3. OATE TiME GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA!<D 4 . TYPE OF OBSE .VAT ION tl<Ground Vi suol D GroundRodor D A i r-Vi su ol D Air-Intercept Rodor CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon P robably Balloon Po s si ~I y Boll oon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Pos!!>ibly Aircraft Was Astronomi col Probably A!!>lronomicol Possibly Astronomical D No l\! i 1 i taT Y D Insufficient Dato for Evaluation u n k 11\.1 w n one u n known 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ~vo leading newspape r s in Rio De Jnn-Upon investigation the Brazilian eir o pr.!.ntod photos of alletied "flyin~Navy refused to make a n official s:1.ucers" plto t ographed f m a n raz i 1 ian stat amen t, and thi s Center has r1~v~J nhip. been unafule to obtain copies of photos .1\nalysis at ON! is that :.1 photos are hoax ATIC JI'O'Rlil 3l9 (REV 211 3EP !Ill TRIND;\Dr~ I~>IAifD The Air :::':J!'ce :re.:::eived its ~n:.'ormatio1 o n tilir.; case from the U. S . li~-rr evaluuted t.hc p!'lotograpL:; u.:; a "trick. " Although a detaileu investi.:;ation Ha:; not ur:dcrt.a\en by the Navy, the p:.otogre.p:.s furnish-=>d cy the Brnzilhtn n:lVy -.:<:!re revie,;ed and found to be '-L"1~onvincing. Land detail.:; arc E:xtrer.:t:ly sharp, but the djsc is hazy; has little contrast; and shmrs no ::;hadow effect. It also appears ~'r.e object is inverted in one photograph '.-lhen compared with the o-cher t:o~o photos. Also, the photograp:.er mentioned extrel7.ely high veloci-cies, and there appeo.rs to be no lateral blurring as woulu occur with any re~sonable shutter speed. The rr.an w~o ~ade these pic-cures had no connection with the Brazilia!l :laYy; !:e ;..ras a p:::-o.:'es::;io:1al photog:::-apher, ::o":.~d. pa::-t.;cularly as an expe:::-t i:: tric::t photog-r~phy. No member of the :arazilian navy reported seei~g :.he U?O; in aa.C.i t::.on to the pb.o~ograp~er; onl;>' t.ro persons, bot~ o~ 't~em friends of 'the p!'loto~rapher, reForted seeing This sigh'ti::g is still carried as a TRICK in Air Force files . ! ~.11 t IJIII I tll\ a,.,.; a::a inst lhe ll'land's ocks. a~ I I ,, iur thl yclhnlt tbu.t:-t.l th~ sh:p \ h a t " ' a:. llw l'Oior l.i ~ht '>O)eel'. :,; .i :t-h d ki11d u1 :~.:rdl'll:.atiou o f :1 ... n. pbo~phorc;,l'Dt ' a por cor ~t:-:l.,. w:rh no ~,.an.),t )r. n J JUmp ,. <) \'f)U know ho.;. tn.l!l\' :;o r~ons rn the Alrnirante Salr1-1r.'H ~ighted P .~ a.l the pca[Jlr r. t!:c c~d. at ::-irdu<tin~ L1c .;tl r..t '1t Homro. < ,'l:Jt hap !lHi 1:': the ~i$;htinPft '!Jd n n ti.-n arJ thl' I rule r the oc.J i t!ll 'he .rup al U '\fiU),tH! r,..st nt ,r.t tr:u .\'Jr.too tr) ask :Ut! c :-t<~lu o ,.,,. th" net;liUv ot..::~m que;,ll.u~ r:on., l wcm th cr> twtc e . At In . .-. t d'.'IHan orll!alltlatlon ht! 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'\Uffih<'f c. ti \I ,rk. l v ....... ~rrred far r 1 me lh' I"'TE'HH G~T!1.. .T IA'JY ,,NiiT~" 'Info u t l . v. ' ' ,,,.:r 1\IC:'l"'Jti<IU~Il J :l()t.l :he pilotO , . ~rr.11 St:,(! ozaUII!rc\i a t the pl:u!t! , the , tht l1lti.!lli :<cta'l' 5<-rvic. c 1' h n 1 .lto the !ollo\'.1~ I <Hll ~oinb lo .. .:.k t.ue:>llun~. Do not ~ offended, for I do ;~ot Q()Ubt !be Authticily of YOUt:' pic i url':l. nut we need your :mswt~rs lor it you were g oin:t .J f;;k . .t pboto, ho w s h otlld it be doll' n C\r:!t:r to bC3J)E detl!<:'lon '!' .. C.>mmllnde-T, Js. :.n expert in plto : :-~ohv, l :1:n wt.n J\\ 1rl' thJt no flhOto 1' ! , , _,.,, u ki nd co,lld r~:d.st t~n UCl'Ur~tc c:\:~';l.nauon.' wns mr answer. -: ~our opinion: ~a:d ~ Cotn man 'hat Mlould lM: d<)n,. to l..tw.;U t " '" J,;hotogrnph !rum a rood on;~ ' I .!mrat()n t:X:t rnin1tio n of th e Tol'~ ~ 1 .,.. :hou ld be millie r,n th~ lollo lllh! ; 1 ;-, cr:muL1tlon, crm:l:-.too. and lan~c . r. :CIU CllOUYI. :,, d;t..:C:l :tr.y U'l, t: "'u!: h a lll h!rosc:vplc t'Xa~inatinn.' I Jol 'I) lh~m. tt woolrl dt'mon~:llr Uu: ~r"l'. ,,. m JtranulJtlon conuertt.d Willi -1 .ounlc-cx~ur~ net-<'&! for the t 1 i"k.' !l'r t1 tew t:tQr c 4UP:;t ioru. L"11 n .:: '' .. , ior lltosC' t'l:1 :TIJna!Jons. l'o ~ou .. " .':11 i'h.."Se thir(!s h;,npf'tH.~ LllrC'~ .a\' !kt the 3Tn\ :u t ,Jle 'Alnli;;'AOI . w. :.1 Lh' NJV)'~ lntPihl!cn,~ n rt:tunwd 1!1 an oiuctal o. nrt' t. n 1 l'an! in1vrmin$! mt-J bout \h .. . 1 lt; c,f the a na)j H':o I'CY "I"" a.,kcd for m r Rnl\1'1 "'"me<! tt !'I tk! tests i u order 1 ;. 1 tl' ;:-o ltJlc, tile spcl!d oi tbc , C\r al :l':c-!~oment of tht: s;~..:ht <:ts ~.~n perfo~med. Tl,,) i HC A. P R. 0 . 8ULl..cTII" rn . Jrrl'<otl II ,lir h ar.1. ' l'nqul ' .lDOITlCN~L ~ SPCRn ~ d0U1 -HE lt-4CIOENT Wlun t:>e ~:~.:un n l .-cJr:: v .trut~o:d l~t> dmg t bc ::.hlp" c:-!W .111d Navy o:!ll'l'l'S to l\:1 e :1nv ._'(.aolJ~'t w1U1 the pru..-1 con lh~ n1.1lter The ~.tv" author:t!\!:\ n! u..~...u inCident. 1\ti mmtary C!U.!J S in l"f"ll( lu by tl41 PJ~ dcmc.i ;lny kr.owtlvigf1 r>' the m:attcr. or sn1d that o nl7 !rllnil.'ter Alv c:s Canler& was entitled to !.1)' noy- lhin~t. Some Na vy o e p:trtntents eV\:0 ~ded to .show a compleu: lack of ir'f-rt.tt e).pl.umrg that lhol piC'tures h.ad t..: 'l t al.1n by .1 dV1lian vc tll\lc lJl :tbo~rd ;t W:lTShlp, Oo :.h(.' Olll r ba nd. tte -;.J r~ ' Alrolrant.e S~ld:mh01'' remaint'd otf ll :o dr J1rdro'3 harbor aod flD41l7 r f:Ct' l', eel cJ"tUor , lll l!ave GuanJbar:t B1~ OJ r:1 ire "n!Hh<!r triO ri!l.:ilt with lG Y 111! !' T!.l;l tl<:curn:c.! on r tbruary 21 ;J l .I L;n(' whe-n :l:l\''PB;knnt:~ 'lnrc m:.~ !Ill! .; ~ pe;ale at~cmpts to nac.h lh~ ere\\ .crt that :c;::oncrs were !n" a: lc.1~'. " ,,~,. :J\:1 the ere \\ :llld :!l't thelr rupn:u l"n lht: flymg saucer Eow"' ct. til( pt:rrm~ saon was d.,nicd b't a ~c.~ntcr on.lor 11r lbe ;..i3vv Geller:~[ SW/f was :~gain.\ .L ~t!A-lO.>iTUetion!\ Wl"rl' IS.SUN t o ~,_. : :: am:! Otic.-r s ;.'board rhc -:hip ,.,.,,rl! ''' 1 1l,. that no cv/ll.tl' l!J wHil tJw pr, !> ... vt:ll: '\o"Y ~ptlkesmJu c:1lh-.! the p n s-. n ' that lhe :\a vy hlld nu r 'Spo:t~t>lht r!!-" .:udi.u~ the incldtnt. :.nd th:al ::1 o !i.c:;o! ~ .ncmt:nl wa' to be r'caseo o t l l . 8ht he ,'\greed tb<u th follovl:t., 111 :u~tlcm-wi~h CoJ ofiJcl!ll ~uppor1-tl,l !ll ~e pubhshed . "0n "ht~ r.1orrun~ c f JJnuary 1(,. ':..::. _,ver lhc fsla!U! vi 1'nn dacie . lhc cr ~ u f t.hc scnooi sr.ip 'Almtraotc S .. dd.wha' si~htc..l an unirl