02 · LORE
551 FILES·LAST 1D AGO
Latin America1977-10-20civilian claim

Operação Prato

Between August and December 1977, the Brazilian Air Force secretly deployed a six-man team to Colares, Pará, after hundreds of fishing-community residents reported beam-emitting lights that left radiation-like burns and puncture wounds. Captain Uyrangê Hollanda's Operação Prato produced more than 500 photographs and 16 hours of film, then was immediately classified.

Between August and December 1977, the Brazilian Air Force secretly deployed a six-man team to Colares, Pará, after hundreds of fishing-community residents reported beam-emitting lights that left radiation-like burns and puncture wounds.

Brief

Between August and December 1977, the Brazilian Air Force secretly deployed a six-man team to Colares, Pará, after hundreds of fishing-community residents reported beam-emitting lights that left radiation-like burns and puncture wounds. Captain Uyrangê Hollanda's Operação Prato produced more than 500 photographs and 16 hours of film, then was immediately classified. Locals called the phenomena 'chupa-chupa' (sucker-sucker). Physician Wellaide Cecim Carvalho treated dozens of burn victims at the Colares health clinic, describing wounds unlike any conventional injury pattern. Hollanda gave a candid interview to UFO researchers in 1997, then died three months later in disputed circumstances. The files were partially released in 2004 and more fully in 2009 under Brazil's declassification ordinance.

Metadata

Date
1977-10-20
Year
1977
Location
Colares, Pará, Brazil
Region
Latin America
Status
confirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
Colares 1977 to 1978: From UAP flap to military investigation and filled hospital beds
Source type
html
Sources
2

Key Points

  • Between August and December 1977, the Brazilian Air Force secretly deployed a six-man team to Colares, Pará, after hundreds of fishing-community residents reported beam-emitting lights that left radiation-like burns and puncture wounds.
  • Captain Uyrangê Hollanda's Operação Prato produced more than 500 photographs and 16 hours of film, then was immediately classified.
  • Locals called the phenomena 'chupa-chupa' (sucker-sucker).
  • Physician Wellaide Cecim Carvalho treated dozens of burn victims at the Colares health clinic, describing wounds unlike any conventional injury pattern.

Most Interesting

  • Between August and December 1977, the Brazilian Air Force secretly deployed a six-man team to Colares, Pará, after hundreds of fishing-community residents reported beam-emitting lights that left radiation-like burns and puncture wounds.
  • Captain Uyrangê Hollanda's Operação Prato produced more than 500 photographs and 16 hours of film, then was immediately classified.
  • Hollanda gave a candid interview to UFO researchers in 1997, then died three months later in disputed circumstances.

Timeline

  1. 1977-10-20 · Encounter

    Between August and December 1977, the Brazilian Air Force secretly deployed a six-man team to Colares, Pará, after hundreds of fishing-community residents reported beam-emitting lights that left radiation-like burns and puncture wounds.

  2. 2024 · Source record

    Colares 1977 to 1978: From UAP flap to military investigation and filled hospital beds is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

Sources

Connected Encounters

Related topics

SharePostReddit