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This Project Blue Book file from the USAF, released via The Black Vault, covers the 16 January 1958 sighting at Trindade Island. Its record card says two Rio de Janeiro newspapers printed photos of an alleged flying saucer taken from a Brazilian naval ship, and that ONI analysis judged them a hoax. The file also holds galley proofs from a Menzel book arguing the Barauna photographs were faked, plus APRO Bulletin and NICAP material.
“Rio de Janeiro”8 pages
ROB MERCERQuestion regarding the release of information to Ral ph Rankow on the Saldahana photos. PQI NTS TO BE CONSIDERED: ~ Rankow. Represents NICAP , and is a photographer, not a photo interpreter. a) NICAP's position, as per the attached t wo it ems taken from"UFO EVIDENCE". b) Rankow, as a member of NICAP,will use any information presented to him to discredit th e Air Force , if possible . 69lllgressional inquiry . Will Rankm,r contact congresK1 a) If g iven th e ONI r eport, only if the information can be considered as detrimental to t he Air Force, and in this case probably ~ anyway claiming that the Air Force should not eegard the photos as a hoax (based on the ONI analysis) without having examined the negatives themselves. b) Pr obably yes, if not given the fiNI report char g ing that the Air Force is witho lding information, and tr y to force the informatio n tnrough congress. c) No matter what the Air Force does in t his case the ONI report will be used against us , either as a charge of witholding information or as a charge of incorrect evaluation, (NICAP's position, not the Air Forces) or rath e r no evaluation at all, since we accepted the Navy r eport. 0. RELEASE O~ ;!" HE ONI REPORT: .~- fU::fNl-T ~ f--;'lq \&b 1 1 Gi . e €tlC ........ll:i-I-&J4!:f:-tig=of - liff&'Fi'lla:t=ronc: i - :;::JJ"1:'tC.C k:rE pxT1- iOffit. I don't feel that the congressional membe r would release the report ""~ without approval of the State Department knowing its contents . Rankow ~ ould then accuse the congressman of wi tholding that part of the report not r elating to the UFO or ac cept his word that all UFO info rmation had been released.
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