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The National Archives has released nearly 900 documents containing UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) reports from civilian airline pilots. According to the released material, the southern region of the country alone accounts for eight records, primarily in Rio Grande do Sul. In most cases, the reports involve more than one light or object. In at least ten instances, images of the sightings were taken, but they are not publicly available. In one testimony, a pilot on a flight from Panama to São Paulo reported seeing lights about an hour and a half from Brasília. He stated that he asked the control center about any possible traffic in the area and received a negative response. In another account, an airline pilot reported seeing "five to six objects" moving "very fast," "three to four times the speed of sound," equivalent to almost five thousand kilometers per hour.