Operação Prato
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The Operação Prato (Saucer Operation in English) was the first operation by the FAB (Força Aérea Brasileira) focused mainly on UFOs.
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[edit] History
[edit] Precedent events
In 1977, many UFOs were seen in the Brazilian city of Colares, Pará, and those UFOs allegedly caused injuries on the witnesses. Because of the scars found on witnesses, people would call them “Chupa Chupa” (literally Sucker-Sucker, not to be confused with the Chupacabra) .[1] The mayor of the city decided to ask for help from the Air Force, because people were getting pretty much scared, organizing night vigils and using fireworks to keep the lights away. [2]
[edit] The operation
The operation was commanded by Captain Uyrangê Bolivar Soares Nogueira de Hollanda Lima. [3] During the late 1977, several pictures of strange lights were taken by them.[4] In around four months, Uyrangê and his team managed to reestablish peace and order on the region. The operation was closed with no results. The official documents can be read here.
[edit] Uyrangê's interview and death
In 1997, two decades after the operation, Captain Uyrangê gave an interview to researches Ademar José Gevaerd (editor of UFO Magazine, founder and president of the CBPDV (Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas de Discos Voadores, or Brazilian Center of Flying Saucers Researches), national director of the Mutual UFO Network) and Marco Antônio Petit.[5] In this interview, he tells the experience he lived with his men. Some three months after the interview, he was found dead hanging on his own belt. [6] [7]
[edit] References
- ^ Operação Prato at Linha Direta
- ^ Opareção Prato at Ufo.com.br
- ^ Ufo.com.br - Brazilian Air Force Admits Investigation on UFOs
- ^ Ufo.com.br - UFOs Rondam a Amazônia – See pictures on the left of the page.
- ^ Ufo.com.br - UFOs Rondam a Amazônia
- ^ Ufo.com.br - Brazilian Air Force Admits Investigation on UFOs
- ^ Ufo.com.br - UFOs Rondam a Amazônia
[edit] External links
- Linha Direta’s page about the incident (Portuguese)
- Download the official documents of the operation (Portuguese)
- Operação Prato at Revista Vigília (Portuguese)
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