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UFO case file · UFO-CDB-0339

COMDABRA register: Rio de Janeiro, RJ (1988-10-03) — 1988-10-03

Brazil1988-10-03

Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

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Case description

The register chronology places this occurrence on 1988-10-03. The Brazilian Air Force COMDABRA register includes an occurrence at Rio de Janeiro, RJ on 1988-10-03. The table lists 23:45 Zulu (UTC). Its observation field records unaided visual observation. The observer field is recorded as "06/SECINT". This is a short tabular source account from the declassified statistical register updated on 9 February 2001, which lists 662 occurrences. The introduction states that its cases were not scientifically investigated and could not be considered confirmed; missing or unclear details were marked "Não Consta" (not recorded). The table does not provide a full witness narrative. Source: Brazilian National Archives, BR DFANBSB ARX.0.0.719, PDF page 112. The row identifier BR-ARX719-ROW-0339 is an Atlas transcription locator, not an official incident number. The map uses the GeoNames locality centroid, not the precise reported observation point.

Recorded details

Witnesses
06/SECINT
Coordinate precision
GeoNames locality centroid; not precise event position
Date precision
Day supported by primary row; year/month reconstructed from register chronology

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