Declassified UFO / UAP Document
INFORMAÇÃO n° 01/04/COMDABRA - Response to Request for Information n° 1925/2004
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This 2004 Brazilian military memorandum responds to a congressional inquiry about UFOs, providing details on the 1986 'Night of the UFOs' incident. It confirms that the military tracks such reports but lacks conclusive evidence regarding the nature of the objects.
This document is an official information memorandum (INFORMAÇÃO n° 01/04/COMDABRA) issued by the Brazilian Aerospace Defense Command (COMDABRA) on June 30, 2004. It serves as a formal response to a request for information (Requerimento n° 1925/2004) submitted by Congressman João Caldas regarding unidentified aerial phenomena (UFOs/OVNIs) in Brazilian airspace. The document outlines the procedures for reporting and cataloging such sightings, specifically utilizing a 'HOTEL Traffic Control Form' for reports received from the public or military personnel. A significant portion of the document is dedicated to the 'Night of the UFOs' incident on May 19, 1986, in São José dos Campos and Anápolis. The report details the chronological sequence of events, including radar detections and the scramble of interceptor aircraft from the Santa Cruz and Anápolis Air Bases. The document notes that while radar contacts were often weak or inconsistent, pilots reported visual sightings of lights that changed color and exhibited high-performance flight characteristics, including sudden acceleration, hovering, and zig-zag maneuvers. The command concludes that the phenomena observed during these events appeared to be solid and exhibited behavior suggesting intelligence, though it clarifies that the military has no conclusive evidence regarding the origin or nature of these objects. The document also includes the template for the 'HOTEL Traffic Control Form' and a summary of the 1986 incident report, which was originally signed by Brigadier José Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque in 1986.
Como conclusão dos fatos constantes observados, em quase todas as apresentações, este Comando é de parecer que os fenômenos são sólidos e refletem de certa forma inteligências, pela capacidade de acompanhar e manter distância dos observadores como também voar em formação, não forçosamente tripulados.
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Official Assessment
The phenomena are solid and reflect some form of intelligence, given their ability to track and maintain distance from observers and fly in formation, though not necessarily manned.
The COMDABRA maintains records of UFO reports but possesses no conclusive evidence regarding their nature. The 1986 event remains the most significant case in their records.
Key Persons
- JOÃO CALDASDeputado (Congressman)
- OCTÁVIO JÚLIO MOREIRA LIMAex-Ministro da Aeronáutica
- JOSÉ PESSOA CAVALCANTI DE ALBUQUERQUEBrig.-do-Ar, Comandante Interino do COMDA/NuCOMDABRA