Brazil Air Force Opens UFO Files to Civilian Researchers

The Brazilian Air Force officially received civilian UFO researchers and committed to releasing classified documents related to UFO investigations, including materials from the 1977 Operation Saucer in the state of Para. Over 1,400 pages of military records were initially released, with further tranches following over subsequent years. In 2009, Ordinance 551/GC3 formalised a protocol requiring the military to transfer UFO-related records to the National Archives annually, making Brazil the only country with a mandatory annual disclosure policy.