REF: UAP/1980s/141Unexplained
1986-05-19
Brazilian 'Official Night of the UFOs'
Sao Paulo/Rio corridor · Brazil·Multiple military intercepts·1980s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
~21 objects tracked by radar; Brazilian AF scrambled 5+ fighters (F-5s, Mirages) which chased radar-confirmed objects that accelerated away; Air Minister discussed openly on TV.
§ BWitnesses
Fighter pilots; CINDACTA radar controllers; Air Min. Octavio Moreira Lima
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Radar data; official press conference 5/23/86; declassified BAF reports
§ DOfficial Investigation
Brazilian Air Force investigation
§ EStatus Assessment
Officially unexplained; documented state acknowledgment
§ FVerifiable Sources
Brazilian AF declassified files; Kean (2010); contemporaneous Globo coverage
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1984-09-07🌐 USSR
Aeroflot Flight 8352 (Minsk case)
Airliner crew sighting with health claims
1986-11-17🇺🇸 USA (airspace)
Japan Air Lines 1628 (Capt. Terauchi)
Airliner + FAA radar case
1987-11-11🇺🇸 USA
Gulf Breeze sightings (Ed Walters)
Photographic series (contested)
1987-12-01🇬🇧 UK
Ilkley Moor photograph
Entity photograph (contested)
1988-01-20🇦🇺 Australia
Knowles family Nullarbor chase
Vehicle-lifting claim
1957-10-16🇧🇷 Brazil
Antonio Villas Boas abduction claim
Abduction claim (first widely documented)