeiro's harbor and finally received de Janeiro's harbor and finally received ing saucer!' Mr: Barauna was 20 yards ing saucer. Daraundwas 0 vards
der, 'what should be done to distinguish der, 'what should be done to distinguish orders to leave Guanabara Bay "to make away with his Rolleiflex, watching the away with his Rolleiflex, watching the
a faked photograph from a good one?' a faked photograph from a good one?' another trip related with IGY studies." another trip related IGY studies." maneuvers. He heard my shouts and maneuvers. He heard my shouts and
" 'A laboratory examination of the neg. " 'A laboratory examination of the neg. This occurred on February 21, at a time came running-in time to take four pic-
atives should be made on the following when newspapermen were making des- when newspapermen were making des- tures of the object. Other people were tures of the object. Other people were
points: granulation, emulsion, and large- perate attempts to reach crew kept also alerted by also alerted by my alarm: a sergeant, my alarm: a sergeant,
scale projection. The definite proof, how- aboard the ship. At the last moment be- sailors. the ship's dentist (Lieutenant- sailors. the ship's dentist (Lieutenant-
ever. good enough to detect any tricks, ever, good enough to detect any tricks, fore the ship's departure, it was divulged Captain Homero Ribeiro), and other per-
would be a microscopic examination.' I would be a microscopie examination.' I that reporters were free at least to con- sons. They all sighted the object. The sons. They all sighted the object. The
said to them. 'It would demonstrate the tact the crew and get their reports on photographer Farias de Azevedo, who
increase in granulation connected with the flying saucer. However, the permis- was more distant, didn't come in time
the double-exposure needed for the trick.' sion was denied by a counter order, for to get photos.
I concluded. I concluded. the Navy General Staff was against it. "The first view was that of a disk
After a few more questions, the in- After a few more questions, the in- New instructions were issued to sailors New instructions were issued to sailors shining with a phosphorescent glow,
telligence officer said: 'We want your and officers aboard the ship emphasiz- which-even at daylight-appeared to be
negatives for those examinations. Do you ing that no contacts with the press were brighter than the moon. The objeet was
ngree?' I agreed, of course, and he got permitted. That same day (Feb. 21), a about the apparent size (angular diam-
the fiim. These things happened three Navy spokesman called the press to say eter) of the full moon. As it followed its
days after the arrival of the 'Almirante that the Navy had no responsibility re- path across the sky, changing to a tilted
Saldanha.' at the Navy's Intelligence garding the incident, and that no official position, its real shape was clearly out-
Headquarters. A few days later, the nega- statement was to be released about it. lined against the sky: that of a flattened
tives were returned in an otficial enve- But he agreed that the following infor- sphere encircled, at the equator, by a
lope with a card informing me about the mation-with no official support-might large ring or platform. Its speed was
resuits of the analyses. be published: around 700 miles an hour at the moment
Some days later I was called again. "On the morning of January 16, 1958. it disappeared into the horizon.
This time they also asked for my Rollei- over the island of Trindade. the crew of The object was sighted at 12:20 p.m..
flex. They wanted to make tests in order the school ship 'Almirante Saldanha' when the ship was preparing to feave
to estimate, if possible, the speed of the sighted an unidentified aerial object for the area. It caused a tremendous con-
flying saueer at the moment of the sight- a few seconds. A civilian who was aboard fusion aboard. Mir Barauna found it very
ing. The tests were performed. They the ship took some pictures of the object. difficult to operate his camera, being
showed that I had taken my six pictures The Navy has no connection with the pushed and pulled by excited observers
in Ii seconds, and that the saucer was case, and its only conneetion with the around him. In fact. he was almost
flying at 900 to 1000 Km./hour. One of occurrence was the fact that the pho- thrown into the sea. He got so nervous
my photographs, taken when the saucer tographer was aboard the school ship. after the sighting that he needed more
was hovering over the 'Desejado' Peak, and came back with the ship to Rio." than an hour to calm down and be able
stopped in space, did not show (as they Unquote (ULTIMA HORA. Feb. 21) to develop the film. However, in his ex-
said) the turbulence in the surrounding Another spokesman. from the Navy citement he forgot to rewind the film
air observed in the others with the object High Staff Command, released the fol- before opening the camera, and it would
noving. There was a kind of vapor or lowing statement to the newspaper O have been ruined if he had not boen
ndensation in front of the flying object GLOBO, the same day: warned by an officer at the last moment
en it was moving-similar to that pro- The news about a flying saucer sight- "The negatives were immediately de-
ed by the engines of a jet plane. ed over the Island of Trindade were veloped by Barauna in the presence of
t the end of the meeting. the Intelli- received here with utmost reserve. There Com. Bacellar. The whoie crew Was
chief orficer said he was convinced will be an investigation to verify the gathered outside, waiting with great
ond ahotoo Son Trindond mgas

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The A P. R O. Bulletin is the official copyrighred publication of the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization [A. P. R. O.i: 1712 Van Court, Alamogurzo, New Mexnb, dnd is
sued every erher manth to members only. The Aerial Phenomena Revearch Organization is a nom-piolit group ded cared to the eventual salustior of the mystery of the
unidentified objects which have been present in the skies lor hundreds of years, Inquiies regsiding membersnip may be made to the obove address.
ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO -MAY, 1960
EXCLUSIVE IGY PHOTO ANALYSIS
THE PHYSICAL THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF ANY Editor's Note We will precede the con-
KNOWN TERRESTRIAL TECHNIQUES. clusion of Dr. Fontes articte on the IGY
EVIDENCE STORY photographs with the following analysis
It has been claimed by some sources of the photographs which was performed
Editor's Note: The following is a chrono- that the United States Air Force has
logical record of APRO's public release of proof positive in its possession of the jor APRO by our Photo Analyst, Mr. John
information concerning the now-famous sort outlined above, and is deliberately T. Hopt. Coupled with the documented
pire magnesium fragments from Ubatuba. withholding this evidence for reasons of physical evidence case in our files, we
Brazil. They are, to our knowledge, the feel that our case for the extraterrestrial
its own. It has been postulated by others nature of the UAO is complete. The an-
only indisputable physical evidence which that the United States Air Force, through
indicates the extraterrestrial nature of the sheer bureaucratic incompetence, has alysis follous:
unconentional acrial objects. On 10 failed to acquire or recognize such evi-
March the follouing letter was mailed to dence even though such exists. We do The four photographs taken by Almiro
Major Tacker in Washington: not have access to sufficient information Barauna on January 16, 1958 are with-
- 3 to warrant support of either position. out a doubt the finest record of a UAO
We realize that it is unlikely that any nor do we wish to enter this controversy. to come into my hands. Although there
positive action can be taken on the con- positive action can be taken on the con- Instead, we humbly submit this propo- can be no question of their authenticity can be no question of their authenticity
tents of this letter at your level but sition: The evidence which we have is due to the cireumstances under due to the cireumstances under which which
are trusting that you will forward it to available to the United States Air Force they were taken, I have made a careful
the proper agency. We feel, however, the proper agency. We feel. however, -not to be buried-not to be bickered study of the S×10 enlargements sent to study of the S× I0 enlargements sent to
that it should be routed through you since about-but rather to be examined by me. I am satisfied that these enlarged
it concerns directly a recent report issued i concerns directly a recent report issued scientific authorities acceptable to all scientific authorities acceptable to all prints and the blow-ups from them which
by your office to the effect that the Air by your office to the effect that the Air parties concerned. I made for publication in the Bulletin
Force has no physical evidence indicating show all or nearly all the detail that was
The press carried excerpts from the The press carried excerpts from the visible in the negatives. (APRO could not
thai any UFOs are real and extraterres- that any UFOs are real and extraterres- letter on the 11th, 12th and 13th, and
trial. obtain the negatives.)
on the 15th, one day after the date of The data as previously published in
A release which you issued early this the letter subsequently received by the the Builetin is as follows-Camera: Rol.
year. according to UPI, states: "no year. according to UPI. states: "no Director, the press carried parts of Major leiflex. Model E. F2.8 lens. Exposure: leiflex, Model E. F2.8 lens. Exposure:
physical or material evidence, not even Tacker's answer to APRO. The following F8. 1/125 second. Kind of film: Not stated.
a minute fragment of a so-called flying is the answer which was dated the l4th, F8. 1/125 second. Kind of film: Not stated.
saucer, has ever been found." This state- and received on Thursday, 17 March: Time of day: 12:20 p.m. Weather: Bright
ment, as it stands, is not true: however Department of the Air Force, Washing- overcast.
it is not our intent or purpose to belabor ton, Office of the Seeretary, 14 March, Six exposures were made in It sec-
you concerning the accuracy of state- 1960: Dear Mrs. Lorenzen: This is to onds as determined by subsequent tests
monts issued through your office. I have acknowledge your letter of 9 March 1360 with the same camera and photographer.
boen associated with Public Relations inclosing a photograph of fragments Two of these (Nos. 4 and 5) did not show
work long enough to understand that a which are purported to be part of a the object as the photographer's aim was
Publie Information Office bears the flying saucer" which exploded within upset by the confusion on deck. (See dia-
same relationship to i's military service the earth's atmosphere. The proper office gram in the March Bulletin.)
that an advertising ageney bears to its to which this evidence should be sub. I have carefully weighed this data
ponsor. The funetion of a public rela- mitted is the Aerospace Technical In- against the actual appearance of the
tions organ is to buiid the sponsor's telligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air photographs and have reached these con-
prestige and sell the product. Force Base, Ohio. I am referring your clusions:
APRO has in its possession the physical letter to them immediately and would 1. The general appearance of the sky.
evidence which the United States Air suggest that in the interest of time you water, rock detail, etc., indicates that
Force denies having been able to acquire. submit these fragments to them at once they were taken on an overeast day.
It is. in fact, a portion of an extra- with a covering letter. I would also sug- 2. The density and contrast of the
terrestrial vehicle which met with dis- gest that you register these items and UAo is that of a solid object at a con-
ster in the earth's atmosphere. The obtain a U. S. Post Office return receipt siderable distance from the camera under
catistrophe was witnessed by numerous for them. Sincerely. signed Lawrence J.
human beings. The gratifying aspect of Tacker, Major, USAF, Public Informa- such lighting conditions. This was check-
this case, however, is that we do not tion Division, Office of Information. ed by comparison with many similar
have to depend on the testimony of wit- distant photographs of conventional air-
On the 17th. Mrs. Lorenzen sent the craft taken under ovorcast conditions.
oesses to establish the reality of the following telegrain to Major Tacker: This comparison also indicates a likely
reid nt for THE MOST ADVANCED Your proposal that APRO send the UFO size of 120 24 feet as deduced from the
LABORATORY TESTS INDICATE THAT residuals to ATIC for sludy must be studies and tests made by the Brazilian
THE RESIDUAL MATERIAL COULD respectfully declined since AFR 200-2 government.
NOT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED (S Physical Eoidene cr, page 2 So IGr Pholx pugo H

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May, 1960
IGY Photo... through the press insinuating that the of the photographer who shot the pietures
(Continued from page 1) Navy Ministry has attempted to avoid of the unknown object sighted,by many
3. The object is not luminous or cloud- the publication of facts connected with people of recognized responsibility. I can
like as in many other UAO photographs. the appearance of a strange object over state, however, that the photos are au-
4. The shutter speed of 1/25 second the Island of Trindade. this office de- thentie, and that the film was developed
used would be enough to "stop" an object clares that such information is without on the same oceasion, aboard the NE
basis. 'Almirante Saldanha'-and also that the
going several hundred miles an hour if This Ministry sees no reason to for- image of the object on the negatives was
it were far enough from the camera, as bid the publication of pictures of said verified, at that same opportunity. by
this one was. It is interesting to note object, taken by Mr. Almiro Barauna- several officers, not eight days later as
that the outline of the object is quite who was at the Island of Trindade as a it has been said-thus entirely discarding
sharp in views Nos. 2 and 3 where it Navy guest-in the presence of a number any possibility of photographic trick.
had slowed down, but slightly blurred in of elements from the NE 'Almirante "I do not wish to advance my opinion,
Nos. I and 4 where it was going at a Saldanha' garrison, aboard that ship from stating categorically that I saw a flying
higher speed and the shutter setting was which the photos were taken. saucer. Yet, I can say that the UFO
not high enough to freeze the motion. "Evidently, this Ministry cannot make seen at the Island of Trindade was not
Greater distance would also contribute any statement about the object sighted a weather balloon, neither an American
to this effect. over the Island of Trindade, for the or Russian guided missile, nor a plane
5. I can see no evidence of a vapor photos do not constitute enough evidence or a sea-guli. . . ." (Rio de Janeiro O
trail or luminous halo as reported by for such a purpose." Unquote (Rio de JORNAL. February 26, 1958)
some witnesses. This may not have reg- Janeiro CORREIO D DA MANHA, ULTIMA Since the beginning of the "Flying
istered due to overexposure of the sky HORA, Februt GLOBO, Febru- Saucer' mystery. the attitude of various
background. ary 24, etc. Sao Paulo O ESTADO DE governments has been and remains fun-
6. Had the shutter been set at 1/250 SAO PAULO, February 23. 1958) damentally the same-flying saucers do
or 1 500 second, we would have had a That same day. a Navy spokesman not exist. As any serious researcher on
much sharper set of pictures; however, told the press that the authenticity of the subject will admit, there is a deplora- deplora-
Mr. Barauna should be complimented on the photos taken aboard the NE "Almi- ble tendency toward secreey and ridicule.
his alertness and self-control in getting rante Saldanha" was now confirmed be- But good UAO reports cannot be written
photographs as good as these under such yond any doubt, and that those who had yond any doubt, and that those who had off. And sometimes we have something
trying conditions. Had he stopped to re- rejected them as proof were entirely rejected them as proof were entirely more than good circumstantial evidence.
set his shutter speed, we might not have wrong. He also stated that the whole In the Trindade case, for instance, we
had this valuable evidence at all. UFO problem being investigated have an official release and official state-
and, at the end, the Brazilian Navy would and, at the end, the e Brazilian Navy would ments saying that an object was sighted,
UAO SIGHTINGS AT THE release a decisive report about it. (Rio that it was a UAO, that it was photo-
de Janeiro CORREIO D. A MANHA. Feb- MANHA. Feb- graphed in the presence of witnesses,
ISLAND OF TRINDADE ruary 23, 1958) that the photos are genuine-and that that the photos are genuine--and that
By OLavo T. FonTEs, M.D. By OLaVO T. FonTES. M.D. Admiral Gerson de Macedo Soares, the the object in the photo was not a balloon.
Part I11 Navy General Secretary, told the news- an American or Russian guided missile,
The Official Attitude of the Brazilian The Official Attitude of the Brazilian paper O GLOBO that what he knew about an airpiane, or a sea-gull. . . . What
Navy. Official Documents and Addi- Navy. Officiai Documents and Addi- the matter was already in the papers. was it?
tional Evidence About the UAO Pho- He concluded his statement with the fol- Com. Bacellar's Press Release
tos Taken from the NE "Almirante lowing words: "I do not see any reason Captain-of-Corvette Carlos Alberto Ba-
Saldanha" to doubt the reports of reliable witnesses. cellar, the C.O. of the Navy Oceano-
. Personally, I believe in the reality of the graphic Post at the Island of Trindade
At the beginning of this report, it was flying saucers, even if they come from from Octoher, 1957, to January, 1958, was
said that the UAO photographs taken at another planet." the man who rebuilt the Navy Base, and
the Island of Trindade were proven to be Admiral Aives Camera, the Navy Min- also a witness to several of the UAO
genuine, according to official statements. ister, told the U.P. on February 24. "that sightings reported in this review. On
The first official document supporting he didn't believe in flying saucers before, January 16, 1958, he was aboard the NE
that statement has already been present- but after Barauna's photographic evi- "Almirante Snldanha' to make his re-
ed to the reader; it was the Navy secret dence he was convinced." The statement turn trip to Rio. He was contacted by
memorandum to the House of Represen. was made when the Navy Minister was reporter Joao Martins. In a personal
tatives with the answers to the questions leaving the Rio Negro Palace, at Petro- report, emphasizing the fact that he was
asked by Rep S. Magalhaes. Two other polis, after his weekly meeting with the not entitled to speak in the name of the
official documents shall be presented President. Minister Alves Camara, talk- Navy. he made the following written
now. ing with newspapermen, also said that declaration (with the approval of the
The Navy Official Release and "the Brazilian Navy has a big secret Navy Ministry) about the UAO sightings
Other Official Statements which eannot be released, because it can- at Trindade:
On February 22, 1958, under pressure not be explained." He confirmed once "I-An unidentified aerial object was
of publie opinion and the press, the more the authenticity of the pictures really seen by some people on the deck
taken from the NE Almirante Saldan- of the NE Almirante Saldanha.' I was
Brazilian Navy Ministry was forced to ha." (Credit: Asapress dispatch, of Feb. not a witness of the sighting because, at
issue an official release, adimitting for 24. published in several newspapers) that moment. I was inside my cabin:
the first time that a UAo had been Com. Paulo Moreira da Silva, in a however. I was called to the deek imme-
photographed over the Island of Trin- new press interview, confirmed his pre- diately after the event.
dide, in the preseneg of a number of vious statement that the mysterious "2The faet caused some natural cxci-
mombers froin the gorrison of the NE object seen at Trindade, on January 16. tation and the subsequent racing of people
"Almirante Saldanha." The document was sot a meteorological balloon." He to the ship's deek, attracted by the shouts
fromn the Navy Minister's olftee was the foliowring also rejected bluntly the possibility of a of those who sighted the obiect.
hoay with tho Eollouing statament "3--The photographer Almiro Barauna

May, 1960 THE A. P. R. O. BULLETIN Page 3
Physical Evidence... blue-white, approximately the size of a AFB object a bolide meteor?
1 Contined from page 2) half-dollar held at arm's length, round, The Director, Mrs. Lorenzen, held a
and moving at very high speed. The Secret clearahce when she was employed
contents of your letter apparently stand witnesses all agree that the object left by the Air Force at Holloman. If the
in direct contradiction to AFR 200-2. no tail or trail, but did make a sound Air Force wants the magnesium badly
A copy of the Regulations upon which like a child's top with holes. The objeet enough, they might try an offer to furnish
you base your premise would be appre- was reported as moving generally from transportation for the Director and two
clated here. WEW to ENE and was in sight approxi- other APRO scientific people to ATIC
This letter was answered by another mately four seconds. The authorities at or any testing lab for an analysis. The
from Tacker dated 5 April, which read: Biggs conducted investigation in ac- Air Force claims it spends S10,ooo on each
Dear Mrs. Lorenzen: This is to acknowl- cordance with R 200-2, but were un- investigation--here is one well worth the
edge your letter of 2 April 1960 concern- able to determine the cause. Analysis of money. Reputable scientists have already
ing AFR 200-2. For your information I all the available information points to. paved the way.
am enclosing a copy of this regulation. ward this object as being a bolide. The During the foregoing chain of events,
You will note that paragraph 7b therein early hour which the sighting took place the Lorenzen home telephone, which is a
provides for releasing information on is probably why there were no other private line, was repeatedly under sur-
UFO sightings and results of investiga- witnesses to the incident. veillance. Calls between Mr. Lorenzen
tions. Paragraph S therein also provides The Aerospace Technical Intelligence at his place of employment at Holloman
that all information concerning UFOs, Center is interested in any physical evi- and Mrs. Lorenzen at the APRO office,
regardless of origin, will be released to dence or data which will assist in deter. were monitored. When the final physical
the publie by this Office. Nowhere in the mining the cause of a UFO sighting. evidence release went out to the press
regulation does it preclude providing the Therefore, will you please forward a wires on the 1Sth of March, an editor
public with information on sightings and sample of the material and technical at Kansas City "'killed'"' it, and it went
evaluations. Sincerely, Lawrence J. Tack- report concerning the Ubatuba Beach out without the AP byline. UPI waited
er, ete. case to ATIC for analysis and/or evalua- until the 22nd (probabiy checking with
On the 1sth of April, the following text ie Iotn or apri, tie Ionowhig text tion. Names and specific qualifications tion. Names and specific qualifications science editors), then released it world- science editors), then released it world-
of a letter of the same date, was sent of persons involved of persons involved should should accompany wide. The physical evidence story was wide. The physieal evidence story was
to Tacker: Dear Sir: Your letter of 5 to Tacker: Dear Sir: Your letter of 5 the report. accepted well abroad, but in the U. S., aceepted well abroad, but in the U. S.,
April 1960 with AFR 200-2 inclosed serves A search of reference material in the editors refrained from too wide a use editors refrained from too wide a use
to clarify a point of confusion on our to clarify a point of confusion on our AMC technical library failed to reveal of it, and it fell flat. We have labeled
part. We were not aware that the new the name of Mr. Ibrahim Sued, Dr. this attitude "Brinksterism" because peo-
regulation (of 4 September 1959) differed Olavo T. Fontes, or any of the persons ple have a tendency to want the facts
so much from the old where public rela- so much from the old where publie rela- mentioned in the article on the incident mentioned in the article on the incident until they are confronted with them-
tions policies are concerned. The differ- carried in the APRO Builetin. carried in the APRO Bulletin. they come to the brink of the truth and
ences are reassuring indeed and we shall ATIC files reveal no record of the New ATIC files reveal no record of the New then turn their backs.
take immediate steps to establish liaison Haven, Connecticut case referenced in Most researchers would seream "cen. Most researchers would scream "cen.
with ATIC with the aim of submitting your letter. This case is approximately sorship''-we have said in the past and
our physieal evidence for examination. our physical evidence for examination. seven years old and any information will reiterate at this time-there could
I is roted that contact with any other I is roted that contact with any other which could be derived at this late date have been censorship, but we just don't
persons or organizations that may have would not be reliable. However, I would know. A certain fear of confirmation of
fie ual data on a UFO or can offer suggest that you forward the residual the unknown element seems to play a
co"roborating evidence is recommended material for this case to ATIC and ask big part in this: perhaps we will never
under Paragraph 5d and that direct com- them to analyze it. Sincerely, Lawrence know just how much.
munication with us by ATIC can be J. Tacker. We do know this: On the 22nd of March,
su horized under Paragraph 6a. It is obvious at this time that the Air Mrs. Lorenzen was informed by a friend
Carbon copies of communications to Force wants those fragments. There is that her 20l" file at Hoiloman had been
Arl: from this office will be currently no doubt, also, that they would find some opened. A gol" is the personal, confi-
forwarded to you if you so request. way of burying their findings or finding dential file of civii service empioyees
Consider this letter also as a formal some way to clutter up the evidence which contains the results of information
reguest for release of informnation in con- with extraneous comments and evalua- gathered hy intelligence and security offi-
formance with AFR 200-2, Paragraph &- tions which would tend to discredit or cers pertaining to personality, morality.
specifieally: the details of a UFO incident cast doubt upon the conclusions of Dr. political convictions, police record. if
at Biggs AFB, El Paso, Texas which Fontes and the APRO staff. any, ete. and it is upon the basis of this
prompted a 7-line alert on the morning Our informants at Biggs Air Foree Base information that a security clearance is
of 25 March 1960 and the conelusions of and in El Paso indicate that the object issued.
ATIC coneerning this incident. Sincerely. mentioned in our letter to Tacker, had Someone was vitally interested in per-
Coral E. Lorenzen, Direetor. On the 20th maneuvered over the El Paso area: that sunal information about the Director,
a letter pertaining to the physical evi. it had hovered over the alert facility. and that person had to be in the mili-
dence was sent to ATIC. The following and stayed long enough to badly frighten tary. because only a qualified officer or
is Maior Tacker's answer (he had stress- several individuals. The sound was not security agent has access to that file.
ed thit we would receive information that of a bolide or any other kind of Was someone trying to find something
theough his office): Dear Mrs. Lorenzen: meteor, Even the deseription of the object to use as a weapon against Mrs. Lorenzen
This is to acknowledige your letters of in Major Tacker's letter does not fit a and APRO? It is highly unlikely that
13 and 25 April 19so addressed to this meteor. Yet the evidence has been "in- we shal! ever have the answer to that
ffies and Acrospace Technieal Intelli- terpreted' to indicate that the object one, either. We ean deduce, however,
enee Center respectively. was a meteor! On the basis of this, can tha we will not recoive any large amount
On 35 March 1960, at 1050Z (0350 leeal). we entrust our precious bits of pure inag- of cooperation from Major Tacker-his
airmen standing guard duty on nesium to the U. S. mails? Can we afford. hands are tied. We will have to "go it
np at Biggs Air Force Base sight- after the years of work we have put alone," a it were, for several reasons.

Page 6 THE A. P. R. O. BULLETIN May, 1950
Trindade Sightings... ordinary significance of such a report, immediately the copies requested.
for the information included in it was By a curious "coincidence," an un-
(Continued from page 4) the last piece of evidence we needed to expected visitor arrived at Rio a few
was on the deck with his camera and, prove that Barauna's photographs are days later. He came in a Pan American
after the happening. was under a deep genuine-and good enough to show that airliner, on February 26. He was Major-
nervous excitation. I stayed at his side UAOs are real, ie., some type of vehicle General Thomas Darey. the USAF rep-
all the time. in order to watch him flying through our atmosphere. resentative in the Brazil-U. S. A. Joint
develop the film. Incidentally. the analysis of the photo- Military Commission for Defense. In an
"4-The film was developed in a photo- graphs outside the also confirmed interview with the press, at the Galeao
laboratory prepared aboard, when Ba- their authenticity. As said before, Ba- International Airport, he said:
rauna was able to get his nerves under rauna's negatives were taken to the The reasons for my visit to Brazil
control-about an hour after the incident. "Cruzeiro do Sul Aerophotogrammetric are connected with several things. One
"5--The AF Captain Jose Teobaldo Service," one of the best equipped photo- of them is related with the supply of
Viegas (retired) went with him into the laboratories in South America. On the airplanes and equipment for Brazilian
darkroom, holding a flashlight during the even of February 22, 1958, Mr. Stefano anti-submarine defense. On this trip I
film's development, while I waited out- (the laboratory's chief and top photogra- am going to discuss with Brazilian mili.
side. phy expert), together with a group of tary authorities several problems of in-
…6--I saw the film immediately after photo technicians, did a careful exami- terest to both countries. Also I will make
it was developed, still wet, and-making nation of the negatives. After several a visit, of course, to Salvador AF Base.
a eareful examination-I was able to hours of rigorous tests, the commission I am going to discuss some secret mat-
determine: came to the following conclusion: "It ters, too."
(a that the pietures preceding the was established that no photographic The newspapermen then asked for his
sequence connected with the object's tricks are involved. The negatives are opinion about the Trindade sightings. His
passage corresponded with scenes taken normal." This written photo lab report answer was the following:
aboard a few minutes before the inci- was signed and sent to the Navy Minis- In the USAF we have a well-estab-
dent; try. where it was added to the UFO lished viewpoint about flying saucers.
(b that, in the pietures connected (b) that, m the pictures connectea Secret Report which was later sent to Secret Heport which was Tater Sent to We came to the conclusion that 85 per We came to conclusion that 85 per
with the sighting, was visible, in different the National Security Council. After dis- the National Security Council. After dis- cent of these UFOs can be explained as
positions, an image looking like the object cussing the cussing the accurate laboratory tests accurate laboratory tests natural phenomena of atmospheric origin. natural phenomena of atmospheric origin.
seen later on the copies-with details made in the Navy Photo Reconnaissance Regarding the other 15 per cent-the
which only the enlargements made after- Laboratory and in Laboratory and in the the aerophotogram- mystery still remains, and we prefer to
ward showed more clearly; metric lab, the top secret report empha- metric lab, the top secret report empha- withhold our opinions on the matter."
"(c) and that the two photos lost by (c) and that the two photos lost by sized that both examinations had proven (Rio de Janeiro O GLOBO, ULTIMA
Barauna because he was too nervous, that the photos were authentic. On the HORA, O JORNAL, etc., February 27. HORA, O JORNAL., etc., February 27.
or because he was pushed by other ex- basis of such an evidence, concluded the 1958)
cited people around him-showed the sea report. the sighting of an unidentified report. the sighting of an unidentified Major-General Thomas Darey, former
and part of the Island's mountains; aerial object in the skies of Trindade Commander of the 22nd Tactical Air Com- Commander of the 22nd Tactieal Air Com-
"id) the negatives referred to were "id) the negatives referred to were could be positively established. But the mand, during World War II, has made
seen by many people aboard. seen by many people aboard. available data were not enough to make several trips to Brazil in past years to
7-Afterwards, in Rio, I called Ba- "7-Afterwards, in Rio, I called Ba- sure that the object was, in fact, a flying discuss military problems with Brazilian discuss military problems with Brazilian
rauna (as we had prearranged) and oarranded) and saucer-nor they added other elements authorities. His last trip, however, was
brought him twice to the Navy Ministry. to make easy its identification. a surprise. Even the military didn't ex-
"S-I warned Barauna against any pub- The information above was printed in pect it. On the other hand, no one sus.
licity about the fact before the proper the press (Sao Paulo DIARIO DA NOITE, pected that it might be connected with
permission wouid be granted, and also February 22). The data related with the the Trindade case--despite the reference
that he would be informed as soon as photo lab report were rechecked and con- to Salvador AFB. the AF Base nearest
the proper authorities decided to author- firmed. but only these. that Island.
ize the publieation of the photographs. This ended my investigation of Barau- The Facts Reported by Members of
9-The negatives were given by Ba- na's photographs. It must be pointed out, the NE "Aimirante Saldanha' Garrison
rauna to Navy authorities but were later however. that the data included in the
returned again to him, through myself. On Fehruary 24, 1958, the NE "Almi-
preceding paragraphs of this review do rante Saldanha" arrived at Santos, S. P.
On this occasion, however, I said he was not represent the complete story of the
free to use the pictures as he wished. Members of the crew were permitted to
Trindade affair. Therefore, it is neces. visit the town and there. for the first
under certain restrictions, for they be- sary to discuss the details not yet report-
longed to him. time, were contacted by the press. Their
ed--at least those that might contribute declarations were printed in two Sao
"10-At my request, and using paper to a better evaluaion of the whole case. Paulo's newspapers (FOLHA DA TARDE
I had supplied, Barauna prepared 1 six They will be listed in the following pages. and O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO, of Feb-
complete series of the four photos and Trip of Major-General ruary 25). All of them confirmed the
sixteen eniargements of details of the Thomas Darey passage of the UAo over the Isiand,
object. On February 22, 19s8, some of Rio's watched by all members of the crow on
"Il-That was the fourth time that newspapers reported that copies of Ba- the ship's deck at the time. Several of
in the forty days preceding the incident rauna's photos had been sent to the U. S. them had been eve-witnesss of the event.
the passage of an unidentified aerial to satisfy the request of authorities at A Navy sergeant who refused to tell his
object' over the Island of Trindade had the Pentagon. According to the informa- nume to the reporters. said that, "during
haen verified " Unquote tion. the American embassy at Rio in- the three days preceding the arrival of
The amazing document transeribed formed the Brazilian government about the ship. many inhabitants of the Island
ahove was printed in the iaagazine 0 the interest they had to study the pie- (including authorities) had spotted the
('RUZEIRO, of May 3, 1D53. It Was the tures and to compare them with other pissuge of the 'object' several times.
last official rel-ase on the UAo Incidents photos they possessed in the U. S. The According to their reports, the UAO ap-
at the laland ol Trind ad -and also the Armed Forces General Staff at Rio had peared between 10 and 11 30 a m over

his cooperation in bringing these pictures
to the field of UAO research.
- L
our knowledge, that a research organi-
zation has obtalned first copies from the
original negatives, along with indepen-
dont analysis. For the full story. see
Exclusive IGY photo analysis. Page I.
nd Dr. Fontes' carefully documented
ries dealing with these photos in the
nuary and Mareh Iaso issues of the
RO Bulletin, and concluded in this

May, 1960 THE A. P. R. O. BULLETIN Page 7
Trindade Sightings... sailors were the witnesses. (Rio de Ja- appeared to be translucent, with a silvery
Continued front page 6) neiro CORREIO DA MANHA, February light. The ring looked like aluminum
25, 1958) shining in the sunlight. The UAO's size
the 'Galo Crest,' maneuvered in several I must confess that I was not impressed was, according to the observers, like
directions. and disappeared into the ho- when I read this information in the pa that of a "Convair" plane. A beam of
rizon-to come back just a few seconds pers. Those who saw the first part of this light was emitted from its bottom pro-
jater. It then moved away at high speed review know that, in the beginning of jecting toward the sea below. This search-
and was gone. These sightings were in- my investigation of the Trindade cases, light was steady and moved from one
teresting. but the real sensation had been I had received information about a sight- side to another.
the incident of January 16, because of ing involving a Navy tow ship. Yet, ac- The object was too bright to be a
the photographic evidence supporting it." cording to my source, that ship was the lighted balloon. As the night was clear,
In the course of personal investi- "Triunfo"' and the incident had occurred its outlines were sharply defined against
gation. I asked some friends in the Navy on January 2, 195s, near the coast of the sky. It was obviously a craft of some
to verify the sergeant's story. They said Bahia. That press report was not cor- sort. It couldn't be an airplane because
the reports existed, but had been rejected rect, I thought. airplanes don't hover in one spot, and
due to the observers' lack of qualifica- However, just a few days later, I saw it was not atmospherie phenomena. The
tion and brief duration of the phenomena. again the name "Tridente." This time it observers heard no sound and they were
At my request, they also rechecked the appeared in an offici: document, the away from all city noises.
radar report. They confirmed Barauna's Congressional inqu oved by the By a coincidence or not, the beacon
report. According to the radar techni- House of Representatives (item 8) on at the Barra lighthouse, located at the
cians. the ship's radar set had picked up February 27, which was already tran- same area, coilapsed at the hour the
a target flying at supersonic speed the scribed in the first part of this review. UAO was sighted to reappear oniy fifty
day before Barauna's sighting. at about Now I was impressed. I rechecked my minutes later. By another coincidence,
12:05 p.m. The operator had tried to information but got the answers. the Navy tow ship "Tridente" was within
switch the set to automatic tracking, but Yet something was wrong. I was inclined about two miles of the site that same
failed. and the strange body was not to believe that the discrepancy might be night. From the ship's deck, the C.O.
identified. However, as they were not due to a confusion of names, for the had spotted the object at.approximately an te sip s deck, the C.O.
lerted about flying saucers at that time, lack of a better explanation. It was then lack of a better explanation, It was then the same time.
the radar technicians admitted the pos- that I was startled by some amazing We talked to Dr. Fundao about his
sibility of a defect in the set and re- sibility of a defect in the set and re- information. Someone told me that the sighting He emphasized the fact that he
checked it. They found that everything C.O. of the "Tridente" had sighted the didn't know what the UAO was, but he didn't know what the UAO was. but he
was normal. UAO, near the Espirito Santo coast, on was sure it was something he had never
Another bit of interesting information the same day of the Barauna case--i.e., seen before. .. He was also interviewed
was reported by reporter Paulo M. Cam- on January 16, 1958. The same source on January 16. 1958. The same source by reporter Joao Martins, and his report by reporter Joao Martins, and his report
pos, writing in the newspaper DIARIO pos, writing in the newspaper DIARIO confirmed the other sighting too. was published in the magazine O CRU- was published in the magazine O CRU-
CARIOCA, of February 23, 1958. He said: The next thing was to try to get more ZEIRO. of June 7, 1958. ZEIRO. of June 7. 1958.
I am going to tell I am going to tell you something you something data on the "Tridente" sighting. I en- .
about the flying saucer sighted at the about the flving saucer sighted at the listed the aid of several friends and we The Last Sightings on the The Last Sightings on the
Island of Trindade; something not yet tried to get an account of other UAO Island of Trindade
printed in the papers. I cannot vouch for sightings on the Espirito Santo coast that After the happenings of January 15, After the
. but my source is the best possible. day. One of them was lucky and got a 1958, the Brazilian Navy decided to set
sceording to my informant, more than report about a similar object in that area. up special photographic equipment at
the sighting of the flying saucer itself, The sighting had been witnessed by a Trindade. This cumera project included
what really made a deep impression on physician, Dr. Ezio Azevedo Fundao automatie cameras with telephoto lenses
e Navy was the report that instruments (Director. Surgery Service, Pedro Er- which were to be kept ready to photo-
l'ke radio transmitters, and apparatus nesto Hospital, Rio de Janeiro), his fa- graph any new UAO appearance, at any
with magnetic needles. ceased operating ther, wife, and two sisters. Dr. Fundao time. Technicians handling the equip-
hile the flying object remained in the has a summer house on the Beach Coast men! were to stay at their posts day and
Island's proximity. The Navy decided to (Villa Velha), Espirito Santo, half an night--each man being substituted by
consider this a top-secret fact." hour ou: from Vitoria (the State capital). another every four hours.
Inside Navy circles, it was not possible That night, the doctor's car was parked I don't know if the system worked as
to ob:ain any information of the fact. on a small road beside the house, and planned. But I was informed that a UAO
All sources interviewed by the press re- was hit and practically destroyed by a reappeared over the Island on March 7,
fused to confirm or deny the information. truck. The whole family was awakened 1958, in the daytime. One of the observers.
At my request, my Navy friends also by the crash and went outside to see a Navy doctor. tried to photograph it
recheeked it. They confirmed the data what had happened. with his camera-but nothing appeared
but failed to get further details concern- When everything was normal again, at on the negatives.
ing the event. 2:30 a.m., one of the doctor's sisters The UAO was sighted again on October
The UAO Sighted from the called the attention of the others to a 5. 195s, at 8 p.in. It was deseribed as a
Tow Ship "Tridente" bright object that hovered over the Rocky iuminous object, round-shaped and en-
in an interview with the press, Admiral Islands, at a distance of about 24oo feet cireled by a bright, red glow, moving
L.esos Macedo Soares, the Navy General from the observers and about 6oo feet reross the sky at high speed. It hovered
eretary. confirmed the fact that a above the ground. It remained there. over the Ialand for about 4 minutes. then
yy olfieer had sighted a flying saucer motionless, for about 40 minutes. It fin- it moved away toward the northeast at
war the coast of Espirito Santo (State). ally disappeared when it was covered by temenduns speed and was gone. The
Pedro Moreira, the publie relations thick, low-flying clouds that moved aeross sontry who saw it was so seared that
c g for the press, confirmed the infor- the sky. he forgot to alert the garrison while the
them too. I: is believed that this sight- That object's shape was exactly the objeet was stiil in sight.
wis made from aboard the Navy same as the UAo to be photographed These sightings were not published in
.1. T

shown on the aecompanying maps, which mately 5:00 am., Mars rises, in Scorpius, cover it. Around the dark dise of the moon
depict the sky as it appears about 10:00 the scorpion, just to the left of the star
p.m., your own kind of standard time, at there will appear a complete ring, or "an-
the beginning of January, an hour earlier Antares. At present Mars is rather faint- nulus," of the solar dise.
at the middle of the month and two hours about the brilliance of a second magnitude The effect will be visible along a path
carlier as the month comes to a close. star such as Polaris, the pole star. A little beginning in the Indian Ocean southeast
No planets are indicated as none are later Saturn rises, about twice as bright as of India. From there it passes over Siam
visible during these hours, although Venus Mars. and Viet Nam, Formosa, the East China
may be seen earlier, in the first part of Mercury Rises Early Sen. the Ryukyus, south of Japan, and ends
January. in the Pacific Ocean. Over nearly all of
Around Jan. I, it sets more than two On Jan. 15 Mercury, which will then be Asia, except the northwestern part, Indo
and one-half hours after the sun. Until in Sagittarius, the archer, will be farthest nesia, the Pacific Ocean and Alaska, a partial
then, Venus shines brilliantly in the south- west of the sun, and will rise before sunrise. eclipse of the sun will be seen.
west. However, it is rapidly drawing into Thus, for a few davs around this date it
line with the sun, and will be nearly in may be possible to get a glimpse of it near Total Eclipse of the Sun
front of it on Jan. 28, in the position called the southeastern horizon as dawn is break-
inferior conjunction. By then, of course, it ing. It will then be nearly twice as bright The second eclipse of the sun will occur
will be invisible, since it goes below the as Saturn but hard to see because of the on Columbus Day, Oct. 12. This is total,
horizon as the sun does. brightness of the sky. with the moon completely covering the sun,
By the middle of February, as Venus While some astronomical events can be for more than five minutes at the most
swings to the west of the sun, it will be a predicted, others happen unexpectedly. For favorable location. The path of totality,
morning star, shining low in the southeast
just before sunrise.
Sirius, the dog-star, is the brightest star
of the January evenings. This is in the Alool
southeast. as shown on the maps, in the AURIGA GEMINI
constellation of Canis Major, the great dog. JANUARY PERSEUS?
\hove it, and to the right, is the magnificent 1958 CAMELDPAROALIS LYNX
constellation of Orion, the warrior, with
the three stars in a row that mark his beit. ANDROMECA CANCER
Above the belt, to the left, is Betelgeuse, CASSIOPEIA
CEPHEUS
ficht WEST
Junuary's other planets all appenr after 0 *. SYMB STARS ORDER OF BRIGHTNESS

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Page 8. THE A. P. R. O. BULLETIN May, 1960
Trindade Sightings... they were UAOs—not guided missiles. an official note confirming the photos'
Besides the UAO activity connected authenticity.
(Continued from page 7) with the guided missile tests, UAOs The flying saucer is not a ghost from
The UAO Sightings at the began to appear over the Island at al- another dimension, or a mysterious dra-
Island of Fernando Noronha most regular intervals-"as if they were gon. It is a fact confirmed by material
Fernando Noronha is another small patrolling the area," concluded our in- evidence. There are thousands of doeu-
rocky island in the South Atlantic Ocean formant. He also said that all those ments, photos, and sighting reports dem-
between the Brazilian coast and the Afri- sightings were classified, and that his onstrating its existence. For instance.
can continent. Unlike Trindade. it is name could not be used in connection when I went to the AF High Coinmand
placed along the route of the U. S. guided with the information if it was published. to discuss the flying saucers I called for
missiles fired from Cape Canaveral in ten witnesses-military (AF officers) and
the direction of Ascension Island. Be- In the light of the information about civilians--to report their evidence about
cause of this strategic position, the island the UAO activities in the area of the presence of fiying saucers in the
was selected two years ago as the place Fer
nando Noronha, it is not difficult to guess skies of Rio Grande do Sul, and over
for a U. S. guided missile and satellite Gravatai AFB; some of them had seen
tracking station. According to the mili- what they were doing over Trindade.
Taking into account all of the evaluated UFOs with the naked eye, others with
tary treaty between the two countries. data, it is evident that these UAOs are high powered optical instruments. For
the instruments set up over the island more than two hours the phenomenon
to track high. fast-moving objects-the spy-ships. They are keeping every guided
guided missiles and satellites-were to missile test range, satelite launching was present in the sky, impressing the
base, and tracking station around this selected audience: officers, engineers,
be operated by Ameriean crews and Bra- world under close watch all the time. technicians, ete.
zilian technicians working together. As "How to doubt?" Unquote (Rio de Ja.
soon as the tracking station was built, When they detected signs of activity on
Trindade they started an investigation to neiro O GLOBO, Feb. 28, 1958.
it was put into operation together with
the already existing tracking system net. discover what we were doing there. For
Recently one of the Brazilian techni- Recently one of the Brazilian techni- some time, they probably suspected the Physical ?hysical evidence... Evidence...
cians working at the tracking station cians working at the tracking station new base to be somehow connected with new base to be somehow connected with
our rocket and satellite tests. As soon as (Continued from page 3)
arrived at Rio to see his family. He arrived at Rio to see his family. He
stayed here for a few weeks. He told the obvious peaceful character of the own conclusions about the "behind the own conclusions about the "behind the
us a startling story. He said that the meteorological studies performed there scenes" happenings from 9 March to the scenes" happenings from 9 March to the
first UAO sightings over Fernando No- was established, the UAOs abandoned the was established, the UAOs abandoned the present. The foregoing material is food
ronha occurred the same day the station survey-to concentrate on more impor- for thought.
had begun its operations. tant targets. Fernando Noronha is one
An ICBM had been fired from the of these targets. The UAOs are still be-
ing sighted there. AN OPEN LETTER AN OPEN LETTER
Atlantic Missile Range in Florida, and
as it roared up into the stratosphere and These conclusions are based on the TO APRO TO APRO MEMBERS
fell back to earth, the crews at Fernando fell back to earth, the cre Fernando facts-all of the facts related with the
Noronha were ready to record its flight. remarkable sequence of military UAO For the past eight and one-half years For the past eight and one-half years
Suddenly a target was picked up on the Suddenly a target was picked up on the reports included in this review. You may I have served as director for APRO. I
accept or reject them. Yet, you cannot have done my best at all times. and have dor
radar screens. It was the rocket and the would like to call upon the members to
station started to track it. But a few deny the fact that the evidence presented
seconds later another 'rocket"' was spot- is more than enough to prove that UAOs lend their unstinted support during the
ted moving along the same trajectory. are real objects. And if you are one of present en ergency brought about by the
Something was wrong. They had been those who accuse UAO researchers of relocation of headquarters to Tucson,
called to track one rocket but the radars creating the mystery of the flying sau- Arizona.
had picked up two rockets. A radio mes- cers, believing what they want to believe The main present objective. besides
sage was immediately sent asking for and rejecting all other possibilities, I the moving itself, is to gather another
an explanation. There was no explana- have for you the unbiased opinion of working staff to handle the large corre-
uon, was the answer, for oniy one mis- Colonel Joao Adil de Oliveira, former spondence. This will take time, of course.
sile had been fired. The radar operators head of the Brazilian Air Force investi- and during the time that it will take to
said that the second target looked real. gation of these strange objeets in the acquaint myself with newspapers and
too, but it wns "explained away" as a sky. If you cannot meet his challenge. printing offices in the new location, spare
reflection caused by an inversion layer. then you shall have to revise your ideas time will be at a premium. Tucson will
The "ghost rockets" continued to be on the subject. In an interview with the present new problems, mainly those en-
picked up. however, almost every time press. on February 28, 1958, he said the tailing commuting from the APRO office
a guided missile was being tracked by words that will be d-ed to close this to printing offices, etc.
the station. Soon it hecame clear that review. They are: There will be no July l9so issue of the
those fast moving objects chasing the It is impossibie to feny any more the Bulletin because of this move, but the
guided missiles were real too. They were existence of flying saucers at the present Bulletin will either he issued at a later
sighted hy every person at Fernando time. Regarding the Trindade photo- date or coupled with a future issue. I
Noronha. Somelimes only one was spot- graphs. I see no reason for disbelief. feel at present, however, that the Sep-
ted, sometimes they came in pairs, some- neither to admit that the photographer tember issue will be on schedule; at
times a whole formation including three would dare to take the risk of a public least I sincerely hope so. if not, I hope
or four unknowns was sighted. Some of expose of his fraud (if it was the case) the members will try to understand.
them followed the rocket they were nor to think that reporter Joao Martins- Our next issue will outline the step-bv.
racking during the whole tracking se- an expert on the matter and a respon- step military reconnaisance of the carth
tence. But others changed course and sible newspaperman-would accept the which has been carried out by the UAO
ent in another direction. And a few photographic evidence for publication in the past ia years. It will also deal
in stonned for a tima ovan tho Island without a previous mination to test with possible explanation for the diver-

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New Genuine UFO Photographs: Important picture taken at the mid-Atlantic island of
Trinidad (Brazil) on January i6, 1958, by photographer on IGY 16, 1958, by photographer on IGY vessel, certified
by Brazilian Navy officials as not faked. Los Angeles takes Los Angeles takes movie movie
CSI of paired UFOs December 1 (similar to Tremonton film) and gets decent treatment
from Air Fo from Air Force (from Max Miller's Saucers). Famous l953 movie taken in Port (from Max Miller's Saucers). Famous 1953 movie taken in Port
Moresby, New Guinea, unearthed and published by Australian investigators: shows
right-angle right-angle maneuvers, maneuvers,

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Ashland, New umpshire Aireraft
Whidoy Island, Vashington Military Astro (NETEOR)
Hortense, Georgia Aircraft (GLIDER)
Along Ohio River (Ihdiana) (PHYSICAL SPECIMEN) Magnetometer
Colcrado Springs, Colorado Insufficient Data
Dover AFE, Delaware Multi Astro (METEOR)
Melbourne, Australia Civilian Ship Other (COMTRAIL)
9 Chingmai, Bangkok Multi Astro (METEOR
9-17 Ostan, Iran Multi Aircraft
11 East Weymouth, Massachusetts Aircraft
13 . West of Wake Island Military Visual 1. Astro (IETEOR)
RADAR 2. Aircraft
15 Calliente, Nevada Civilian Insufficient Data
16 -Columbus, Ohio Multi Astro (METEOR
16 -Lexington, Luttrell, Tenn, Ky Multi Astro (METEOR)
16 Paynesville, West Virginia Civil Airlines Astro (NETEOR)
19 Hokkaido, Japan US Mil Radar Other (EKPLOSION)
19 Sweet Sorings Missouri Astro (METEOR)
19 Topeka, Kansas Insufficient Data
20 Winslow, Flagstafi Military Falloon
21 Selra, Ala/Chattancoga, Temn Astro (METEOR)
22 Military (lennon) Astro (METEOR)
22 Minnesota; Wisconsi: Multi Multi Astro (NETOR) METOR)
23 -Ann Arbor, Michigaz Astro (NSTEOR)
23 -Erewer, Bangor, Maine -Erewer, Bangor, Maize Multi, Military Multi, Military Balloon Balloon
23 Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Multi Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR) P
23 O? tinaton Winston Salem, Norti Carolina Ealloon Pallo
25 Glenwood, Newfoundland Insufficient Data (PC
(Gnow Plow)
25 Gander AFB, Newfouniland 1. Other (HOAX)
2. Astro (ARCTURUS)
25 AFB, Newfoundland 1. Insuf:icient Dete
2. Astro (ARCTURUS)
Campton, Virginia Astro (ETEOR)
Travis AFB, California Military Astro EOR)
KN S Novorossisk,.U.S.S.R, Other
St Lawrence'Island, Alaska Cther (3300D, LIGH)}
- Lake City, Tennessee (NOT CASES) Astro (METEOR)
ADDITIONAL REPORTE
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
1959 Cambriige, Massachusetts Special Rpt I1l
Fab Universe Geience News Ltr
5-8 Jepan, U. S. Vap
3 Mioro, Horth Carolina Newsolipping
9-13 U.S. levselipping
12 Haples, Italy

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IC CASE (INFORTATION ONLY) 11 Jan 58
Vista, Calif
SOOkE: Fhying SACCERS-MAY 58
between 10 and p.n. Satnrday
nignt.
In addition, many Vistans in wide-
ly scattered areas have r reperted see-
ing the strange object. Fortunately,
one of them had the presence of
mind to focus his 40-power tele-
scone on the object and was abie
to give a complete deseription of
what transpired.
He is P. K. Rothermei, of 335 Cres-
cent Dr., a retired general con-
tractor specializing in steam heat
and traller building.
To the Teeners, the object ap
peared only as a bright light, three
or four times brighter than a star.
but Rothermel, with hls telescope.
wss able to give a more compiete
description.
Rothermel said that it hovered
straight overhead for some time,
then moved south toward San Diego.
He estimated that it was eight
to ten milcs high.
Then, after reaching a hairway
spot toward the southern horizen.
the object sgain stopped. Rothermel
said, and he could see that the light
was in the central portion of a ci-
gar-shaped object.
Scon after it stopped smaller ob-
had addressed in the past few veeks
where the ciab was boidin dance, in the Los Angtres area.
2

rom the southyeat, it passed Lalled her 1
meighbors, Mr and Mr. o object.
bushend and ehildren and their frent porch
it went was traveling very slow be tipping from
side to side. - RedLighT
aa th8 A M.
3.y stated that as the object paesec she A
iae cosing from the object.
ho objeet was very bright and odd shaped. Large at front part and tapered to the back.
d red light on front end. Looked like a largs jet but did not have ths sise or shape.
atched cbject with glasses and seemed to look like a fourth of July sparkler, but
coald see rows of windows.

UFO Stalls Car Engines in Peru: On January 30 a Peruvian lawyer, Dr
was driving from Arequipa to Lima with his wife and her brother. At 11:45
p.m. they were 220 miles north of Arequipa on the Pan-American Highway, when their
headlights went ou The driver stopped the car Then they
noticed an object noticed an objec descending from the sky; when it nding from the sky; when it reached a reached a height of about 150 height of about 150
feet, it stopped and hovered. feet, it stopped hovered. It had the shape t had the shape a "flying saucer," of saucer," o "incan- "incan-
descent" (presumably range-redcolor. For 8 minutes it remained remained completely completely
motionless, then disappeared into the cloudy motionless, then disappeared into the cloudy sky. truck and a bus going to
Lima were also stopped, Dr also stopped. said that in all three vehicles the passer in all three vehicles the passe engers ngers
felt a nervous shock before felt a nervous shock before the UFO appeared The UFO appeared overhead,--La Prensa (N.Y.), Feb. 1, overhead,--La Prensa (N.Y.), Feb. l,
1958. (Same as France and Levelland, Texas; one assumes that a Iawyer is not a assumes that a lawyer is not a
hoaxer.) P58
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