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Country

Brazil

cases
5
years
1957–1996

Unexplained: 3 Disputed: 2

  1. 1950–1959

    1. 1957 Abductions · Unexplained Antônio Villas Boas Abduction Farm near São Francisco de Sales, Minas Gerais state A 23-year-old Brazilian farmer claimed that in October 1957 he was dragged into an egg-shaped craft and examined by helmeted beings.
    2. 1958 Discs and flying saucers · Disputed Trindade Island UFO Photographs Trindade Island in the Atlantic, Espírito Santo state In 1958, a photographer aboard a Brazilian navy ship took a series of pictures of a Saturn-shaped object flying over Trindade Island.

  2. 1970–1979

    1. 1977–1978 Sighting waves · Unexplained The “Chupa-Chupa” and Operation Prato in Colares Colares Island, Pará state In 1977–1978, residents of Colares Island in the Amazon told of lights that injured people with beams, and the air force sent a special mission.

  3. 1980–1989

    1. 1986 Military and radar sightings · Unexplained Official UFO Night in Brazil Area around São José dos Campos, São Paulo state On May 19, 1986, radars tracked about twenty unknown objects over southeastern Brazil, and fighter jets were sent in pursuit.

  4. 1990–1999

    1. 1996 Close encounters with beings · Disputed Varginha UFO Incident Varginha, Minas Gerais state In January 1996, three young women in Varginha described a strange creature with red eyes, and rumors spread that the military had captured such beings.