to red, green and then white again. The object was followed towards the sea until it was around 180 miles away from Santa Cruz, when the F-5 reached bingo fuel and had to return to base. At 10:48, Anápolis AFB launched their first Mirage 2000 interceptor of the 1st Air Defense Group "Jaguar", callsign JG116, who eventually obtained five radar contacts but no visual contacts. At one point, the Mirage managed to get within 2 miles of one of the contacts, whose movements seemed to indicate zigzagging and 90 degree turns, before it rapidly moved away despite the interceptor's supersonic speed. In a 1993 interview to TV Globo, the pilot estimated the object's velocity at Mach 15. By 10:50 p.m., a second F-5E, callsign JB07, took off from Santa Cruz, reporting visual and radar contact with an object emitting a bright red light. According to the Brazilian Air Force report, after an unsuccessful attempt to close the distance, the light seemed to "turn off", at the same time as the radar contact was lost. Then, for a moment the controller at Santa Cruz Air Base detected 13 radar plots directly behind JB07, instructing the aircraft to turn 180 degrees. As the F-5E turned, however, no visual or radar contacts were obtained by the fighter. Other two Mirage 2000 interceptors were launched in Anápolis, but neither had any visual nor radar contacts. In total, 21 radar plots were obtained during the incident. Press conference The Minister of the Air Force, Brigadier Lt. of the Air Octávio Júlio Moreira Lima conceded a press conference on the 23rd of May along with the fighter pilots, confirming the events of the 19th and stating, "It's not about believing or not [in aliens]. We can only give out technical information. There are several hypotheses. Technically, I'd tell you gentlemen that we have no explanation." Declassification of documents The official Brazilian Air Force report on the incident was declassified on September 25, 2009. In its final considerations, the document stated, among other things, that the unidentified aerial phenomena were capable of: Varying their velocities from subsonic to supersonic, as well as hover; Varying their altitudes from below 5,000 to above 40,000 feet; Emitting white, green, and red lights, or emitting no light at all; Sudden acceleration or deacceleration; Turning with constant radiuses as well as sharp 90 degree turns; Showing intelligence in their capabilities to maintain