Compilation of UFO/UAP Reports and Correspondence — 1979

This document collection comprises a series of administrative communications, reports, and internal records from the Brazilian Ministry of Aeronautics, specifically involving the regional commands (COMAR) and the central intelligence agency (CISA) during 1979. The primary focus is the collection, documentation, and forwarding of reports concerning Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (OVNI). The records include formal correspondence from commanders, such as Major Brigadier Stenison Machado de Carvalho of the II COMAR and Major Brigadier Protásio Lopes de Oliveira of the I COMAR, regarding the transmission of UFO sighting logs and press clippings to the central staff. The reports detail various sightings across Brazil, including incidents in Xique-Xique, Acari, and Anápolis. Witnesses, including civilians and military personnel, describe objects with varying characteristics, such as bright lights, rapid movements, and silent flight. Some reports mention radar sightings and the involvement of local press. The collection also contains a questionnaire from NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena) regarding UFO reporting procedures, indicating an interest in standardized data collection. The administrative nature of these documents highlights the Brazilian military's systematic approach to monitoring and archiving these phenomena, often involving the forwarding of information to intelligence centers for further assessment. The documents also contain personal accounts, such as that of Antônio Carlos de Martins Mello, who reported an object that appeared to respond to his hand gestures, and Laerte Silva Aguiar, who reported a sighting in Brasília. These records serve as a historical archive of the Brazilian government's engagement with the subject of UFOs during the late 1970s.