Case: Trindade Island UFO
Timeline: January 16, 1958
Location: Trindade Island, Brazil
Map: Google UFO Map
Type: Daylight sighting by multiple witnesses.
Classification: DD (see about classification)
VCM: (Verg Credibility Matrix): Pending
VAM: (Verg Abduction Matrix): N/A
Source: UFOEvidence.org, By Jerry Clark (Center for UFO Studies)
Synopsis: In October 1957 the Brazilian Navy set up a small scientific base on the
unoccupied island, where oceanographic and meteorological research
would be conducted in connection with the International Geophysical
Year. Starting early the next month, instrument-bearing weather balloons
were launched daily. They were designed to explode in the upper
atmosphere, releasing the instrument packages which would parachute to
earth to be retrieved by the researchers. By the end of the month base
personnel were reporting silvery UFOs which seemed to be monitoring the
balloons’ movements.
Trindade Island UFO Photo
Trindade Island UFO Trajectory
Almirante Saldanha Ship
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