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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

UFO. Brazil

ID	#1599817697
Added	Fri, 11/09/2020
Author	July N.
Sources	thinkaboutitdocs.com Volume II, The UFO Evidence, A Thirty-Year Report, Richard Hall, (2001), page 131
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Research

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

09.08.1971

Location:

регион Минас-Жерайс (недалеко от Уберабы)

Brazil

Captain Vicente Lopez Buono, commanding an airline flight (Callsign PP-DHU) between Belo Horizonte and Uberaba (Brazil), on August 9, 1971 at 9: 00 am, reported that his plane followed a glowing orange disk (“like two circular pools, one on top of the other”) over a mountainous area for 20 minutes at an altitude of 2,400 meters (7,920 feet).

Sergeant Falcao, an Uberaba airport dispatcher, suggested that he investigate the object.

When the pilot tried to approach, the object maintained a constant distance, then suddenly increased speed and disappeared.

The incident occurred between the cities of Pratinha and Sacramento in the Minas Gerais region. Lopez Buono, a pilot for 24 years, said:

"I've never seen anything like this in my entire career as a pilot."

He testified to Sergeant Silvio Motte, commander of the Brazilian air force unit in Uberaba. 14

Original news

Date: August 9 1971
Location: Minas Gerais region (near Uberaba), Brazil
Time:
Summary: Capt. Vicente Lopes Buono, commanding an airline flight (call letters PP-DHU) between Belo Horizonte and Uberaba, Brazil, on August 9, 1971, at 9:00 a.m., reported that his plane was paced for 20 minutes at 2,400 meters (7,920 feet) altitude by a glowing orange disc (“like two round basins, one on top of the other”) over mountainous terrain. Sgt. Falcao, flight controller at Uberaba airport, suggested that he investigate the object. When the pilot tried to move closer, the object maintained a constant distance, then suddenly increased its speed and disappeared. The sighting occurred between the cities of Pratinha and Sacramento in the Minas Gerais region. Lopes Buono, a pilot for 24 years, said “I never saw anything like it in my entire career as a pilot.” He gave a statement to Sgt. Silvio Motta, commander of the Brazilian Air Force unit in Uberaba.14
Source: Volume II, The UFO Evidence, A Thirty-Year Report, Richard Hall, (2001), page 131

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