Relatório ONI - Lins, 12/10/68

This document is a formal sighting report (Relatório ONI) filed with the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira) regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Lins, Brazil, on October 12, 1968. The witness, a night guard named Joaquim Marçes [illegible], reported that while on duty, he was alerted by a group of young men to an unusual object in the sky. The object was described as being the size of a soccer ball, exhibiting a color-changing pattern that shifted from red to a bluish-green and back to red. The object moved from the North toward the Northwest, where it eventually stopped. The witness noted that the object was observed at an altitude of approximately 30 degrees above a hill ridge. The weather conditions at the time were described as clear and dark with calm winds. The report indicates that the witness was on duty and armed at the time of the observation. No photographic or radar evidence was recorded, and the report concludes without a formal explanation or final assessment from the evaluating agency.