- The explosion of an unidentified flying object (UFO)
in northern Brazil on Sunday morning and made known today shall be investigated
by scientific and police authorities, according to local radio.
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- In Brasilia, accoring to the El Dorado radio station,
National Secretary of Defense Jorge Pimentel advised local residents to
avoid contact with the object's remains.
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- The metallic parts of the object were scattered over
the municipalities of Barras, Batalha and Piacurcuca in the northern state
of Piaui, where residents heard a loud report and saw a sudden light in
the sky,accoring to broadcast reports.
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- The first hypothesis on the explosion is that it is a
satellite, according to police spokesman Raimundo Nonato from Batalha,
who collected a piece 4 kilograms in weight and a meter long, whose impact
caused a three meter hole.
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- From Teresina, the state capital, it was also possible
to see the illumination caused by the blast, some 500 meters from the Alcantara
Space Facility.
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- Nonato indicated that no injuries were reported in any
of the three cities, while the Teresina airport noted that an airliner
crew reported the strange situation after the explosion occurred.
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- Translation (c) 2004. Scott Corrales, Institute of Hispanic
Ufology. Special thanks to Christian Quintero.
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