Informe Nº 127/400/88: 19º Congresso Internacional de Ufologia

This document, classified as 'CONFIDENCIAL' by the Brazilian Ministry of Aeronautics (SECINT), dated August 15, 1988, serves two primary purposes. First, it provides an intelligence briefing regarding the 19th International Ufology Congress scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro from September 3 to 7, 1988. The report outlines the event's logistics, including venue details at the Hotel Rio Othon Palace, registration costs, and a list of international speakers, such as Bob Pratys, J.J. Benyty, and Fabio Zerpa. The congress agenda is noted to cover topics ranging from sociological aspects of ufology to the 'Magestic 12' controversy. Second, the document contains field reports and questionnaires regarding UAP sightings by commercial pilots in October 1988. Specifically, it documents reports from pilots of VSP251 and VSP374, who observed luminous objects while in flight. The reports include technical details such as flight paths, altitude estimates (3000-4000 feet), and radar frequency data. The document concludes with personal data of the observers, such as Adalberto de Souza Assad and Roberto Costa, both identified as aeronauts, who provided their accounts of these sightings to the military authorities.