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Brazilian Air Force intelligence chief lectures officers on flying saucers

Name: Brazilian Air Force intelligence chief lectures officers on flying saucers
Start: 1954
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

When: 1954
Where: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sources: 1 public source

Col. Joao Adil de Oliveira, described as head of Brazilian Air Force intelligence, gave a lecture on flying saucers to military officers and officials. Brazilian researcher Olavo Fontes reported that he called the objects real, worth military study, and of unknown origin.

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OtherFlying Saucers Are Real (Olavo Fontes, Flying Saucer Review, May 1956) (opens in a new tab)Project 1947 / 1956-05

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