OVNI witnessed by police in the Papuda region in 1991

Summary

In April 1991, a group of military police in the Federal District of Brazil reported observing an unidentified flying object (UFO) in the Papuda region. The incident occurred on April 11 and was documented by the Ufological Study Group (GEU) of the Nucleus for the Study of Paranormal Phenomena at the University of Brasilia (UnB). The main witnesses were Lieutenant Jorge Luiz Fideles Damasceno and Soldier Reinaldo Sergio Oliveira, who described an elliptical, luminous object with unusual movement. The GEU conducted a detailed investigation, including interviews with other officers and a review of meteorological data and communications with institutions such as the Social Communication Center of the Ministry of Aeronautics and the Brazilian Air Command and Defense Nucleus (NUCONDABRA).

The investigation revealed that the witnesses were highly credible individuals and that the incident was not isolated, but part of a series of previous sightings in the area. Despite contradictions and the lack of conclusive physical evidence, the case remains a topic of interest for ufologists due to the consistency of the testimonies and the inability to explain the phenomenon with conventional objects.