Request for Information No. 2957-1958 regarding the appearance of a 'flying saucer' at Trindade Island

This document is a formal request for information (Requerimento de Informações nº 2957-1958) submitted by Deputy Sérgio Magalhães to the Brazilian Ministry of the Navy on February 27, 1958. The inquiry concerns the reported sighting of a 'flying saucer' at Trindade Island. The Deputy notes that the Ministry of the Navy had previously issued an official statement acknowledging that photographs of an 'unidentified object' were taken in the presence of a large number of crew members from the Navio Escola Almirante Saldanha. Magalhães challenges the Ministry's handling of the event, specifically questioning why no formal inquiry was opened, why no crew testimonies were taken, and why the matter was kept secret for approximately one month. He further asks if the photographs were examined for potential tampering, if other similar phenomena were observed by Navy officers, and if the commander of the tugboat Tridente also witnessed the object. The document includes a justification section arguing that because the event involves national security and has been officially acknowledged by the Ministry, it requires greater transparency and clarification for the public, especially given the contradictions in the information released to the press.