{"type":"events","slug":"1977-colares-ufo-sightings","title":"Colares UFO Sightings","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1977-colares-ufo-sightings","description":"Residents of Colares, Brazil reported aggressive luminous objects in 1977, prompting a secret military investigation","date":"1977-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Wave"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":6,"lat":-0.722,"lng":-48.284,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Fear on the Amazon coast\n\nDozens of islanders near Colares claimed small glowing craft fired beams that caused injuries. Local doctor Wellaide Carvalho treated burns and helped document witness statements.\n\n## [Operation Prato](/programs/operation-prato) records\n\nThe Brazilian Air Force launched [Operation Prato](/programs/operation-prato) to photograph and track the lights. Hundreds of pages of documents and images were later declassified, showing serious official interest. [^1][^2][^3][^4][^5]\n\n[^1]: [Registros de Observacoes de OVNI, BR DFANBSB ARX 184 (Arquivo Nacional)](https://imagem.sian.an.gov.br/acervo/derivadas/BR_DFANBSB_ARX/0/0/0184/BR_DFANBSB_ARX_0_0_0184_d0001de0009.pdf)\n[^2]: [Oficio do I COMAR encaminhando Registros de Observacoes de OVNI, BR DFANBSB ARX 197 (Arquivo Nacional)](https://imagem.sian.an.gov.br/acervo/derivadas/BR_DFANBSB_ARX/0/0/0197/BR_DFANBSB_ARX_0_0_0197_d0001de0001.pdf)\n[^3]: [Informe do I COMAR sobre vazamento do relatorio da primeira missao, BR DFANBSB ARX 322 (Arquivo Nacional)](https://imagem.sian.an.gov.br/acervo/derivadas/BR_DFANBSB_ARX/0/0/0322/BR_DFANBSB_ARX_0_0_0322_d0001de0002.pdf)\n[^4]: [Operacao Prato SNI documents archive (Fernando Rodrigues/UOL)](https://download.uol.com.br/fernandorodrigues/ovnis/1977-OperacaoPrato-SNI.pdf)\n[^5]: [Operacao Prato: documentos oficiais liberados e vazados](https://operacaoprato.com/documentos-oficiais)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"locations","slug":"colares-brazil","title":"Colares Brazil","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/colares-brazil"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1977-colares-ufo-sightings","title":"Colares UFO Sightings","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/1977-colares-ufo-sightings","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Residents of Colares"],"evidence":["documents"]}