Varginha Case
On January 20, 1996, three young women in Varginha, Minas Gerais, encountered a crouching creature with red eyes and a large domed head in a vacant lot. Within hours, military police and firefighters moved through the city; multiple witnesses reported seeing beings transported under military guard to local hospitals. Military police officer Marco Eli Chereze died twenty-six days later under disputed circumstances.
On January 20, 1996, three young women in Varginha, Minas Gerais, encountered a crouching creature with red eyes and a large domed head in a vacant lot.
Brief
On January 20, 1996, three young women in Varginha, Minas Gerais, encountered a crouching creature with red eyes and a large domed head in a vacant lot. Within hours, military police and firefighters moved through the city; multiple witnesses reported seeing beings transported under military guard to local hospitals. Military police officer Marco Eli Chereze died twenty-six days later under disputed circumstances. The Brazilian Army's 2010 official inquiry concluded that witnesses had misidentified a mentally unstable local man and that military vehicle movements were routine maintenance. Critics noted that a physician, Dr. Italo Venturelli, gave sworn testimony describing an entity with three-fingered hands in a hospital bed, and that at least one surgeon confirmed unusual biological material. The case is the most debated civilian-military contact incident in Brazilian UFO history.
Metadata
- Date
- 1996-01-20
- Year
- 1996
- Location
- Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Region
- Latin America
- Status
- confirmed
- Tag
- civilian claim
- Primary
- Inside The Varginha UFO Incident, When Multiple People Reported Witnessing Extraterrestrial Phenomena In Brazil
- Source type
- html
- Sources
- 2
Key Points
- On January 20, 1996, three young women in Varginha, Minas Gerais, encountered a crouching creature with red eyes and a large domed head in a vacant lot.
- Within hours, military police and firefighters moved through the city; multiple witnesses reported seeing beings transported under military guard to local hospitals.
- Military police officer Marco Eli Chereze died twenty-six days later under disputed circumstances.
- The Brazilian Army's 2010 official inquiry concluded that witnesses had misidentified a mentally unstable local man and that military vehicle movements were routine maintenance.
Most Interesting
- The Brazilian Army's 2010 official inquiry concluded that witnesses had misidentified a mentally unstable local man and that military vehicle movements were routine maintenance.
- On January 20, 1996, three young women in Varginha, Minas Gerais, encountered a crouching creature with red eyes and a large domed head in a vacant lot.
- Within hours, military police and firefighters moved through the city; multiple witnesses reported seeing beings transported under military guard to local hospitals.
Timeline
- 1996-01-20 · Encounter
On January 20, 1996, three young women in Varginha, Minas Gerais, encountered a crouching creature with red eyes and a large domed head in a vacant lot.
- 2023 · Source record
Inside The Varginha UFO Incident, When Multiple People Reported Witnessing Extraterrestrial Phenomena In Brazil is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.
Sources
- Varginha UFO incidentWikipedia, 2024
- Inside The Varginha UFO Incident, When Multiple People Reported Witnessing Extraterrestrial Phenomena In BrazilAll That's Interesting, 2023
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