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This FAB CENDOC file, released through The Black Vault, holds material from 1978. Part of it is an issue of International UFO Reporter, edited by J. Allen Hynek, with a long report on the October 21, 1978 disappearance of pilot Fred Valentich over Bass Strait. That report includes his radio transcript, the search, and the competing explanations. The file also has a Brazilian newspaper clipping and a Fourth Regional Air Command investigation of a July 1978 landing report by eleven-year-old Dalton Legnaioli in Penha, São Paulo.
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Questionnaire - G. P. Putnam's UFO Encyclopedia by Margaret Sachs and Ernest Jahn ## PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT What is your government's official opinion regarding UFO's (unidentified flying objects)? The Brazilian government has not an official position regarding UFO's. Is there any official group or department within the government or armed forces specifically appointed to deal with UFO's and, if so, please give details: The Brazilian Air Force has a Service appointed to deal with UFO's. The Air Force position related to this matter is merely of an observer. Are there any civilian organizations and/or individuals involved in UFO research in your country and, if so, please give their names and addresses if available: See Anex I When were UFO sightings first reported in your country? With this character, about 1947 Have their been reports of UFO sightings in your country in the past 30 years and, if so, in what quantity (average estimates): - none - 1-50 per annum - 50-100 per annum - 100-500 per annum - 500-1,000 per annum - over 1,000 per annum Are UFO's currently being reported in your country and, if so, in what quantity (average estimates): - none - 1-50 per annum - 50-100 per annum - 100-500 per annum - 500-1,000 per annum - over 1,000 per annum Has there been any period of concentrated sightings and, if so, when? Starting in July, 1978, after the presentation by cinema of a picture depicting some appearances and the TV series "Project U.F.O." Have UFO's been observed in your country by military personnel and/or government officials? The UFO's observations include all kind of personnel. What is the term or terms employed in your country's language (if other than English) to denote: "unidentified flying object": OVNI - non identified flying object "UFO": "flying saucer": Disco Voador Additional comments: None Additional comments: None
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