Sighting
Trindade Island Photographs
Photographer Almiro Baraúna, aboard a Brazilian Navy ship, took a series of photographs of a Saturn-shaped object over Trindade Island.
- Date
- 16 January 1958
- Location
- Trindade Island, South Atlantic · Brazil
- Witnesses
- Military, Civilian
- Evidence
- Photo, Official documents
What was reported
Several people on deck reportedly saw the object, and the Navy developed the negatives on board. Brazil's president later authorized release of the images to the press.
Official and public statements
Brazilian Navy officials released the photographs to the press with the authorization of President Juscelino Kubitschek. Writer Donald Menzel stated that Baraúna had previously produced trick photographs.
References
Source: Wikipedia