Operação Prato

Operation Saucer
Operation Saucer
Location	Colares, Pará, Brazil; 0°56′13″S 48°16′55″W / 0.93694°S 48.28194°W
Commanded by	Brig. Protásio Lopes de Oliveira (Strategical chief); Col. Camillo Ferraz (Tactical chief); Cpt. Uyrangê Hollanda (Operational chief); Sgt. João Flávio de Freitas Costa (rapporteur);
Objective	Investigation of UFOs sightings in some municipalities of Pará
Date	First phase:; 20 October – 11 November 1977; Second phase:; 25 November – 5 December 1977
Executed by	Brazilian Air Force; National Information Service;
Outcome	Operation found no unusual phenomena

Operation Saucer (Portuguese: Operação Prato; literally, Operation Saucer) was an investigation carried out between 1977 and 1978 by the Brazilian Air Force following alleged UFO sightings on the island Colares. The investigation was closed after finding no unusual phenomena.

Operation Saucer
Location	Colares, Pará, Brazil 0°56′13″S 48°16′55″W / 0.93694°S 48.28194°W / -0.93694; -48.28194
Commanded by	Brig. Protásio Lopes de Oliveira (Strategical chief) Col. Camillo Ferraz (Tactical chief) Cpt. Uyrangê Hollanda (Operational chief) Sgt. João Flávio de Freitas Costa (rapporteur)
Objective	Investigation of UFOs sightings in some municipalities of Pará
Date	First phase: 20 October – 11 November 1977 (1977-10-20 – 1977-11-11) Second phase: 25 November – 5 December 1977 (1977-11-25 – 1977-12-05)
Executed by	Brazilian Air Force National Information Service
Outcome	Operation found no unusual phenomena