A journalist and a photographer captured a series of photographs showing a classic flying disc operating near Rio de Janeiro. The images were published in the magazine O Cruzeiro, sparking massive public interest across the continent. The object shared distinct morphological similarities with the later Trindade Island object, setting a cultural precedent for Brazilian photographic ufology. The photographer, Ed Keffel, and journalist João Martins produced a five-frame sequence that survived initial scrutiny by O Cruzeiro's editorial staff. Skeptics later proposed lens-flare or scale-model staging, but the original negatives were not preserved for forensic analysis. The case is cited alongside the 1958 Trindade photographs as a foundational episode in Latin American UAP photography.