The Night of the UFOs (Portuguese: A Noite dos OVNIs) refers to the events of May 19–20, 1986, when 21 unidentified aerial objects — some estimated at approximately 100 meters in diameter — were tracked by radar over four Brazilian states: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Goiás.
Key Facts
- The Brazilian Air Defense Operations Center (CINDACTA) tracked the objects on radar.
- The Brazilian Air Force scrambled F-5 and Mirage fighter jets to intercept; pilots reportedly observed the objects but could not close to weapons range.
- The incident is one of the most thoroughly documented mass-sighting events in South American history, with both radar and multiple pilot witnesses.
- Described at the June 2022 Brazilian Senate UAP hearing by researcher Jackson Camargo (see src-brazil-uap-senate-hearings-2026).
Related Pages
- src-brazil-uap-senate-hearings-2026
- brazil
- nuclear-uap-correlation — Brazil’s documented pattern of UAP activity