REF: UAP/1970s/118Unexplained
1977-1978
Colares / Operation Prato (Operacao Prato)
Colares, Para · Brazil·Military investigation of injurious lights·1970s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Residents reported beams ('chupa-chupa') causing burns/puncture marks; Brazilian Air Force sent Capt. Uyrange Hollanda's team which logged/photographed phenomena for months; files later declassified.
§ BWitnesses
Dozens of injured residents; Dr. Wellaide Cecim Carvalho (treating physician); BAF team
§ CEvidence & Documentation
~500 pages + photos/films of Operation Prato (declassified 2000s); Hollanda 1997 interview
§ DOfficial Investigation
Brazilian Air Force Operation Prato (1977)
§ EStatus Assessment
Officially documented, unexplained; Hollanda's 1997 suicide fuels lore
§ FVerifiable Sources
Declassified Operacao Prato files (Brazilian National Archives); J. Vallee 'Confrontations'; 'Moment of Contact' (2022 doc)
§ GCross-referenced cases6
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