Official - Brasilian military reports:

Operation saucer, 1977:

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AERONAUTICS
FIRST REGIONAL AIR COMMAND

OPERATION SAUCER

1. SUBJET	:	UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOs)
2. LOCATION	:	COLARES - PA
3. MISSION	:	ORAL ORDERS GIVEN BY THE CHIEF OF A-2

I - OPERATIONAL PART

OPERATIONAL TEAM

ERNESTO (E)SMITH (E)

MEANS

TRANSPORTATION	-	Unmarked car.
COMUNICATIONS	-	Portable CRT radio
PHOTOGRAPHY	-	MINOLTA SRT 101, teleobjective, ZOOM 100/200mm, NIKON F. Teleobjective ROKKOR 1.200 mm f-5.6 YASCHIKA [YASHIKA] ELE- TRO, Teleobjective 400 mm f-6.3, Motion camera S-8 CANON AUTO ZOOM 514.
OPTICS	-	5x binoculars and meteorology teodolite
FINANCES	-	Oral instructions.

ON NOV 25, 77

17:00 P - Left from Belem, went through

22:00 P [...] on location (Colares). Contact with [...]

[...] - [...] a low luminous body [...]

[...]

MINISTERIO DA AERONAUTICA
PRIMERO COMANDO AERRO REGIONAL

OPERACAO PRATO

1. ASSUNTO	:	OBJETOS VOLADORES NAO IDENTIFICADOS (OVNI's)
2. LOCAL	:	COLARES - PA
3. MISSAO	:	PROCEDIMENTO DE ACORDO CON AS ORIGINA VERBAIS RECOR- DAS DO SR CHEFE DO A-2

I - PARTE OPERACIONAL

EQUIPE OPERACIONAL

ERNESTO (E)SMITH (E)

METOS

TRANSPORTE	-	Viatura Descaracterizada.
COMUNICACAO	-	Transreceptores Portateis CRT
FOTOGRAFICO	-	MINOLTA SRT 101, Tele-Objectiva, ZOOM 100/200mm, NIKON F. Tele-Objectiva ROKKOR 1.200 mm f-5.6 YASCHIKA [YASHIKA] ELE- TRO, Teleobjectiva 400 mm f-6.3, Fil- madora S-8 CANON AUTO ZOOM 514.
OTICO	-	Binoculo x5 e Teodolito meteorologico
FIANCEIRO	-	Verba Operacional.

DATA 25 Nov 77

17:00 P - Deslocamento de Belém, passagem em

22:00 P [...] en Local (Colares). contato [...]

[...] - [...] de Corpo Luminesco a baixa [...]

[...]

[1] PA is the code for the ragion of Para, in the Amazon delta, where Bélem and Colares are located. Brazil is divided in 27 regions.

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