Documentos ufológicos: o desafio para o acesso à informação

Abstract

The present study presents an approach to ufological research and how the cover-up of documents and studies related to the UFO Phenomenon, made by government agencies and the Military Forces, have undermined its legitimacy throughout its history. This work also analyzes the importance of the civil campaigns carried out by ufologists using the Law of Access to Information to release some of these documents, focusing that this government cover, around the subject, directly hurt the fundamental bases of Information Science and Citizenship. The research is characterized by being of a qualitative approach, which made possible a closer approximation between the researcher and the object of study and to answer the proposed objectives. The chosen data collection instruments were the literature review and questionnaire application, where it was possible to obtain a satisfactory amount of information necessary for the conclusion of this research. The results point to a generalized disinformation process over the years that made it difficult for a whole process of civil study as a scientist of the UFO Phenomenon and, consequently, generated disinformation for the general public