In May 1986, Brazil’s Air Force Minister, Octávio Júlio Moreira Lima, addressed a unique issue. He convened a press conference in Brasilia to recount a peculiar event. Five fighter jets had been deployed to chase 21 unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. Despite their best efforts, the jets failed to catch these elusive entities. Years later, […]
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