MARCH 23rd, 2001. Time: 03:30 pm. Duration: 1h30m. In Catalão, State of Goiás, several people observed a round silver UFO with varying brightness, in a stationary position near the city of Ipameri *[Goiás, which is, from Catalão’s perspective, in the same direction of the city of Anápolis [GO] and near Paracatu [MG], where similar objects were also seen in the same day at very close times see cases of files ARX.0.0.602, ARX.0.0.603 and in Brasília 2 days later ARX.0.0.604]*. According to the witness, the sighting lasted about an hour and thirty minutes under good visibility conditions, with some clouds being observed near the object.
Cf. ARQUIVO NACIONAL (Brasil). Sistema de Informações do Arquivo Nacional (SIAN). Fundo ‘Objeto Voador Não Identificado (OVNI)’. Código de Referência BR DFANBSB ARX.0.0.601. “Questionário sobre avistamento de ovni na cidade de Catalão, Goiás”. Brasília, DF. 1952 a 2015. Último acesso realizado em 27/05/2020.
The BRAZILIAN UFO ARCHIVES website is a private initiative and IS NOT endorsed or sponsored by the Arquivo Nacional do Brasil [see our ‘Info’ page]. *THE ORIGINAL FILE WITH THE CASE REFERRED TO IN THIS TEXT CAN BE FOUND IN THE DOCUMENTAL COLLECTION OF “ARQUIVO NACIONAL DO BRASIL, LOCATED IN THE “OBJETO VOADOR NÃO IDENTIFICADO (OVNI)” FUND, UNDER THE REFERENCE CODE [“Código de Referência”] MENTIONED ABOVE. HERE IS THE LINK TO SEARCH THEIR WEBSITE
