MARCH 20th, 1996. Time: 19h30. Duration: ongoing at the moment of the report. In the Ideal neighborhood, in Novo Hamburgo, State of Rio Grande do Sul, on a cloudy sky night with no visible stars, several people observed with the naked eye a stationary UFO “larger than an airplane” and an “almost oval shape with lights on its side”. The unidentified flying object was “shiny white” and its altitude could not be estimated by the witnesses. There were no reports of observed condensation trails or photographs taken of the sighting.
Cf. ARQUIVO NACIONAL (Brasil). Sistema de Informações do Arquivo Nacional (SIAN). Fundo ‘Objeto Voador Não Identificado (OVNI)’. Código de Referência BR DFANBSB ARX.0.0.419. “Questionário sobre a ocorrência de objeto voador na região de Novo Hamburgo, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul”. Brasília, DF. 1952 a 2015. Último acesso realizado em 27/05/2020.
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