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C-000236CASE RECORD · CLASSIFICATION: CRAFTTERM-000001 (Disc)

RIO DE JANEIRO DISC (1971 REPORT)

Small luminous disc reported by multiple witnesses in São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, with colored blinking appendages/lights, low silent flight and two photographs. The source prints an internally unusual height figure that is preserved only as source wording.

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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.”
SOURCE COMPARISON

Reported Craft Diameter

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Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-138074reported
The source also prints a height figure of twenty to twenty-five meters despite the much smaller stated diameter; this internally unusual value is preserved as source wording rather than normalized as a reliable dimension.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Rio de Janeiro Sighting” → “Source dimension inconsistency”, PDF p. 2375
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Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.
SOURCE COMPARISON

Sound Emission

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Reported Craft Behavior

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CLAIM-138077reported
The object reportedly hovered vertically above the witnesses near a light pole and then accompanied them overhead as they ran into the neighborhood.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Rio de Janeiro Sighting” → “Hover and pacing”, PDF pp. 2375–2376
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CLAIM-138080reported
Before final departure the object reportedly rose obliquely and displayed an intense sequence of red-blue, then blue-yellow, then red coloration.
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Rio de Janeiro Sighting” → “Departure and color changes”, PDF p. 2376
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Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.