Octávio Júlio Moreira Lima

Octávio Júlio Moreira Lima, a Brazilian Brigadier Lieutenant General in the Air Force, served as Minister of Aeronautics during the 1980s. On May 23, 1986, he held a historic press conference in Brasília, confirming the pursuit of 21 UFOs sighted across four states by hundreds of witnesses, detected by radar, and chased by five fighter jets, which failed to intercept the objects exhibiting extraordinary maneuvers. He stated, 'We can only give technical information... Technically, we have no explanation,' emphasizing the lack of conventional answers. Lima promised a 30-day investigation report, released only in 2009. His transparency marked a pivotal moment in official UFO acknowledgment, amid Brazil's prior SIOANI program (1969-1972).