Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (the Condon Report, complete, three volumes)

most ;'=amous bits of physical evidence in UFO lore - - \~ere generouslr
loaned t'J '.:.he Colorado proj ect by Jim and Coral Lorenzen of APRO for
analysis.
The story which associated these fragmerlt-~, with an UFO is even more
tenuous than most UFO reports, since the observers could never be
identified or contacted because of the illegibi~ity of the signature o~
the letter which described the event. According to th~ account by
Olavo T. Fontes, M.D., a Rio de Janeiro society columnist wrote, under
the heading, "A Fragment From a Flying Disc"
We received the letter: "lJear Mr. Ibrahim Sued. As
a faithful reader of your column and your admirer, I wish to
give you something of the highest interest to a newspaperman,
about the flying discs. If you believe that they are reul,
of f~ourse. I didn't belie've anything said or published about
them. But just a few days ago I was forced to change my mind.
I was fishing together with some friends, at a place close to
the town of Ubatuba, Sao Paulo. when I sigh ... ed a flying disc.
It approached the beach at unbelievable speed and an accident,
i.e. a crash into the sea seemed imminent. At the last moment,
however, when it was almost striking the waters. it made a
sharp turr upward anJ climbed rapidly on a fantastic impulse.
We followed the spectacle with rn.r eyes, startled, when we
saw the disc explode in flames. It disintl3grated into thou-
sands of fiery fragments, which foll sparkling with magnificent
brightness. They looked like firework5, despite the time of
the accident, at noon, i. e, at midday. Most of ... hese fragments,
almost RII, fell into the sea. But a number of small pieces
fell close to the beach and we picked up a large amount of
this material - which was as light as paper. I am enclosing
a sample of 1. t. I don't know anyone that could be trusted to
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most ;oamous bits of physical evidence in UFO lore -- \~ere generou51~'
loaned t"J ',-ite Colorado project by Jim and Coral Lorenzen of APRO for
analysis.
The story which associated these fTagmerj"~, wi th an liFO is even more
tenuous than most UFO reports, since the observers could neve, be
identified or contacted because of the illegibility of the signature oa
the letter which described the event. According to thA account by
Olavo T. Fontes, ~I.D., a Rio de Janeiro society columnist wrot(~ .• under
the heading, "A Fragment From a Flying Disc"
We received the letter: "Dear Mr. Ibrahim Sued. As
a faithful reader of your column and your admirer, I wish to
give YOIl something of the highest interest to a newspaperman,
about the flying discs. If you believe that they are real,
of f~ourse, I didn't believe anything said or published about
them. But just a few days ago I was forced to change my mind.
I was fishing together with some friends, at a place close to
the town of Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, when I sighcccI a flying disc.
It approached the beach at unbelievable speed and an accident,
i. e. a crash into the sea seemed imminent. At the last moment,
however, when it was almost striking the waters, it made a
sharp tur!' upward anJ climbed rapidly on a fantastic impulse.
We followetl the spectacle with 01,1' eyes, startled, when we
saw the disc explode in flames. It disint"grated into thou-
sand~ of fiery fragments, wInch foll sparkUng wi.th magnificent
brightness. They looked like fireworks, despite the time of
the accident, at noon, i. e. at mid~ay. Most of .hese fragments,
almost All, fell into the sea. But a number of small pieces
fell close to the beach and we picked up a large amount of
this material - which was as light as paper. am enclosing
a sample of it. I don't know anyone that could be trusted to
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