1986
HALL V · May 19, 1986
The Official Brazilian UFO Night
Twenty radar contacts, six fighter scrambles
Southeastern Brazilian airspace
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On the night of May 19, 1986, civilian and military radar tracked more than twenty unidentified objects across southeastern Brazil. The Brazilian Air Force scrambled three Mirage IIIs and three F-5s from São Paulo and Anápolis. The aircraft achieved visual and radar contact but were unable to intercept. Three days later, Aeronautics Minister Brigadier Octávio Moreira Lima held a public press conference acknowledging the events.
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