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Unidentified Flying Objects Reported Over Angola

📅 December 10, 1966 📍 En route from Beira, Mozambique to Luanda, Angola 🏛 Department of State 📄 Airgram
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A TAP flight crew and passengers reported observing two orange, maneuvering objects for 20 minutes over Angola on December 10, 1966. TAP Headquarters later concluded the observation did not prove the existence of flying objects.

This Department of State airgram, dated December 23, 1966, details a reported sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena over Angola. On the weekend of December 10, 1966, passengers and crew aboard a Transportes Aereos Portugueze (TAP) flight traveling from Beira, Mozambique, to Luanda, Angola, observed two 'flying saucers.' The captain of the aircraft, Commandant Kata Es Loureiro, was alerted to the objects and observed them personally. According to the report, the objects exhibited an orange glow and performed swift maneuvers, including dives and climbs, while accompanying the aircraft for approximately 20 minutes. Upon landing in Luanda, the captain contacted the Luanda Control Tower, which confirmed that there was no other air traffic in the area at the time. The incident received local press coverage, during which witnesses, including the captain, described the objects. Following the reports, TAP Headquarters conducted a preliminary investigation. On December 13, the company issued a statement concluding that the phenomena observed did not constitute demonstrable proof of flying objects.

there is no reason to consider that the phenomena observed constitute demonstrable proof of flying objects.

Official Assessment

there is no reason to consider that the phenomena observed constitute demonstrable proof of flying objects.

TAP Headquarters issued a statement following a preliminary investigation concluding that the observed phenomena did not constitute proof of flying objects.

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