INFORMATION TO ANSWER CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY (Brazil, 1975) // UFOs //

[Terry W. Colvin]

P 121310Z AUG 75
FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 884
INFO AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO PRIORITY
AMCONSUL SAO PAULO PRIORITY
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UNCLAS LIMITED OFFICIAL USE BRASILIA 7017
E. O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: OTRA, BR
SUBJ: INFORMATION TO ANSWER CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY
REF: STATE 184808
1. EMBASSY SCIATT HAS UNCOVERED FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO
REFERENCE QUERY. NEWS REPORTS STATE THAT FIRST INTER-AMERICAN CONGRESS
ON UFO STUDIES TO BE HELD SECOND WEEK IN SEPTEMBER IN SAO PAULO
(NOT CURITIBA, AS CITED PARA TWO REFERENCE). CONGRESS ORGANIZED BY
PROF. FLAVIO PEREIRA, PRES. OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE INVESTIGATION
OF UFO'S, WHICH BASED IN SAO PAULO. CONGRESS WILL CONSIST OF TWO
SESSIONS, ONE PUBLIC AND ONE CLOSED SESSION FOR MILITARY OFFICERS.
LATTER SESSION REPORTEDLY ORGANIZED BY GEN. (RET.) MOACYR DE MENDONCA
UCHOA AND UFO DIVISION OF BAF/FOURTH AIR ZONE (ADDRESS--PRACA PROF.
OSWALDO DE VINENZIO NO. 200, SAO PAULO). SAO PAULO BEING REQUESTED
TO VERIFY CONGRESS SITE.
2. UCHOA IS RETIRED ARMY OFFICER WHO HAS LONG BEEN INTERESTED IN
UFO STUDIES. HE IS ALSO FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF PRIVATE SOCIAL
STUDIES FACULTY IN BRASILIA, UNIAO PIONEIRA DE ESTUDOS SOCIAIS.
MILGP AND DEFATT RECORDS COULD PROVIDE NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON
UCHOA.
3. EMBASSY HAS CONFIRMED DR. HYNEK IS SCHEDULED TO PRESENT ADDRESS
ON UFO'S AT 0930 ON SEPTEMBER 10 IN THE NEREURAMOS AUDITORIUM,
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. ACCORDING TO JOURNAL DO BRASIL, DR. HYNEK IS
SCHEDULED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE CHAMBER'S COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY.
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