Ficha de Controle de Tráfego Hotel - Ocorrência de 18/12/2008

This document is a formal traffic control report (Ficha de Controle de Tráfego Hotel) issued by the Brazilian Air Force (Comando da Aeronáutica) under the Aerospace Defense Command. It documents a sighting reported on December 18, 2008, at 00:00Z in the Campeche neighborhood of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. The witness, a 30-year-old aeronaut, observed a single, rounded object. The object was described as having an intense white color with undefined secondary colors. The witness reported that the object moved at a speed faster than an airplane or a satellite, traveling from west to east before changing direction to south to north, performing a 360-degree maneuver, and then disappearing. The object left a luminous trail, described as clear but not highly intense. The observation occurred below 30,000 feet, amidst heavy cloud cover. The witness confirmed that no sound was emitted, and no physical evidence or equipment was used to record the event. The report was received by 3S Rachel at the CINDACTA2-COPM2 military unit at 00:20Z on the same day.