LOCATION FILE
Trindade Island — the photographs of 16 January 1958
FOLLOWIlha da Trindade, Espírito Santo
DIRECTIONS →No public access. Do not trespass: it is illegal and can be dangerous.
OVERVIEW
At noon on 16 January 1958 the Brazilian ship Almirante Saldanha, taking part in International Geophysical Year projects, was preparing to leave Trindade Island. Captain Viegas, on deck with scientists and crew, saw a flying object with a ring around it like Saturn; everyone on deck reportedly saw it at the same time.
HISTORY
The object came in from the east, flew toward the island's Pico Desejado, made a steep turn and left quickly to the northwest. The photographer Almiro Baraúna was asked to photograph it and, from the quarterdeck, said he had.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
The source used here records the sighting and the photographs as reported and does not settle them. More sources on this case are wanted — the Navy's own record and the later examination of the photographs — before it says more.
VISITING
A remote island held by a Brazilian Navy garrison; not a place to visit.
SITE PLAN
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EXTERNAL RESOURCES
INVESTIGATION RECORD
0 GROUPS · 0 VISITS
No group has logged an investigation here yet.
HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
SIGN IN TO CONTRIBUTENo cited entries yet. Deeds, newspaper reports, census lines, photographs, ledgers — anything with a source.
COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
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GROUP FINDINGS