OPERAÇÃO PRATO COLARES DARK DISC (1977 REPORT)

Large dark disc reported during Operação Prato near Colares, with amber/yellow lower lights, mechanical-sounding noise, repeated pulsating illumination and a blue-lit high-speed departure.

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Claims are grouped by attribute so differing descriptions, measurements, and interpretations can be compared without averaging them into a single “fact.”

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Reported Craft Diameter

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CLAIM-137136reported

“Hollanda’s group was alerted to a dark disc-shaped device estimated at about 30 meters in diameter.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Operação Prato (Operation Plate)” → “Colares dark disc”, PDF p. 2054

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Reported Craft Behavior

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CLAIM-137137reported

“The dark disc was reported no more than about 150 meters above the group.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Operação Prato (Operation Plate)” → “Colares dark disc”, PDF p. 2054

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CLAIM-137140reported

“The disc reportedly projected pulsating yellow illumination over the group five times at intervals of roughly two to three seconds.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Operação Prato (Operation Plate)” → “Pulsating light”, PDF p. 2054

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CLAIM-137141reported

“The lower light reportedly changed from yellow to blue before the craft departed eastward at high speed.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Operação Prato (Operation Plate)” → “Departure”, PDF p. 2054

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CLAIM-137160reported

“ANOMALY does not convert the wider “chupa-chupa” medical narratives or Hollanda’s broader interpretation of intelligent intent into proven craft effects; only directly described morphology/behavior is canonicalized here.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Operação Prato (Operation Plate)” → “Evidence boundary”, PDF pp. 2035–2093

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Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.

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Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-137138reported

“Lights from yellow to amber were visible in the lower central area of the disc.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Operação Prato (Operation Plate)” → “Colares lighting”, PDF p. 2054

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Sound Emission

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CLAIM-137139reported

“The object reportedly produced a sound like an air conditioner together with a second sound compared to bicycle gears.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Operação Prato (Operation Plate)” → “Colares acoustic report”, PDF p. 2054

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