Adil de Oliveira

João Adil de Oliveira, a Brazilian Air Force captain, played a pivotal role in early UFO acknowledgment. In 1954, at a public meeting at the Escola Superior de Guerra (ESG) in Rio de Janeiro, attended by society, military, and press, he declared the reality of flying objects and their advanced technological characteristics, marking Brazil as the first nation to officially admit UFOs exist. This statement, referenced in recent Brazilian Senate requirements for UAP hearings, underscores his key achievement in UAP transparency. No birth or death years, further biography, publications, or additional testimonies are documented in available sources. His declaration highlighted Brazil's long history of UAP investigations, predating programs like SIOANI and Operação Prato.