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launched to get to the bottom of the situation, and the text of the official inquiry was published in all Rio papers : The Navy Ministry is requested to answer or explain the following items of the inquiry presented by Repre sentative Sergio Magalll aes on February 27, 1 958, and approved by this House : ( 1 ) Whether it is true that the crew of the A lm irante Saldanha witnessed the sighting of a strange object over the Island of Trindade; (2 ) Con sidering that the official statement released from the Navy Minister's office recognizes that photos of the strange object were taken "in the presence of members from the crew of the A lmirante Saldanha," it is asked whether an investigation was made and whether the re ports from the Navy officers and sailors involved were recorded; (3 ) In the hypothesis of a negative answer the Navy Minister is requested to explain the reasons on which he has based his inclination to attribute no im portance to the fact; ( 4 ) If it is correct that the photos were developed in the presence of officers from the A bnirante Saldanha and that the picture showed the image of the strange object since the first examination; and ( 5 ) If the negatives were submitted to a careful ex amination to detect any photographic trick contrived be fore the sighting; ( 6 ) Why the information was kept se cret by Navy authorities for about a month; (7) Whether it is correct that other similar phenomena were observed by Navy officers; ( 8 ) Whether it is correct that the com manding officer of the Navy tow ship Triden te witnessed the appearance of the strange object called a "flying saucer." The appearance of these strange aerial objects known as "flying saucers" ha s attracted the world's interest and curiosity for more than ten years. For the first time, how ever, the phenomenon is witnessed by a large number of members from a military organization, and the photos of the object receive the official seal through a state ment released to the press by the Navy Minister's office. Yet, as the problem affects the national security, more information is necessary to clarify the facts. There is some controversy in the information divulged through the press, but the N avy apparently has no intention of releasing the complete report to stop the confusion and inform the public. Furthermore, in spite of the Navy Minister's office declaring (officially) that a large number of people from the A lmirante Saldanha crew had sighted
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