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PSA: We are at balloon season in Brazil and there will be posts mystaking them for UAPs.
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Live sighting record 0bfeac3e-7e79-4bdc-93f5-1e4860093bfe.
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Moon phase
5% illumination
Waxing crescent — darker sky
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Occurred
Jun 17, 2026, 9:17 AM
Timezone
Amazon Standard Time
Location
Brazil
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Narrative
Every winter we, in Brazil, have what we call "June parties" (and, often, those parties also happen in July and August). Those parties are a lot of fun, full of traditional music, dancing, food, some bonfires and, although they are illegal... balloons. Lots of balloons. Those balloons might be the typical ones, made of paper with a fire in the center which is kind of visible from the ground as a red/orange speck in the sky (bear in mind they are almost always released at night time). But ther...
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