ANBRMay 1, 1952Arquivo Nacional — Envelope 01

Barra da Tijuca disc photographs, Rio de Janeiro (1952)

Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Summary

In May 1952, photographer Ed Keffel produced a sequence of disc photographs at Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, published by the magazine O Cruzeiro and widely circulated. This envelope folds the case into Brazil's official archive. The underlying photographs are press-origin material and their authenticity is debated.

Key highlights

The report includes photographs of a disc-shaped object.p.1
“que voava latevelwmemfe ...”
There are references to the object's visibility and characteristics.p.5
“va preta bem wisive/. Risces”
Observations mention the object's inclination relative to the horizon.p.14
“Inclinagao do disco como horizonte.”

Source

Arquivo Nacional — Brazil
via Arquivo Nacional (Brazil), via Internet Archive
Arquivo Nacional (Brazil) / Força Aérea Brasileira
Public records released by Brazil's National Archive.

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