Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Relatório No 1 (Period 8/6 to 1/7 of 1969)
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A field report from 1969 detailing a UFO sighting in Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil, by a group of observers using 8mm film equipment. The report concludes that the captured footage could not be explained by known celestial bodies.
This report, authored by Professor Angelo Heleodoro dos Santos, details a UFO observation conducted between June 9 and July 1, 1969, in the Bebedouro region of Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil. The group of observers, which included a military officer and an attorney, traveled to the farm of Colonel Aristides Salgado following reports of strange phenomena. On the morning of June 9, at approximately 03:30, the group began their observation. At 05:20, a farm hand named José Honório alerted the group to a red object. The object appeared to be the size of a star and remained stationary for 30 seconds before moving slowly in a horizontal, north-south direction. Later, at 05:40, a second object was observed moving horizontally at a speed estimated to be that of a transcontinental airplane, eventually following an elliptical trajectory before disappearing. The observers utilized a Crown-8mm camera with AGFA-100 ASA film. The film was developed by Caubi de Alencar. The report concludes that, based on consultations with technical experts in photography and cinematography, the objects captured on film could not be identified as any known celestial body. The observers noted that they were subjected to intense cold during the event, which caused eye irritation and tremors while filming. The document includes a hand-drawn sketch of the observation site and the movement of the objects.
Nota importante: informando-nos com técnicos especializados em fotografia e cinematografia, realizando experiências nós mesmos, chegamos à conclusão seguinte: Com a filmadora e objetivas que usamos, carregada com um filme preto e branco AGFA-100 asa, DE FORMA ALGUMA outro corpo celeste conhecido, exceto a lua, impressionaria a película.
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Official Assessment
The observers concluded that with the film and lenses used, no known celestial body could have been captured on the film.
Witnesses
- Angelo Heleodoro dos SantosProf.
- José HonórioVaqueiro
- Afonso PelusoEstudante
- Alcebíades Schmtis de CastroOficialPMMG
- Zildo Heleodoro dos SantosAdvogado
Key Persons
- Aristides SalgadoColonel, owner of the farm where the observation took place
- Geraldo SoaresCouncilman in Lagoa Santa
- Caubi de AlencarPerson responsible for developing the film
- José AntonioSoldier of the PMMG
- José LuizGuard at Col. Aristides' farm