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UFO-1958-017 · UFOs & UAPs

Trindade Island photographs

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The case record

What was reported?

Almiro Baraúna photographed a disc-like object during a Brazilian naval expedition near Trindade Island.

Reported date
16 Jan 1958
Witnesses
Photographer / naval personnel · Multiple
Investigation
Brazilian Navy interest

Evidence in the record

Photographseyewitness testimony

Photographs; eyewitness testimony

Competing explanations

Official and research context

No definitive identification

Conventional explanations

Hoax or photographic manipulation proposed

Arguments that remain contested

Authenticity and witness corroboration remain contested

Locations & timeline

Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.

  1. Primary reference location

    Offshore / island vicinity during Brazilian Navy expedition

    Trindade Island

    Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 10 km

    -20.514°, -29.331° · point · High

Record notes

Use island/offshore point.

Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.

Original dataset status: Unresolved / disputed

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