E-006710LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Joinville Varig Pacing Disc and Electrical Failure
August 14, 1957Near Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
A Varig C-47 crew reported a luminous domed saucer pacing and crossing the aircraft; while it hovered nearby, the engines coughed, cabin lights dimmed and normal electrical operation reportedly returned after it moved away.
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“A Varig C-47 crew reported a luminous domed saucer pacing and crossing the aircraft; while it hovered nearby, the engines coughed, cabin lights dimmed and normal electrical operation reportedly returned after it moved away.”
“Captain Jorge Campos Araujo described an intense green-glowing cupola and less-intense yellow base. Hall treats the electrical effects as temporally associated, not instrumentally demonstrated causation.”
“Hall introduces Section X as a survey intended to show that UFO reports, official investigations and private study groups were international rather than uniquely American.”
“Hall contrasts Argentina and Brazil with the United States, characterizing their treatment of UFO reports as comparatively open and citing military/civilian investigation activity.”
SRC-002107 · Argentina and Brazil official-attitude survey; uploaded PDF pp. 229-232
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“Hall quotes an Argentine investigation conclusion that testimony of naval aviation personnel indicated the existence of an abnormal luminous phenomenon during the 1962 wave.”