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Colares UFO Flap (Operation Prato)

Event date
1977 Oct 20
Location
Colares, Para, Brazil
Country
Brazil

Record summary

Residents of Colares island reported nightly visitations by luminous objects that directed beams causing burns and paralysis. The Brazilian Air Force launched Operation Prato, producing over 500 photographs and thousands of witness interviews before the investigation was classified.

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