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UFOCRASHINBRAZIL

AGenuineUFOCrashwithSurvivingETs

AThoroughInvestigationBy

Dr.RogerK.Leir

THEBOOKTREESanDiego,California

DEDICATION

ToA.J.Gevaerd,UbirajaraRodriguesandthemanyotherhardworkingUFOresearchersinBrazilwhohavegiven their timeandenergy towardbringing this information to thepublic.Mydeepestthanksisofferedfortheirhelpandassistanceinmyownresearch.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

IwouldliketothankMarioRangel,fromSaoPaulo,forhiskindness,hospitalityandhelpwithmyresearch. I thank the people of Brazil, and especially those from Varginha who were so kind andcooperativeinmyefforttoperformtheresearchinthiscase.Ifitwerenotfortheirhelp,thisbookandtheinvestigationcouldnothavebeendone.

Ubirajara Franco Rodrigues – Independent UFO Researcher and Chief investigator of theVarginhaUFOIncident.

BobPratt–IndependentUSAUFOinvestigatorandauthor.

CynthiaLuce–BrazilianUFOresearcher.A.J.Gevaerd–EditorofUFOMagazine,Brazil,andUFOresearcher.

ClaudeirCovo–InstitutoNacionaldeInvestigacaodeFenomenosAeroespacia.

EdisonBoaventuraJr.andJamilVilanova,GrupoUfologicodoGuaruja,SaoPaulo.

OswaldoandEduardoMondini,CentrodePesquisasExologicas,Sumare,SaoPaulo.

Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas deDiscosVoadores e Revista UFOOCampoGrande, MatoGrosso.

MarcoAntonioPetitdeCastro,AssociacaoFluminensedeEstudosUfologicos,Itaipava,RiodeJaneiro.

RaphaelCury–AssociacaoNacionaldosUfologosdoBrasil,Curitiba,Parana.

IreneGranchi–CentrodeInvestigacaosobreanaturezadosExtraterrestras,RiodeJaneiro.

MarcoAntonioRodriguesSilva,GrupodeEstudosdeObjetosnaoIdentificados,SaoPaulo.

Vitorio Pacaccini, Centro de Investigacao Civil de Objetos Aereos Nao Identificados, BeloHorizonte,MinasGerais.

Andyet…thefutureisstilltheuncertainfuture,andthealienmindisstillmysteriouslyalien.Wedo

notknowtheirattitudetowardourownhumanityas it isnowwithmostofearth’spopulationasyetuntouchedbyforcedgeneticmanipulation.Wedonotknowhowthealiensviewourinherentqualitiesofspirituality,physicaldiversity,romanticlove,humorandsexuality.Orourintenselyprotectiveloveforourchildren,ourrichartisticexpressiveness,andourwillingnesstosacrificeourownselvesforthegreatergood.Howmanyofthesebasichumanqualities…dotheytrulyenvyandwishtoappendtotheirownnarrownatures?

—Budd Hopkins, author of Sight Unseen: Science, UFOInvisibilityandTransgenicBeings

Preface

IthasbeenmanyyearssinceItookmyfirststepsintoresearchingtheUFOphenomenon.Thejourneyhasbeenlongandhard.WhatIhadnotanticipatedwasthesupremeelusivenessoftheanswerstothebasicquestionsIwasseeking.Itwouldappearthattheintelligencewearedealingwithcouldatsomepointbeconsideredcomical in itsapproach toourendeavors.WhenIseemedtobeclose toacquiringanswers to the questions I was seeking, I found instead more confusing data that raised even furtherquestions.Despiteallthis,Iamspurnedbythesheermysteriousnessofthephenomenon.Ihavelearnedthe nature of this form of phenomenology is not localized, but is worldwide. To this end it has beennecessaryformetotraveltheglobe,followingleadslikeatrainedbloodhoundchasingthescentofhiselusivevictim.OverthepastyearsIhaveperformedinvestigationsinovertwentycountries.Sincemyinterestmainlyliesinthephysicalevidenceaspectsofthesubject,Ihavehadtofollowcasesblindlyinhopethatsuchevidencewillmanifest.Therewerenumerous timeswhen itwasonlyeyewitness testimony toaneventthatcaughtmyinterest.Ihavefound,manytimes,thatmerelyseekingouteyewitnessaccountswilllead to the highly sought after physical evidence. Onmany occasions other investigators had the firstopportunitytoobtaintestimonyandobserve.Ifoundthishelpedwithmyownpersonalendeavorsduetothefactthatmanytimesapathwasthereformetofollow.Manyofthesecasesrequiredthehelpoflocalinvestigatorsduetolanguagebarriers.WithouttheirhelpIwouldnothavebeenabletoproceed.Also,theresultsof theprevious researchwouldbecome important inmyownefforts.A thorough reviewof thispreviousdatamanytimeshasopeneddoorsandallowednewleadstodevelop.Itisalwaysmyhopetoobtaintheultimate,whichmaybeintheformactualphysicalmaterialthatcouldbesenttoalaboratoryforanalysis.HoweverIhavefoundeyewitnesstestimonycanbejustasimportantaslaboratoryfindings.

Many times theconclusions Ihavedrawnwerederived fromactualwitnessesandused inconjunctionwith analytical evidence, such as documentation in the form of photographs or signed documents bymilitaryorgovernmentofficials.Onesuchsetofdocumentscametomyattentionduringoneofmyvisitsto Brazil. These particular documents pertain to agreements made between the American NationalAviationandSpaceAdministration(NASA)andtheBraziliangovernment.Theseagreementsweresignedbyprominent individuals frombothcountriesandreference thesharingof informationbetween the twocountries.TheyallowforthematerialcomingfromspacethatisfoundinBraziltobeturnedovertothegovernment of theUnitedStates, and thenbothparties agree to share the reverse engineeringdata andbenefits. In this text I intend to demonstrate how these agreements affect thematerial in theVarginha,Brazil,crashedsaucercase.IamalsosuresuchwrittenagreementsexistwithothercountriesthanBrazil.ThisdoesnotmeanthateverysinglecountryorgovernmentonthefaceofthisplanethavesuchagreementswiththeU.S.Infact,itispossiblethatthemajorityhavelittleornoknowledgeoftheextraterrestrialsituationatall.Itisalsomyopinionthatnotallpartsofacomplexgovernmentsystemsharetheinformationequally.Eveninthe U.S. there may be numerous government establishments who are not privy to the classifiedinformation. The question of who actually has this knowledge and who doesn’t is a difficult one toanswer.PerhapsthereisaworldwidesecretgroupthatisthecontrollingoverseeroftheknowledgeanditinturnshareswithonlythosewhoareallowedintothesecretCabal.Otherformsofdocumentationalsoincludemedicalrecordsandmedicalevidence.Aclassicexampleisthebiologicalevidence,whichisgleanedinanimalmutilationsaswellasanimalandhumanpredatorcases.Thechuparacabraphenomenonhasinvolvednumerousmedicalandbiologicaldocuments,whichshouldbeconsideredvitallyimportanttotheresearchingeneral.Inconclusion,itismyopinionthatthesecretsofthiscomplexphenomenonwillonlybeunlockedbyfollowingthescience.

Foreword

ByMarcosMalvezziLeal

I believe most UFO investigators will agree that Brazil has one of the richest, most colorfulhistories inUFO activity around the globe. Even before the so-called “modern era” of flying saucersbegan, when American pilot Kenneth Arnold first coined the expression “Flying Saucer” after hissightingsovertheRockyMountains,closeencountersofthesecondandthirdkindwerehappeninginbothcityandcountrysideareas.Infact,apioneeringUFOresearcherinBrazil,Ms.IreneGranchi,relatesthestoryofamanandhis wife who were awakened in the middle of the night by a strange luminosity that penetrated theirbedroom through the windowpanes. As there was no electricity in the neighborhood, both wereimmediatelyfrightenedandlookedoutthewindowtocheckonthesourceoftheeerielight.Thehusbandhadpickeduphisshotgunandsettofire.Whattheysawscaredthemoutoftheirwits.Alargeball-shapedobjecthoveredabovethegroundatcloserangetothecouple’slittlehouse.Bothdescribedthe“thing”asaone-leggedtallmonster,shiningalloverandabsolutelysilent,withlarge“squared”andblackeyes.TothemodernUFOresearcher,theapparitionwouldturnouttobearoundoroval-shapedcraftwithsquareportholes,whilethe“leg”wasprobablythetypicallightconeoftenprojecteddownfromhoveringUFOs.The bullets fired from the frightened man’s shotgun seemed to ricochet and have no effect on themonster…butiteventuallyelevatedfromthegroundanddisappeared.Thiswasintheearly1930’s.1 Inanotherimportantincident,whichoccurredin1947,BraziliantopographerJoséHigginswasworkinginthefieldsofasmallruralcommunityinthestateofParaná.Heheardasharphummingsoundoverheadandimmediatelylookedup.Completelyastounded,hesawacircular-shapedobjectdescendingsmoothlyfromthesky.Hispartyoflaborersquicklydispersed,asthemenwerefrightenedoutoftheirwits,leavingHigginsalone.Thestrangecraftcircledaroundandeventuallylandedatadistancefromhisworkingspot.Itwasabout100feetwideandsurroundedbyaseriesofmetaltubes,fromwhichhethoughtthehummingsoundwascoming.Fromitslowerpart,akindofdooropenedandthreebeingscameoutwearingwhatseemed,toHiggin,liketrunksandshirts.Theyweretallandbig,withlargeeyes.Astheyapproached,thewitnessrealizedtheyhadnoeyelashes.Theirheadswerealittlebitlargerthanours,eveninproportiontotheirlargebodies.Higginsnoticed,throughtheopeninginthebottompartofthecraft,thatthereweremore men inside the UFO. The aliens moved about Higgins and began to talk to each other in anunintelligible language.One of them gestured to him, indicating hewanted him to get inside the craft.Higginsaskedwheretheywouldtakehim,butoralcommunicationwasobviouslyimpossible.Discreetly,hebegan to backdownand eventually ran andhidbehind somebushes.The aliens seemed to takenofurtherinterestinhim.Apparently,theywereplayingaroundlikekids,jumpingandtossingstonesaround.Afterabouthalfanhour,theystoppedthischarade,wentbackintotheobjectthesamewaytheyhadcomeout.TheUFOproduced thesamehummingsoundand liftedoff,disappearing into theclouds.Thecasewas thoroughly researched by the now extinctSociedadeBrasileira dePesquisa deDiscosVoadores(BrazilianSocietyfortheResearchofFlyingSaucers). TherearemanyfamousBraziliancases.FromthefamoussightingoverTrindadeIslandofaSaturn-shapedUFO,photographedbyAlmiroBaraúnaaboardthenavyvesselAlmiranteSaldanha,totheinternationally renownedcaseofAntonioVillasBoas,whowas takenaboard a landedalien craft andforced tocopulatewithafemaleextraterrestrialentity(both incidentsoccurred in1950s).Themenuis

long and varied, and the veracity ofmany of the accounts is confirmed by bothBrazilian and foreignresearchers,UFOstudygroups,aswellasprofessionalsofthemostvariedfields. By far, themostastounding incident involvingUFOsandaliencreatures inBrazilwas theincidentinthetownofVarginha(inthestateofMinasGerais)in1996,inwhichtwoalienbeingswerecapturedbythemilitary.Thestory,ofcourse,wasquicklyhushedandthethreemainwitnesseswereevenbribedwithmoneybyunknownmentowithdrawtheirstory,gopublicandtellpeopletheyhad,infact,seen nothing. The honesty of all witnesses involved, coupled with the strange comings and goings ofmilitaryvehiclesinandoutofthearea,mademanysuspicious.Thesevehiclesweresaidtobecarryingbagsthatseeminglycontaineda“preciouscargo”whichwasdepositedatthelocalmilitarybases.Thiswas compounded by the testimony of some military authorities that obviously wished to remainunidentified.ThesefactswereenoughtoconvincetherenownedBrazilianinvestigator,UbirajaraFrancoRodrigues,thataUFOhadactuallycrashedintheareaandtwoofitsoccupantshadmanagedtosurviveand,thoughperhapsbadlyhurt,roamedabouttheneighborhood,endingupinthehandsofthemilitary.2TheVarginhaIncidentisthemainsubjectmatterofthisbook,whichDr.RogerK.Leirisnowpresenting to the public. I am honored to have become familiar with Dr. Leir’s prior research onextraterrestrial implantsdetected in thebodiesofabducteeswhen Iwasassigned to translatehisbookThe Aliens and the Scalpel,2nd Edition, into Portuguese for publication in Brazil by Brazilian UFOMagazine (editedbyMr.A. J.Gevaerd).3Later, I had theprivilegeofmeetinghim inpersonwhenhevisitedBrazilin2002and2003.IinterpretedforhimattwoInternationalCongresses,heldinthecityofCuritiba,capitaloftheStateofParaná.Ialsoaccompaniedhimininterviewsandevenacitytour.Heisnot only a jolly companion on side trips and dinners, but also a terrific, insightful talker. He is amagnificentwriter,describingsometimeslongandtechnicalproceduresinawaythatiseasilyaccessibletothegeneralpublic.Hisstyleissoberandthorough.HislecturesinCuritibawereabsolutelyenthralling,andwhenyouhearhim,youarestruckbytheseriousnessinwhichheconductshisresearch. Now the public is once again presentedwith an extraordinarywork that is sure to affecteveryone’sviewsaboutextraterrestrialvisitationandtheconvenientmanipulationbyauthoritiesthatwishtokeepusinthedark.ThisisdefinitelyabookthatwilladdanenormouscontributionbothtoUfologyingeneral,andtothepublicawarenessofUFOactivityaroundtheworld.

MarcosMalvezziLealTranslations Coordinator for Brazilian UFO Magazine and author of Seres, Fantástica Realidade[Beings,FantasticReality],publishedbyEditora21,SãoPaulo,Brasil,2003.______________

1.IreneGranchi,UFOseabducoesnoBrasil,NovoMilenioPublishers,RiodeJaneiro(RJ),1992.2.UbirajaraF.Rodrigues’book,OCasoVarginha,waspublishedbyCentroBrasileirodePesquisasdeDiscosVoadores(CBPDV)andGrupoEditorialParacientífico(GEP),CampoGrande(MS),2000.3.PublishedinBrazilasImplantesAlienígenas,byCentrodePesquisasdeDiscosVoadores(CBPDV)andGrupoEditorialParacientífico(GEP),CampoGrande(MS),2002.

Chapter1BRAZIL

THELANDOFUFOs

IthasbeensaidthatBrazilisalandofexoticcollision.Cowslumberacrossmulti-lanehighwaysandatthe same time, the sounds of battery energized TV sets can be heard blaring away in the surroundingjungle. All this, coupledwith some of theworld’smost sophisticatedmusicwafting from its sorriestghettoes,setsthesceneforthemoderndaysurrealisticscenesofBrazil.Whenthisiscontrastedwiththesightsofthemoremodernmetropoliseswithskyscraperssurginglikeiconstowardheaven,onlyblocksawayfrombeacheswiththemostincrediblebeauty,youreallygetthefeelingofsteppingintoparadise.Ifyoulikeheatandhumidityyouhavealsocometotherightpartoftheworld.However,thetermhothasmany applications. I found hot spices, hot rhythms, and the heat of the moment all blended together,producingaculturalmélange that favorsmysticsandmarketplaces; andyet, just a fewmilesawayarecoldwinters,sauerkraut,andEuropean-stylebeerfests.Brazilcanbeconsideredbysometobeathird-worldcountrywithafirst-worldface;apersonathatoftentricksnotonlyit’sownnativepeople,butinaddition,theunsuspectingvisitor.Longcalledasleepinggiant,Brazilisjustnowwigglingitsgargantuantoes and waking from hibernation that has, with a few notable exceptions, kept it politically andeconomicallydazed formost of the twentieth century.As thebiggest country inSouthAmerica,Brazilboasts some of the greatest wealth and the greatest inequality in the entire world—at times, even thesunshineseemsunfairlydistributed.Brazil’splaceintheSouthAmericancontinentisrepresentedbymorethanjustalargesectionofthis world’s landmass, it also represents the most populated county in Latin America, boasting apopulationofover150millionpeople.Italsohasanotherinterestinggeographicfeatureinthatitbordersevery country inSouthAmericawith the exception ofEcuador andChile. It should also be noted thatforty-five percent of the total population could be found in the southern regions,which represent only14% of the territory. The Amazon rainforest occupies about 42% of the total landmass, although itrepresentshometofewerpeoplethanliveinNewYorkCity.DespitetheconstructionofthemostmoderncapitalofBrasilia,whichhasbeenbuiltonthecentralplateau,thepopulationremainssparse.

PerhapsitcomesasnosurprisethatBrazilhasalsogainedaworldwidereputationforsomeofthemostfamousinternationalUFOsightings.IhavetraveledtothisSouthAmericanlandofenchantmentmany timesover thepast severalyearsat the requestof theSouthAmericanUFOresearchcommunity,whichhastakengreatinterestinmyworkwiththealienabductionphenomena.Ifeltitapersonalhonorandprivilegetobeconsideredanequalcolleaguewiththisprestigiousgroupofinvestigators.Myvisitsto this country have afforded me the opportunity to see more of the country than the average NorthAmericantourist.IhavefoundmostofthelargercitiesinBrazilcontainthesamequalitiesfoundincitiesall over theworld. Since I amnot personally fondof large city environments,myviewsmaybe verybiased.Seeinghumanitycrowded intosmallgeographicalareas,producingpollution through theuseoffossilfuels,artificiallyconvertingthelandscapeintoribbonsofasphalt,pollutingthewatersupplyandcovering the terrain with human manufactured by-products does not represent what I think mankind’sdestinyshouldbeforthisplanet.ItisnotthatIhavesingledoutBrazilforthiscriticism.Infact,itshouldwinanawardforhavingfewercitiesfittingtheaforementioneddescriptionthanmostothercountries.

Oneofmyfavoritecities inBrazil is theveryfirstcommunityIvisited.ThecityofCuritiba is southofSaoPauloand lies about50miles from the coast.FromSaoPaulobyair it takesabout an hour and a half; by automobile, the time is extended to anywhere from eight to ten hours ofdriving, depending on the traffic. However, it is a wonderful opportunity to see the lush Braziliancountryside. The roads are good and inmany places, comparable to highways in theU.S. The trafficvariesfromverylighttoheavy,dependingonthetimeofday.Portionsofthehighwayareonlytwolanesand this can produce delays, as it is difficult to pass themyriad of trucks traveling the roads. I wasfortunatetohaveaBraziliancolleaguewithmewhohadnegotiatedoneofthesethoroughfaresmanytimespreviously.Ifounditinterestingtonotethatthefoottrafficwepassed,whichconsistedoflargenumbers

ofindividuals,bothmaleandfemale,walkedalongtheshoulderoftheroad.Manywerecarryinglargeparcelsorwhatappearedtobeshoppingbags.Mycompanionexplainedthatsomewalkmanymilestodotheir shopping.What I found strangewas theabsenceofhousesor structures formanymilesalong thesameareaswherewesawheavypedestriantraffic.Again,mycompanionadvisedmethatacloserlookwouldrevealnumeroussmallsidetrailsthatleadintothethickjunglefoliage.Inaddition,heexplainedthattheyleadtohabitatswherethisverypoorsegmentofthepopulationresides.ThisexemplifieswhatIconsider to be theBrazilian enigma—a country inwhich themostmodern portions of civilization aremixedwiththeirownquaint,ancientways.IfoundthecityofCuritibatobemodernbyU.S.standards.Ithasaninterestinghistory.Itwasfoundedin1693asagold-miningcamp.In1853thecitybecamethecapitalofthestateofParana.Thepopulationhas increased from 140,000 in 1940 to over 1.5 million today. It is truly an international city, withinhabitantssettlingintheareafromPoland,Italy,GermanyandGreece.Today,manycomefromallovertheworldtoeventuallysettleinCuritiba.Thecityisdividedintonumeroussections,eachrepletewithit’s ownEuropean culture.Of course,with this diversity of culture springs forth a fantastic variety ofrestaurants.Dining inBrazil ingeneral isoneof thegreatmarvelsof theworld. Ifyou like toeat thenBrazil is the place to go.Oneof the unique formsofBrazilian dining is a style of restaurant called achurrascaria.Manyofthesearelargeandcanserveabout1000peopleatonce.Ilearnedifmytastewasforbeef,thenachurrascariawastheplaceIwantedtobe.Ishouldalsoaddthatitisnotonlythequalityof the beef, which is the best I have ever tasted, but also the very large assortment of side dishes.Tomatoes appear largeand lookas if theyhavebeenartificially coloredadeep redcolor.Their tasteticklesthetonguebuds.Thisisalsotruewiththetasteandaromaofotherfreshfruitsandvegetables. ManyareasofBrazil areknownhot spots forUFOactivity and the cityofCuritiba is noexception. Cities such as Sugar Loaf (Rio), Sao Tome das Letras and Sao Lourenco (Minas Gerais),ChapadadosGuimaraes,MatoGrosso,AltaFlorestaMatoGrosso,andtheAmazonJunglearepopularspots listed inmanyguidebooks for travelers inBrazil.Oneexample isa740-pageguide to travel inBrazilcalled,BrazilUpClose,writtenbyPamelaBloom. Thepurposeformyinitialvisit toCuritibawastopresentmyresearchonthealienimplantsubjecttoboththeBrazilianresearchersandthepublic.Theconferencewasheldatavenuecapableofseating about three hundred and therewere approximately two hundred and fifty attendees.During theintermissionsbetweenspeakers,manygatheredinalargecourtyardoutsidethemaindoorsofthevenueforrefreshmentsanddiscussionspertainingtotheconference.AlthoughIdidnotunderstandorspeakthenativelanguage,whichisPortuguese,IwasabletocommunicatewithmylimitedknowledgeofSpanishand the help of interpreters. Therewere timeswhen Iwas surrounded by crowds of fifteen to twentypeople, all gathering to ask questions about the UFO and alien abduction phenomena.Many of theseindividualshadnotdiscussedtheirprivateexperienceswithanothersinglelivingsoul.ThereasonforthisinBrazil is simply due to the fact there is no one to conferwith. Itwas a very unique and emotionalexperiencetoobserveindividualswhoweregoingthroughsevere,disturbinggyrationswithoutburstsoftears,facialcontortionsandotherabnormalpsychologicalstates.IfoundmyselfoverwhelmedbysincereindividualswhowereundergoingsimilarpsychologicalturmoilasthosewhowereresidentsoftheU.S.Whatwascommonlywrittenabout inbooksonthesubjectofabductionbysuchnotedauthorsasBuddHopkins,Dr.JohnMackandDavidJacobsbecametherealityof themoment.For thefirst timeIfoundmyselfaneyewitnesstoaphenomenawhichwasobviouslyhappeningworldwide.DuringmystayinCuritibaIhadtheprivilegeofbeingshownfirsthandthesiteswherenumerousUFOeventshadtakenplace,includingaverybeautifulparkwhereeyewitnessessawanabductionoccurinbroaddaylight.Anothermemorableeventoccurredduringanafternoonstrollwithmycolleaguesdownoneofthebusydowntownavenues.Theweatherwasperfectandthebeautyofthecitystoodoutlikeadiamond.Thiswasawidecobblestonestreetinthedowntownarea,closedofftoautotravel.Thestreets

werespotlesslyclean,andthevarietyofstoresandlittleshopsweremorenumerousthanIhadeverseeninoneshoppingareabefore.Aheadandtoourrightwaswhatappearedtobeastatueofwhitealabaster,attracting a small crowd of people. This site caught my eye and stirred my curiosity. Our groupapproachedandIstoppedtolookatthedetailofthesculpture.Therewassomethingaboutitsappearancethatjustdidn’tlookcorrect,butIcouldn’tputmyfingeronit.SuddenlyIunderstoodmyfeelings.Ilookedin amazement as the statue began to slowlymove. It was not a statue at all, but a very clevermimedressed in a costume.Once hewas fully animated the small gathering applauded, cheered and tossedcoinsintoalargemetalreceptaclesittingonthestreetinfrontofthefigure.Oursmallgroupcontinuedslowlydownthisinterestingavenue.Therewasanimmeasurablelevel of excitement in the atmosphere. The scene was composed of beautiful small shops, crowds ofshoppers who were laughing and openly having a great time, smells of fresh bakery goods wereeverywhere,andalongthesidewalkwerecafeswithpatronsdiningatcurbsidetables.

WithoutwarningIheardascreamfrombehindme.Iturnedtoseewhatwasgoingon,alongwiththeothermembersofourgroup.AfewfeetbehindusIsawayounggirllyingonthestreet,apparentlyinastate of acute distress.A small group of individualswere tending to her needs. I ran over to her andoffered assistance. She could not speak English. I inquired of one of the bystanders who understoodEnglish about theproblem.Hecalmlyexplained tome that thegirl lyingon thegroundwashavinganacutepanicattackbecauseshesawaclowncomingdownthestreet.Sheevidentlyhadanuncontrollablefear of clowns. Sincemost of the individuals Iwaswithwere either researchers in theUFO field orattendeesat theconference,Iwasabletoobtainthereasonfor thisgirl’sfears.It turnedoutshewasavictimof the alien abduction phenomena since early childhood.Her abductors had implanted a clownscenario in her memories in which they appeared as clowns. The events of the abductions were notpleasant and this poor, tortured soul was forced to carry thesememories with her since childhood. IcommunicatedwithherasbestasIcould.Shefinallywasabletositupandcontinuewithourgroup.IstayedwithherforsometimesoImightbeinapositiontowarnherifIsawanotherclown.Oneofmyfellowresearchersexplainedthatclownswerecommoninthisareaofthecity,sincetheyentertainedthecrowdsdaily. InmyvastreadingoftheabductionliteratureIhadrecalledcasessimilar tothisone.BuddHopkinshadwritten several timesabout abduction scenarioswhere their abductorshad installed falsememoriesintotheirvictims,offeringupmemoriesofclowns,doctors,andanimalswithlargeeyessuchasowlsanddeer.HoweverthiswasthefirsttimeIhadtheopportunitytoactuallywitnessthereactionsofanabducteewhileconfrontingoneoftheirfears.Itwasfarfromapleasantscene,anditwillbeingrainedintomymemoryfortherestofmylife.

IhavebeenbacktoCuritibamanytimesandeachtimeIhavemetpeoplewithinterestingstoriesrelativetothesephenomena.Somehavebeenabductees,othershavewitnessedflyingcrafttheycouldnotrecognize,andstillothersrelatetalesoflandingsandconfrontationswithUFOoccupants.Ihavefoundthe stories related tome by theBrazilians have little differences than descriptions coming from othercountries.Thecraftreportedaresaucershaped,triangular,cigarshaped,barrel-like,oval,round,andallwithout conventional aircraft characteristics such as a propulsion source,wings, vertical tail or othercharacteristicswehavecome toknowas“conventionalaircraft”.Theoccupantsorabductorsarealsodescribedsimilarlytootherplacesintheworld.Theydescribebeingsthatareshort,grayincolor,thininstature,withlargeheadsandbigupturnedblackeyes.Thesewehavecometoknowas“thegrays”.Theyalsohavedescribedotherbeingsasappearinghuman,withblondehair,perfectfeatures, tallandgood-looking. In addition, there are descriptions of beings that appear insectoid, others appear short, withbrownoilyskin,disproportionatelargeheadsandlarge,red,upturnedeyes.TherearealsodescriptionsofotherbeingswhoareseeninsomeofthemoreremoteareassuchastheAmazonJungle. The relationshipbetweenBraziliansand thesebeings isalsowideandvaried. Ithasbeen

reportedthatsomepeopleactuallydevelopfriendlybondswiththesenon-terrestrials,butsomearenotsofortunate.MostUFO literature does notmention the horror stories coming from areas such as Brazil.Terribleeventsarehappeningtosomeofthemoreprimitiveelementsofthisworld’shumanity.Thesearenotdiscussed,evenwithintheinvestigativeportionoftheUFOcommunity.OnesuchstoryIinvestigatedwas thatofa family in theBrazilian jungle, financiallypoor,but rich in spirit andazeal for living.Aseries of events occurred with this family that for many would seem similar to other typical alienvisitationorabductionscenarios.Inthiscase,theexceptionwasthattheabductorstoldtheirvictimtheywere going to remove his eyes and this procedure would help them further the health of the world’spopulation.Thispoormantotallyacceptedtheirexplanation.Heawokethenextmorningblind.Hiseyeshadbeenremovedintotal.Hewasnotupsetanditwasonlyontheinsistenceofotherfamilymembersthat he consented to seek the opinion of a qualified ophthalmologist. It will probably not come as asurprisethatthedoctordidnotbelievehisstoryandtoldoneofhisrelativesthatwhomeverremovedtheeyeswereaveryskilledsurgeonanddidamagnificentjob.ThisisonlyoneexampleofnumerousstoriescomingfromthemoreprimitiveareasofBrazil.Therearecasesofhumanmutilationthatgowithoutanypublicitywhatsoever.ItshouldnotsurprisethereadertoalsolearnthattheUnitedStateshashadcasesinvolvingsomenon-humanintelligencethathasperpetratedthesesinisteractsupontheU.S.population.Ifthetruthweretoldtothepublic,itgoeswithoutsayingtherewouldbeanuncontrollablepanic.Brazilisalargecountrywithamarveloushistory.TherecordedUFOportionofitappearsbothwrittenandtold,withstoriescomingfromtribalpeoples.TherearesomeadditionalcitiesinvolvedthatIhavenotmentioned.Forexample,FozDo Iguaco (on the southeastern tipof thecountry in the stateofPantanal,whichjoinsArgentinaandParaguay),Fortaleza(intheextremenortheast,inthestateofCearaandonthecoast),CampoGrande(inthewestern-centralregioninthestateofMatoGrosso)andVarginha(northwestofSaoPaulo,inthestateofMinasGerais).

Ihavepersonallyvisitedmanyofthesecitiesandshallbediscussingimportantcasesrelativetotheseareaslaterinfuturechapters.

Chapter2

THEGREATBRAZILIANHOAX

NumerousUFOstorieshavecomeoutofBraziloveranextendedperiodoftime.Manyhavebeen thoroughly investigated by numerous qualified Brazilian investigators. Some of themore famouscaseshavewarrantedworldwideattention,therebyresultinginaninfluxofresearchersfromaroundtheworld.Theyperformedtheirownpersonalinquiriesandrenderedopinionsbasedontheirfindings.AsinmanyothercountriessomecasesofreportedUFOs,includingalltheirramifications,fallintothecategoryofordinary,mundaneterrestrialevents.Withtheseareasmallportionofcaseswhichhavebeenshowntobe purposeful hoaxes. It always amazesme that individualswill apply enormous amounts of time andeffortinanattempttofoolasmallnumberpeople.Oneoftheexamplesisillustratedbythecropcirclephenomena in theUnitedKingdom.Atone time two individualscameforthandmadestatements to theeffectthattheyhadmadetheentirebatchofcropcircles—hencetheDougandDavemyth.Twoportionsoftheirpreposteroushoaxaredeemedprimeexamples.Thefirstportiondemonstratestheuseofpartialtruth. Yes, some crop configurations were indeed made by Doug and Dave. They were made verycarefullyoveraprotractedperiodoftimeanddidfoolacertainnumberofpeople,includingsomeofthecrop circle investigators. Number two involves both the intentional and non-intentional spread of theinformation.WhenthenewsofDougandDave’sexploitshit themedia, theinformationwasusedforamultiplicityofpurposes.Itplayedrightintothehandsofthedisinformationspecialists.Itprovedtothepublic at large thatall crop circles were simplyman-made configurations and certainly of terrestrialorigin. From this point on, this hoax was passed through media channels worldwide, giving theimpressionthatoneshouldnotlooktowardsthesubjectofcropconfigurationswithotherthanaslantedeye.HoaxerssuchasDougandDave,nomatterwhattheirpersonalintentions,wereluckyinthattheywereabletousethisSantaClaus-liketaletofoollargesegmentsofthepopulation.Evenso,ifwelookcloselyatwhattheyhaddone,itshouldbenotedthattherewasnoparticularharmdonetoanyone.Wecanalsosafelysaythattherewasnoparticularactofcriminality,otherthantrespassingintoafarmer’sfieldanddestroyingsomeofhiscrops.Thisputs theharmpotentialverylowonthescale.Thesamecanbesaidof thosewhoperpetratehoaxesbytossinghubcaps into theairandfilmingthem,claimingthemasgenuineUFOs.Whodoesthisreallyharm?UFOinvestigatorsarefarandfewbetweenandtofoolafewofthemareratherminorinthefaceoftheentireschemeofthings.IamoftheopinionthatmosthoaxesinthefieldofUfologyinvolvefakingphotographicevidence,andperhapsaminoramountinvolvesattemptsto fake landing evidence. It is a fact—many individuals with no malicious intent also performunintentionalhoaxesinthissubjectarea.Manytrulybelievetheymayhaveseensomethingunusualflyingin the skies, having witnessed terrestrial or man-made phenomena but, unfortunately, do not have theknowledgeforaclearidentificationoranin-depthunderstanding. Therearea few instanceswherehoaxing in thisareacan result inharm to the individualsinvolved or to those who are actually fooled. It goes without saying that examples of this aredemonstratedbysuchcultsas“HeavensGate”or“Jonestown”,whichresultedintheunfortunatedeathsofmany individuals. The case of the following Brazilian hoax contains the same terrible elements ofpotentialdestructiontohumanbeings.

TheUrnadirHoaxThesettingforthiscasetakesplaceinaverysmalltowninBrazilcalledCorguinho,whichisintheStateofMataGrosso,doSul.Thistinymunicipalityisabouttwohoursfromoneofthelargestcitiesinthearea,CampoGrande.ThecentralstoryrevolvesaroundasupposedBrazilianbusinessman,UrandirFernandesdeOliveiraandhisUFOsectcalledProjetoPortal (GatewayProject).Allonehas todo isenterthenameUrandirintoanysearchengineontheInternetandtheywillberewardedwithnumerouspagesrelativetothisman’sclaims.Inanefforttoreducethistaletothebriefestandmostconciseform,Iwilltryandstaywiththemostpertinentportionsofthestory.Urandir,whois39yearsofage,hasstatedtotheworldatlargethehewasabducted fromhisbedroombyalienbeingsandreturnedsome threedays later.Hehasofferedupsomeproofofhisclaims.Onesuchitemisabedsheetsupposedlytakenfromthebedhewassleepingonatthetimeofhisencounter.Thebedsheetcomescompletewithanapparentburnmark,whichdepictsanoutlineofahumanfigurewiththerightarmextended.Inadditiontothis,hehasphotographedasimilarburnmarkon thewoodceilingof the same room.Urandirhasalso stated that thevery samenight thiseventhappenedtohim,smallroundstonesfellmiraculouslyfromthesky.Hisveryclosefriend,FelipeBranco, has confirmedUrandir’s story and stated, “Many dozens of round rocks fell from the sky forabouttensecondswhileIwasdrivingtotheCorguinhofarmonSeptember15,2002ataround7:30P.M.localtime.”Mr.UrandirOliveirawasbornandraisedinSaoPaulo,southwestofRiodeJaneiro.Someofhis familymoved on to a small farm in CampoGrandewhere he frequently visits. In the 1990s,Mr.Oliveira began telling people that extraterrestrial beings were coming (in their crafts) to a particularvalley100kilometersbeyond the townofCampoGrande.Healsostated thathe firstencountered tall,blonde-haired“extraterrestrials”in1976whenhewasthirteenyearsoldinthecountrysideofSaoPaulo.TheseScandinavian-like entities took him into a craft and placed objects in his neck.Hewas told bythesebeingsthattheobjectsweretofacilitatecommunicationandinteractionbetweenhimandthebeingsinthefuture.InOctoberof1998hestatedthathissecondabductionoccurredinCampoGrande,nearaflatfieldwithanadjoininghillormesa.Healsostatedthatapproximately70peoplewerewitnessestotheevent.ThestoryisthathesupposedlyhadcontactedanumberofBrazilianUFOresearchers,ashewasinstructedtodobytheextraterrestrials,sohecouldbeseenbeingtakenupintooneoftheircrafts.

Mr.Oliveira’s thirdabductionallegedly tookplaceonSeptember15thof2002.ThispurportedeventisreallywhatputMr.Oliveiraontheinternationalmap.AccordingtoUrandir,theeventtookplacearound 7:30 PM. He was supposedly gone from his environment until September 18th, when he wasreturnedatapproximately9PM.Thenightofthe15thiswhenFelipeBrancostatestherocksfellfromtheskyontohiscarashewasapproachingUrandir’shome.AlsoaccordingtoMr.Branco,hewasunabletofindUrandirinhisbedroom,butinsteadfoundwhatappearedtobeaburnmarkintheshapeofUrandir’sbodyimprintedintothebedsheet.Healsolookedupandfoundasimilaroutlineonthewoodenceiling.HestatedthatUrandirwasnowheretobefound.AccordingtoFelipe,heandsomefriends,about27innumber, then sealed off the bedroomand appliedmetal bars to thewindows.The reason for thiswasnevermadeexactlyclear.WhenUrandirwasmysteriouslyreturnedheattemptedtoescapetheroombutcouldnotgetout,asthedoorhadbeensealedandbarspreventedhisexitthroughthewindows.Finally,afteradesperatecallonhiscompound’stelephonecommunicationsystem,hewasabletosummonhelpandwasfreedbyhisfriends.It isUrandir’scontentionthatabeamofviolet lightpiercedhisbedroomceilingandliftedhimoffofhisbed.Hefloatedupwardinthisstrangebeam,passedthroughtheceilingandintothehoveringcraftabove.Uponarrivalintothecrafthewasplacedinatransparentcylinder.Thecylinderwas closedand filledwith a strange smoke.Urandir stated thathe remembers standing in the

craft, dressed in a strange nylon jumpsuit. He also stated he recalls tall humanoid beings wearingjumpsuits that glowed like neon lights.Hewas then given a demonstration,which showed one of thecylindershewasinfillingwiththesmoke—andajumpsuitmaterializingbeforehiseyes.Nexthewastakentoalargeroomwithotherbeingswhogavehiminformationandshowedhimsomeoftheship’sapparatus,includingalargetelevision-likescreen.Hedescribedavarietyofbeings,someshortandhairy,tallerblondes,somewithredhair,otherswithredhairandafewwithchocolatecoloredskin.Whenaskedwhathewasshownonthetelevisionscreen,heexplainedthathewasabletoseeimagesoftheearthhavingundergonesomedevastationfromameteorthatenteredoursolarsystemandaffectedourelectromagneticfield,causingapoleshift.Hewasshownthattheeffectswerenotasmuchasyoumightimagine.Therewerealsoimagesofrocksmadeoficefallingtoearth.Thetimeperiodatwhichtheseeventswould takeplacewasbetween theyears2003and2012.Urandir also statedhewas toldaboutamicrobiologicalwar,eithertakingplaceinthefutureoralreadyunderway.Whenheaskedaboutextraterrestrialintervention,hewastoldthattheyhavedifficultyinteractingwithusduetothedifferenceinourvibrationalfrequencies.

Nexthestatedthathewastakentoanotherareawhereanimplantwasplacedinthebackofhisneck.Thepurpose for this devicewas to facilitate communication and interaction.He then claimed tohavex-rayfilmsshowingthreeglowingobjectsinhisneck.Ihaveaskedseveraloftheresearchersiftheyhadseenthesefilmsandallhaverepliedinthenegative.Imadenumerousattemptstoacquirethex-raysfrommanydifferentsourcesbuttonoavail.Urandir’slifecomescompletewithotherabductionevents.AsImentionedpreviously,hestatedhissecondabductionoccurredin1998.SupposedlytheET’shadinformedhimtheyweregoingtoshowupataspecificplaceandtime.Theplace,ofcourse,wasonhiscompound,whichconsistsof209acresoffarmland.Heclaimstohavecollectedacrowdofabout70peopletowitnesstheevent,andinadditioncalledatelevisioncrewfromBrazilVeradeTV,whoweretherewithcamerasrolling.Urandiralsostatedthata smallbeamof lightdescended from theship, surroundinghimand liftinghim intoadisc shapedcraft.ThevideotapedevidenceofthisstrangeeventmysteriouslydisappearedandwasnevershownonanyTVprogram.Therewerenowitnesseswhowerewillingtocomeforwardandverifythatthiseventeverhappened.DuringthisabductionUrandirstatedthattallblondebeingsshowedhimwallscreenimagesofEarth’sdestructionbynuclearmissilesandexplosionsofnuclearpower reactors.Hewas told that thechangingmagneticfieldsoftheEarthwouldcausethiseventtohappenbyeffectingtheelectronicsystemsofmissilesandreactors.Hestatedthattheblondebeingsalsoshowedhimthreefullyfunctionalpyramidscurrentlycoveredbysand.Atalaterdatethesestructureswouldbeuncoveredfortheworldtosee. ThestoriesproducedbyUrandir in thiscasearefascinatingandarereported tohavebeenwitnessedbycredibleindividuals.Isitpossiblethestoryisgenuine?Let’stakealookatthenextseriesofevents.

Now comes the Brazilian UFO research community and one of Brazil’s most respectedresearchers,A.J.Geveard,publisherofBrazil’smostwidelycirculatedmagazine,RevistaUFO.Geveard,ina“DearColleague”lettertoBrazilianUFOgroups,presentedacompletelydifferentpictureofUrandirandhisgroup,whichiscalledProjectPortal.InhisletterdatedNovember28,2001,Gevaerdstated, “Urandir was publicly exposed five years ago as probably the all-time most successful UFOhoaxerintheentireworld.”ItseemsthatMr.Oliviera(founderof“ProjectPortal”)andhisgrouphavebeenrelentlesslycriticizedinBrazilfortheirfanaticbehavior.Gevaerdalsostated,“ProjectPortalhasbecomethelargestUFOcultintheworldtoday.”Themereknowledgeofthisstirsmyemotionsandhasgenerateddistinctmemoriesofdeadbodieslyingonthegroundat“Jonestown”;italsomademereflectontheTVpictures

of the deceased individuals filmed inside the rooms at “HeavensGate”. Is it possible that a cult like“ProjectPortal”,ifallowedtocontinueinitsexistence,willalsoresultinsimilardeaths?Theanswerinmyopinionisanunqualified,YES!ShortlyafterUrandir’slastabductionstorystartedgainingnotoriety,theBrazilianresearchcommunitycontactedme.BecauseoftheextendedperiodsoftimeIhadspentinBrazil,Ihadgainedtheirtrust. The first to notify me was A. J. Gevaerd, who went to great lengths to inform me about thebackground ofUrandir.He explained thatUrandir and his group of enthusiasts, “Project Portal”, havebeenrelentlesslycriticizedinBrazilfortheirfanaticbehavior.Inaddition,hestatedthisorganizationhasbecomethe largestUFOcult in theworld.ItseemsUrandirandhiscolleagueshavegatheredasizablefortuneinmoneyandpropertieswiththeirhoaxes.GevaerdtoldmethatUrandirandhisassociateschargehighpricesforfolks tovisithis“farm”.It isestimatedthatover50,000peoplehavevisited,andmorethan200,000haveattendedhisso-called“contactclasses”inmanypartsofBrazil.Duringthesesessionshewascaughtred-handedusinglaserpointersandspecializedlightingtofoolhisguests.ItwasalsobroughttomyattentionthatinMarchoftheyear2000Urandirandanassociatewerearrestedand jailed inPortoAlegre for selling farmland thatdidnotbelong to them.Upwardsof6000peopleweretoldbyhimthattheywouldbesafefromArmageddonandrescuedbeET’siftheypurchasedthelandandmovedtotheproperty.Unfortunately,theyneversawapieceofit.Toaddinsulttoinjury,ithasbeenreportedthatover900visitorsdishedoutover$400.00tocampatanareaof“ProjectPortal”wherebathroomfacilitieswerecloggedtothepointwheresewageoverflowhadinvadedthelodgingareas.Itwasalsofoundthatthefoodwaspreparedwithpollutedwaterproduced fromadamconstructedon theproperty.Hisguestswereasked tobathe in theartificial lakeand,whiledoingso,Urandiraskedtheskyabovetoblessthemandtreatthemfortheirevilsiftheywouldonlyhavefaith.Ifthepersonhadlittlefaith,thecharmandprayerwouldnotwork.

StrangebecomesStrangerThereisnowayintheworldIcouldhavepredictedwhatwasabouttohappennext.Iwasshockedto

learnthatoneoftheworld’smostrespectedUFOresearcherswasannouncingtothepublicthatshehadspenttimewithUrandirandconsideredhiscasetobethegenuinearticle.LindaMoultonHowehasbeenresearchinginthefieldformanyyears.Shehaswrittennumerousbooksandisparticularlywellknownforherworkwithcattlemutilations.Inaddition,shehasalwaysbeenconsideredtheepitomeofhonestyandhasusedsciencetothebenefitofall.Whythenwouldshetakethetimetoinvestigateacaseofsuchobviousfraud?CoulditbebecauseUrandirpaidforallherexpensestotraveltoBrazil?Coulditbethatinherquestforknowledgeandthedesiretoclearupthemysteryofthiscase,sheunwittinglybitoffmorethanshecouldchew?LindawasabletointerviewanumberofUrandir’sclosestassociates,butforsomereasonshetotallyignoredandneglectedtotalkwithanyonefromtheBrazilianUFOresearchcommunity—at least anyof those from the respected network that I hadpreviouslymade contactwith. Shewasgiven thenow famousbed sheet to submit for analysis alongwith someof the stones reported tohavefallenfromthesky.Shephotographedtheceilingoftheroomwheretheabductiontookplaceandplacedphotosofallthematerialshehadgatheredonherwebsite.WhenIsawthephotosofthesestonesIwasshocked,asIhadbeengivenanumberofthemtotakehomewithmemanyyearsago.ThestonesIwasgivenwere exact replicas ofwhat she had depicted on thewebsite. Iwas told that these stoneswerecommonly found in many areas of Brazil. Linda then appeared on several well-known radio showsannouncingtotheworldthatthecasewasgenuine,evenbeforetherewasascientificinvestigationofthematerialshehadacquired.Duringthe timeofLinda’s initial involvement, theBrazilianresearchersbecamemorevocalandstatedthey were shocked about her actions in defiance of their knowledge and research into the case. Thisresulted in continuous debate about the subject amongst the inner UFO circles, including the well-recognizedMUFON(MutualUFONetwork)organization.Tomakematters evenmorecomplex, actualbattlelinesweredrawn.LindahadbeenaskedtospeakatthePacificNorthwestParanormalConference.HersubjectwastobetheUrandircase.Whenwordofthecontroversybegantospreadlikewildfire,thecommitteerepresentingtheconferencecancelledherinvitationandreplacedherwithMr.GevaerdfromBrazil. The conference then initiated a comprehensive, independent investigation of the case. Theirultimateconclusionwasthatthecasewasahoaxoftheworstpossiblecaliber.Next,Lindabegantalkingaboutthescientificdevelopmentsofthecases.Shehadsubmittedthebedsheetforscientificanalysisandthenquotedtheresultsofthisinvestigationonthe“CoasttoCoast”radioshowwithGeorgeNoorey.Hispurportedlisteningaudienceisinthemillions.Lindaannouncedthatthe scientific analysis of the material demonstrated that the heat marking of the material defiedexplanation. Shortly following this,A.J.Gevaerd and theBrazilian research team found the gentlemanwhoclaimedtohavemadethemysteriousmarking—byusingatorchwiththematerialrestinginametalplate.ItseemsthatheandothercolleagueswhowereinUrandir’semploywerenotpaidwhatwasowed,resulting in bad feelings and a dispute.Theywere told to leave and compliedwithUrandir’swishes.However,thehardfeelinggeneratedmadethemquitevocal.Theinformationatthispointbeganflowingatarapidrate,especiallythroughtheInternet.Shortlyafter the confession of the Brazilian blowtorch eyewitness, there was a surprise appearance of thescientistwhoLinda quoted on the air.The scientist told the radio audience an entirely different story,criticizedLinda for takingher report outof context, and rebukedher foronlyquoting the sections thatmadethecaselookfavorabletohercause.Thisaddedevenmoreflavorandcontroversytothemysteryofherinvolvement.OntheheelsofallthisuncertaintywastheupcomingNationalMUFONConference;theyhadinvitedLindatospeakandhertopicwastheUrandircase.Thenewsofthistraveledatbreak-neckspeed

toBrazilandtoA.J.Gevaerd,whowasnotpleasedsincehewastheofficialMUFONrepresentativeforhis country. This generated more confusion and official arguments between the directors of theorganization.Finally,inanefforttomakepeace,A.J.wasinvitedtoattendtheconferencebutwarnednottocreateasceneormakewavesbyopenconfrontationwithLinda.Whenheheardthishetookitasaninsult and threatened to resign. Fortunately, this did not take place. Finally, A. J. was appeased withpositivearticlesfollowingtheconferencewritteninthe“MUFONJournal”. Atthetimeofthiswriting,mostof theexcitementhassettledandthecaseisnotdiscussed,exceptinclosedcircles.Iamstillhavingtheopinionthatthiswasprobablyoneofthemostdangerous,notorious,andwidespreadhoaxesinvolvingthesubjectofUfologyever.IdonotbelievetherewilleverbeasatisfactoryexplanationfortheactionsofLindaMoultonHowe.IalsohavegreathopesthatUrandirwillbestoppedbeforeanotherinfamousworldwideheadlineappearsinthemedia.

Chapter3

VARGINHA,BRAZIL

MYINVESTIGATIONBEGINS

IfirstbecameawareoftheVarginha,Brazilcaseshortlyafterithappenedin1996.Manyofmyclose friends inBrazilwhowereUFO researcherswere extremely excited about thisUFOevent, andtheirenthusiasmspreadrapidlyaroundtheworld.

OrdinarilythecityofVarginhaiscertainlynotoneofthoseareasthatwouldattracttourists,andespeciallynottouristsfromtheUnitedStates.IhavefoundthatalthoughthereisalargeamountofU.S.tourisminBrazil, thedestinationofmost travelersaretothegreatermetropolitancitiessuchasRiodeJanerio,Brasilia,orSaoPaulo.TherearealsospecificpartsofthecountrythatattractlargenumbersoftouristsfromEurope,andthesesameareasseemtoberelativelyunknowntotheU.S.touristindustry.Forexample,thereisabeautifulnortheastcoastcitycalledFortalezawhereonecanseemilesandmilesofsandybeachesandpalmtreesswayinginthenaturaloceanbreezes.ThisparadiseattractstravelersfromPortugal andotherEuropeancountries,but as far as theU.S. is concerned, it seemsa closelyguardedsecret.

AlmosteveryonewhotravelstoBrazilbecomesawareofitssecrettreasuredareas,suchasonthesoutheasterntipofthecountrywheretheworld’smostbeautifulfallscanbefound.ThelargestcityinthisregionisFozdoIguacu,whichalsohappenstobeaUFOhotspot.ButtheaveragetravelerdoesnotcometoseeUFOs;theyaretheretoseethebeautyofthefallsandtoembarkuponthegreatriversoftheregion.In contrast to the tourist hot spots isVarginha, located in the state ofMinasGerais,which has a richhistoryfamousforitsminingofgoldandotherimportantminerals.IwoulddescribeVarginha,eventoday,asaquietcommunitywitharapidlyincreasingpopulation.Itnowstandsatabout130,000peopleandisknownforitscoffeeanddairyproduction.Thegeographyconsistsofrollinghillswithgreenvegetationandsleepylittlevalleys.Asinotherpartsofthecountry,thepeoplearefriendlyandgooutoftheirwaytoaccommodatevisitors.Ifoundthemproudoftheirheritage,hardworkingandsincere.Thefollowingare

somemodernstatisticspertainingtoVarginha:

Area:396,39km2PostalCode:37.100.000Distancefromthecapital:300kmGeographicRegion:SouthernpartofMinasGeraisState

Airports:1BankAgencies:14Altitude:950mtStudents:31.752UrbanArea:95%Auditoriums:5Libraries:4OncologyCenters:1Population:277habitantes/Km2(Pop/area)RadioStations:5(Melodia,FM;Transamerica,FM;TransamericaLight,AM;Vanguarda,FM;andComunitáriaPrincesa,FM)TVStations:EPTV(RedeGlobo),Alterosa(SBT)ePrincesa(Cultura)FirstDegreeSchools:50SecondDegreeSchools:43LifeExpectation:73.6yearsHeliports:1Hospitals:3(one,municipal)Hotels:18EditedJournals:9(3daily,2weekly,4periodical)HospitalBeds:324Allotmentsandedifications:36milMicrorregon:LowSapucaíMotels:7Museums:1Estimatedinhabitantsnumber:120milhabitantesSpotsofpublicillumination:11.346FemalePopulation:50.846(1996)MalePopulation:49.322(1996-Total100.168habit.)HealthPosts:17(6policlinics)Principaleconomicalactivities:Industry;Commerce;CoffeeCulture

PrincipalProduct:coffee(thesecondcommercerankintheCountry)Mainaccessroad:BR-381(FernãoDias)FirstAidStations:2(one,municipal)PersonalIncome:R$4.005,39ConventionRooms:5Theaters:2CellPhones:5.824(97/98)Telephones:19.656(97/98)CellPhoneTowers:4Universities/faculties:4(16courses)

Many times in the past I had visitedBrazil and asked if itwould be possible forme to go toVarginha and do a personal investigation of theUFO event of 1996. Each time Iwas discouraged bylocalsfromdoingso.Someofthereasonsgivenwere:

1.ItistoodangeroustogotherebecausetheBrazilianmilitarydoesnotwantvisitorsfromtheU.S.snoopingaround.2.Youwon’tseeanythingtherebecausealltheareashaveeitherbeenbuiltoverorarewalledofffrompublicview.3. All the people involved with the case will not talk with you because they have beenintimidatedbythemilitary.4.Mostofthepeopleinvolvedhavemovedaway.5.Youwon’tfindanyphysicalevidencebecauseithasallbepickedupordestroyed.Thesewere all reasons given to keepme away.Themore thiswas done, themore intrigued I

became.MytriptoBrazil in2002wasplannedinadvance.Iwastopresentmaterialatconferencesinseveral different cities. I thought this to be a golden opportunity to get toVarginha and insisted it beincludedinmyitinerary.Evenatthisstageofplanning,Iwasagaindiscouragedfromgoingtherebecauseof rumors of difficulty with air transportation, increased expenses, inconvenient hours and airportproblems.Mycommentsabouttheseproblemsamountedto,“Idon’tcarehowinconvenientthisisgoingtobeorwhathoursor lengths Ihave to fly. Justgetme thenecessary tickets!”With that,allproblemsseemedtomagicallydisappear.

TheplanningforthistriptoBrazilincludedaverydearfriendofmine,PhilSerrins,whoIhaveknownformanyyears.Wehadbeentravelingcompanionsonmanyjauntsabouttheworld.HisprofessionisanoptometristandhispracticeisincentralCalifornia.Amonghismanytalentsishisabilitytoactasanamateurphotographer;hewasdelightedwhenIaskedhimtonotonlybecomemytravelingcompanion,but also use his talents to photograph the important portions of the trip with both video and stillphotography.

Our schedule allowed for a conference in the major city of Sao Paulo, and then on to thesouthernmostportionofourtripforanadditionalsmallconferenceinFozdoIguacu.ThisleftustimeforsomesightseeingandUFOinvestigation.

WehadjustreturnedtoSaoPaulofromthesouthernareaofBrazilandspentonenightinahotel.ThenextmorningwecaughtourflighttoVarginha.ThetripwaswithasmallbutverypopularandbusyBrazilianairline.Theaircraftwasmodernandclean,andtheservicewasasgoodasonecouldexpectfromanyofthemajorcarriers.Theflightwasnotalongone,takingaboutoneandhalf-hours.Asviewedfromouraircraftwindow,thisportionoftheBraziliancountrysidewasvastlydifferentfromwhatIhad

seeninotherpartsof thecountry.Itwasmorearid,withsparsevegetationthatpaintedtherollinghillswithvaryingshadesofgreen.

Iwas so engrossed in gazing out of thewindow that I didn’t notice how quickly the time hadpassed.Suddenly,Icouldfeeltheaircraftbegintodescend.Icranedmynecktoseewheretheairportwaslocatedandhaddifficultyrecognizingit.SinceIwasalicensedprivatepilotintheUnitedStates,Ihadsomeexperienceinlocatingairportsfromthealtitudewewereflying.Unfortunately,Ididnotobservethelandingstripwewereheadingfor.Theaircraftmadeafewturnsandsteadiedatalowaltitudeabovetheground.ItwasourfinalapproachandIwasnotexpectingtoseewhatwaswaitingahead.Tomysurprise,insteadofseeingtheusuallargercommercialaerodrome,whatwewereheadingintowasasinglerunwayfacility.Icouldnotevenmakeoutthetower.Ithoughttomyself,“Couldthisactuallybeourdestination,Varginha?”AtthatmomentInoticedPhilwasalreadyphotographingour landingthroughhiswindow.Iremarkedthatwewereevidentlylandingatatinyruralfacility.Soonwefeltthejoltastheaircraftwheelstouchedthedarklypavedrunway.Philwasstillpressedupagainstthewindowwithcamerarolling.Astheaircraftslowed,IcouldmakeoutwhatappearedtobeataxiwayandasmallbuildingIassumedwastheterminal.Sureenough,weturnedtowardthebuildingandcametoaslowstop.Atthatpointthegroundcrewrolledoutasetofmetalstepsinpreparationforourarrival.Sincethedaywasdrawingtoaclose,theafternoonlightwasdimmingandduskwasalreadyuponus.Ourseatswereintherearsectionoftheaircraft and thatmeantwewouldbe someof the last passengers todepart. I continued to lookout thewindow and was shocked to see a small crowd coming from the terminal, heading directly to ourairplane.IremarkedtoPhilthatsecuritymustbequitelaxatthisfacility.Hesmiledandlaughed,saying,“Icancertainlyagreewiththatstatement.”

Ialsomentionedthatthesepeopledidnotseemtobedepartingwiththepassengerscomingdownthestairs,andwonderedwhatintheworldtheirpurposewasforbeingthere.Weslowlyapproachedtheopendoorwayoftheairplane.Ifeltthefreshaircaressmycheeks.Itfeltverypleasant,astherewasarefreshingsmell indicativeofa ruralareawithoutpollution. Iwas thefirstoneout thedoorwayof theaircraftandontothesteps,andPhilwasclosebehindme.Inegotiatedthelaststepandmyfeettouchedthe ground. I saw and felt a hand graspmine and hear a friendly voice say, “Dr. Leir, I amRudolfoRodriguesandthisismyfatherUbirajara.Asyouknow,hewasthemajorinvestigatorinvolvedwiththeETcasehere.WewouldallliketowelcomeyoutoVarginha.”

Iwasastonished,tosaytheleast,buthadnoideawhatwasyettotranspire.Itwasonlyamatterofsecondsbeforeotheroutstretchedhandsreachedformine.Eachpersonpresentedhimselftous,speakinginPortugueseandothersinEnglish.ThelastpersontogreetuswasnoneotherthanthemayorofVarginha.He spoke fewwords in English but his warm handshake expressed his feeling in away that took nolanguagetounderstand.Ihadahardtimegraspingtherealityofthesituation.Wasitreallypossiblethatallthesekindfolkhadcometotheairporttowelcomemetotheirsmallcity?IfeltthiswasanhonorandamomentIshouldnoteasilyforget.Asthepassengersfromthisflightfilteredintothesmallterminal,thebaggagehandlersbeganplacing the luggage on a mobile cart adjacent to the portable stairs. Rudolfo asked which luggagebelonged tous.With that,eachof thebystandersgrabbedourbagswithgreatgustoandbegan tocarrythemaway.Wefollowedthecrowdandexitedthissmall,ruralairportonthewaytotheparkingarea.WhenwearrivedintheparkinglotIthoughtIwasreallyinabigcity.Itisalmostimpossibletodescribethelargeamountofcarsparkedthereincomparisontotheperceivedsizeoftheairportfacility.Ihadsecondthoughtsabout theamountofair traffic thisfacilitycouldhandle inasingleday.Perhaps itwasamuchlargeramountthanIhadoriginallythought.Ahead,IheardRudolfosaywehadarrived.Therewereanumberofcarslinedupandourbaggagehadbeenplacedinside.IwastoridewithRudolfoandBira;Philwasescortedintoasecondwaitingvehicle.Iinquiredastoourdestinationandwastoldwewerefirstgoingtobetakentoourhotelwherewecouldcheckin,freshenup,andthenmeetthemlaterthat

eveningfordinner.Ourvehiclenavigateditswaythroughnumeroustwo-laneroadsandthenpulledoutontowhatappeared to be a freeway.We sped along at a rapid clip for almost a half hour. It was gettingmoredifficult to visualize the countryside, as the night was closing in on us rapidly. What I did see wasreminiscentofwhatwesawfromtheairplanewindow.TheterrainwasvastlydifferentthanwhatIhadbecomeaccustomed tosouthofSaoPaolo. Itconsistedof rollinghills, sparselycovered invegetation,and reminded me very much of the area in California where I had just come from. I saw an ever-increasingnumberofbuildingsandroadsigns,indicatingourapproachtothecity.Theamountoftrafficbegantoincrease,whichwasasuresignthatwewereinanurbansprawl.Afterafewmorestoplightsandrightandleftturnswepulledintotheparkinglotofwhatappearedtobearestaurant.Twomorecars,whichwerepartofourentourage,parkedcloseby.Soon,IheardPhil’sfamiliarlaughandobservedhisexitfromoneoftheparkedvehicles.Wewereescortedthroughtherestaurantintothelobbyoftheadjacenthotel.Itwasaonestory“L” shaped buildingwith the lobby in the front.Once the formalities of the check-in procedurewerecompleted,wewereescortedtoourroomwithaplantomeetintherestaurantlater.Itdidn’ttakePhillongtoremarkthatitwastheendofthedayandhewouldcertainlyenjoyabeer.Our roomhad a small refrigerator, so I pulledopen thedoor and read the list of contents tomycompanion;themenuwasinPortuguesebutstilltranslatable.HedecidedtosampleoneoftheunknownBrazilianbeersandIsettledforaGuaranadrink,whichhadbecomeoneofmyfavoritesinBrazil.Afteratestofourcameraequipmentwedecidedtoexploreoursurroundings.ThesmallhotelwassimilartooneofthestandardmotelsintheU.S.IfoundtherewasagreatdifferenceinthemeaningoftheuseofthewordhotelandmotelinBrazil.Itseemsthelatterisaplacetobringyourgirlfriendoraplace toacquireagirl fora romanticevening,whereas the termhotelwas reserved formoreordinarytraveling. Phil and I strolled through the plush gardens and spotted a pool in the rear portion of theproperty.SinceitneverreallygetscoldinBrazilbyNorthAmericanstandards,onecantakeadvantageoftheswimmingfacilitiesatalmostanytime.Iinquiredofmycompanionastowhetherhewasconsideringaswimandwastoldinnouncertaintermstheconsumptionofacoupleofmorebeveragessuchastheonehewasdrinkingwasascloseashewasprepared tocometo liquidat themoment.Wereturned toourroom,flippedonthetelevisionandwereamazedtogetCNNinEnglish.AfteraquickshowerwehustledofftoourrendezvouswithRudolfoandBira.PhilandIwerefirsttoarriveinthesmalladjoiningrestaurant.SincethiswasoffthepathofnormalBrazilian tourism, itbecameabitdifficult tomakeourneedsunderstoodwithoutbeingable tospeakPortuguese. Ihavecome to learn thatweall ashumanbeingsposses theskills togobeyond thelanguagebarriertoaccomplishunderstanding.Fortunately,thiswasoneofthetimeswhenthisrulecameintoplay.Wewereshowntoanicetableandonlyashort timepassedbeforeIheardBira’svoice.Hewaswith his sonRudolfo again, andwith themwas a third personwho I recognized fromone ofmypreviousvisitstoBrazil.Nelsonturnedandgavemeawarmembrace.IinturnintroducedhimtoPhil.WeallsatandtookpartinourfirstfeastinVarginha.Afterdinnerthetonebecamemoreseriousasplansweredrawnforthecomingdays.OneofmyconcernswasthatIwouldbeabletoinvestigatethecaseinmyownfashion,lookingforessentialsinmyfieldof interest. I explainedall Ihadpreviouslyheardabout thecaseandwheremyprimary fieldsofinterestwere.Ialso,withouthesitation,broughtforththenumerousrumorsIhadheardpertainingtotheinaccessibility of witnesses, as well as stories about the growth of the area and obstruction of thosegeographical points Iwas interested in seeing. I told thegroup thatmy intentionswerenot exactly thesame as some of the previous American investigators, as my primary area of interest was physicalevidenceandanyrelationshipstotheworldwideabductionphenomena.Mytrepidationsweresoonputtorest asBira explained throughhis son that althoughbuildingprojects nowobscured someof the sites,

therewerestillmanywaysthattheycouldbeviewedandphotographed.Inreferencetothewitnesses,hetoldusthatheandhisstaffwoulddoeverythingtheycouldtomakethemavailabletousforinterviewsoncamera. The plan for tomorrowwas tomeet here at the hotel in the AM and then proceed to Bira’sInstituteofUfologicalResearch,whereIwouldbegivenatourandstartourday.Withthisagreedupon,wealladjournedfortheevening.Phil,whowas,asusual,thefirstoutofbedinthemorning,poppedoutoftheshowerandbeforeIhadachancetoplacemyfeetonthecoldtilefloorheannouncedhewasgoingoutforcoffee.Thiscameasnosurprise,asthiswashishabitoverthemanyyearswehaveknowneachother,andhiscustomwhentraveling.ItoldhimI’dmeethimintherestaurant. Theweatheroutsidewaswarmandsunnywitha lightgentlebreeze.Imademywayto therestaurantandfoundPhilsittingatoneofthelargetables.Hehadbroughtsomeofthecameraequipmentwithhimandwasfussingwithhisnewdigitalstillcamerawhileslowlysippinghiscoffee.Hesmiledandsaid,“Well it’sabouttimeyoudecidedtocomeout.Ialreadyhadcoffeeandbreakfast,andbytheway,Iwasoutsidealreadyfilmingtherearportionofthehotel.”IknewPhil’shabitsquitewellandonlytookpartofhisstatementasthetruth.Iknewhehadnothadbreakfastsincehehadnoknowledgeofthelanguageandcouldnotmakehimselfunderstood. I toldhim sincehehadalreadyeaten, Iwas surehewouldnotmindifIhadsomebreakfastalso.WiththatIlookedintotheadjoininganteroomandnoticedatable set with delicious looking fruits, breads, cereals, cheeses and other enticing forms of breakfastrepast.Inaddition,therewascoffee,tea,andahostofothercondiments.ItoldPhilIwouldberightbackandproceededtowardthisareaoffooddelicacies.Awaiterspiedmyinterestandwavedmetowardthefood.Asweapproachedthetablehereachedoverandhandedmeaplateandclothnapkin.Ithankedhiminthetraditionallanguagebysaying,“Obrigado!”andproceededtofillmyplatewiththefoodathand.Withacupofteainonehandandthefilledplateintheother,IprecededbackintotheeatingareawherePhilstoodwithashockedlookonhisface.“Wheredidyougetallthat?”heasked.“Oh,it’srightthereintheotherroom,butwhatdifferencedoesitmakesinceyouhavealreadyeaten?”Iasked,smilingfromeartoear.Phillaughedandheadedforthetable,returninginafewmomentswithafreshcupofcoffeeandaplatepiledhighwithfood.Wesat,hadagoodlaughandbeganourmeal.

Itwasonlyafewminuteslaterwhenweheardfamiliarvoices.BiraandRudolfohadjustarrived.We greeted them with open hugs. Since they were already familiar with the hotel and its breakfastprocedures, they took turns in gathering their food. The waiter arrived shortly after and a briefconversationinPortuguesetookplacewithlittleunderstandingonmypart.Soonitwasdowntobusiness.WeweretoleavethehotelandheadforUbirajara’sInstituteforUfolologicalResearchwherewewouldbefilledinontheentireVarginhacase.

BrazilAliensHitFrontPageofWallStreetJournal

Ihavementionedpreviouslythatthiscasereceivedworldwideattentionandsurprisedmanyofushere in the United States engaged in UFO research because of an article which appeared in theconservativeWallStreetJournalnewspaper.Finally,itseems,theU.S.mainstreampresshasnoticedthatBrazil,oneoftheworld’slargestcountries,isinatotaluproarovertheclaimthatitsmilitarymayhavecapturedtwoormorealiencreatures.ThoughthefollowingstoryfromtheprestigiousWallStreetJournalhas a tongue-in-cheek tone bordering on derision, it does not entirely dismiss the possibility thatsomething remarkablemay have happened in Brazil. For balance, see also the statement fromBritishresearcherGrahamBirdsall,laterinthebook.CNINewsthanksPatriciaWelchforforwardingthisstory,whichhasbeenrepublishedaround theworldand isavailableonnumerouswebsiteseven today.ThefollowingisareprintoftheoriginalarticleobtainedfromanInternetsite:

TaleofStinkyExtraterrestrialsStirsUpUFOCrowdinBrazilbyMattMoffett

StaffReporter,WallStreetJournalJuly12,1996

VARGINHA, Brazil -- The incident that made this town a hot spot in the intergalactic search forintelligentlifestartedquiteinnocently.OnaSaturdayafternoonstrollinJanuary,atrioofyoungwomendecidedtotakeashortcuthomethroughavacantlot.Inaclumpofweeds,thethreesaid,theyencounteredacreaturelikenothingtheyhadseenbefore.“Itwasn’tamanorananimal--itwassomethingdifferent,”saidoneofthewomen,KatiaAndrade.Thebeing had oily brown skin and rubbery limbs, she said. Three rounded protrusions sprouted from itsoversizedhead.Standingoutinadifferentwaywasthecreature’sodor:Oneghastlywhiffweakenedtheknees.As for the stranger’s demeanor, thewomen unanimously, if tactlessly, agreed: It was “muddle-headed.”Whenthecreaturewaggeditsbignoggindizzilyintheirdirection,thethreewomenranoff.Wordof thisencounter,spreadingrapidlythroughthecoffeebarswhereVarginha’s120,000inhabitantstradegossip,wouldsoonmeld in thepublic imaginationwithotherunusualoccurrences:sightingsofastrange cigar-shaped flying object, amustering of troops and vehicles at a nearby infantry base and apeculiar bustle at themunicipal hospital.Goaded by self-styledUFO savants and a ravenous nationalmedia, residents rather matter-of-factly embraced a stupefying conclusion: Several aliens from awaywardspaceshiphadbeencapturedandbrutalizedbytroopsfromtheBrazilianarmy.

CreatureFeature

Bristlingdenialsfromthemilitary,whichoncecompiledalengthyrecordofabusesagainsttheterrestrialpopulation, have only served to inflame public suspicion. The upshot: The army and the now-famousspace aliens find themselves locked in a pitched battle for the hearts and minds of this provincialcommunity.Doltish andmalodorous though these space celebritiesmight be,meremen in uniform areprovingnomatchforthefirstcreaturesofanykindfromVarginhatolandonanationalmagazinecover.“Forextraterrestrialstheymaynotbemuch,buttheyarethebiggestthingwe’veeverhadinVarginha,”says a youngwoman namedNilda, scanning the nighttime sky from a downtown park bench.Had thearmedforcesnotinterfered,shesays,localsmighthavescrubbedthevisitors,taughtthemthelanguage...insum...madesomethingofthem.“Buttheyneverhadachance,”Nildasayswithasigh.Herangeratthemilitary’sallegedinhospitalitysparkedatiffwithherboyfriend,aprivateintheinfantry.

MysticPointThearmyfindsitselfbesiegedonseveralfronts.AlocalmysticpredictsthatVarginhawillsuffersomekindofcataclysmthisSeptemberasretributionforitsblitzkriegontheinterplanetaryvisitors.Anarmed-forces news conference marking “Victory Day” in World War II degenerated into a shouting matchbetweenageneralandatelevisionreporterpressinghimabouttheextraterrestrials.AnofficialbriefingtodebunkUFOconspiracieswasovershadowedbyanautomechanic’sclaimtohaveseenyetanotherweirdcylindricalaircraft,acosmicencounterhere-enactedwiththeaidofanaluminumcoffeethermos.To some extent the army is paying for past sins.During an oppressive 20-year dictatorship ending in1985, theBrazilianmilitary eliminated any number of earthbound political enemies by “disappearing”them. If thearmywascapableof liquidatinghumanbeingswithout a trace, locals ask,whycouldn’t itcarrysucha“dirtywar”toouterspace?Intruth,thecurrent,cash-strappedincarnationofBrazil’sarmyposeslittlethreattoanyone,leastofallanenemythatmighthaverayguns.InsometrainingexercisesBraziliantroopshavebeenreducedtopointingtheirriflesandshouting“bang”inordertosaveammo.At the army base near Varginha, an inquiry concerning the extraterrestrials is received warily by aprivate,whoturnsitovertoasergeant,whothenpassesitalongtoamajor.Fromtherethematterissentbackdowntoanothersergeant,whohandsthequestionovertoCapt.EduardoCalza,theoutfit’ssad-sackspokesman.“Youknow,Iusedtogetcallsaboutthebasetalentshow,”hesays.

TheOfficialExplanationCapt.Calzasayshecan’tvouchforwhatthethreewomensawinJanuary.Buttheactivityonthebasethatfatefulweekend,heinsists,wasanythingbutotherworldly:Newinducteestoasergeants’trainingschoolwent on parade and a truck convoywas driven to the repair shop.Concurrently, at the town hospital,trucks delivered new cardiovascular equipment and an ambulance dropped off an exhumed corpse—a

humanbody,officialsinsist.“Sure,tellusanotherstory,”saysVitorioPacaccini,thebearded,effusiveUFOinvestigatorattheeyeofthe Varginha storm. Based upon interviews with supposed eyewitnesses, Mr. Pacaccini has piecedtogetherwhatheconsiderstobeamoreplausiblereconstructionofJanuary’sevents:AsmallaliencraftonanunknownmissionoverVarginhacrashednearthecitylimits,sendingitscrewofsmelly,spaced-outextraterrestrialsamblingaboutthetown.Subsequently,Mr.Pacaccinimaintains,militarydeathsquadsincamouflagefatigueshunteddownthevisitors,pokedandproddedthecorpsesatthemunicipalhospital,andthenshippedthemofftopartsunknown.“It’sverystraightforward,”hesays.Mr. Pacaccini’s brand of hucksterism is characteristic of the frontier atmosphere in a townwhere thearchitectureisoftheQuonset-hutschoolandthenewspaperisstaffedbyalonereporter.Sincetheinitialsighting,Mr.Pacaccini,alongtimeUFObuff,hasessentiallyabandonedhisjobasabusinessconsultanttoprovideone-stopshoppingforvisitingjournalists.To date, Brazil’s leading television magazine has done three programs here. A two-hour nationallytelevised documentary on Varginha pulled in so many viewers on a recent Saturday night that it wasrepeated in its entirety the followingweekend. Two of thewomenwhomade the initial sighting nowdemand$200foreachinterview.AlienPlaygroundWithaneyetowardpromotingVarginha,cityfathersarethinkingofbuildingaparkinthecreature’shonor.Deputy Mayor Paulo Vitor Freire says: “We would never have imagined that so many internationalorganizationstakeinterestincaseslikeours.”Yes Varginha, there is a support group known as Abductees Anonymous and a research organizationcalledOperationRight toKnow.StantonFriedman,aCanada-basedUFOexpert,saysVarginhahas themakingsofa“cosmicWatergate.”Ifanything,thecasemaybesufferingfromeyewitnessoverkill.Bynowtherehavebeensomanysightingsof the creature—seven at last count—that it is unclear how all of these beings could have fit into theminivan-sizedspacecraftthatwasspottedhereinJanuary.“Lotsofusgetintocarswithfiveorsixotherpassengersinthem,”Mr.Pacacciniretorts,drawingadown-to-earthanalogy.True,butusuallyonshorttrips;seldomwhendrivingtoanothergalaxy.Mr.Pacaccini’smost tantalizingproofsarevideotapedstatementsbytwoyoungmenincivilianclothesthat claim to bemembers of themilitary detail that disposed of the alien visitors. It is impossible todetermine the tapes’authenticity,however, sinceMr.Pacacciniwon’t reveal themen’snames.Hesaystheyfearreprisals.Thereisalsoatroublinglackofphysicalevidence,unlessyoucountdescriptionsofapawprintseenbyonewitness.Theprintissaidtoresemblewhatahumanhandwouldlooklikewiththepalmflat,andaspaceopenedupbetweentheringandpinkyfingersandtheotherthreedigits.FansoftheoldStarTrekseriesmaysenseastirringofrecognition.ItlooksremarkablylikeMr.Spock’sVulcansalute.

Chapter4THEVARGINHACASEUNFOLDS

EVENT#1

Ihavebeenaskedmanytimestomakeacomparisonbetweenthe1996Varginha,BrazilcasetotheUnitedStates,Roswelleventwhichoccurredin1947.Inmyopinion,thecasescloselyresembleeachother,buttherearealsomanysignificantdifferences.Firstandforemost,theRoswellcasecentersonthetestimonyofalargegroupofwitnessestothecrashofanunusualsaucer-likevehicle.Inaddition,thereare a much smaller number who are able to recall alien bodies strewn about the crash sight. In theVarginhacase,onlyasmallnumberofwitnessesareavailablewhocandescribethecrashlandingofacylindricalcraft.MostofthewitnessesfromVarginhadescribednotacrashoritsdebris,butwhattheybelievedwere alien creatures interactingwith theBrazilianmilitary and civilian population.The nextmost significant comparative factor is the time element; with about 50 years difference between eachcase.Thewitnesses to theRoswell incident are rapidlydyingoffwhich is in distinct contradiction towhat is happening in Varginha. More new witnesses seem to be making themselves available forinterviews as the months and years go by. There is also a great difference between the intrinsicpopulationsofRoswellandVarginha.Althoughitwouldappearthatbothgroupswereseverelyrepressedbythemilitaryestablishment, theBraziliansappear tobefarmoreprone togossipandcause therapidspreadofinformationamongstthelocals.Ibelievethishasresultedinthelargeamountofunsubstantiatedstoriesrevolvingaroundthecase.IpersonallyconsidertheVarginhacasetobe“themodernRoswell”.TheBeginningPhilandIrushedtoourroomtopickupournecessities,includingourcameraequipment,thenheaded directly to the parking lotwherewe rendezvousedwithBira andRudolfo,whowerewaitingpatientlybytheircar.WejumpedinandbeganourfirstsightseeingtrekthroughthestreetsofVarginha.Iinquired as to the length of time it would take to reach Bira’s Institute and was told about 10 or 15minutes.Thiswas the first timewewereable toseewhat thecity itself looked like,asour trip to thehotelfromtheairportwasduringthenighttime.ThebuildingsweremainlyonestoryandlookedsimilartootherpartsofBrazilIhadpreviouslyseen.ItalsoremindedmeofareasinSouthernCaliforniawhereIlived.ThestreetswereslightlynarrowbyAmericanstandardsandmosthadsidewalks.Theweatherwaspleasant,sunnyandwarm.TimepassedquicklyasRudolfopointedoutsomeoftheinterestingsitesandtolduswhatpartsof thecityweweregoing through.Wemadenumerous turnsandfinallyslowedtoastop in front of an iron gate. A small sign on the adjoining pillar stated: “Institute For UfologicalResearch”.Leadingtheway,Biraswungtheirongateopenandwelcomedusinside.Asweenteredthebuilding, I realized this was not just an educational center, but also an ornate living quarters. Asweenteredwhatappearedtobeasmalllivingroom,weheardafemalevoicecallingtoBira.TherewasabriefvocalexchangeinPortuguesebetweenBiraandayoungladywhowasintroducedtousasBira’sgirlfriend.ShewarmlygreetedbothPhilandIandofferedusrefreshments.IfollowedalongasRudolfogestured to us to accompany he and his father through a series of small halls and doorways.We thenentered an office thatwas adornedwith numerous filing cabinets lining thewalls.On onewall of theroom there was a desk,meticulously arranged, and a computer. This was Bira’s office and the filingcabinets contained the results of his UFO investigations. He had been investigating the phenomena inBrazil for some 36 years. The filing cabinets along one solid wall contained all the material on theVarginhacase.Thesefilesconsistedoftestimony,drawings,photographsandotherdatapertainingtohis

investigation.AnotheradjoiningroomwasalibraryfilledwithbooksreferencingtheUFOsubject.Onthewallswerenumerousphotographs,mapsandarticleswritteninPortuguese—allpertainingtoUFOs.Nextwe entered a room large enough to seat approximately 50 persons, complete with chairs arranged intheater fashion. In the frontof the roomwasa large televisionset,apodium,andanelongated table. IaskedRudolfoifthiswasusedforlecturesandhenoddedbackyes.ThiswouldbeagreatplacetosetupthecameraforinterviewsandIvoicedmyopiniontothegroup.Allagreed,andkindlyofferedtheroomforwhateverwewished.

Sincetheopportunityexisted,IsuggestedthefirsttobeinterviewedwouldbeUbirajarahimself.I

wouldopenmyinvestigationofthecasebyageneralreviewfromthe“horse’smouth.”Sincehewastheinitialinvestigatorofthecase,Iconsideredhimtobetheleadingauthority.Weallagreed.Phil,Rodolphoand I set up the camera equipment andplaced three chairs in the front of the room. Iwould sit in themiddlesoIcouldmovethemicrophonebetweenthepersonIwasinterviewingandtheinterpreter.BirawouldbetomyrightandRudolfowouldsitontheleftsohecoulddotheinterpretationforthecamera.Bira’sgirlfriend,Beca,waskindenough tosetupa tablewith refreshments, soafteraquickmealwestartedtheinterview.

IbeganwithabriefstatementonwhoIwasandwhatmymissionwasinBrazil.IintroducedbothUbirajara and Rudolfo.My first query to Bira was having him explain the Varginha case in his ownwords.Birabeganbytellingus thecasewasfarmorecomplexthanonemight imagine.Hewentontoexplainthattimehadpassedsincethedaysoftheactualevent,andrumorshadbeguntocirculatebothinand out of his country. Some of them had a basis in truth and others did not. I told him one of myendeavorswas to sift out the rumors from the actual facts of the case and, if possible, document theirauthenticitywithphysicalevidence.Heexplainedthecasewasnotjustcomprisedofoneevent,butratheraseriesofeventswhichwereprobablyrelated.

Ubirajara started by telling us there was even confusion as to the original date of the eventbecauseofconflictingtestimonyoftheeyewitnesses.TheaccepteddatenowisJanuary20,1996.Hewasnot present on the original date because he was out of town due to business and did not return untilJanuary21st.Hearrivedhomeatapproximately10:30AMandimmediatelybegantoreceivetelephonecalls in reference to the case.Onewas froma shopkeeperwho told himabout a girlwhohad seen astrangecreatureormonster.BirafoundouttherewasmorethanonegirlinvolvedintheincidentandthattheylivedatTapajUsStreetwiththeirmother,Luisa.Biraquestionedashopkeeperclosetothatareaandshetoldhimthatlargenumbersofpeoplewereexploringandwalkingaroundtheareainvolved.Theladyhappened to be a friend of the girl’s mother and explained that the girls arrived home that afternoonscreaming,cryingandcompletelyterrified.Theyhadseensomethingveryugly.

Bira told us that it was only a few days following this testimony when another famous UFOinvestigatorinBrazilbythenameofVitorioPacaccinijoinedhimintheinvestigation.Hethenexplainedthatthemostimportanteventtookplaceat3:30PMontheafternoonofthe20th.Thiswastheeventthatheoriginallyheardaboutandhadinvolvedthesamethreeyounggirlsdescribedbytheshopkeeper.

Thesethreeyoungwomenwerewalkinghomefromworkbytakingashortcutthroughavacantlotwhen theyencountereda strange lookinghumanoidcreature crouchingbya concreteblockwall.Theirfirst impressionwas that the creature appeared to be hurt and suffering pain. The three girls, LilianeFatimaSilva,16yearsofage,hersisterValquiraFatimaSilva,14yearsold,andafriend,KatiaAndradeXavier,22yearsold,wereterrifiedofthecreaturetheyhadjustseen.

Thinking it was the devil, they turned and ran to their homes—approximately one and a thirdkilometers away. The two sisters ran into their house and directly into the outstretched arms of theirmother,Luiza.Birawas really impressedwith the girl’s testimony and especially that ofLiliane,whoburstintotearsduringtheinterview.HealsostatedthatKatiawasalsointearsduringherinterview.Theydescribedthecreatureasfollows:Itstoodaboutfourtofivefeettallwithdarkbrown,oily,greasyskin.Ithadashortneckwithalargeheadshowingnohairatall.Theheadcontainedtwolargeredeyesthatwereslightlyupturnedattheouterends.Theeyesdidnotshowapupil.Ithadaverysmallmouthandnose,aswell as threeprotuberanceson the topof its headgoing from front to back.Thesewere suggestiveofhornsandarewhatgavethegirlstheimpressionthatthiswasthedevil.Katia,whoworksasamaidandhasthreechildrenofherown,describedthecreatureasbeingstupefied,andstatedthatitdidnotmakeanynoise.

Bira requested to be taken to the exact spot where this occurred. The girls agreed and hepersonallywasabletoinvestigatetheareawherethecreaturewaskneeling.Hewasmystifiedwhenhenoticedastrange roundnarrowhole in theground,about thesizeofa largepen,at theareawhere thecreaturehadbeencrouching.Sincetherewassomeinclementweatherthathadoccurredaftertheevent,additionalevidencewasnotobtainedsuchasfootprintsorearthmarkings.Mysearchoftheliteratureconcerningthiscasereportsthefollowingepisode,pertainingtothemother of the two girls who were sisters, Luiza Helena Fatima de Silva. It states she saw the aliencreatureinJardimAnderedistrictonJanuarythe20thandreportedapeculiarsmellwhenshewenttotheparkat4:00PM. IpersonallyquestionedMrs.Silva in reference to this statementand shedenied it. Ibelievethisisanimportantissue,astherumorsofstrangesmellshavebecomeassociatedwiththiscase.I questioned Bira about this story and he told us the case was filled with rumors, which totallydisregardedthefacts. AnotherrumorhasitthatMrs.SilvareportedfourBrazilianmen,wearingwhiteandcream-coloredArmanisuits,whovisitedher.Themensupposedlyofferedheralargesumofmoneytosaythather daughters lied about seeing the alien creature. They reportedly showed up at her homewhen herhusband,abusdriver,wasatwork.Theyalsotoldhertheywouldreturnandpayherincash.Ithasalsobeen reported that theydroveanavyblue1994LincolnContinentalwithaDistritoFederal (Brasalia)licenseplate.Iancurrentlyunabletodetermineifthisstatementhasabasisinfact.

InterviewwithLilianeandValquriaItistimetosharewithyoutheon-camerainterviewwithtwoofthegirlsUbirajarahadtalkedabout,LilianeandValquiria.WewillpickuptheinterviewwithUbirjaraagaininchapterfive.Hehadnotonlygrantedmeaninterviewwithhimoncamera,butalsowaskindenoughtomakearrangementsformetodirectlyinterviewsomeoftheeyewitnesses,includingthegirls.Thefirstoftheseinterviewswasarrangedfortheseconddayofourvisit.WeweretakendirectlytotheSilvahomewherewewereabletotalk with not only two of the girls, Liliane and Valquiria, but also their mother, Luiza Helena.Unfortunately,Katiahadmovedoutoftheareaandwasnotgoingtobeavailable.IinquiredifthefamilywasstillintouchwithKatiaandtheytoldmetheywere,buthadnotheardfromherinsometime.

Onourwaytothehousewedrovethroughthenarrowstreetsofadenselypopulated,singlestoryhousingarea.ItwasnotoneofthemostprosperousneighborhoodsofVarginha;asinotherareaswehadseen,thestreetswereclean,freefromlitter,andthewallsshowednograffiti.Thefartherwedrove,themoremeagerthesurroundingsbecame.Althoughtheapparentcleanlinesscontinued,thereweresignsofpoverty,whichwerebecomingmorenoticeable.Frontyards thatweredecoratedwithplantsandvineswerenownakedandshowedsignsthattheearthhadnotbeencultivatedforalongtime.Thehousinginpreviousareasshowedpaint thathadclearlybeenapplied in thenearpast.Nowithaddegenerated tocrackedandpeelingspecimens,patchedwithstuccoandothersuchsubstitutematerials.Soonwepulledtothecurbinfrontofsmallstucco-finishedhome,surroundedbyablockwallwhichconcealedamodestcourtyardentryway.Theareawascoveredwithgreenlushfoliage.Weexitedtheautomobile,carryingourcameraequipment.Acoupleofhousecatsscootedbyinfrontofusasweapproachedthedoor.Thefrontdoorwasopen, but the entrywaywasobscuredby ametal screendoor.Startled, I heard a loud shrillshriekcomingfromoneofthebushes.BothPhilandIflinchedatthesoundandturnedtoseewhatwasmakingit.There,standingformidablyonabranchofoneofthebushes,wasalargeverycolorfulblueandyellowparrot.Heturnedhisheadandletoutanother loudshriek.Weall laughed.Biraknockedonthescreen and soonwewere greeted by a short, stocky, dark-haired ladywho seemed in her late fifty’s.SomewordswereexchangedinPortugueseandwewereusheredinside.OnceinsideRudolfointroducedustoLuiza,motherofLilianeandValquiria.Sheinturnintroducedustothegirls.Theroomwasasmalllivingroom,approximatelyeightbytenfeet.Ithadsimplefurnishings,whichseemtofitnicelyintotheir

Brazilian-stylesurroundings.Thewallswereadornedwithnumerousdecorationsconsistingofreligioussymbolsandphotosoffamilymembers.BiraandRudolfoexplainedtoourhostswhatmymissionwasinVarginha.TheyweretoldIwantedtodoashortinterviewoncamerawitheachofthemseparately.Ifeltitwas of the utmost importance to have each of the individuals involved in the case interviewed in thismannersotheywouldnotinfluenceeachother’sstories.PhilandImutuallyagreedontheplacementofthecamera,anddeterminedthebestanglesandlightingfortheinterviews.Wedecidednottouseindividualmicrophones,astheroomwassmallandthesoundwassatisfactoryasheardthroughthecamera.Thisdecision,wefoundlater,wasamistake,aswehadnot anticipated the soundeffectsofour friend theparrot shrieking throughall the interviews.Twochairs were placed at one end of the room. Rudolfo would remain near the camera and do hisinterpretationfromthatposition;hewouldn’tbefilmedandonlyhisvoicewouldbeheard.Oneof thefactorswecouldnotcontrolwasthetemperatureintheroom.Thefrontdoorhadtobeleftopen,astherewasnoair-conditioning.Thispresentedacomplicatingfactor,aswecouldnotcontrolthesoundscominginthroughtheopendoor.This,ofcourse,includedtheshriekingsquawkoftheparrot.ThefirsttobeinterviewedwasValquiria.SheseemedslightlynervoussoIkeptmyopeningremarks subdued in an attempt to set the pace for the interview. I will be referenced as Dr. L, andValquiriawillbeVal.Theinterviewwentasfollows:

InterviewwithValquiriaDr.L:Valquiria,Iwanttothankyouverymuchforallowingmetointerviewyoutoday.Pleasesit back and relax. My questions will be simple and easy for you to answer. How well doremembertheeventsofthatveryspecialdayinJanuary,1996?Val.:Oh,Irememberthemverywell,justasiftheyhappenedyesterday.

Dr.L:Good,Iamgladtohearthat.Canyoutelluswhathappenedonthatday?

Val.:Yes.Thethreeofus,Katia,Lilianeandmyselfwereonourwayhomefromwork.Wehaddecidedtotakeashortcut.Weweregettingclosetohomewhenupaheadwesawaverystrangesight.Therewassomesortofacreatureinacrouchedpositionbyawall,upaheadandtoourleft. First we thought it was some young kid but as we got closer we got a better look andrealizeditwasnotakidorananimal.Weallsawthecreatureataboutthesametime.Lilianescreamedandweallturnedandranforhome.

Dr.L:Canyoudescribewhatyousaw?

Val.: Itwasa short creatureand itwas inakneelingpositionwith itshead turned toward thewall.Itwasnotmoving,justcrouchingthere.

Dr.L:Whatdidthecreaturelooklike?

Val.:IdidnotseeitforaverylongperiodoftimebecauseIwassofrightenedIalsoturnedandranaway.Itwashorriblelooking,brownincolorwithanoilyskinandalargehead.Ithadwhatlookedlikeasetofveinsbulgingoutoftheskinontheshouldersandontheneck.Ithadthreebumpsonthetopofitshead.

Dr.L:Didyouseeitseyes?

Val:Ionlysawaglimpseofthem.ItturneditsheadtowardsusjustasIstartingtorunaway.Itseyeswerelargeandredincolor.Itsheadlookedtoobigforitsbody.

Dr.L:Didyouallrunawaytogetherorwasitjustyouthatranfirst?

Val:WeallranawaytogetherbutImighthavebeenthefirst.LilianeandKatiawerebehindme.

Dr.L:Wereyoutheonlyonesatthattimewhosawthecreatureorwerethereotherpeopletherealso?Val:No.Itwasonlywe.

Dr.L:Werethereotherpeopleonthestreetatthattime?

Val:Thestreetwasempty.Weweretheonlyonesthere.

Dr.L:Didyounoticeiftherewasanysmellwhenyouarrivedatthesitewherethecreaturewaskneeling?

Val:No.Therewasnosmell.

Dr.L:Areyouabsolutelysure?Iamaskingthisbecausetherearemanyrumorsaboutthiscaseandsomeofthewitnesseshaveclaimedtherewasafoulodor.

Val:Iamabsolutelysuretherewasnosmellwhatsoever.

Dr.L:Sinceyouliveinthisarea,youprobablyhaveseenlotsofanimalsfromthesurroundingjungleareas.Didthislooklikeananimaltoyou?

Val:No.Thiswasnotananimal.

Dr.L:Whatdidyoudowhenyouallarrivedhome?

Val:Wewereveryfrightenedandwetoldourmother.

Dr.L:Whatdidshedo,ifanything?

Val:Therewasanotherladythere,ourneighbor,andshetookmymotherbacktothespotwherewehadseenthecreature.

Dr.L:Didshealsoseethecreature?

Val: No. It was gone when she arrived there. She only was able to see the footprints in thegroundand theplacewhere the tallgrasshadbeenpusheddownwhere thecreaturehadbeenkneelingbythewall.

Dr.L:Shesawfootprints?

Val:ShesawthemandtoldUbirajaraaboutthem.Idon’trememberwhatshesaidtheylookedlike.Dr.L:Okay,Valquiria,Iamgoingtoswitchgearsforamomentandtalkaboutsomeotherthings.Okay?

Val:Yes.Goahead.

Dr.L:Atanytimeafterthiseventhappened,didyouhaveanystrangedreams?

Val:Um,well I don’t know.Maybe one. Itwas about threemonths after this all happened. IdreamedIwasflyingandseeingstarsandplanetsandstuff.ItwasreallyweirdandIfeltrottenwhenIgotupinthemorning.Imusthavegottenacoldorsomething.Ijustfeltrotten.Mymotherremembers itwell becauseLiliane also didn’t feel so good.Maybe itwas somethingwehadeatenortheflu.Idon’tknow.

Dr.L:Doyoulikesaltyfoods?Andbytheway,whenyougotothedentisthowmuchinjectedanesthesiadoesittaketonumbtheareawhereheisgoingtoworkonyourtooth?

Val:No.Ireallydon’tcareforsaltyfoodsanditjustusuallytakesoneshotandeverythingseemstobenumb.

At thispoint,myinquiryhadreferencedafewquestionsthataredesignedtoindicateif theindividualmightbeasubjectoftheabductionphenomena.Valquiriaansweredabout90%oftheseasanon-abductee.TheonethingIfoundinterestingatthetimewasherdescriptionofthedreamshehadthreemonthsfollowingherepisode.Ihadnowayofknowingjusthowinterestingthiswouldbecomelater.InterviewwithLiliane I thankedValquiria for the timeshespentwithme.Next, readyandwaitingwashersister,Liliane.Shetooktheseatnexttome.ItoldherIwouldbeaskingquestionsthatwereprobablysimilartosomeofthequestionsIhadaskedhersister.InreproducingLiliane’sinterviewIwillnotrepeatsomeofthesamequestionsposedtohersister.Pleaseassumetheanswerswerethesameorsimilar.

Dr.L:ThankyouforallowingmethehonorandprivilegeoflettingmeaskyousomequestionsrelativetotheincidentthatoccurredbackinJanuaryof1996.Iwilltryandmakethequestionsaseasyaspossible.Pleasejustsitbackandrelaxandanswerthemashonestlyasyoucan.ThefirstquestionIwanttoaskyouare:WereyoupresentwithyoursisterValquiriaandyourfriendKatiawhenyousawthecreatureonthatday?

Lil:Yes. Iwas there.Wewereallwalking together throughthispassagewayon thewayhomefromwork.

Dr.L:Canyoutellusaboutwhatyousaw?

Lil:Weallsawaverystrangelookingcreaturekneelingclose toawall.WhenI firstsawit IwasterrifiedandthoughtitwastheDevil.IthadwhatlookedlikeDevilhornsonthetopofitshead.Threelargebumpsonthetopofthehead.Nohair.Itsskinwasbrownandshiny.Itlookedoilyandthereweresomeweirdlookingveinsstickingoutoftheskinontheneckandshoulders.Iwas so frightened; I let out a loud scream. I think that also frightenedmy two friends.Weall

turnedtorunbackhome.

Dr.L:Didyounoticeanyodoratthetimeyouweretherelookingatthecreature?

Lil:No.Therewasnosmellatall.

Dr.L:Didyouallrunbacktogetheroroneatatime?

Thethreegirlswhosawthekneelingaliencreaturepointtothespot.Lefttoright:Katia,LilianeandValquiria.Lil:Well,weweresortofalltogetherbutIthinkIstayedalittlebitlongerthantheydid.

Dr.L:Whathappenedthatmadeyoustaylonger?

Lil:Whenwefirstarrivedatthespotthecreaturewasjustkneelingthere,verystillandhaditsheadturnedtowardsthewall,butjustbeforeIturnedtorunhomeitturneditsheadandlookedstraightatmewithitsbigredeyes.Ifeltsorryfor it. I thoughttheremustbesomethingwrongwithit.Idon’tknow.Itwasjustafeeling.Maybeitreactedtomyscream.Itwasjustweird.Idon’tknow.Iwasveryupsetandfrightened.

Dr.L:Youmentionedtomebeforewestartedthisinterviewthatyouhadtheimpressionthatthiswasanintelligentcreature.Canyouexplain?

Lil: No. I just know it was intelligent. I don’t know why I felt that way. You know howsometimeswhenyouseeananimallikeacowandthinkhowdumbitmustbe?Alsowhenyouhaveapetlikeadogandthedogseemstoknowexactlyeverythingthatyouwanthimtodo.Thiscreatureseemedtohavehighintelligencejustlikeahumanbeing.

Dr.L:Let’ssupposetherewasamonkey,chimpanzeeorapesittingthere.Wouldyouconsiderthemintelligentcreatures?

Lil:No.Theyaredifferent.Theyareanimals.

Dr.L:Didyouthinkthiscreaturewasnotananimal?

Lil:That’sright.Itwasnotananimal.

Dr.L:Haveyouseenlotsofanimalsfromthewildsinceyouhavebeenlivinghere?

Lil: Oh, yes. Many different kinds like snakes, birds, crocodiles, monkeys and all sorts ofdifferentones.

Dr.L:Areyoucertainthiswasnotsomeanimalthatyouhaveneverseenbefore?

Lil:No.Itwasnotananimal.Itwasanintelligentcreature.

Dr.L:Whenyouarrivedhomedidyou,yoursisterorfriendfeelill?Didyouhaveanysymptomsofheadache,nausea,skinrash,orexcessivethirst?

Lil:No.Weallfeltfine.Wewerealljustveryupsetandcrying.

Dr.L:Okay,whathappenednextafteryouarrivedhome?

Lil:Wetoldourmotherwhathappenedandsherantoaneighbor’s.Theybothwentbacktothespottogether.

Dr.L:Wasthecreaturestilltherewhenyourmotherarrivedbackatthespot?

Lil.No.She toldus therewasnothing therebut footprints in the soft, longgrasswhere ithadbeenkneeling.Dr.L:Okay.Liliane,I’mgoingtoaskyousomequestionspertainingtoothersubjects.

AtthatpointIswitchedmyquestionsbacktotheabductionphenomenabutinawaythewitnesswouldhavenoideawhatanswersIwassearchingfor.Hertestimonyinthisregardwasprettymuchthesameashersister’s.Thestrangepartcamelastandisasfollows:

Dr.L:Liliane,didyouatanypointhaveanystrangedreamsfollowingthisincident?

Lil:Well,thereisoneIcanthinkofthathappenedaboutthreemonthslater.IdreamedthecreaturewasinmyroomandIwasn’tafraid.Thatwasall.Idon’tremembertherest.

IthankedLilianeforhertimeandwishedherluckwithallherfutureendeavors.ThelastpersontointerviewinthisgroupwasLuizaHelena,thegirl’smother.InterviewwithLuizaHelenaIbegantheinterviewwithLuizaHelenabytellingherhowhonoredIwastohavetheopportunitytointerviewsheandherdaughters.IexplainedIwouldnottakealongtimeoraskhernumerousquestionsthatshehasprobablybeenaskedamilliontimespreviously.

Dr. L: Luiza, how did you feel knowing your daughtersmay have seen a being from anotherworld?

Luiza:IreallydidnotknowifthiswasoneofGod’screaturesorsomethingelse.Theywereso

terrifiedatwhattheysaw.

Dr.L:DidyouconsiderthatthismighthavebeenoneofGod’screaturesfromanotherworld?

Luiza:Yes,IdidandinfactIfeltthatifitwastrulyoneofGod’screationsfromelsewhere,mydaughtersmighthavebeenchosentohavethisexperience.Beforethisactuallyhappened,Ifeltsomethinginsideindicatingweweregoingtohaveastrangeandunusualexperience.IbelieveitwasGod’swillforthistohappen.Itwasdestiny.Dr.L:Luiza,afteryourdaughterscamehomeandtoldyoutheyhadseenthisstrangecreature,didyouimmediatelygotothesightwherethistookplace?

Luiza:Yes,Idid.Oneofmyneighborscameoverandwasquiteconcerned.Shevolunteeredtogobackwithme.

Dr.L:Whatdidyouseewhenyougotthere?Luiza:Wewent to the site where this creaturewas kneeling by awall. The small fieldwasempty.Therewasnosignofanything there,however thegrasswassmasheddownat the spotwherethegirlssaidtheysawitkneeling.Itlookedliketheremayhavebeenimprintsinthesoftground.Ireallydidn’tpaytoomuchattentiontothem.

Dr.L:Isthereanythingfurtheryoucantellmeaboutwhathappenedthatday?

Luiza:No,Ireallythinkyouhavehearditallbynow.

Dr.L:Luiza,didyoueverseeaUFOorhaveanunusualexperienceyoucouldn’texplain?

Luiza:WhenIwaseightornineyearsofageIwasstayingatmygrandmother’shouse.Ilookeduponthehilloutthefrontdoorandsawaveryunusualsmallfigurewearingstrangeclothing.Itsheadwascoveredwithahood.AfterthatIsawthesesamefiguresmanytimes.Morethanone,alldressedthesame.Wedidn’twanttotalkaboutit.SometimesIsawstrangelightsinthesky.

Dr.L:Didyoueverhaveanylifelikedreamsthatinvolvedflyingmachinesorstrangebeings?

Luiza,atthispoint,staredstraightaheadandtherewasamomentofcompletesilencebeforeansweringthequestion.

Luiza:InevertoldanybodyaboutthisbutjustafterwhathappenedtomydaughtersIhadadreamthatmy daughters and I were sucked up out of the roof of our house into an airplane. I wasterrifiedanddon’tremembermuchelseaboutit.

Dr.L:Didyoueverwakeupinthemorningwithanystrangemarksonyourbodythatyoucouldnotaccountforandweren’ttherewhenyouwenttobed?

Luiza:No,Idon’tthinkso.

Dr.L:Doyouliketoeatfoodwithalotofsalt?Luiza:Ohyes,IjustlovetopileonthesaltonallfoodsIeat.Ijustcan’tgetenoughsalt.Dr.L:Howisyourvisionatnighttime,incomparisontothewayyouseeduringtheday?

Luiza:Ionlyamabletoseeoutofmylefteye.Ihadabloodclotandhavelostthevisioninmyothereye.Ireallydon’tnoticethedifferencebetweenmynightanddayvision.Dr.L:Luiza,whenyouwear jewelry,doyounotice ifyour skin turnscoloror if there isanyotheraffectyouhavenoticed?Luiza:Ican’twear jewelryatallbecausemyarmorotherpartsstart to turnnumb. Ihavenotnoticedifthereisanychangeincolor.

Dr.L:Doyouhaveanyproblemswithelectricalorelectronicequipment?Luiza:SometimeswhenIwalkintoaroomthelightswilljustgoofforIwillturnonaswitchandnothinghappensat all.Sometimes theTVwill just changechannelswhen I come into theroom.Itreallymakesmemad.Dr.L:Haveyoueverhadadreamwheresomebodywasputtingsomethinginsideyourbody?

Luiza:No.Dr.L:Afterthiseventhappenedwithyourgirls,didyourememberifanyoneofyoubecameill?Luiza:Yes,bothLilianeandIgotsickwithsomesortofacoldorsomething.Itwashardtogetridofbutfinallywentaway.Valquiriadidn’tgetsickatall.Dr.L:DoyourememberordoyouknowifKatiaoranyoneinherfamilybecameill?Luiza:No,Ireallydon’tknow.Wenevertalkedaboutit.

Dr.L:Luiza,isthereanythingelseyouwouldliketotellmeabout?

Luiza:TheonlythingIcansayisthatthiseventhasmarkedourlivesforever.I thanked Luiza for the time she gave to me and for the kindness she exhibited in honestly

answeringmyquestions.

DiscussionSincenumerousinvestigatorsfromBrazilandtheUnitedStateshadinterviewedbothofthegirlsandmotherpreviously,Ifeltitwouldservenopurposetoquizthemagainwiththesametypeofquestionsthey had previously been asked.Also for the sake of brevity, at thiswriting, I did not include all thequestionsaskedduringtheinterviews.Iwasinterestedmainlyinthreeaspectsoftheevent:Theirinteractionwiththeeventitself.Theirpossiblerelationshiptotheabductionphenomena.Theirinvolvementwithobtainablephysicalevidence.

Itwasinterestingtolearnthatalthoughthegirlsbasicallyarrivedonthesceneatthesametime,theirindividualfeelingsandreactionsweresomewhatdifferent.ItwasonlyLilianewhoseemedtofindanemotionalbondwiththecreature.Theturningpoint,undoubtedlyforher,waswhenthebeingturneditsheadandlookedstraightather.Itseemedatthispointthatshedecidedthatthiswasnotananimal,butanintelligentcreaturethatapparentlybondedwithheremotionally.ThisreactionwasslightlydifferentthanthatofhersisterValquiria,whostatedshefeltinstantterror,butinretrospectwasabletosetthisfeeling

aside and also render an opinion that this was indeed an intelligent creature. The description of thecreaturewasconsistentbyeachofthegirls.Themother,Luiza,ontheotherhand,hadnodirectcontactwiththebeingbutstillfeltanemotionalbondwiththeeventthathappenedtoherdaughters.

The interview I conducted contained questions designed by our group,A&SResearch, to ruleeither in or out the possibility of involvement with the alien abduction phenomena. Both of the girlsrespondedwith answers indicating anegative involvement, however themother answeredmanyof thequestionsinapositivemanner.Moststartlingwasherdreamfollowingtheincidentinwhichbothsheandherdaughterswerefloatingor“beingsucked”outoftheroofoftheirhomeintoawaitingairplane.Ididnotpursuethedescriptionoftheflyingcraftatthisinterviewfortwoprimaryreasons.ThefirstisthatIdidnotwanttosuggesttothiswomenthatshemighthavebeenabductedwithhertwodaughters.Ifeltthiscouldbepursuedatalaterdate.Theotherreasonwassolelyduetotimeconstraints;Ihadgivenhermywordthattheinterviewwouldbeshortanddidnotwanttoloseherconfidence.Additionalinformationindicatinginvolvementinthephenomenawasherdescriptionofthesmallhoodedbeingsshehadseenasachild.Shealsohad toldme(offcamera)ofotherclose relativeswhohadseen lights in thesky,haddreamsoffloatingoutoftheirhousesintosomekindofflyingcraft,andhadmarksontheirbodies,etc.Ihadcometotheconclusionthatthemotherandherfamilyhadahighprobabilityofinvolvementwiththeabductionphenomenon.Oneofthesignificantfactorsgleanedfromthemotherwasherrecollectionofsomesortofamild, cold-like illness suffered byLiliane and her shortly following their encounterwith the creature.Also,therewasconflictinthetestimonyfromValquiriaindicatingthepossibilitythatallthreesufferedanillness following the event. Thiswill becomemore significantwhen I relate some of the other eventspertinenttotheVarginhacase. With reference to actual physical evidence, I drew a total blank. Therewas no obviousindicationthatanyofthefamilycouldpresentmewithanythingevenclosetophysicalevidence.

Chapter5

THEVARGINHACASEUNFOLDS

EVENT#2

ListeningtoUbirajaraoriginallyexplainwhatIrefertoasthe“firstevent”oftheVarginhacase,heldusspellbound.Ihadinterruptedtheflowofhisinformationtoaskquestionsaboutthethreegirlsandother aspects of the case. Although his answers were informative, they raised more questions. Heemphasizedmanytimesthattheentirecasewasfilledwithrumorsandcontradictingtestimonyfromsomeofthewitnesses.BecacameintotheroomandsaidthatBirahadatelephonecall.Heexcusedhimselfandtoldushewouldberightback.Intheinterim,Becabroughtanamplesupplyofrefreshmentsforustoenjoy.

SoonBirawasbackandcontinuedtheinterview.HestartedbyexplainingthatthereisnoparticularorderinwhichherelatesthecaseandwouldgladlytalkaboutthespecificeventsIwasinterestedin.BiraknewIhadbeenterriblyinterestedintheVarginhastoryforsometimeandhadreadalltheavailableliteratureaswellashavinghadconversationswithJohnMackandsomeoftheotherBrazilianinvestigators.IthankedhimforhisofferanddecidedtoquestionhimregardingtheeventsasIhadthemorderedinmymind.Theinterviewwentasfollows:“Bira,couldyoupleasetellusnextaboutthecaptureoftheE.T.bythetwomilitarypoliceofficers?”Heanswered,“Iwouldbehappytogooverthatevent.OnthesamedayofJanuarythe20th,aroundsixo’clockintheevening,therewasaratherviolenthailstorm,whichwasunusualforthattimeoftheyear.IthitVarginhawithavengeance,breakingwindows,windshieldsofcars,andcausingallsortsofdamagearoundtown.Italsoresultedindestroyingthefootprintsandothertracesofthecreaturethatwasseen by the three girls on that afternoon. It was during this storm when twomilitary police officers,traveling in their military police vehicle, spotted another creature. This entity resembled the onedescribedbythethreeyoungwomenseenearlierthesameday.Itispossiblethisisthesamecreature,butnooneactuallyknowsforsure.Accordingtoeyewitnesstestimony,thebeingwasseentryingtocrossastreet corner. It was limping and in some apparent physical distress. The two policemen pulled theirvehicle over to the side, stopped, and one of them got out and ran over to the creature. Iwas told itseemed togiveno resistance as theofficergently assisted it into theback seatof the automobile.Thepoliceofficer,whowasinhistwenties,stoppedbyhismother’shouse.Hewassoakedtotheskinfromtherain.Hetoldherhewouldhavetoworkallnightandaskedhertonotifyhiswifeandtellherthathewouldnotbehomefordinner.Atthatpointhechangedhisclothesandleft. Thespotwherethiseventhappenedhadbeen relatively close towhere the threegirls had seen the creature earlier in theday—aboutoneandhalfblocksfromwherethefirstcreaturewasseen.It’sagoodbetthatthesecondcreaturethatwascapturedbythetwomilitarypoliceofficerswasindeedthesameoneseenbythegirls.”

Inmyopinionthismakesagreatdealofsense,asthedescriptionofthecreatureindicateditmayhavebeeninjured.Perhapsthisiswhyitwasinakneelingpositionwhenseenbythegirls.Also,Lilianehad a feeling that the creature might have been suffering. Another important factor is that it gave noresistancetoitscapture.Perhapsthisalsoisrelatedtotheinjury. Biracontinued,“It isbelievedthiswas thecreature thatwas thentakentoasmallmedicalfacility.ByU.S.standards,thefacilitywasthesameasasmallfirst-aidstationwithoutasupportstaffofphysicians.Thecreaturewasexaminedinthisfacilityandthemenweretoldtheycoulddolittleforit.

Theywereadvisedtotransportthecreaturetoafull-fledgedhospital.ThepoliceofficersthendrovetoasmallhospitalintheheartofthecitycalledHospitalRegional.Oncethecreaturehadbeentakentothisfacility,littleisknownofwhatactuallyhappenedtoit.”(ThispartofthestoryIwillcoverlaterinthistextandrelatestoapersonalinterviewwedidwithsomeofthehospitalstaff.)Birawentontocoverfactsfromthetestimonyofboththemilitaryandcivilianwitnesses:“Theexact lengthof thecreature’s stayatHospitalRegional isunknown,but wedoknow thatonMonday,January the 22nd, the creature was removed from the hospital bymilitary personnel and immediatelytaken to another large hospital, calledHospitalHumanitas, about one and a halfmiles away from theHospitalRegional.It isthemostwellequippedfacilityintheregion.About18hourslateraconvoyofmilitaryvehicleswasseengatheringat thebackdooroftheHospitalHumanitas.Eyewitnesstalkaboutseeing a small box or coffin-like container being loaded on to a flatbed truck and then seeing a bodyplacedinthatcontainer.Oncethiswasdonetheconvoytookoffforanarmy-trainingbasecalledEscoladeSargentoDasArmas(ESA)inthetownofTresCoracoes,whichisabout25kilometersfromVarginha.Itwasalsonotedthattwosoldiers[6total]operatedeachofthethreetrucks.TheoperationforremovalofthecorpsewasunderthecontrolofArmyMilitaryIntelligencecalled“S-2”.Thisgroupisfamousforbeingviolentandoppressive.OnTuesday,January23rd, theconvoyleftTresCoracoesat4PMin theafternoonforCampinasinSaoPaulostate,wherethecargowouldbedeliveredtoanothermilitaryunit,possibly Escola Preparatoria De Cadetes. This part of the operation was commanded by LieutenantColonelOlimpioWandereySantos.OncetheconvoyreacheditsdestinationinCampinas,thecorpsewasdeliveredtotheUniversityofCampinas,oneofthefinesteducationalinstitutionsinBrazil.Afterarrivalandaccordingtoreliableeyewitnesstestimony,theETbodywasautopsiedbyDr.BadanPalhares,whohasworld-wideacclaimandgainednotorietyfortheautopsyperformedsomeyearsagowhichidentifiedthebonesofafamousGermanNaziCriminal,JosephMengele.InalaterinterviewwithDr.PalhareshedeniedhavinganythingtodowithanysuchEToperation.Healsomadeacommenttooneofhisstudentsin which he stated it would be a good number of years before he would be free to talk about hisinvolvementwithET’s.AtthetimewhenallthiswasoccurringinCampinas,therewerewitnesseswhodescribedaUnitedStatesmilitarypresence.IthasbeenrumoredthatallphysicalevidenceinvolvedintheVarginhacasehasbeentransportedtosecretfacilitiesintheUnitedStates.” AsIpreviouslystated,numerousBrazilianUFOinvestigatorshavebecomeinvolved in theVarginha case. Certainly one of the most qualified is Mr. A. J. Gevaerd, the editor and director ofBrazilianUFOMagazineandtheBrazilianCenterforFlyingSaucerResearch.ThefollowingisaquotefromMr.Gevaerd:“Inreferencetotheincident inVarginha,Ihavelearnedthatafewnursesandotherpersonnel from Regional General Hospital had confirmed some facts and they were all suppressed.Individuals who had contacts with the second creature were advised to avoid the press and UFOresearchersandarenottotalkaboutitwithanyone,notever,includingtheirfamiliesorrelations.AttheHumanitasHospital,thesecondcreaturewaskeptatleasttwodaysandonthesecondnight,onJanuary22nd,ahugemilitaryoperationtookplacetoremovethecreature,alreadydead.”InterviewswithsomeofthemilitarywhoparticipatedinthetransportationofthecreaturefromHospitalHumanitasdeclaredthatthreetruckswereused,eachonedrivenbytwodifferentsoldiers.Itisbelievedthatthreetruckswereusedtoremoveonlyonebodyinordertoavoidtheinvolvedpersonnelfrom knowing which truck actually was carrying the corpse. The drivers and their fellow personnelcouldn’tseethedetailsoftheoperation,astheywerekeptoutsidethehospitalarea.MilitarypersonnelfromtheArmyInternalIntelligenceCorpswereresponsibleforgettingthecorpsefromtheinteriorofthehospital, placing it into a box, and then on to one of the trucks.All three truckswere then taken to amilitary facility inCampinas, state ofSaoPaulo, about 200miles fromVarginha, in themiddle of thenight. There, the corpse wasmoved to theUniversity of Campinas, one of the best institutions in thecountry.Itisbelieved,andnowconfirmedthroughdetailedinformation,thattheETbodywasautopsied

byDr.BadenPalhares.UFOresearchersfromalloverthecountryhavebeenhelpingRodriguesandPacacciniinorderto

discovereachandeverydetailofthecaptureofthetwoET’s.MediainBrazilhaveneverbeensoactive,andgreatmajoritiesof thepopulationbelievethat thecaseisrealandthemilitaryandcivilauthoritiesinvolvedarekeeping the facts secret.Many strangeeventswerehappening simultaneously, suchas theimprisonmentofsomemilitarypersonnel,sergeantsbeingtransferredatshortnotice,etc.ThephonesofmanyUFOresearchers involved in the caseare confirmed tobe tappedandhave receivedanonymousthreats.UptonowtheUFOresearchersknowalmostallthedetailsofthewholeoperationandafewcanbereleasedtothepublic.Theresearchersinmanycitiesarereceivingnewpiecesofthisfantasticpuzzleevery day, and more and more military personnel are agreeing to talk.Meanwhile, the region whereVarginha is geographically located (in the south of the state ofMinasGerais) is subject to one of thebiggest UFO waves ever registered, complete with huge UFOs in close observation, landings andcontacts.ATriptotheWallItwasaboutoneo’clockintheafternoon.Wehadtakenthemorningandearlyafternoonfortheinitial interviewwithUbirajara. Iwas excited tohave receivedall the important information from thepersonwhomIconsideredtheleadingauthorityonthecase.Birasuggestedwetakeabreakforlunchandafterwardhewouldtakeustotheareaswhereboththefirstandsecondeventshadtakenplace.Philwasexcitedaboutthis.Itwashisfirstexposuretothisentirecaseandalthoughheknewlittleaboutit,hekeptanopenmind.Wedismantledandrepackedthecameraequipmentinpreparationfortheafternoon’sactivity.Itwasloadedintothecarandweweresoononourwaytoalocalrestaurant.Duringlunchtheconversationinvolvedmoreoftheeventsthathadtakenplace.ImadementalnotessoIcouldaskquestionswhentheinterviewcontinued.Itwasonlyashortdrivethrougharesidentialneighborhooduntilweparkedthecar.Biratoldusto take the cameras andmake surewehad the tripod.We followedhis advice and followedhimupasmallhillthroughanareaofhouses,whichappearedtobeinthemoderate-incomebracket.Thehousingwasdensewithoutvisiblevacantareasof landoremptylots.Onceat thetopof thehill,wecrossedasmall narrow street. Directly ahead of us was a wall, about eight feet in height, composed of grayconcreteblocks.Smack-dabinthemiddleofthiswallwasaratherstrangeappearingmetallicdoor.

Thedoorwassecuredwithachainandalargekeyedpadlock.Biraexplainedthatbehindthisdoorand

thewallwasavacantlot.Thiswastheveryspotwherethethreegirlssawthecreature.Iaskedhimwhytheybuiltthiswallandwhobuiltit.Heansweredthatsomebodydidnotwantinvestigatorsoroutsiderscoming into the area and decided to block it from view. He did not know who was responsible forbuilding thewall and had no ideawho held the key to themetallic door.He suggestedwemount thecameraonthetripodandvolunteeredtoliftthiscombinationintotheairandmanipulateitsowecouldvideo theareawhere thecreaturewaskneeling.Since therewasnodirectaccess, I thought thiswasagood suggestion and did as he advised. He lifted the tripodwith the camera running into the air andpointed the lens over thewall, turning the camera in various directions and angles so thatwehad thepossibilityofactuallycapturingthespotwherethecreaturewaskneeling.Suddenlyanelderlymanexitedhishousenextdoorandapproachedus.Hewasprobablyinhislateseventies,hadashortbeard,andgavetheappearanceofaroughandgruffindividual.HeexchangedwordswithBirainPortuguese.AllthetimeIwasafraidwewereintroublefortryingtotakevideooftheothersideofthewall.Rudolfowassmilingfromeartoear.Iaskedhimwhatwasgoingon.Hetoldusthisgentlemanlivednextdoorandhethoughthemighthaveakeythatwouldfitthelockeddoor.BothPhilandIwereveryexcitedatthisprospect.Theneighborbrieflyreturnedtotheconfinesofhishomeandsoonwasbackonthespotholdingalargekeyring,whichmust have at least contained fiftykeysofvarious sizes and shapes.He immediatelybegantrying themon the locked door.While thiswas going onwe removed the camera from the tripod andbeganfilmingthehousesandthestreet. Birawasexplainingwhatdirection the threeyounggirlswerecoming fromandwhere theywereheaded.Wedidourbest to followhisexplanationwith thecamera.Thiswasveryimportantandwouldaddtothedocumentationofthecase.

Fromoutoftheblue,weheardashoutandturnedtoseetheneighborpushingonthemetaldoor.Itswungopenwithabang,hittingthewallontheotherside.Hehadsuccessfullymanagedtofindakeythatfitthelock.Biraledtheway.Hewasfirstthroughtheopeningandwefollowedonhisheels.Ontheothersideofthewallwasjustanopen,vacantfieldwithagroundcoverofmixedgrassandweeds.Thedistantendofthefieldwasopenontothesurroundinghillsidewherenohousesorotherstructureshadyetbeenbuilt.Toourleftwasanotherconcretewallthatappearedmucholderandshowedthewearoftime.Itwas stainedwith various colors and showed rain damage, aswell as damage from numerous othersources.Thiswastheexactspotwherethecreaturewaskneeling.Birawentovertoaspotbythiswallandkneltontheground,imitatingthepositionofthebeingthegirlshadseen.Heshowedustheexactspotwherehehadseenimpressionsinthesoftsoilandwherehefoundthemysterioussmall,roundhole.Philwasbusyrecordingallthiswiththevideocamera.IgrabbedthestillcameraandaskedBiraifhewouldagain assume the position he had previously demonstrated. He kindly did so and I proceeded to takenumerousstillphotosoftheareafordocumentation.BiratoldusabouttherapidgrowthinVarginhaandits ever-expanding population. He explained the area we were in was one of those dense centers of

growth.Forsomeunknownreasonthisvacantlotwassetasideandnothingwasallowedtobebuiltonit.He did not know who was responsible for this decision, either. Once we had finished filming, Birathanked theoldergentlemanforopening thedoor forus.Weleft theconfinesof thissecludedareaandwentbackontothesidewalkoutside.

Birathentoldustosetthecamerauponthesidewalkandfilmhimashewalkeddownthestreet.Withoutunderstandingwhathewasupto,wedidasheasked.Withthecamerarollingwewatchedashewalkedabouttwoblocksdownthestreettoanintersection.Oncehereachedthisspotheturnedtowardthecameraandbeganwaivinghisarmsintheair.Icouldn’tunderstandwhathewantedbutwekeptthecamerarolling,withhimintheviewfinder.Hethenstoppedwaivinghisarmsandbeganhistrekbacktous.Sinceitwasuphillalltheway,hereturnedshortofbreathandexplainedtoRudolfothatthespothewas at was where the two military police officers had picked up the second creature. Once weunderstoodhowclosethisactuallywastowheretheyounggirlsfirstsawthecreature,weweretotallyconvincedthiswasthesamecreaturetheyhadseenafewhoursearlierintheday.Birawentontoexplainthatthisisoneofthereasonswhythenumberofcreatureshadbeenrumoredtobemorethanwhatwereactuallyinvolvedinthecase.Itwasnowabout3:30intheafternoon.Wewerefilledwithknowledgeandexcitement.Ihadtomakeadecisiontostopforthedayorcontinuewithmoreinterviews.IaskedBiraifhefeltuptoashortcontinuationofhisinterview.HeagreedandwereturnedtohisInstitute.BackattheInstitutewere-establishedourcamerapositionsandcontinuedwithBira’sinterview.“Ubirajara,istheremoretothestoryaboutthetwomilitarypoliceofficerswhopickedupthesecondcreature?”Biracontinued,whichaddedmoremysterytothecase.“Withintwoweeksaftertheseofficerspickedupthecreature,oneofthemdiedofanunknowncondition.Thisdeceasedmilitarypoliceofficerleftbehindawifeandtwochildren.Hediedinthehospitalandnumerousrumorsaboundpertainingtohiscauseofdeath.Supposedly,therewasnodeathcertificateissued,nomedicalrecordsavailable,andnowitnesseswilling to talk about the situation.A television production company from theU.K. came toVarginhatheyearfollowingtheincidentandperformedaninvestigationofthecase.Theresultantprogramwas only shown in the U.K. One of the individuals they interviewed was the sister of the deceasedmilitarypoliceofficer.Oncamerashehadstatedherbrotherhadahighfever,wasdehydrated,couldnoteat, had bleeding from certain areas of his body, and finally was unable to remain conscious orcommunicate.Iwasshockedtohearaboutthesesymptoms,astheysoundedsuspiciouslysimilartosymptoms

associatedwithanEbolavirusinfection.Coulditbepossiblethatthesecreaturesharbormicroorganismsthatmightbe fatal tohumans? If thiswere true, then thepossibilityofopencontactbetweenET’s andhumanssuddenlybecomesmorecomplicated.EveryonealwaysenvisionsthemeetingofET’sandhumansby the popular concept of the landing of an alien craft on theWhiteHouse lawn inWashington,D.C.Supposesuchameetingdidtakeplaceandthevisitorsharborednumerousmicroorganismsthatcouldbefataltothehumanrace.Suchameetingcouldresultinthetotalannihilationofmankind.Isitpossiblethatourvisitorsknowthisandtakemeasurestopreventsuchacalamityfromtakingplace?Numerousalienabducteestalkaboutbeingplacedinsomekindofcylindricalcontainerwithsomesortoffluidinitthatthey were forced to breathe. It is a terrifying experience. Is it possible this fluid treatment preventsmicroorganismsfromcrossingoverfromonespeciestoanotherandthereforepreventscontaminationofeitherspecies?IbelievetheinformationcomingfromthisBraziliancasemayprovidesomeexplanationfor,andenlightenmenton,thesubjectofinteractionswithnon-terrestrialspecies.IaskedBiraifhepersonallydidanyinvestigationatthehospitalinreferencetothedeathofthismilitarypoliceofficer.Hestatedhedidgothereandwasnotabletoobtainanyinformationwhatsoever.AccordingtoBira,allmedicalrecordswereconfiscatedbythemilitaryandthatnoonein thehospitalwouldspeakabout thecase.Afterhearing this, itbecameclear that the information inreference to thismysteriousdeathwouldnotbeforthcomingandIdecidedtonotpursueitfurther.I thankedBirafortheinterviewhegaveusandhopedwecouldcontinueittomorroworthenextday.

AswebegantodismantletherecordingequipmentthetelephonerangandBirawascalledfromtheroom.Hereceivedatleastadozenphonecallswithinthenexthalfhour.Rudolfocamebackintotheroomandexplainedthathisfatherhadjustreceivedsomeamazingtelephonecalls. Itseemedthewordhadgottenout regardingme—that therewasadoctor fromtheUnitedStatesvisiting theareawhowaslookingintotheETcase.Hetoldushisfatherwouldbebackinafewminutesandtelluswhatwasgoingon.Birareturnedtotheroomandwasveryexcited,asthegleaminhiseyeswasasuregiveawayofhispersonalfeelings.ThroughRodolfo’stranslation,hetoldusamajorBraziliantelevisionnetworkhadjustcalledandrequestedaninterviewwithme.Theaudiencefor thisnetworkreachedfarandwideinSouthAmerica.ItwouldinvolvemillionsofpeoplewatchingandlisteningtowhatIhadtosay.HeaskedifIwaswillingtodotheshowandIrepliedthatIhaddoneseveralthousandhoursofTVinthepastandwouldbemorethanhappytoaccommodatethem.IalsoexplainedthatIwashisguestandmytimewashis, sohecouldarrange for this tohappenatany timehewished.He thankedmeandwent to thenextsubject. It seemed that not only television wanted me for an interview but also several local radiostations. I alsoagreed todo the radio showsand toldhim Iwouldgoalongwithanyarrangementshemade.Birawasstillexcitedandexplainedagain,throughRudolfo,thatthereweresomenewwitnessesthat just came forward and agreed to be interviewed by me. One of these witnesses, coincidentallyenough,justhappenedtobethewifeofthedeceasedmilitarypoliceofficer.Istoodthereinamildstateof shock, as this certainlywasa strange synchronisticevent. I advisedBira to setupher interviewassoonaspossible,suggestingthepossibilityofitoccurringtheverythenextday.Hetoldmehewouldgetintouchwithherandarrangeit.Iwasdivinelyelatedbythisnewturnofevents.LittledidIknowthatBirawasnotfinishedwithhisnewsyet.“Bytheway”,hestatedthroughRudolfo,“Ihavemorenews.Ialsojustreceivedacallfromsome medical personnel who were working at Hospital Regional during the time when the militarybroughtinthenon-terrestrialbeing.Theyalsowouldliketotalkwithyou.Theydonotwanttobefilmedorrecorded,nordotheywanttheirnamesusedortobequotedanywhereinBrazil,astheyareterrifiedfor possible retribution from the authorities.They are also afraid for their lives.Theyhavenot talkedabout this to anyone for six years and have kept this information strictly to themselves. It has been aterrible burden for them.They have agreed to talk tome,Rudolfo, you andPhil.No one elsemay be

present.Pleasetellme,areyouwillingtotalkwiththem?”Iwasovercomewithemotionandelation.“Iwouldbemorethanhappytotalkwiththemandwould agree to whatever conditions they ask for. Please relay my assurances that they would havecompleteanonymity.”

Heexcusedhimselfandwentbacktothetelephone.Iassumedhewasprovidingtheanswerstothosewhohadpreviouslycalled.Aboutonehour laterwewereonourway todinnerandback to thehotelforthenight.ThefollowingmorningPhilandIreturnedtoBira’sInstituteandwerenotifiedthathehadmadearrangements to interview the wife of the deceased military police officer. This officer, Marco EliCherese,wasonly23yearsofagewhenhesuccumbedtowhatisbelievedtobeanillnesscausedbyhisdirectcontactwithanalienbeing.Weweretoldshewouldarriveat10:30AM.Weconvenedaplanningsessionanddecidedonwhatquestionstoask.IinquiredifshespokeorunderstoodEnglishandwastoldthatshedidnot.Therefore,weagreedtousetheoriginalset-upwehadusedforBira’sinterview.Iwouldsitinthemiddleseatwiththewitnessononeside,andthenRudolfowouldtranslatefromtheotherseat.Philwouldmanthecameraandrecordtheentireinterview.Iwasextremelyenthusiasticasitwouldbeanopportunitytolearnmanydetailspertainingtothemysteriousdeathoftheinvolvedindividual.Onthestrokeof10:30,thedoorbellsounded.Becaresponded,andIheardconversationinthehall.WewereintroducedtoMrs.Cherese.Shewassmallinstatureandslightofbuild.Shehadmediumlength,straightblackhairandapale,olive-skinnedcomplexion.Ishookherdelicatehandandwelcomedhertotheinterview.ThroughRudolfo,Ithankedherforbeingthereandforheranticipatedanswerstomyquestions.Atno timeduringour initialmeetingdidsheshowanychange in facialexpression,andsheremainedratherstone-facedthroughtheentireinterview.

Dr.L:Mrs.Cherese, Iwantyou to justsitbackandrelax. I thankyousoverymuchagainforbeingherewithustodayandcommendyouforagreeingtoletmeaskyouafewquestions.Letmebeginbyaskingyouhowlongyourhusbandwasinthehospitalbeforehepassedaway?

Mrs.C:Ibelievehewasintherelessthanoneweek.

Dr.L:Howlongwashesickathomebeforehewenttothehospital?

Mrs.C:Idon’tremember.

Dr.L:Canyoutelluswhathissymptomswerewhenhewasillathome?

Mrs.C:Idon’tknow.

Dr.L:Doyourememberthenighthecamehomeduringtherainstorm?

Mrs.C:Yes.

Dr.L:Whathappenedthatnight?

Mrs.C:Hehadstoppedathismother’sfirstanddidn’tcomehometillmuchlaterthanusual.Hewasjustoutdoinghisjob.Thenhelefttogobacktowork.Dr.L:Didhetellyouwhathewasdoingonthatnight?

Mrs.C:No,henevertoldabouthiswork.Itwasmilitarywork.Dr.L:Howwashefeelingthatnight?

Mrs.C:Hewasoverworked,tired,cold,andhadtogobackoutandgobacktowork.Dr.L:Howlongdidittakeafterthatwhenhebecameill?

Mrs.C:Idon’tremember.

Dr.L:Doyourecallhowlonghewasillbeforehewenttothehospital?

Mrs.C:Ireallydon’tremember.

Dr.L:Didyouvisityourhusbandwhenhewasinthehospital?

Mrs.C:Yes.Dr.L:Whatwerehissymptomswhenyousawhiminthehospital?

Mrs.C:Idon’tknow.Dr.L:Didyouatanytimeseehismedicalrecordsortalkwiththedoctorsthatweretakingcareofhim.

Mrs.C:No.Dr.L:Afterhisdeath,didyouaskforacopyofthemedicalrecords?

Mrs.C:Yes,buttheydidn’tgivethemtome.Dr.L:Didtheygiveyouacopyofhisdeathcertificate?Mrs.C:No.

Dr.L:Didyouaskforone?

Mrs.C:YesIdid,butInevergotone.Dr.L:Didyougotohisfuneral?

Mrs.C:No.

Dr.L:Whywasthis?Surelyyouwantedtobethere.

Mrs. C:Of course I did, but I was not told anything about the funeral. It was all secret andhandledbythemilitary.Dr.L:Didanymembersofeitheryourfamilyorhisfamilyvisithiminthehospital?

Mrs.C:Idon’tknow.

Dr.L:Didanyofthemreceiveacopyofhismedicalrecordsoracopyofthedeathcertificate?

Mrs.C:No.

Dr.L:Wereyoutoldorwasanyonetoldwhyyourhusbanddied?Waswhathiscauseofdeath?

Mrs.C:Noneofusweretoldanything.Dr.L:Pleaseforgivemeforaskingyou,butdoyoureceiveanycompensationfromtheBrazilianMilitaryoranybranchoftheBraziliangovernment?

Mrs.C:No.

Dr. L: If that is the case, then how are you able to take care of your children and pay yourexpenses?

Mrs.C:Idon’tknow.Itisdifficult.

Dr.L:IthinkthatconcludesthequestionsIhaveforyou.Iwanttothankyou soverymuch for comingand lettingme interviewyou. I amsureyouareverybraveandhopeyouareabletogetalongwellinthefuture.

Withthefinalanswertomyquestion,weconcludedtheinterview.BothBiraandIthankedheronceagainforcomingandtalkingwithus.

DiscussionAfterconsideringallaspectsoftheinterviewandwhatIhadpreviouslylearnedaboutthecase,Iwasledtotheconclusionthatthereweremorecomplicationsandconfusioninvolvedthanjustrumors.Ifoundthetestimonyofthedeceasedmilitarypoliceofficer’swifetobemostilluminating,notbecauseshecame forth with readily usable information, but actually the direct opposite.Watching hermovementsduringthequestioningwasmostinterestingbecauseitwasobvious,eventoanon-studentofNLP,thatshewas hiding a great deal of information. Her negative comments indicated a high probability ofintimidationandresultantfear,perhapsgeneratedbythemilitaryorotherrepresentativesoftheBraziliangovernment.Sheappearedaverygentlesoulwithadeepinternalconflictabouttellingusthefullstory,orevenasmatteringofthetruth.Whenhertestimonyiscontrastedwiththatofthedeceased’ssister,onecaneasilyseethattheeventsproceedingandfollowingherbrother’sdeathweredestinedtoremainasecret.Thissecondevent,initsentirety,illustratesthecomplexityofthecasefromtheverybeginning.Fromthetimewhenthetwopoliceofficerspickedupthecreature,madeastopatoneoftheirhomes,andfinallyescortedtheentitytoit’sseconddestinationatHospitalRegional, thecasecontinuedtogrowincomplexity.

Chapter6

THEMEDICALTESTIMONY

Iwascatapultedfromasound,deepsleepintoanawakenedstatebytheringingofthetelephoneat8:00AM.Iansweredthecallinmyusualmorninggruffvoice.OnthelinewasRudolfo,whoseemedexcitedandaskedifwewereupandaboutyet.HeaskedhowlongitwouldbebeforeheandhisfathercouldpickusupandItoldhimaboutanhour.Iaskedhimwhathewassoexcitedabout.HeexplainedthathisfatherhadmadearrangementswithsomemedicalpersonnelwhohadworkedatHospitalRegionalatthetimewhenthehumanoidbeingwasthere,tobeinterviewedbyme.Hetoldmetheyhadscheduledthisforapproximately11:00AMandwantedtoknowifthetimingmetwithourapproval.ItoldhimIsawnoproblemwiththetimeandthankedhimforarrangingtheinterview.Withthat,Iwastoldtheywouldpickusupatthehotelinanhour.ItossedthereceiverbackonthecradleandshoutedatPhiltowakeup.He was usually the first one out of bed and seemed shocked I was already up and advancing to theshower.Iexplainedtheessenceofthephonecallandthatwehadtobereadyinonehour.

Bira and Rudolfo arrived on time and we headed out for parts unknown. I asked where theinterviewwasgoingtotakeplaceandwastolditwouldbeinamedicalofficeclosetothehospital.Weweresooninthedowntownareaofthecity.Aswithallcitiesanywhereintheworld,thesiteswere essentially the same:multiple shops and amix of tall buildings and individual stores. Thesidewalksappearedheavilytraveledwithpedestriansandsurprisingly,therewerenoobvioussignsofadepressedeconomy.Brazil,evenwithitsfinancialwoes,showednointernalsignsofdepression.Ifoundit strange that in the faceaconstantdevaluingdollarand increasing inflationarypressure, theeconomyoutwardlyappearedstableandstrong.BiraslowedthecartoacrawlandRudolfotolduswewerenowpassingHospitalRegional.Iaskedifwecouldreturnlaterandvideothefacility,andhesaiditwouldbenoproblem.Weproceededforafewmoreblocksandturnedintowhatappearedtobeaverywidealley.AgainBiraslowedtoastopandRudolfo explained thatwewere at the rear entrance ofHumanitasHospital. Thiswaswhere themilitaryvehicleswereseenwithwhatappearedtobeacoffincontainingthedeceasedEBE.Iaskedifwecould return to this area also at a later time for filming purposes and he wholeheartedly agreed.Weproceededdownthealleyandcameoutontoasmallbusinessstreet.InoticedasigninPortuguesewhichwasindicatingamedicalfacility;Iassumedthiscouldhavebeentherendezvouspoint.Birapulledthecar to thecurbandparked.Rudolfowas thefirst toexit thevehicleandaskedus followalongas theyproceeded into the building.We enteredwhat appeared to be amedicalwaiting room, inwhich therewere several straight back chairs along thewalls of the room and a table in the centerwith piles ofmagazines inPortuguese.Oneof thewalls had anopen slidingglasswindowwith a number of formsplacedonaclipboardsittingonthecounter.Iassumedwehadarrivedinthismedicalfacilityduringtheirlunchhour,asnopersonnelwerepresent.BiracalledoutinPortugueseandinafewmomentsthedoorswung open. Standing there was a gentleman wearing a white doctor’s coat. There was a friendlyexchangebetweenthetwomen.BiraturnedtowardPhilandmyselfandtheintroductionsweremade.ItwasevidentthatthedoctordidnotspeakEnglish.Hegesturedforustofollowhimdownahallwayandsoonwewereinwhatappearedtobeaconferenceroom.Theroomwasmorelongthanwideandhadanelongated,shinywoodenconferencetablesurroundedbymatchingchairs.Thewallswereadornedwithanumbercertificatesindicatingvariousmedicaldiplomas.AlthoughtheywereallinPortuguese,Iwasabletoreadthenamesanddeterminewhatspecialtywasindicated.Atthispointanintenseconversationbegan

betweenBira and the doctor. An innate feeling of uneasiness suddenly overwhelmedme. The tensionbegantoincrease.Rudolfoexplainedtousthatthedoctorwasstillconcernedaboutrevealinginformationtoanyoneforfearofreprisal.Aboutfiveminutespassedandtwootherindividualsenteredtheroom.Onegentlemanwasinhislatefifties,heavyset,withcurlygrayhair,andonedark-hairedlady,alsowearingalongwhitedoctor’s coat. Introductionsweremadeandweall took seats.At thatpoint another lengthyconversation took place between the witnesses and Bira. We sat quietly and listened withoutunderstanding a word of their discussion. Rudolfo finally explained what this was all about. Assuspected,itseemedtheywerestillfearfulaboutreleasingtheinformationandwereconcerneditcouldprove dangerous to them—not only because they were warned never to discuss the subject, but alsobecauseofthreatsagainsttheirlicense.ThenextfactpresentedtousbyRudolfoshockedmetothecore.TheytoldBiratherewerethreatsthathadbeenmadeagainstthemandtheirfamilies.AtthispointIcouldfullyunderstandtheirtrepidation.TheywantedustoagreethatthisinformationwouldnotbepublicizedinBrazilandthattheirnameswouldneverbeused.TheytoldBiratheywerestillbeingwatchedandiftherewasanyindicationthattheyhadmadestatementstous,thingscouldgoverybadlyforthem.Wegaveourassurancesthatwewouldfulfilltheirrequests.Theatmosphereintheroomatthatpointwassothickyoucouldcutthroughitwithaknife.Icouldfeelthetensioninternally.Thefirststatementscamefromthedoctorweinitiallyhadmet.Hesaidthatalltheywereabouttodivulgehadnothingtodowiththempersonally,butwererumorstheyhadheardfromfriendsworkinginthehospitalatthetime.Hedeniedhavinganypersonalknowledgewhatsoever.Rudolfoexplainedtothemthatweunderstoodandwouldacceptwhatevertheyhadtotellusinthatlight.

TheInterviewInordertosimplifythenarration,Iwillpresentthistestimonywithonecollectivevoiceinsteadofallthepartiesinvolved.TheanswerstomyquestionswillbetheinterpretationbyRudolfo.Thedoctorandhiscolleagueswillbereferredtoas“MP”(MedicalPersonnel)and,aswithpreviousinterviews,IwillbedesignatedasDr.L.

Dr.L:CouldyoupleaseverifythattheeventsinquestionhadoccurredonthenightofJanuary20th,1996?

MP:Yes,thatisthecorrectdate.

Dr.L:Couldyoupleasestartbytellinguswhatinitiallyhappenedthatnightthatmadeyouthinktherewassomethingunusualhappening?

MP: First of all, we would like to explain we do not have first-hand knowledge of whathappened.Weweretoldaboutcertainthingsthathappenedinthehospital,butwedon’thaveanyfirst-handknowledge.At that point, it was obvious this was going to be an emotionally charged interview. The

expressionsontheirfacesappearedstrained.Igotthedistinctfeelingthattherewasgoingtobemoretothisthanwouldmeettheeye.Itshouldalsobeunderstoodthatmyemotionswerealsoonedge.Icouldn’timaginewhattheyweregoingtotellus,butIknewIwasontosomethingofgraveimportance.

Dr.L:Pleasegoaheadandtelluswhathappenedorwhatyouheardhappened.

MP:Well,allwasgoingprettymuchroutineforuswhenwenoticedafewmilitarypeoplearoundinthehalls.Wedidnotfeelthiswasunusualbecausesometimestherewereaccidentsinvolvingthemilitaryandsomeoftheguyscameinfortreatmentorjusttobewiththeguywhowasinjured.Youknow,caraccidentsandthingslikethat—nothingthatwastooserious,usually.

Wecontinuedgoingaboutourbusiness.Thehospitalwasnotreallyverybusythatnightaswehadonlyabouthalfthebedsoccupiedandweren’tseeinganyemergenciescomingin.Weweretoldbyoneofthesurgicalorderliesthatthereweresomemilitaryvehiclespullingupinthebackofthehospital.Wereallydidn’tfindthatunusualeither.Pleaseunderstandmostofthishastodowithwhatweheard,rumorsandtalk.

Dr.L:Didyouheraboutanyunusualactivitygoingoninthesurgeryareaofthehospital?

MP:Therewasanincreaseinthenumberofmilitarypeopleanditlookedlikepeoplewerenotfreetogowheretheywantedinthehospital.

Dr.L:Whatdoyoumeanbythat?

MP:Well,therewerepeopleweknewwhoworkedinthesurgeryareaandtheyweren’tallowedtogointhere.

Dr.L:Canyoutelluswhatexactlywasstoppingthemfromenteringthearea?

MP:Thereweremilitaryguardspostedatthedoorsandtheyweren’tlettinganybodyinorout.Onceyouwereinthereyoucouldn’tgetout,notevenifyouhadtogotothebathroom.

Dr.L:Whatwashappeninginsidethesurgicalarea?

MP:Peoplewererunningaround.Everybodywasinastateofpanic.Therewasnoordertoanything.Massconfusion.Themilitarywasverydominating.Weknewtheybroughtapatientinthroughthebackdoorofthehospitalandbroughtthemdirectlyintosurgery.Wethoughttheremusthavebeenareallybadaccidentonthebase.Theotherthingthatreallyupsetuswasthatweweretoldnottotalkaboutthistoanyoneonceitwasallover.Wewerestronglywarnedfromthebeginning.

Dr.L:Canyoutelluswhatspecificallywasgoingoninthatareaofthehospital?

MP:Yes,wewerepreparingforasurgerybutnooneknewwhatkindofasurgeryorwhothepatientwas.Theyhadtakenthepatientdirectlyintooneoftheoperatingrooms.

Dr.L:Canyoutelluswhatyourspecialtyis?

MP:Yes,it’sorthopedicsurgery.Themoodofthewitnessessuddenlychanged;theyappearedmorenervousandbeganlookingat

eachother.Ialsonotedachangeinattitudefromindividualswhoweresupposedtobetherecipientsofrumorsandthird-partycommentstoactualfirst-handwitnessesandparticipants.IlookedabouttheroomandcouldseeBira,RudolfoandPhilsittingontheedgeoftheirseats,waitingforthenextbombshell.Ikepttheseobservationstomyselfandwentonwiththeinterview.

Dr.L:Pleasegoaheadandtelluswhathappenednext.

MP:Iwasaskedtobeginasurgicalscrubandtoprepareforafracturereduction.Iinquiredastowhatpartofthebodyhadsustainedthefractureandwassimplytolditwastheleg.Theanswers

camefromoneofthemilitaryofficers.Inoticedtwoarmedofficerswereguardingtheentrancetooneoftheoperatingsuitesandassumedthepatientwasalreadyonthetablebeingpreppedforthesurgery.Someofthenursingpersonnelweregoingabouttheirbusinesswithlittleresistancefromthemilitary.Itwasalsoabitdisconcertingtoseemilitarypersonnelarmedwithweaponsandliveammunitioninsidetheoperatingareasofourhospital.Wedidnothavethisexperiencewithanyofthepreviousmilitaryaccidentcases.

Dr.L:Wereyoupresentedwithanykindofamedicalrecordofthepatientordidanyonetellyouthefullextentofhisinjuriesoreventhevitalsigns?

MP: No, there was no information available. Another strange thing was there was noconversationoccurringbetweenanyof thehospitalstaffor themilitary.Everybodywasactingreally strange.Therewere timeswhenothermilitarypersonnelwouldcome into the area andhaveshortexchangesofconversationinaverylowtonesoyoucouldnothearwhattheyweretalkingabout;justloudenoughtobenotquiteawhisper.Dr.L:Whathappenednextafteryoufinishedyourscrub?

MP:Wewere handed sterile towels and dried our hands.Next themilitary guard opened theoperating room doors and we were told to enter. The patient was already on the table andcoveredtotheneckwithasteriledrapesheet.Twooftheoperatingroomnurseswerepreparingtogownus.Ourbackwasstillturnedawayfromthepatient.Inoticedthattheexpressiononthefacesofthenursingpersonnelwasverypeculiar.Iwouldguessyoucouldsaytheyhadalookofterrorintheireyes.

Dr.L:Didyouhaveanyconversationwiththenurses?

MP:Weonlyasked them tohanduswhatweneeded, suchas surgicalgloves. I alsoasked ifsomeoftheneededequipmentwasintheroomthatIusuallyusedformyfracturereductions.

Dr.L:Pleasecontinue.

MP: I turned around and approached theoperating tablewithmycolleagues.At first glance Inoticed the patientwas quite small andmy first impressionwas that itwas a child. I thoughtperhaps a military dependent had an accident and was brought into the facility for surgicaltreatment.Weslowlyapproachedthetable.WhenIfirstsawthefaceoftheindividuallyingthereIwasinastateofshock.Itwasfarfromahumanface;certainlynofaceIhadeverseenbefore.Theeyeswerelargeandredandstaringattheceilingwithablankstare.Iturnedandlookedatmycolleagues.Wewerealldumbfounded.Oneofthemilitaryofficersofahighrankwasintheroom.Hetoldusthevictimonthetablehadsufferedafracturedlegandwewereto“fixit”.Histonewascommandingandfarfromarequest.IaskedhimforsomedetailsregardingthepatientandwastoldIwasnottheretoaskquestionsbuttoonlyperformtherequestedtask.Healsotoldustodothebestjobwecouldandtodisregardthecircumstancesathand.Wewerealsoadvisedtosolveanyproblemthatmightarise,nomatterwhatthenature.Hisclosingremarkswereevenmore severe and emotionally upsetting.We were told not to come out of the room until theoperationwasover.Anyquestionsorrequestswouldberelayedthroughthemilitarypersonnelontheothersideoftheoperatingroomdoors.Weturnedandlookedateachotherandcouldnotbelievethiswashappening.Withthat,heturnedandlefttheroom.

Dr.L:Atthatpointintimedidyouthinkthisindividuallyingontheoperatingtablewassomesortofcircusfreak,malformedchild,orperhapssomethingintheanimalkingdom?

MP:Wereallydidn’tknowwhattothink.Oneofthethingswedecidedtodowastogetabetterlookatthesurgerysightandatthesametimeexaminethepatient.Itwasatthispoint,whenwethrew back the drape cover, that we realized this creature was probably not of this world.Earlierinthedaywehadheardrumorsofsomekidsseeinganunusualcreatureintownaswellashearingaboutothermilitaryactivityaroundtown.

Dr.L:Canyoudescribetouswhatthiscreaturelookedlike?

MP:Yes.Thebeingwaslessthanfivefeettall.Itwasbipedalwithtwoarmsandtwolegs.Thecoloroftheskinwasadarkbrown,whichappearedrathershiny;likeitwasoilyorwetbutinfacttheskinwasdry.Theskinalsolookedreticulated,likelargescalesbutwhenyoutouchedit,the demarcations of scales were not present. It was smooth to the touch. One of the mostnoticeable features was that of the head. It was large, much too large for the size of theindividual.Therewerethreebonyprotuberancesonthetopofthehead,oneineachparietalareaandonecentral.Theyextendedfromthefrontaltotheoccipitalportions,likeridges.Therewasnohairpresenteitherontheheadortherestofthebody.Theheadwasalsolargerinitsupperportionthanlowertowardthejawarea.Theeyeswerelarge,slightlyupturnedtowardthelateralaspects, oriental looking. They were red in color and looked like two glimmering pools ofliquid.Forsomereasonallofusdidnotwanttolookintothiscreature’seyesandrefrainedfromdoingso.Therewasaverysmallremnantofamouthandtwolittleopeningswithaslightridgewherehisnoseshouldhavebeen.Therewerenonotedears,onlysmallopeningsthatlookedlikevestigialearcanals.Theneckwasnarrowindiameterandappeareditwouldnothaveenoughmuscularstrengthtosupportsuchalargehead.Theupperportionofthetorsowasslightofbuildwith an obvious rib cage.Therewere no noted breasts, areola or nipples.The abdomenwassimilartothatofahumanwiththeabsenceofanaval.Theupperthighportionsweremuscularandout of proportion to the rest of the torso.Thiswas totally different from the arms,whichwere thin and emaciated. The hands ended in four fingers with no thumb. The fingers were

strangeanddifferent thanhumanfingers.Thecreaturewasabletomoveeachofhisfingerssothattheycouldarticulatewitheachother,andbydoingso,wasabletoprobablyperformallthefunctionswecouldwith theuseofour thumbs.Wewerenotable to tellwhether these fingersweremulti-jointedorforsomereasontheboneswereflexible,enablingthefingerstoperformtheirdesiredfunctions.Theupperlegandthighsendedinwhatappearedtobesimilartoahumankneejointwithanoversizedpatella.Thelowerportionsofthelegwerealsosimilartothatofahuman.Theentire lowerextremitieswereheavilyendowedwithmuscles. It crossedmymindthatwhereverthiscreaturehadcomefrom,thegravitymighthavebeenmuchmorethanhereonearth.Thefootwasnarrowandfleshy.Therewerethreeshortfleshytoesthatlookedmorelikepadsthantoes.Therewerenovisibletoenailsorfingernails.Therewasanadditionalappendagethathungdownfromthemedialsideofthefoot.Thisvestigialappendagewaselongatedlikeafingerandendedinwhatappearedtobeaclawaboutthreequartersofaninchlong.Laterwefoundwhenthebeingwalked,itwouldmovethisappendagesoitbecameparalleltotherestofthefoot.Thisallowedittoambulateinanormalhuman-likemanner.

Dr.L:Didyouexaminethesightoftheinjury?

MP:Yes,itwasintheupperthighandinvolvedacompoundfractureofthefemur.Thebonewasprotrudingfromtheskinandtherehadbeensomebleedingaroundthesightofthewound,whichhadclottedandwasdry.

Dr.L:Weretherex-raystakenanddidyouviewthex-rays?

MP:Yes, theywereupon theviewscreen in thesurgeryroom.Itshowedaclearviewof thefracturedbone.

Dr.L:Wasthefracturevisibleonthex-raysanddidyoufeelitcouldbereducedinthemanneryouwouldusetotreathumanfractures?

MP:Yes,itwasclearlyvisibleandIbelieveditcouldbetreatedinthesamemanneraswetreathumanfractures.

Dr.L:Wasthepatientawakeorconsciousandwasthereanyattemptatcommunication?

MP:Thepatientwasapparentlyawake.Itkeptmovingitsheadbutmainlystaredupwardattheceiling.We didmake an attempt to communicate verbally but did not receive an answer.Wewereconcernedas towhether itwas feelinganypain,butwe reallyhadnowayofknowing.Whenweexaminedthefracturesightitdidnotjerkaway,scream,orgiveanysignofdiscomfort.

Dr.L:Wasthepatientgivenanykindofananestheticfortheprocedure?

MP:Wehaddecidednottouseageneralanesthesiabecausewedidn’tknowanythingaboutitsmetabolism.We thoughtperhapsanyofourgasesmightkill the thing.Wewereevenafraid toadministeroxygenbecausenooneknewwhatkindofanatmosphereitwasusedto.Wedecidedtotryasmallamountof localanesthesiaandseeif therewasanyuntowardeffect.Fortunatelytherewasnotandthatishowwewereabletodotheprocedure.

Dr.L:Couldyoupleasetellusabouttheprocedure,theblood,thebone,etc.?Whatcolorwastheblood?Wasitblueorgreen?

MP:Tooursurprisethebloodwasdarkred,justlikeourblood.Whenthebloodwasexaminedunderthemicroscopewefoundthecellularstructuretobeverysimilartohumanbloodwiththeexception of the platelet count beingmuch higher in number.We also found the bloodwouldcoagulateimmediatelyuponreleasefromabloodvessel.Wewerenotabletodeterminewhetherthiswasduetothehighplateletcountorwhetherthecreaturewasinadifferentatmospherethanitwasusedto.

Dr.L:Wasthebonealsosimilartoours?

MP:Yes,withtheexceptionthatitwaspinkerincolorandcontainednumerouslacunaeorholes,givingittheappearanceofosteoporotichumanbone.Anotherdifferencewasitstensilestrength.Itwasmuchstrongerthanhumanbone.Wedidnotfinditnecessarytousestabilizationdevicestofixate the fracture site.Once the bone endswere approximated, the fracture defect seemed tostabilizeandcouldnotbemovedapart.

Dr.L:Didthepatientatanytimemakeanynoise,cryoutinpain,orobjecttothetreatment?

MP:No, it remainedvery still. Its respirationswere shallow,as if itneededvery littleair tosustainlife.

Dr.L:Couldyoudetectaheartbeatorpulse?

MP:Thatisagoodquestion.Wetriedtodetermineexactlythatandwecouldnottell.Sometimeswethoughtwecouldhearaheartbeatandthenatothertimesitwasabsent;wefoundthesamewiththedetectionofapulse.

At thispointwedecidedto takeashortbreakin thequestioning.Theroomwassteepedinsilence.Weall lookedat eachotherwithwonderment inour eyes.Themedicalpersonnel sat silently,immersedindeepthoughts.Theirfacesseemedstrainedandashenincolor.Itwasasif theirfaceshadbeendrainedof blood.Abrief period of conversation erupted betweenRudolfo andBira. I could notunderstand, as they were conversing in their native language. I looked at Phil. He looked at me indisbelief. I made some comment to him about the time and we had a brief bout of idle conversationpertainingtodinnerplans.Abouttenminutespassed.WeallseemedmorerelaxedandItookalargeswigofwaterandasked: “Well,whydon’tweget back to the subject at hand, so these folks canget onwith their dailytasks?”BiramadeastatementinPortugueseandRudolfoaskedmetocarryonwiththenextquestion.

Dr.L:Isthereanythingelseyoucanaddtowhatyouhavealreadytoldusaboutthecreature?Therewasabriefmomentofsilencebeforetheorthopedistbeganhisanswer.

MP:TherewasanincidentthathappenedbutIhesitatetotellyouaboutitbecauseitissostrangeyoumightnotbelieveme.Honestly,asadoctoryouwillrealizeIamtellingyounothingbutthetruth.

Dr.L:Pleasegoahead.Itrustwhatyouaresayingisthetruth.

MP:Whenwehadfinishedthesurgeryforrepairofthefracture,wewerestillhighlytense.Wedidnotknowhow thepatientwasgoing to respond towhatwehaddone to it.Wewerealsoafraidifsomethinguntowardhappenedtothecreature,wewouldgettheblamefromthemilitaryandthepunishmentmightbesevere.Thosethoughtsweregoingthroughmyhead.Suddenly,outofnowheretheroombegantofillwithagreenishmist.Weallsteppedbackfromtheoperatingtable.Wedidnotimmediatelyknowtheoriginofthismistandfeareditmightbetoxic.Oneoftheoperatingroomnursesbeganfranticallybangingontheoperatingroomdoor.Avoiceontheother side inquired if we were finished with the surgery.We told them we were essentiallyfinished but there seemed to be greenish gas collecting in the room andwe did not know theorigin.Withthat,therewassomeheatedconversationoutsideoftheoperatingroomandweweretoldtofindtheoriginofthegreenishsubstanceandletthemknow.Wedidnotknowatthispointwhether it was a gas, vapor or mist but finally realized it seemed to be emanating from thecreaturelyingonthetable.Indeepfear,Iwalkedslowlyclosertoitandapproachedtheheadofthetable.Withoutconsciouslyrealizingit,mygazecaughttheeyesofthebeing.Hiseyeswereglowing red and appeared as two swirlingpools of liquid.Theywere pulling, pullingme in,deeperanddeeper.Allatoncegiantportionsofinformationcamepoundingintomyhead.Thesewere like thought grams, large blocks of information.Over and over and over, like someonehittingmeintheheadwithahammer.Iwasalsobecomingdizzyandslightlynauseated.

Dr.L:Undoubtedlyyousurvivedthisordeal.Canyoutelluswhatwasinthesethoughtmessages?

MP:AllthatIamwillingtotellyouatthistimeiswhatthecreaturetoldmeabouthumanbeings.Ialsowanttotellyouhedownloadedatremendousamountofknowledgeintomyhead.Itcausedmetohaveheadacheslastingforovertwoweeksfollowingtheevent.

Dr.L:Pleasegoaheadandtelluswhathetoldyou.

MP:Yes.Essentiallyhetoldmehisracefeltverysorryforthehumanbeingsforbasicallytworeasons.The first is that all humanshave the samepotential and abilities to perform theverysamethingshisracecoulddo.Thosethingswefindsomarvelousandmagicalbuthumansdidnotknowhowtodothem.Forexamplehetoldmeincaseswherethereisinjuryordiseaseofthebody,itwouldnotbenecessarytoconfineoneofhisspeciestoaspecialtreatmentfacilitysuchas the one he was confined in at the moment. He told me they either individually or joinedtogethercouldproduceallthehealingnecessarytorepairtheirbodies.Thesecondreasontheyfelt sorry for us was we did not seem to realize we were spiritual beings only living in atemporaryshellandweweretotallydisconnectedfromourspiritualself.Dr.L:Thatisafascinatingpieceofinformation.Canyoutellusanythingfurtherthatyoulearned?

MP:No,thatisallwearewillingtoshareatthistime.

Dr.L:Whathappenedtothecreaturewhenafteryoulefttheroom?

MP:We checked on the being from time to time. It seemed stable and had a fantastic rate ofhealing.Thewoundhealedcompletelyinlessthantwenty-fourhours.Thiswasalsotrueofthe

bone.Itwascompletelymendedwithinthesameperiodoftime.

Dr.L:Whathappenedafterthehealingwascomplete?

MP:Themilitarytookthecreatureoutthebackdoorofthehospital.

Dr.L:Whatconditionwasthecreatureinwhenitleftwithitsmilitaryescort?

MP:Itwasinsatisfactorymedicalcondition.Thisisastandardtermusedinmedicalpracticeanywhereintheworldtodesignatethestatusofa

patient.Itmeansthepatientisalivewithallvitalsignsarenormalandwell.

Dr.L:Areyouusingthatterminologyinthestrictmedicalsense?

MP:Yes,thepatientleftthehospitalinSATISFACTORYMEDICALCONDITION.

Dr.L.Doctor,Iwanttothankyouverymuchfortheinformationyouandyourcolleagueshavegivenus.Iwaswonderingiftherewereanyx-raysormedicalrecordsavailabletolookat?

MP:Notherearenorecordsavailable.

Dr.L.Therecertainlymusthavebeenrecordsoriginally.Ifthatwasthecase,whathappenedtothem?

MP:Webelieve themilitaryconfiscatedall the records,x-rays, laboratorydataandmaterialsused.

Dr.L:Isthereanychancethatcopiesweremadethattheydidnotgettheirhandson?

MP:Idon’tknow.

Withthat,weconcludedtheinterview.Ilookedintentlyatthephysicianwhohadjustcompletedthelastportionofthetestimony.Hewassittinginachair,slightlybentoveratthewaist.Perspirationhadformedonhisbrowandwas streakingdownward throughhis sideburns.Tearswere runningdownhischeeks, his hands were extended in front of him, shaking, and he was trembling and distraught. Iapproachedhim,gentlyplacedmyarmaroundhisshoulderandsilentlygavehimahug.Withinashortperiodof timetheyhadrecoveredtheircomposure.Wethankedthemagainfor takingthetimetheyhadgivenus for the interviewand reassured them thatwewouldnotdivulgewhat theyhadsaidor revealtheirnamesanywhereinBrazil.

DiscussionMyintentinresearchingtheVarginhacasewastoprocurephysicalevidenceorsomethingofthatnaturewhichcouldbeanalyzedbythescientificcommunity.ThemoretimeIspentinVarginha,themoreIbecameawarethatmychancesoffulfillingmyoriginalgoalwererapidlygoingfromslimtonone.Themedical testimony I had just attainedwasmost gratifying and shookme emotionally—butwhowouldbelievemewithoutcorroboratingtheirtestimony?Allconsidered,Ibelievedthistestimonycouldbethe

strongestpieceof evidenceyet in thecase.When I returned to theUnitedStates I told their story toanumber of individuals, somewithin the scientific establishment and somewhowere not.One of thesepeoplereacted inawayIshallalwaysrememberand thatpersonwasRobertBigelowof theNationalInstitute forDiscoveryScience.Shortlyaftermyreturn fromBrazil, I setupameetingwithBobathisofficeinLasVegas,Nevada.Itwasacasualmeetingwithafewofhisscientificfriendsinattendance.HeaskedmewhatwasnewandIrespondedbytellinghimthatIhadrecentlyreturnedfromBrazil.HeaskedifIwastheretoattendorspeakatconferencesandIexplainedthatIdidspeakatseveralconferences,butmymaingoalwastovisitVarginhaandmakeanattemptatacquiringphysicalevidenceinthatcase.SinceBobconstantlykeptuptodateoneventsintheUFOfield,heknewimmediatelywhatcaseIwastalkingabout.Heinquiredaboutmysuccessinachievingmygoal.Iexplainedtohimaboutreturningwithoutsuchevidence,butinsteadhadperformedinterviewsoneyewitnessesinthecase,somewhohadalreadybeeninterviewed and otherswho had not.He inquired about the particulars and I told him the story of themedicaltestimony.WhenIwasfinishedtellingthestory,theroomfellsilent.Oneofhiscolleaguesaskedthefollowingquestionwithasmirkinggrinonhisface:“Bob,doyoubelievewhatDr.Leirhasjusttoldyou?”Bobsatsilently fora fewsecondsand thenresponded.“Youknowifanyoneelseother thanDr.Leirhadtoldmethisstory,Iwouldtendtohavemydoubts,butcomingfromhimIbelieveeveryword.”Ifoundthistobeaprofoundcomplimentandshallneverforgetit.

Chapter7THEVARGINHACASEUNFOLDS

EVENT#3

PhilandIdiscussedtheeventsof thedayinourhotelroom.Iaskedhimifhebelievedthemedical witnesses were telling the truth and he responded by saying their testimony impressed himbecause hewas swayed by their emotional exhibition,which he feltwas genuine. I also broached thesubjectpertainingtowhattheyhadtoldusintheverybeginningoftheirinterview,referencingstatementsabouthowtheyobtainedtheirinformationbyrumor,innuendoandpassiveconversation.PhilandIwereof the same opinion—one that casts doubt on these statements. We both believed they were actualparticipants.ThefollowingdaywemetBiraandRudolfoforbreakfastandthenreturnedtotheInstitutetocontinuewithBira’sinterview,withRudolfodoingthetranslation. I askedBira toexplainwhathepersonallyconsidered tobe thenextmost importanteventinvolvingthecase.“Okay,”hebegan,“theVarginhaFireDepartmentreceivedatelephonecallataround8:30AMonthemorningofJanuary20th.Now,therearemajordifferencesbetweenthefiredepartmentsinBrazilandtheUnitedStates.ThefunctionofthefiredepartmentintheUnitedStateshassolelytodowithallaspectsoffire,frompreventiontoactuallyfightingfires.Inaddition,theU.S.hasaninvestigativebranchthatdealswitharson,andanothersegmentthatrendersemergencymedicaltreatment.TheUnitedStatesversionisstrictlycivilianinitsoperationandjurisdiction,whereasinBrazilthefiredepartmentsareactualbranchesofthemilitary.JustastheU.S.hasmilitarybranchesconsistingoftheArmy,Marines,Navy, Air Force and Coastguard, Brazil considers the Fire Department another one of it’s militarybranches.Thiredutiesinvolvemorethanjustputtingoutfires.Thelocalfirebrigademightbecalledtocaptureawildanimal,servetocombataflood,corralamaddog,orevencaptureadangeroussnake.TheVarginhaFireDepartmenthasabout6firemenwhoworkwithinalocalgeographicalarea.Theyhaveahostofequipment,includingtheusualfiretrucks,earthmovers,boats,andahostofequipmentfordealingwithwildanimalssuchasnets,nooses,andtraps.Sowiththatinmind,themessageofthisearlyphonecallwastoreportthatawildanimalhadbeenspottednearawoodedareaintheJardimAnderedistrict.”

Iinterruptedandasked,“DoyouknowwhomadethetelephonecalltotheFireDepartment?”Thisfact isunknown,”hereplied.“But theresponsewas tosendfourfiremenina truck.When

theyarrivedonthescenetheyfoundfivecivilians:aman,awoman,andthreeboys,12to14yearsofage.Theywere just casuallywalkingby the areawhen theynoticed a strange creaturegoingdowna steepembankmentandheadingintoadenselywoodedarea.Boysbeingboys,theybegantothrowstonesatthecreature to seewhat kindof a reaction they could elicit. Fortunately, thewomanmade them stop theiractivity. They stated there was no reaction from the creature and it just continued on its course. Thefireman advised the five individuals to leave the area at once and they complied without question,consideringthepossibilitythat thecreaturecouldbedangerous.Thefirepersonnel thenwentdowntheembankmentandcrossedoverasetofrailroadtracks,enteringthewoodsinsearchofthecreature.

ThecityofVarginhahasaveryhillytypeofterrainwithanumberofvalleyareasinbetween.The

distance to the forested area from where they had parked their truck was about 100 meters. Theembankmentitselfisverysteep,droppingabout50meters,andaraggedpathcoursesdownthelengthofit.Nearthebottomisarailroadcut.Thepathissosteepitcausedthefirementoslipandslideastheyproceededdownto thetracksbelow.Onceat thebottomtheyhadtoscrambleaboutfivemetersuptheothersideof thecut.Thepath thencontinues throughanold fenceandenters thewoods.Thepath isatreacherousoneandreturningisevenmoreofastruggle,especiallyifoneiscarryinganythingwiththem.”

Myinterestwasnowpeakedbecausethiswasbeginningtosoundlikesomethingonewouldseeinamovie.Also,Ibegantowonderiftherewasasecondstrangecreatureinvolved.Biracontinued:“Ittookthefiremenabouttwohourstofinallycapturethecreature.Ithasbeensaid thecreature,oncecornered,gavelittleresistanceandseemedtobedizzy.Someof thisdelaywasdue to the fact it kept running away from them and hiding in the dense underbrush. Another factorregardinghowlongittookwasthattheydidnotknowwhatthiscreaturewasandconsideredthedistinctpossibilitythatitcouldbequitedangerous.Duringthesearch,oneofthefiremenreturnedtohistruckandradioed his commanding officer. He brought him up-to-date on the details and asked if he wouldimmediatelycometothescene.Bythetimethecommanderarrivedtheyhadalreadycapturedthecreatureandtransportedhimupthelonghill.IthasbeenreportedthataMajorMacielcoordinatedtheentireaffair.ItwasatthispointthatanArmyvehiclearrivedonthescene,accompaniedbyanArmytruckwithtwoArmyofficersandasergeant.ItisassumedthatthecommanderoftheFireBrigadenotifiedtheArmy.Thestrangecreaturewasplacedinawoodenbox,whichwascoveredbya tarpaulin,andloadedonto theArmytruck,guardedbytwoarmedsoldiers.ThetruckthenproceededtoASA,theArmySergeantsCampinTresCoracoes,whilethefiredepartmentvehiclereturnedtoitsquarters.” Bira stopped and studied our reactions for amoment before continuing. “There aremorewitnessestotheevent,”hesaid,knowingthatI’dbeeagertoseekthemout.“Fromadistanceofabout100meters,anumberofbricklayersandhodcarrierswereworkingonacementslab.Theyalsofollowedthemovementsof themilitaryvehicles.Theadultsandchildrenwhoweretheoriginalwitnessesto thescenehadadiscussionwithabricklayerbythenameofHenriqueJosedeSouza.Heaskedthemwhatallthemilitaryactivitywasaboutandwastoldtheyweretheretocaptureaverystrangecreature.Later,aftertheevents,twomilitarymenassuredmethatthiscreaturewasbeingkeptincaptivityinESAforatleast24hours.Theystateditwasthenplacedinacage,loadedontoahelicopter,andflowntoBrasalia.Fromthere,aUnitedStatesMilitaryjettookittotheUSA.Thisisafact,butduetothecircumstancesitcannotbefullyverified.”

Becausewe suddenly hadmorewitnesses, and a new event, I askedBira if therewere othersbeyondthosementionedthathehadnottoldusaboutyet.

“Thereareatleastthreemorepeoplewhosawwhatwasgoingonthatday,”hesaidwithquietconfidence.“Whenallthiswashappeningwiththemilitaryandfiredepartment,therewasaconstructionprojectacrossthestreet.Anewhomewasbeingconstructedandanumberofworkerswereontheroofperformingtheircraft.Iinterviewedthreeoftheseworkersandtheytoldmetheywitnessedthearrivalofthefiretruckandcorrespondingpersonnelfromthelocalfirebrigade.Theytoldmetheirattentionwasdrawntothefiremenbecausetheywereconcernedaboutafireintheareathatcouldprovedangeroustotheir position and the structure they were working on at the time. They were surprised to see thefirefighters scrambling down the steep embankment carrying several pieces of equipment. They alsodescribed the terrain as steep and difficult to traverse.They stated the fire personnelwere struggling,slippingandslidingas theymade theirwaydown theembankment.They thennoticedmovement in theadjoiningfieldacrosstherailroadtracks.Atfirsttheycouldnotseewhatwascausingthismovementandthoughttheremightbesomesortofwildcreature.Theythoughtthiswasperhapsthereasonfortheentireepisode.Whentheysawoneofthefiremenenterdirectlyintothefieldtheynoticedsomethingstanderectandthoughtperhapsitwasachildwhowasinjured.Thiswouldthenhavebeenarescueattempt.

HillsidewherethemilitarysearchedforoneoftheETsTheirmindswereabruptlychangedwhentheysawthecreaturebegintomoveslowlytowardthe

woodedareabeyondandadjoiningthevacantfield.Whattheydescribedwasanuprightbipedalcreatureaboutfivefeetinheightwithshiny,brown-coloredskin.Theystatedithadaratherlargehead,andwhenitturnedtolookbackatthepursuingfireman,theywereabletoseeithadlargeredeyes.Theyalsostatedtherewerethreebumpsontopofitshead.Atthatpointtheythoughtsomeanimalhadescapedfromthelocalzooandthefirebrigadewascalledouttocaptureandbringitback.Theconstructionworkerstoldmethatafterboththecreatureandpursuingfiremenenteredintothewoodedareatheycouldnolongertellwhatwasgoingon.Theywereabletohearvoices,butcouldnotunderstandwhattheshoutingwasabout.Alsoheardwerethesoundsofcrushingandthrashinginthebrush.Theyalsotoldmeaboutthearrivalofthemilitaryunitandtheirvehicles.Theconstructioncrewcontinuedtowatchandwitnessedthefiremenbringthecreatureoutfromthewoodedarea,carryitupthehillandturnitovertotheArmyunit,whothenloadeditintoawoodenboxwhichwasonthebedofaflatbedtruck.Theydescribedthemilitarypeoplecoveringthecargoareaofthetruckwithcanvas.Thenboththemilitaryandfirepersonneldispersedjustas if nothing had taken place. Theworkers then continued onwith their construction activities for theremainderoftheday.

“Bira,”Iasked,“howreliabledoyouconsidertheseindividualstobe?”Without hesitation he said, “I consider them to be very credible and think theywould have no

reasonforfabricatingsuchastory.Andremember,thesepeopleweretotallyunawareofothereventsthathadoccurredrelatingtothecase.”Notwantingtowasteanytime,IaskedBiraifitwouldbepossibletovisittheareawherethis

activityoccurred.Hetoldmetherewasacurrentconstructionprojectgoingon,butwecouldstillgothereandseetheexactfieldandforest.Hethensuggestedwehaveaquicklunchandheaddirectlytothespot.PhilandIbothagreed,sowequicklydismantledthecameraequipmentandpackeditintoBira’scar.VisitingtheSite

AfterafineBrazilianlunchweheadeddirectlytotheareaBirahadpreviouslydescribed.Aswiththemajority of other areaswehad seen inVarginha, thiswas another hilly residential area ofmodestincome housing. A mixture of what appeared to be older housing combined with numerous newlyconstructedhomes lined thestreets.Oneof the interestingpointsabout thesehomeswas that thenewlyconstructedoneswerearchitecturallythesameas theolderbuildings; itwasifsomeonehaddictatedaformula for building houses and this was the only formula available. In addition, even the colorcombinationsmatchedtheolderconstructs.

Weproceededuponegentlehillanddownthenext,finallycomingtoastopacrossthestreetfromaconstructionsite.Fromwherethecarwasparkedwecouldseeverylittlebeyondthebuildingproject.WedepartedourvehiclewithcamerasinhandandfollowedBiraandRudolfotoanareawhereanewlyconstructeddeckjuttedoutfromthestreetoverashallowprecipice.AtfirstIwasabitreticenttofollow,asitseemedtometherewasnoguaranteeofthesafetyofthestructurewewereabouttowalkon.Thewoodseemednew,butasupportingfoundationwasnotevident.AsweproceededIcouldseebetweentheboardsanapparent sturdyarrayofbeamsand footingsbelow.Thisgavemeabitmorecourage tocontinue our trek. Once we were almost to the end of this flat wooden overhang, Bira stopped andgestureddownhill,explainingthattheareahewaspointingtowasthelittlefieldwiththerailroadtracksand the adjoining woods previously described. At this point I was extremely gratified, as mymentalconceptofBira’sdescriptiondidnotmatchwhat Iwasnowviewing.Theareawhereall theseeventshappenedwasfarsmallerthanIthought.Ihadmentallypicturedaverydeepvalleywithafieldperhapsonehalfmileacross,butinactualitythevalleyIwaslookingatwasonlyasbigasanaverageresidentiallot in theU.S.Thewoods consistedofonly several hundred feet of short trees entangledwith a largeamountofundergrowth.Icouldalsoseewhywitnessestotheeventwouldhavenotbeenabletoseewhatwashappeninginthewoodedarea.Thiswasduetothedensegroundcoveranddarknessproducedbythetrees.Atthesideofthiswoodenoverhangwasanotherlevel,constructedabouttwofeethigherthantheplatformwewere standing on. Bira suggestedwe climb to that level to get better photographs of thevalley, field and railroad tracksbelow.Although thehigher constructwasonly slightlyhigher than thelevelwewereon,Ifounditdifficult tonavigatetheflimsyplywoodramptemporarilyplacedthereforthispurposebytheworkmen.Ipassedmostofthecameraequipmenttomycompanionsandproceededuptheramptothenexthighestlevel.WhenIfinallyarrivedthereIhadimmediatementalreservationsaboutthe return trek. We again followed Bira and Rudolfo out to the open end of this higher, man-madeprecipice.Therewasnoguardrailorsafetyrailing,whichdid little to insuremyconceptofsafety.Wethen found ourselves looking over a precipicewhere the bottom appeared to be several hundred feetbelow.Wequicklyunpackedthecameraequipmentandbegantophotographthescene.DuringthissectionoffilmingwelistenedagainasRudolforeiteratedtheeventsthatoccurredinthisarea;thisallowedustocapturehisvoiceexplainingexactlywhathadhappenedonvideo.Twostillcameraswerealsousedtorecordthevisualimagesofthisarea.Weconcludedourphotographicsession,gatheredourequipmentandleftourratherprecariousperch,heading to the levelbelow;and finallyback towherewehadparked.Once there,Birapointedacross thestreet toanewer lookingsmallhouseandtoldus thiswas theveryhousewhere therooferswereworkingwhentheysawboththefiredepartmentandthemilitaryactivities.Itmadelittlesensetouse the video for recording a stationarybuilding, sowedecided to only use still photography for thisimage.WelefttheareaandproceededbacktotheInstitutetomakefurtherplansfortheday.Itwasabout

3:00PM in the afternoonwhenwe arrived.Bira excused himself and told us therewere a number oftelephonecallshehadtomake.HealsoinformedustherewereseverallocalUFOresearcherswhowerecomingoverandwantedtomeetme.PhilandItookthistimetorelaxandtalkinformally.Wefoundourconversationwiththeresearcherstobeinformativeandfascinating.Wealsotookthistimetodrawupastrategyforthefollowingday.ItwasourplantovisitsomeoftheotherareasaroundVarginhainvolvingthecase,includingaquicklookattheVarginhaFireBrigade.WealsowouldcontinuetheinterviewwithBiraandtalkaboutthenextrelatedevent.

DiscussionItshouldbenotedthatthereisnolackofeyewitnesstestimonyinthiscaseandthisinvestigatorcouldnotdeterminethecompletevalidityofallthetestimony.Intheend,Ihadtotrusttheopinionofthosewho did the interviews in instances where I was not able. Also, I did not interview the witnessesinvolvedinthisparticulareventfortwogoodreasons.Thefirst,becauseIwasrunningshortontime,andthesecondwasduetothefactthatmanyofthemwerenotavailable.ThestoryofthiseventinvolvestwomainbranchesoftheBrazilianmilitary:theArmyandtheFireDepartment.Alltestimonyconfirmsbothofthesemilitarybranchesworkedtogethertoachievetheirgoalofcapturingwhatwouldseemtobeanunusualbipedalcreature.Inaddition,itisimportanttonotethatthedescriptionofthebeingmatchesboththetestimonyofthethreeyounggirls,Katia,ValquiriaandLiliane,andthemedicalwitnessesIpersonallyinterviewedatthehospital.Anotherpointofimportancehastodowiththefactofgeographicproximity.First,thecreatureseenintheafternoonbythegirlswasonly a short distance fromwhere the twomilitary police officers captured the injured beingwhowastransported to thehospital.Thisevent,whichoccurredearly in themorningof the sameday,wasalsowithinreasonablegeographicproximitytotheotherencountersights.Onemightspeculateatthispointifthesecreaturesweresomehowdroppedoffinanearbyarea.Someperhapswithinjuriesandotherswhowerenot injured—allofwhichdidnotescapetheattentionof thesomeofthelocalresidents.Thereisalsothequestionofhowthemilitaryorfiredepartmentoriginallyknewaboutthesecreatures.WeretherewitnesseswhoUbirajaradidnotinterviewwhoperhapsnotifiedthem? Alsoofgreat importanceis thebehaviorof thecreaturesthemselves.Thereisno testimonysuggesting these creatures tried to fend off their captors, as their actions did not indicate they werehostile.Theygaveseeminglylittleornoresistance,withtheexceptionofthecreaturewhoranawayintothewoods.Thewitnesses to the captureof the creatureby the twomilitarypoliceofficers also statedtherewasnooppositionbytheentity.Onlyonewitnessgavetestimony,whichoccurredatalaterdate,thatstatedthecreatureswereabletomakeasoundsimilartobuzzingbees.Thiswastheonlytestimonyinwhichthebeingwassaidtoproduceverbalsoundsofsomesort.Iwouldhavetoconsiderthemedicaltestimonytobethemostimportantinthisregard,asIamsurethedoctorswouldhavetoldusiftheyheardtheseoralemanations.Thereisalsoothertestimonyhavingtodowithanodorproducedbythecreatures.I was also unable to determine if this was just rumor or fact. No one I questioned, including Mr.Rodriguesandthemedicalpersonnel,gaveanycredencetothisrumor.Theodorwassupposedtohavebeen unpleasant, like the smell of moldy paper or ammonia. In a later chapter I will be makingcomparisonsbetween thiscaseand theU.S.Roswellevents,whichoccurred in1947,however,at thistimeitisimportantthatemphasisbeplacedoneyewitnesstestimonyrelatingtothecreaturesinvolvedinthecase.

Couldwealsopossiblyspeculateatthispointwhyandhowthemilitarybecameinvolvedinthiscase?Whyisit,thatinasmalltownsuchasVarginha,therewassomuchactivityinvolvingtheBrazilianmilitary?Whydidn’tthecivilianpopulationbecomemoreinvolvedthantheydid?Weretheytooafraidoftheunknowncreatures tobecomemore involved?Theseandmanymorequestionscomeintoplaywithfewavailableanswers.Perhapsthemilitarywasinvolvedbecauseitwasnotifiedsometimeinadvance

before actual events took place. It has been said that NORAD (North American Aerospace DefenseCommand)notifiedtheBrazilianmilitarythatanobjectcomingfromspacewasgoingtoimpactinBrazilandgavethemtheexactco-ordinatesandtimeofarrival.Theeventsthatfollowedwouldindicatethereisperhapssomevaliditytothisstory.

Chapter8


EVENT#4

ThetimewewerespendinginVarginhawasbeginningtoflyby.Wouldthereactuallybeenoughtime left to comeupwithmore evidence giving support to this case, orwouldwe be cut short in theprocessofdiscovery?Thisquestionbegantoweighheavilyonmymind.IknewwemustmakethemostofthetimewehadleftandthatmeantcrammingmoreintothedaythanjusttheinterviewswithBira.Withthecameraequipmentreadytoroll,westartedthenextroundofinterviewswithBiraearlyinthemorningthenextday.

“Bira,wheredowegofromhere?Youhavetoldusofcertaineventsthatoccurredwhichmakeuptheheartofthecase.Aretheremoreeventsyouwishtodescribe?”Bira’sanswernotonlysimplifiedplansforme,butalsoputmymindateaseasfarasthetimereferencewasconcerned.Hereplied,“ThereareacouplemoreeventsIwouldliketotellyouaboutthatareimportanttothecase.Someofthesemayconfusetheissue,butIwillleaveituptoyoutomakeyourownjudgments.”

Irequested,“Pleasestartwiththeeventyoufeelismostimportantfollowingthesequenceofwhatyouhadtolduspreviously.”Heagreedtothisandexplainedthefollowing:“ThiseventoccurredalsoonJanuary20that2:00PM..Ajogger,whoisacivilianwitnessandpreviouslyinthemilitaryservice,askedthathisidentitybekeptsecretbasedonthefollowingstory.TheareawherehewasjoggingwasintheSantanadistrict.Henoticedatleastsevenmilitarypersonnel,whoherecognizedasbeingpartoftheArmy,wearingtypicalcamouflageattire,carryinglightautomaticriflesandsidearms,movinginunisonalongarailroadline.Hesawthemcrossasmallfootbridge,enteringintoalargepastureareaimmediatelysouthofthewoodedarea.Thebridgeisatthebottomofalong,slopinghill leadingacrossthepasturetotherailroadtracksandhigheruptothestreetwherethefiretruckhadparked earlier in the day.This alsowas the samewooded areawhere the creature had been capturedpreviously.[Thisis thesameareawepersonallyvisitedandphotographedearlier intheinvestigation.]Thejoggerhadintendedtotakeashortcutacrossthebridge,butchangedhismindbecauseofthemilitaryactivity.Hestated the soldierswalkedup thehill andbegan to inspecta smallgroveof treesnear therailroad tracks, foundnothing,and thenmovedback thewaytheyhadcome, toward the largerwoodedarea. They then fanned out in what appeared to be a “V” formation. Next the jogger describes thementering the woods, which was so dense he could not see what they were doing. The witness thencontinuedjoggingandfollowedapaththattookhimeastwardintoastreetthatbisectsthewoodedarea,heading toward theSantanadistrictproper.Aminuteor two laterheheard themetallic soundof threedistinct gunshots—Pow! Pow! Pow!—as if from a rifle. He was shocked and became curious for heknew, by his previous experience in the military, that the distinct metallic sounds made by the rifledischargeswerelightautomaticriflesusedcommonlybymilitaryunits.Heturnedandbeganjoggingbackalongthepathhehadjustcomefrom,threeorfourblockstothestreetoverlookingthewoodedarea.HenoticedatthistimethepresenceofanArmytruckparkedwhereithadnotbeenbefore.Thiswasalmostinthesamespotaswherethefiretruckhadbeenpreviouslyparkedearlierintheday.Nextthewitnesssawthesoldiersstrugglingupthesteepembankmentcarryingtwocanvas-likebagsovertheirshoulders.Twomilitarypersonnelhadonesack,andtheothertwosharedtheburdenofthesecondone.Thewitnessstatedthatoneofthebagsshowedmovement,likesomethingwaskickinginsideofthesack.Theotherhad

nomovement.Hedescribedthevolumeofthebagsroughlyequivalenttothesizeofthebeingcapturedbythefiredepartmentearlierthesameday.Whenthefoursoldiersarrivedbackattheirtrucktheyheavedtheir burden into the truck, which contained other waiting military personnel. Once their burden wasloadedtheyclimbedintothevehicleandspedaway.Neitherthewitnessesortheinvestigatorsknewforsurewhatwasinthebags,butitstandstoreasonitwouldnottakesevenarmedsoldierstocaptureawildanimal,especiallywhenfourunarmedfiremenhadcapturedanunusualcreatureinthesamewoodedareaearlierthesameday.”

Thiswitnessseemedcrediblemainlybecauseex-militaryaremoreinclinedtoremainsilentaboutevents that could clearly be deemed sensitive or secret. Bira continued: “There is anotherwitness inCampinaswhowas in the samemilitary unit as the individuals involved in this search incident. Thispersonsaidhehadheardthatoneofthecreatureswastryingtohelpit’scompanionwhowaslyingontheground, apparently injured,when the soldiers approached tocapture them.The twocreatures then fledinto thewoodedarea.Whathepostulatedwas that theentitymighthave shownanattack reaction signagainsttheapproachingmilitarypersonnelandunfortunatelyendedupbeinghitinthechestwiththethreerifleshots.Oneof thecreatureswasdifferentfromtheothersinthat ithadblackfurcoveringitsbody.Whenaskedifthecreaturecouldhavebeenwearingsomesortofgarmentthatappearedtobeblackfur,the witness could not answer. Please know,” added Bira, “that this witness’s testimony could not beconfirmedordeniedbyanyoftheotherufologistswhohadworkedonthecase.”

Now here iswhere the count of the total number of creatures becomes confusing. If two bagscontainedtwoofthecreatures,onealiveandonedead,wewouldhavethecaptureofatleastthreeorfourofthesebeings.Remember,wehadtheonewhowasseenbythethreeyounggirls,thecreaturethatwasbroughtintothehospitalandtreated,aswellastheentitythatwascapturedbythetwomilitarypersons.Bira went on to state that all of this information arriving in a fragmented fashionmakes it not 100%trustworthy.Itwouldthenbenecessarytowaituntilhecouldobtainfuturemilitarytestimony.

In separate but perhaps related testimonyby another unnamedwitness, the following storywastold:

“Isawmilitary jets flyingover thecity. Ibelieve theywereF-5’s.Theydidn’tseemtobe inanaturalformationanditlookedliketheywereinsomesortofattackmode.AlittlelaterthesamedayIpassedawoodedareaandsawsevenarmysoldiers. [Note:Thiswas theverysameareawheresomecreaturewascapturedearlierintheday.]Thesoldierswerecombingtheareaandweredressedingreencampaigncamouflageuniforms.Therewerealsosomethatwereinplainclothes.Theywalkedingroupsoftwo.Iwasn’ttheonlyonetoseethis,therewereothers.Theotherwitnessesjustvanished.Ithinktheyweretoointimidatedtocomeforthagainorperhapstheywerebeingwatched.Theseotherwitnessessaidtheyalsosawthejetplanesandheardthesoundsofthreegunshots.Theyalsosawthesoldierscarryingthesacksanddescribedmovementinoneofthem.Someofthesewitnesseswaiteduntilthesoldierslefttheareaandwentbacktothespotwhereallthishappened,lookingforanythingtheycouldfind,butcamebackwithnothing.”

InresearchingmaterialrelativetothisincidentIwasabletofindanotherwell-respectedBrazilianUFO researcher,ClaudeirCovo,who found a source that affirms a local farmer had killed one of thestrangebeingswithagun.Anotherwitnessdescribedalargenumberofmilitarypeopleinplainclothes,trackingsomethingintheLittleJardimAndereWoodsarea.Hestatedthatoneofthesemenshotanaliencreaturethreetimesinthechest,killingitalmostinstantly.HedescribedtheweaponasaFAL(FuzildeArtilhariaLeveorLightArtilleryRifle).Mr.Covoasksveryprovocativequestions:Whatrightdohumanbeings, either civilian or military, have to murder alien beings? What is foreseen in the BrazilianConstitution?Whataboutothercountry’s legislation?Lookingat thereligiousaspect,whataboutGod’sLawsortheTenCommandments?Itmightbeinterestingtoask,atthispoint,thefollowingquestion:WhobelievesintheVarginha

E.T.(orE.T.s)?Itseemsthereisanavailableanswer.Jo’oUbirajaraNogueira,engineerandownerofthe “La Neve” ice cream shop located in the center of Varginha’s downtown area, organized a pollbetweenFebruaryandApril,1996withthefollowingquestion:“DoyoubelieveintheVarginhaE.T.?”Inthissurvey,1950peoplewereinterviewed,uponwhich1530peopleanswered,“Yes”,theybelieveintheE.T.hypothesis.330said“No”and50couldnotrenderanopinion.Whatthispollshowedwasthat80%ofthepopulationofVarginhabelievethiseventhappenedandinvolvedcreaturesfromanotherworld.Backtotheinterview,IaskedBira,“Whatisyourroleinthedisseminationofinformationtothepublic?”Hesaid,“IonlyreleaseinformationIconsidertobecredible,suchastheinformationIandmycolleaguesinvestigatedandstatedtobefactual—atleastinouropinion.”Therewasalsotheproblemofprotectingsources.Hetoldus,“Therearemanywitnesseswhodidnotwanttobeidentifiedandiffactspertainingtothetestimonyofthesewitnesseswerebroughttotheattention of the public, theywould probably demand to know the names and sources. So, in order toprotectandshieldthesepeople,Iwillonlyallowcertainportionsoftestimonytobemadepublic.Thereare also those who have access to knowledge of certain operations, which are restricted and highlyclassified. These sourcesmust be carefully guarded. These precautions are always taken in regard tomediainterviews.Theactualquantityofinformationavailableismuchbiggerthanonewouldthink,butitcannotbediscloseduntilall theinvestigationsarecompleted.Manyof thewitnesses,bothcivilianandmilitary,willnotmake themselvesknown to thepublic for fearof retaliation; this iswithgood reasonbecausesuchthingshavetakenplaceinthepast.” Thebiggeststumblingblockseemstobesecrecy.Biraadded,“Someof themost importantevidence in this case involves the actual creatures themselves,whowere carefully removed from thescene by the Army. Whoever was responsible for this operation wanted the researchers to learnabsolutelynothing. It isclearat thispoint toassume that thecapturedextraterrestrialsareno longer inSouthMinasGerais,butweretransferredelsewheretoplacesofmaximumsecurity.”

“ Bira, is there anything else you want to add in reference to this event or about the case ingeneral?”Iasked.Heresponded,“Thereisnodoubtthatintelligentbeingsfromsomewhereelsehavefoundus.Theimpactwillbeverystrongonthehumanraceandwewillhavetobereadyforit.WearenotaloneintheUniverse.Perhapsallthiswillservetohavehumansthinkmoreabouthowwetreateachotherandthecareoftheplanetweliveon.Itisunavoidablethatlateronitwillbringbenefitstotheentirepopulation.We,theBrazilianUFOresearchers,believewhatwearerevealingnowwillbeaconsciousre-conquestinrelationtothepossibilityofintelligentlifeonotherplanets.Nodoubtaboutit!”ThisstatementbyUbirajarawasquiteprofoundandleftmewiththefeelingthattheremightbeothersignificantdatapertainingtothiseventorthecaseingeneral.IsearchedBira’sdataandcameupwiththefollowingmaterialquotedinhisfilesfromavarietyofsources:

“Therepercussionof theepisodereachedbeyondthespecialists inUfological research.Oneofthe most popular Brazilian television programs covered the subject numerous times in a three-weekperiod,and themayorof thecityofVarginhahasconsidered thepossibilityofholdingan InternationalCongress tohighlightanddiscuss theevents.He realized thatbefore suchaCongresswouldoccur theUFOinvestigatorswouldhavetofinishtheirinvestigationofthecase.Ithaslastedfourmonthssofar,andpointstotheArmyastheresponsibleorganization—astheoneswhocapturedandsecludedthebodiesofat least one or two alien beings from the Varginha area. In a report signed by at least ten differentorganizations,theyhaveunveiledaREAL,topsecret,complexoperationinvolvingmilitaryandcivilianpersonnel,whichresultedinthecaptureofunidentifiedbiologicalcreatures.Thesecreatures,accordingto the involved organizations, were kept under close medical observation for some time and laterremovedfromthecity.”

DiscussionIn general, it would be safe to conclude that there are a number of similarities between this

particulareventandsomeoftheotherelementsIhavementionedinthiswriting.First,thedescriptionofthecreaturesmatchesverycloselythepreviouswitnessdescriptions;becauseofthis,thereisimmediateandprofoundstrengthaddedtothecase.Theonlyexceptionwouldbeofthebeingwith“thickdarkfur”.Itis possible that the “dark fur” represents some item of clothingworn by one of the entities. The nextelement in theorderof importance is thegeographic locationof thisevent. It is in thesameexactareawhereapreviouseventoccurredearlierthesamedayandalsoclosetowherethegirlshadtheiroriginalsighting.Other itemsalsonoteworthy involve theArmy. Itappears theywere themajor force involvedwiththecaptureanddisposaloftheentities,withthefiredepartmentonlyplayingaminorrole.Also,Ihavethefeelingthattheirparticipationwassomethingotherthanordinaryinrelationtotheirtrainingormilitaryprocedures. Itwouldappear thatmanyof the activitieswerenotplanned, and theparticipantsdeveloped procedures on the spot. We can only guess what events actually did occur that wouldnecessitate the shootingof oneof the entities, as the eyewitness testimonypresented little explanation.PerhapstherecouldbesimilaritiestotheUnitedStates’Roswellincidentof1947,wheretestimonytellsus there was one military person who, when confronted by one of the beings at the crash site, wasrepulsedbyitssight.Heallegedlycalleditafreakofnature,thenhititontheheadwiththebuttofhisrifle.Wecanspeculatethereisalsoapossibilitythatoneormoreofthesoldiersperceivedsomeactionby thecreatures’ as aggressiveandpresentedapossibledanger, thusdecided to shoot forpurposesofself-defense. There is also the possibility of communication occurring, not heard by the witnesses,betweenthemilitarypersonnelinthefieldandsomehigherauthorityduringthepursuit,whoorderedthemtofireuponthecreature.

Wemust also take intoconsideration thedescriptionby theeyewitnesseswhosaw the soldiersleavingthewoodedareacarryingcloth-typesackscontainingunknowncargo.TheUFOinvestigatorsallsurmisedthatthecontentsofthesebagsdidindeedcontainthetwocreatures,onepossiblyaliveandonedeceased.Howeverthereisnodirecttestimony,fromanyonewhosawthemilitarypersonnel,thatbeingswereloadedintooremptiedfromsaidbags.Therefore,wecanonlysurmisethatthecontentswerethetwobeingswhohadbeenpursuedearlierintheevent.Coulditbepossiblethattheshotsfiredweredoneso to kill some wild species of terrestrial animal that might have been a danger to the non-earthlycreatures—thussavingthemfromanuntimelydeathonthisplanet—andthatthemoremundanecargowastheactualburdencarriedupthehill?Perhapsthepursuedentitiesescapedandwerepossiblycapturedatalaterdate,orwerenevertakenintocustodyatall.

Inaddition,itwouldseemthereisnotestimonytodatetoverifythedirectionordestinationofthemilitary vehicles that removed their prey from thewooded field. Perhaps again, at a later date, somemilitary testimony will either confirm or deny these witnessed events. Since the case is ongoing andBira’steamisactivelypursuingadditionaleyewitnesses,moreevidencewillbepresentedtoshedlightonnotonlythisevent,buttheothersaswell.

Chapter9


EVENT#5

BirahaddiscussedtheVarginhaFireDepartmentmanytimesandnoteditsinvolvementwiththiscase. I feltobligated toattempt togo thereand findout formyself if there isanyobtainableevidence.Again,timewasanimportantfactorat thisstage,asourtimeallottedforthisinvestigationwasrapidlyrunningout. Inorder tomake themostof thedaywewould leave immediately togeta lookat thefiredepartmentfacility.BirawarnedusagainabouttheFederalBrazilianlawsgoverningthefunctionofthelocalfiredepartmentsinhiscountry.Hetoldusthefacilitywasessentiallyamilitaryoperationandcivilianswerenot allowed on the premises. He warned us that photography was forbidden and this included thephotographingofthefacilityfromtheoutside.Afterlisteningtothis,Ibecameterrifiedbyeventhethoughtof going there. I had not wanted to wind up in a Brazilian prison for violating some of their simpleregulations.IaskedBiraifhethoughtitwassafetoevengothereandhereassuredmethathiscontactslocallymadeitquitesafe.MyfriendPhilheardofthepossibledangerinvolvedinthismissionandwasexhilaratedandanxioustogo.Heisthesortofpersonwhobecomesthrilledatthethoughtofdanger.Infact, itwasnot toomanyyearsagowhenhehadheard therewasgoing tobean imminenthurricane inBrownsville,Texasandtalkedhiswifeintoactuallygettingonaplaneandgoingtheretowitnessfirst-handwhatahurricanefeltlike.Whenherelatedthisstorytome,Iwasinacompletestateofdisbelief.Theiradventurethereprovedmoredangerousthanheanticipatedandalmostcostthemtheirlives.WithcamerasloadedintoBira’scar,Phil,RudolfoandmyselflefttoexperiencetheVarginhaFireDepartment.FromBira’sInstitutetherideonlytookusaboutfifteenminutes.Wepassedthroughthedowntown area and turned onto a narrow side street; this was mainly a residential area with a fewscattered businesses. Iwas surprised about the location, as I had pictured something quite different—somethingmore likea largemilitarycompoundwithhighchain-link fencesandguardsat agate. Biraedgedthecarovertothecurbandslowedtoastop.Hestated,“Thereitis—rightoverthere.”

Hepointedtotheoppositesideofthestreettoasmall,one-storybuildingwithastuccoexterior.TherewasanopeningthatlookedlikeagaragebayanditseemedmorelikeanautorepairshopthanaFireDepartmentbelongingtotheFederalGovernment.Biratoldusitwassafetogetthecamerasoutandstartfilmingthefrontofthefacility.Ididnotunderstandthisbecauseofhispreviouswarningsandwasfilledwithtrepidation.Iaskedhimaboutthisuponwhichheturnedinhisseat,smiledfromeartoear,andstated:“Well,myfriend,whatItoldyoupreviouslyistrue.WhatIamgoingtodoisgetoutofthecarand walk over to the fire station. There is no law saying you can’t filmme, is there?” We finallyunderstood hismeaning sowe broke out the cameras and started filming. Bira exited the vehicle andwalkedacross thestreet,heading to thefrontof thefacility.Wekept thecameras rollingandofcoursewereabletocovertheentirefrontofthebuilding.Ourabilitytousethezoomfeaturealsocameinhandy,aswewereabletoalsophotographthesignspostedonthebuilding.WewatchedasBiraapproachedtheopengaragebay.TwofirepersonnelappearedintheopendoorwayandobservedBiragettingcloser.Tomysurprise,wewitnessedaveryhardyhandshakeceremonytakeplace.Theywereallsmilingandtheirmoodseemedextremelyfriendly.Iwatchedcloselythroughthelensofthecamera.Birapointedtousand

waved indicating we should exit the vehicle and come across the street. I accepted that as an openinvitation.We left the vehicle, still holding the camera equipment over our shoulders and crossed thestreet.AbriefconversationtookplacebetweenBira,Rudolfo,andthefiremen.Rudolfoexplainedtousthatthefiredepartmenthadheardfromthemayoraboutmyvisit totheareaandtoldthemwemightbestoppingbytopaythemavisit.Iwasshocked.So,Ithoughttomyself—thehellwithBrazilianFederallaw.Iguessthelocalauthoritytakesprecedenceinthiscase.

Wewereintroducedtothetwofiremenandtheycameforthwithafriendlygreeting.Theytoldustheywerehappytohaveusthereforavisitandofferedtoshowusaroundthefacility.IwasnotabletounderstandtheirdescriptionsexceptthroughtheinterpretationofRudolfo,butcouldeasilytelltherewasgreatpride inwhat theyhad tosay. Iasked themif theywereawareof theeventsofJanuary the20th,1996.Theyrespondedbytellingustheywereacutelyawareofwhathappenedandwereanxioustotelluswhattheycould.Theyaskedustofollowthemtoanotherpartofthestationthathousedafiretruck.Itwasamagnificent site. There, standing beforemewas amighty, bright red fire engine, probably of ‘60’svintageinabsolutelypristinecondition.Itsheighttoweredabovemeanditshoodseemedthelengthofalocomotive.ThefirepersonnelaskedifIwantedtositinthecab.Iansweredbyhoistingmyselfuptothatlevel,andtookmyplacebehindthehugesteeringwheel.Itwaslikesteppingbackintotime.Isattherethinkingofhowmanytimesthisvehiclesawactivedutyandimaginedmyselfpresentduringthosetimes.Oncethedaydreamended,Iswungmyselfbacktotheconcretebelowandintoreality.Iaskedthefiremeniftheyknewwhathappenedtothevehicleusedin1996forthecaptureofthecreatures.TheytoldmethevehicleIwasjustsittinginwastheverysamefiretruck.Iwasstunned.AtthispointIcouldnotresistaskingthemiftheyknewmoreaboutthecase.Theytoldmetheywerenotpresentatthetime,buthadbeenatthisfacilitysincethedaytheoriginalfirecrewhadbeentransferred.Theyalsowereabletotellmethat they knew the six firemenwhowere present during the time of the incident in 1996 and still hadcontactwiththemandtheirfamilies.IaskedBiratotakecarefulnoteofthis,asIconsideredthistobeanimportantleadforfuturewitnessinterviews.Iknewwewouldnothavethetimetoactuallylookupthesewitnessesduringmyvisit,butthoughthecouldcontinuethisaspartofhisinvestigationatalaterdate.Icouldtellhewasveryexcitedbythisprospect. Nextwewere takenonacomplete tourof the fire station.Theyshowedusamultitudeofequipment, including a boat with spare motors, rescue equipment, fire gear for high temperature firefighting,externalportablelightingrigs,ladders,ropesofallsortsandsizes,andcommunicationsgear.Iaskedthemiftheywereawareofthestoryofthecaptureofoneofthebeingsin1996whenthefiremenusedanettocaptureonofthecreatures.Theybrokeoutinahardylaughandtoldustheydidnotusenetsforthatpurpose.Theygesturedforustofollowthemintoanotherpartofthebuildingthathousedotherfirefightingmaterials.Oneofthemreachedupontoashelfandbroughtdownalongpoleabouttenfeetinlength.Ontheendofthepolewasametalloopapparatusandextendingfromthisloopwasaringofcord.Icouldnottellifitwasmetalorropebutitdidextendintoanoose.Theropeorcordthentraversedthelongitudinalaxisofthepole.TheytoldusthiswastheveryinstrumentusedinthecaptureofthecreatureIhadreferredtoitearlier.Wereceivedacompletelectureontheoperationofthislocalfiredepartment.Oneofthefiremencameoutwithayellowfiresuitandaskedustofeeltheweightofthegarment.Iwasamazed,asitwasextremelyheavy.Theythenaskedus todonthegear, includinghelmets,whichwegladlydidtooblige.Therewewere—fouryellowfiremen.The flashofcameras sealedour fate, aswenowhaddefinitiveproofofourvisittotheVarginhaFireDepartment.WehadaquicklunchthenheadedbacktotheInstitutetocarryonwiththeinterviewsession.ThissessionwastodiscussanotheroneoftheeventssurroundingtheVarginhacase.Biraexplainedthattheeventhewasabouttotellusaboutdidn’toccuruntilApril21st,1996.Ittookplaceat9:00PMintheevening.

“InsidethelocalVarginhaZooisarestaurantcalledPaiguerlRestaurant,whichliesintheZoo-Botanicalwoodsarea.Thisfacilitywasavailabletoberentedoutforprivateparties.Onthisparticularnight one of these parties was taking place and was attended by numerous locals who were thereessentiallytohavearecreationalevening.OneoftheattendeeswasaladybythenameofMrs.TerezinhaGallClepf,age67,whoisthewifeofaformerpoliticianandmemberoftheVarginhatowncouncil,Mr.MarcosClepf.Duringthecourseoftheevening,Mrs.Clepfdecidedtosmokeacigaretteandproceededoutonaporch-likeextensionoftherestaurantsothesmokewouldnotoffendanyoneatthegathering.Theporchareawasintotaldarkness.Shelookedtoherleftandwasshockedtoseeafigurestandingthere,looking back at her. She stated the figurewas about 4meters away, and it was standing on sort of aparapetwithonlyitsneckandheadvisibletoher.Itwasstandingbehindsomerailingsthatwentaroundtheporcharea.Thispreventedherfromseeingdetailsofthebody.Therewasnonoiseorsoundcomingfromthecreature.Shenewinstantlyitwasnotoneoftheordinaryanimalsconfinedtothezooandbecamefrozen in terror. She stated about fiveminuteswent by and all the time she continued to stare at thiscreaturewithoutmovementorgesturebyeitherthecreatureorher.Shedescribedthebeingassimilartowhatwasdescribedby the threegirlsand themilitaryseveralmonthsearlier.Shestated theentityhaddarkbrownskinthatwasbrightandoily,aroundedface,enormousredeyeswhichwereslightlyupturnedat the outside areas. She described the eyes in much detail, stating they were emitting a type ofluminescence,whichallowedhertovisualizethefaceingreatdetail.Therewerenoapparentcheeks,nobeard,mustacheorvisiblenoseandwherethelipsshouldhavebeenwasonlyafinelineorcut.Themaindifferencebetweenwhat she sawandwhat the threegirlsdescribedwas that this creature’sheadwasadorned with what she described as a golden colored helmet. She assumed it covered the threeprotuberancesonitsheaddescribedbythegirls.Stillinafrightenedstateshere-enteredtherestaurant,remained totallysilent, trying toregainherstabilityandcopingwith theemotional impactof theevent.Once shehad regainedher composure she returned to theverandahand saw the creature still standingthere.Desperate,shewentbackagainintotherestaurantandgrabbedherhusbandbyhisarm,forcinghimtoaccompanyheroutontotheporch.Theentityhadgoneandshedidnottellherhusbandoftheeventuntillaterthateveningwhentheyweretravelinghomeinthecar.Mrs.Clepfwassoclosetothecreature,herfeelingofdreadandhorrorremainedformanymonthsfollowingtheencounter.” Biracontinued,“TwelvedaysfollowingMrs.Clepf’sencounteranotherverystrangeeventhappenedatthezoo.Itseemsfiveanimalsdiedofmysteriouscauses.Theseconsistedoftwodeer,atapir,abluemacawandanocelot.Thebiologistsanddirectorofthezoo,Dr.LeilaCabral,wereshockedbythisdiscoveryandstatedtheyhaveneverencounteredanythinglikeitinthepast.TheveterinariansenttheentrailstoBeloHorizonteforexamination.Acausticsubstancewasdiscoveredinoneofthedeertissues.Nonewasfoundinanyoftheotheranimals.Theexactreasonsfortheirdeathswerenotdetermined.Dr.Marcoscametotheconclusionthattheentireepisodewasmerelyoneofcoincidence.ThisviewwasnotsharedbyDr.Leila,whodecidedthesedeathshadsomethingtodowiththestrangecreatureseenbyMrs.Clepf.”IlearnedfromBirathathisinvestigationuncoveredthefactthatDr.Leila,inJanuaryofthatyear,during the timewhen all the attentionwas beinggiven to the extraterrestrials in town, hadmetwith afireman and jokedwith him.She asked, “You captured anET and guesswhowillwind up caring forhim?”

Thefiremanstoodthereinastateofshock,hisfaceashenwhite.Heturnedtoherandsaid,“Keepquietanddon’tcommentaboutthisanymoretoanyone.Itisnotsomethingtojokeabout.”

Tothisdaythereremainsdoubtandfearabout thestrangeanimaldeaths. Ithasbeenpostulatedthatperhapstheseextraterrestrialbeingsmaycarrybacteriaorvirusesthatarecapableofcontaminatingandkillingbothhumansandanimalsjustafewdaysafterexposure.Couldthisbeatangiblereasonforthemilitarytohidethetruthfromthepublic?Perhapsifthisknowledgeweremadepublic,itwouldresultin

aterriblepanic.Theanswertothisquestionremainsunknown.Bira then related additional events following the zoo episode. “One night inMay of that same

year, a university student driving on the Varginha-Tres Coracoes highway saw a similar creatureattemptingtocrossthehighway.Itappearedfrightenedandranbackintothebusheswhenitsawthecar.Thestudentwaslatertakenbacktothesitewherehehadtheencounterandrealizeditoccurredattheverysameplace,rightnexttoafarm,wherethecouplehadseenaUFOinJanuaryofthatyear.”Anotherevent,notrelatedtoanyoftheothers,wasthensharedbyBira.“ThereisaSpanishUFOinvestigatornamedJ.J.Benitez.InNovemberof1996heinfuriatedalargenumberofBrazilianUfologistswhen they discovered he had made a quick six-hour visit to Varginha. He unfortunately neglected tocontactanyoftheoriginalinvestigatorsonthecaseoranyofthewitnesses.Helaterstatedhehadfoundthreeholesinthegroundinapasture,inthewoodsnearthecrashsite.Hestatedtheywereinatriangularpattern.Armedwith this hewent back to SaoPaulo and held a press conference stating he alone hadfoundevidenceofaUFOlandingthatbroughtthecreaturestoVarginha.ThiswassomethingthatnoneoftheBrazilianresearcherswereabletodo.Ipersonallywenttothesiteandfoundthreeholesinthegroundinapastureattheedgeofthewoods.Theywerespacedevenly,about28by30by25feetapart,overasteepareasurroundedbymorelevelpatches,andwerenexttoatreedescribedbyBenitizasbeingdead.Irequestedaphysicistandagronomisttoexaminethethreeholes.Theirconclusion,inawrittenreport,wasthattwoofthethreeholeshadbeendugbyapostholedigger—withtheexcavatedpilesofdirtlyingnexttotheholes,almostallwashedawaybytherains.Thethirdholeturnedouttobeananthillthathadcollapsedandsunkintothegrounduponitself.Benitezhadalsostatedhefounddesiccatedinsectsinsidethetriangleformedbytheholes.Thefactofthematteristhattherearenumerousdesiccatedinsectslyingall over the pasture. The dead treewas verymuch alive inAugust and the third hole appearedmuchdifferent than the other two. Also, the terrain for the supposed landing was undoubtedly the mostimpossibleplaceintheentireareaforavehicletoland.”Thisendedtheinterviewfortheday.Sinceitwasstillfairlyearly,IaskedBiraifwecoulddrivetothezooandfilmtheareawhereallthishadtakenplace.BiraandRudolfoseemedexcitedaboutmysuggestionandwholeheartedlyagreed.Wepacked theequipment into thecarandheadedout to theVarginhaZoo.Theridewasonlyabouttwentyminutes.Wefoundourselvesnotfarfromthecityproper,butinanareathatcouldbemistakenfordeepjungle.Thefoliagesurroundingthezoowasthickandgreen.Theroads leading into the interiorof the zoowerepavedbutnarrow,barely allowingonevehicle topassanother. Although the pacewas slow,wewere treated to a tour of the zoo by car, which inmy pastexperience was not possible within the confines of the United States. Rudolfo supplied us withinformationpertainingtoeachareawepassedandIassumedhehadbeentheremanytimesbefore.SinceourmainareaofinterestwaswheretheeventhappenedwithMrs.Clepf,ouroneandonlystopwasattherestaurant. Tomysurprisewhat theywerecallingarestaurantwasnothingmorethanasmallelevatedbuildingthatsatonashallowhill.Therewasnosignofcustomersorotherrestaurantfeatures.IassumedithadgoneoutofbusinessbetweenthetimeoftheeventwithMrs.Clepfandthepresent.Weparkedandproceededtounloadthecameragear.FromtheareawhereweparkedIcouldseeasmallpavedpathwayleadinguptothebuildingabove.Wewalkedalongthispathuntilwereachedthetop.Thevegetationwasgreenand thick.Therewashighmoisturecontent in theair andcollectionsofwaterdropletscouldbeseenonthelargeleavesofmanyplants.Inoticedanabsenceoffloweredplants,andthisstruckmeasratheroddbutIassumedthiswasofnaturaldesign.Therewereamultitudeofgreenplants twistedandentangledwitheachother.Soonwewereontheveryporchwhere the incidentwithMrs.Clepfhad takenplace.Philused thecameras,bothstillandvideo, todocumentourpresenceandillustratethearea.AfriendofBira’shadjoinedusandofferedtoassistbyassumingthepositionofthe

creaturedescribedbyMrs.Clepf.Inordertodothishehadtoclimbfromtheporchandwalkaroundanarrowledgeabovetheroadbelow.Whenhereachedapointadjacenttotherailingthatwrappedaroundthewoodenporch,heyelledforustotakehisphotograph.Biraindicatedthiswastheexactspotwheretheentityhadbeen standing.Bydoing thiswewereable toview theangle that thewitnesshadof thecreature.Icouldseequiteclearlyhowshewouldnothavebeenabletoseethebodyofthecreatureatnightwithoutlight.Weproceededthroughthedoorofwhathadpreviouslybeentherestaurant.Theentirestructureremindedmesomewhatofatreehouse.Thebuildingwasconstructedentirelyofwoodandhadanodorofmust anddecay. I thought that perhaps thiswas typical of untreatedwood structures in this part of theworld. Whenwefinishedfilmingweweretakentotheareawheresomeofthedeadanimalswerefound.Thecageswereemptyanditappearedtheyhadbeenunoccupiedformanyyears.Thethickfoliagehadgrown into the rustymetallic structures and I could see that theywereweathering at a rapid rate.Althoughwefilmedthisarea,Iwasnotconvincedtherewasanimportantcontributionthatwouldcomefromtheeffort.Therewasalackofphysicalevidencepertainingtowhathadhappenedtotheanimalsinthisareain1996.Also,Icouldnotforeseeanyadditionaldatabecomingavailableatthislatedate.ThemostIcouldsaywasthatwewereactuallythereontheveryspotwheretheseeventstookplace.Thiswasthelastareainthezoowehadtovisit.Itwasnowlateinthedayandfatiguewasslowly creeping up onme. I longed for a hot shower and a goodBrazilianmeal.We left the zoo andheadedbacktothehotel.PlanswereformulatedforthelastandfinaldayinVarginha.

DiscussionSinceIhavebecomeinvolvedwiththesubjectofUfology,Ihavebeenexposedtoamultitudeof

synchronisticeventsonacontinuingbasis.WhenIdecidedtomakethistriptoVarginhaIdidnotreallyhave plan, but did have a goal of collecting physical evidence.A greeting from themayor of the cityheraldedmyarrival.Fromthatpointon itseemeddoorsbegan toopennotonly tomyself,but to thosewhowerehelpingmewiththeinvestigation.

Ubirajara,arespectedattorneyandresidentof thecityhadnumerouslocalconnections.Hehadspentdays,monthsandyearsinvestigatingthisandotherUFOcasesinBrazil,yetcoulditbepossiblethatmyvisitopeneddoorsthatwerepreviouslyclosedtohim?Couldanindicationofthishavebeenourvisitto theVarginhaFireDepartment?Wewent therewith strongwarnings that thepremiseswerenot onlyclosedtothepublicbutitwasillegaltoevenphotographthefrontofthefacility.Idon’tthinkBirahadanyideawhenwearrivedtherethatwewouldbewelcomedinwithopenarms.Ibelievemyinterviewswiththemedicalpersonnelat thehospital, thewifeofthedeceasedmilitarypoliceofficer,andthefiredepartmentvisitwerenotplannedoranticipatedbyBiraorhiscolleagues.Thequestion thenarises—whydidthisallhappen?Itbeganwiththestrangeandunanticipatedgreetingfromthemayor,leadingtotheotherunexpectedeventssuchasouropenandfriendlyreceptionatthefiredepartment.IsitpossiblethiswasallpartofsomeplanformetogetthewordouttothepublicabouttheVarginhaepisode?Onlytimewilltell. One of themost important aspects of this case involves eyewitness evidence that can becorroborated. It is apparent that the description of the creatures fulfills this criterion. The eyewitnessdescriptionoftheentitybyMrs.Clepfmatchesverycloselywhatweobtainedfromthemedicalpersonnelat the hospital as well the description of the three girls. This, coupled withmilitary testimony, gluestogetheraverysoliddescriptionofthecreatures.Whatismoremystifyingisthetimeline.Theaccepteddate of the original event was Jan. 20th, 1996. Months passed and more testimony has documentedadditional occurrences in April and May of the same year. Is it possible there were more creaturespresentinVarginhainJanuarywhoescapedtheattentionofthemilitaryandthenlingeredallthistimein

someofthemoredesolateareasofthesurroundingterrain?OfcourseifweacceptthetestimonyofthemedicalofficialswhoIinterviewed,weshouldacceptthefactthatthesecreatureswerehighlyintelligent.Itcouldalsohavebeenpossiblethatarescueoperationcouldhavebeenattemptedbythesamespeciesatalaterdate.Perhapsthiswouldexplainthetimedelaybetweentheoriginalencounterandthezooevent.ItisaknownfactthatUFOactivityintheVarginhaareadidnotwaneduringthisperiodoftime.PriortotheJanuarydate,UFOactivitywasheavyinthearea,whichisaseparatestoryinitselfandwasthoroughlyinvestigated by the Brazilian researchers. There are many theories regarding this case which willprobablynotberesolvedanytimesoon.

Chapter10THECRASH

ThiswastobethefinalinterviewwithMr.Rodrigues,asthetimeIhadallottedfortheVarginhainvestigationwasrapidlyrunningout.Iknewwehadtoconcludewithanyothereventsimportantinthecase.IaskedBiraiftherewereotherwitnesseswehadnotcoveredtodate.Hetoldmewehadcoveredmost of the witnesses pertaining to the creatures, but there were other witnesses, both military andcivilian,whowouldnotbeavailableformetointerviewintheshortperiodoftimeIhadleftinVarginha.Oneoftheimportanteventswehadnotdiscussedwastheactualcrashoftheobjectitself.Hereassuredmethatthenexton-camerainterviewwouldpertaintothisevent.Iagreeditwasoneofthemostimportantpartsofthiscaseandweshouldreceivethisinformationnext. Bira toldus therewere severalwitnesses to thecrash landingof thevehicle.Someof thewitnesseswere inagreementas to the timeanddateof the incident,butothersdidnot agreeand theirtestimonywassomewhatconfusing. One testimony came from an elderly couple,OrlinaAugusta andEnricoRodrigues,wereworkingasfarmhands.AccordingtoBira,theyreportedseeingaUFOatapproximately1:00AMonthemorningofJanuary20th,1996.ThisareaofVarginhahasbeendescribedasthecoffeegrowingareaandisallranchlands.Astheyrecountedthestory,theyexplainedtheywerebothasleepintheirhouse,whichhappenstobelocatedadjacenttoaroadleadingfromVarginhatoTresCorocoes.Thefarmisexactly10kilometers(6miles)northwestofVarginha,withtheirhouselocatedattheedgeoftheroad.

Suddenly,theywerebroughttoarudeawakeningbythenoiseofbellowingcows.Theyjumpedoutofbedandrantothewindowtoseewhatwascausingallthecommotion.Totheirsurprisetheysawtheanimalsinastateoftotaldisorientation,runninganddartingbackandforth,withsomerunningaroundtheoutsideofthehouse.Enricowasthefirsttolookupintotheskyandsawagrayish,elongatedobjectslowlyflyingthroughtheairoverthefield.Hestateditlookedlikeaflyingsubmarineandwasthesizeofasmallbus.Orlinawasnexttoseetheobjectandshedescribeditasslowlyfloatingoverthegroundataheightofabout5meters.Shealsostatedthattherewassomethinglikewhitesmokeorvaporcomingfromtheobject.Thebothknewinstantlythatthiswasnoordinaryaircraftorhelicopter.Theyalsodescribedtheobjecthashavingnolightsandnomotornoise.Theystateditwasabsolutelysilentandtheapparentlydamagedstructurehadpiecesofthefuselagehangingandswinginglikeclothesinthewind.Theydidnotactuallywitnessthecrash,butrealizedtheobjectwasdestinedtodojustthat.TheBrazilianresearchershavepinpointedthetimeashavingbeensomewherebetween1:00AMand5:00AM,andhavecometotheconclusionthattheshiphadoneofitsendsdamagedbyanexplosion,whichscatteredalargeamountofsmallmetalfragmentsaroundtheregion.Theybelievetheshipremainedintheairforsometime.Theyhavealsopostulatedthatbecauseofthedamagetotheship,someofitscrewcouldhavebeendroppedoffadjacent to thewoodsnear the JardimAndere area and sought shelter there. Itwas also stated that anAmericancivilianwaspresentwhenthecigar-shapedUFOwasloadedaboardaflatbedtruckintheearlymorningofJanuary20th—aSaturday.

TheJardimAndereforest, locatedbetweenthecrashsiteandtheoutskirtsofthepark,iswherethesecondbeingwasspottedandcapturedlaterthatday.Oneofthepossiblescenariosisthatanumberofthesebeingssurvivedthecrashandmadetheirwaythroughthewoods,endingupintheparkofJardimAndere, sixmiles to the southeast. Someof the local residents have come to the conclusion that thesebeingswereassociatedwiththecrashofaspaceshipandwerenotseenuntil7hourslater.Thereisalsoanunsubstantiatedrumorthatanotherfarmer(notRodrigues)shotoneoftheentitiesthatcrawledoutof

thecigar-shapedUFO.Biratoldustherewasanotherindividual,acollegestudentbythenameofHildoLucioGaldino,

whotoldVitorioPacaccini(awell-respectedandfamousBrazilianUFOresearcher)thathesawoneofthealiensshortlyafter8:00AMthatmorning.Hildoopenedhisbathroomwindowandwasastonishedtoseeacreaturewithanoily,darkbrownskincrouched in thealleyway.Hedescribed it ashavingverysmallhandswithonlythreelongfingers.ItranawaywhenHildocalledouttoit.Hestatedthecreatureworenoclothing,hadnohair,andwasbetweenfourandfivefeetinheight.

WhenBirahadfinishedwiththisexplanation,Iwasstillfilledwithquestions.Iaskedhim if these were the only crash witnesses. He stated something to the affect that there were otherwitnesses,buttheirtestimonycouldnotbeconsidered100%factual.Hisreferencewastoseveralotherswhosupposedlywitnessedthecrash.AtthispointIamgoingtopresentmaterialthatwasnotobtainedfromMr.UbirajaraRodrigues,butwasverifiedbyhimasbeingfactual.

The followingmaterial hasbeen taken fromanarticle in theMUFONUFOJournal,writtenbyBobPrattandCynthiaLuce.BobisaU.S. investigatorwhohas,onmanyoccasions,cometoBrazil toperform investigativework in theUFOfield.Severalyearsagohewaspresentedwithanaward fromRaphael Curry andA.J. Gevaerd for the best investigative research performed in Brazil by a foreignresearcher.CynthiaLuce,an independentUFOresearcher, lives inBrazilandhasworkedwithBobonmanyoccasions.

DisclaimerMuchtimehaspassedsincethisarticlewaswritten.UbirajarahasstatedthatSouzahaschanged

hismind in reference to the dates of the events and has come to the conclusion that this happened onJanuary20th.Thefollowingquoteisfromtheoriginalarticle:“OnFriday,January12th,thirtyfiveyear-oldCarlosdaSouzadroveacrossSaoPaulo,oneofthelargestcitiesintheworld,andcheckedintoahotelinthenorthernsuburbofMairipora.HewasgoingtoTresCoracoes,aboutonehundredandfiftymilestothenorthandwantedtogetanearlystartthenextmorning.Souzaownedanexterminatingbusinessandhishobbyisflyingultralightplanes.HeplannedtomeetotherultralightpilotsinTresCoracoestoarrangeforacompetition.Heawakenedatfouro’clockinthemorningofSaturday,January13th,gotintohisredpickuptruckandheadednorthontheheavilytraveledFernaoDiashighway(BR381),whichconnectsSaoPaulotoBeloHorizonte.Thedrivewasuneventfuluntilabouteighto’clock,whenhewasaboutthreemilessouthoftheintersectionwithMG26,astatehighwaythatleadstoVarginhatothewestandTresCoracoestotheeast.Amuffled,roaringsoundinterruptedhisthoughtsandhewonderedifsomethingwaswrongwithhistruck.Hestoppedtocheckbutwhenhesteppeddownfromthecab,herealizedthenoisewascomingfrom a cigar-shaped craft about four hundred feet in the air just west of the highway. The sun wasreflectingoffofit.

Thecraftwastravelingnorth,almostparalleltothehighway,atfortytofiftymilesanhour.Itwassilvercoloredandappearedtobethirtytofortyfeetlong,andtwelvetofifteenfeetwide.

Ithadatleastfourwindowsalongthesideandwhatlookedlikeabigjaggedholefourorfivefeetindiameterinthefront.Therewasalongdentorcrackrunningfromtheholebacktothemiddleofthecraft,fromwhichpointwhitesmokeorvaporwascomingout.

Astonishedandexcited,SouzajumpedinhispickupandfollowedtheUFOforabouttenmiles.Itsooncrossedovertotheeastsideofthehighwayandeventuallypassedoversomesmallmountains.Thenitwentintoasharpthirty-degreediveanddisappearedfromsight.

Souza thought it has crashed and began looking for a way to get into the area. About twentyminuteslaterhefoundadirtroadandturnedontoit.Minuteslaterhedroveoverthecrestofahillandthere before himwaswreckage spread over a hilly field of knee high grass.He also saw about fortysoldiersandtwomalenurses,twotrucks,ahelicopter,anambulanceandthreecars.AllofthevehicleswereArmyvehicles.

Everyonewasbusilyrunningaroundpickinguppiecesofdebris.Onetruckalreadyheldachunkhalfthesizeofaminivan.Astrongsmellofammoniaandetherhungintheair.

ItwasaterriblecrashandSouzadoubtedthatanyonehadlivedthroughit.Hewassurprisedtoseeanyonethere,letalonethemilitary.Hedidn’tknowatthetimethatthesitewasonlysevenmilesfromtheESAArmybaseinTresCoracoes.

He parked andwalked toward thewreckage, thinking he could help.He picked up a piece ofaluminum-likematerialthatwasverylight.Itfloatedtothegroundwhenhedroppedit.

Thenoneof themen spottedhim, shouted and in an instant armed soldiers rushed towardhim.Theyorderedhimtoleaveimmediately.Heprotested,thinkingsomeonehadbeenbadlyhurtorkilled,butacorporalscreamedathimtogetoutandthat“thisisnoneofyourbusiness”.

Souzagotback inhis truckanddroveaway.Hewassoastoundedbywhathehadseen thatheabandoned his trip and headed back to Sao Paulo. About ten minutes later he stopped at a roadsiderestauranttohavecoffeeandthinkaboutwhathadhappened.

Theemotionalimpactwassogreatthathewasstillsittingthereinhiscartwohourslaterwhenacardroveinwithtwomen.Theywereincivilianclothesbutmilitaryhaircutsandbearings.OnegotoutandwalkeduptohimandaskedifhisnamewasCarlosdaSouza.Thentheyaskedwhathehadseen.

“Isaweverythingandknowsomethinghappenedthere,”Souzasaid.“Youhaven’tseenanything,”themanreplied,thenrelatedmanydetailsofSouza’spersonallife.

“Youliveonsuchandsucharoad,insuchandsuchacity.You’remarriedtosoandso,andyouarethefatherofsomanychildren,andyourmotherissoandso.Ifyoutellpeoplewhatyousaw,it’sgoingtobeverybadforyou.Wealreadyhaveacompleteprintoutonyourwholelife.”

Such personal information is readily available to authorities by computer once somebody’slicensenumberisknown.ThemanwarnedSouzatonotsayanythingtoanybody,andthenleft.

AllthisoccurredonJanuary13th,oneweekbeforethethreewomensawthecreatureinnearbyVarginha,butforninemonthsSouzatoldnooneexcepthiswifeandtwoclosefriends.

Heexplainedhewasfrightenedbytheman’sthreat.Atwenty-yearmilitarydictatorshiphadendedonlyafewyearsearlierandsomeofSouza’srelatives“disappeared”duringthedictatorship,sohekeptquiet.

He was not aware of the “ETs” in Varginha until the following September when he read amagazinearticlewrittenbyClaudeirCovo,aSaoPaulosafetyengineerandlifelongUfologistwhohadbeenworkingwithUbirajaraandPacaccini.

Souza contacted Covo, who eventually persuaded him to return to Varginha to show him andUbirajarawherehehadseenthewreckage.

An inspection of the area—now nine months later—showed no indication that a crash hadoccurred,norwasUbirajarasubsequentlyabletofindanyfarmers,farmworkers,oranyoneelseintheareathatknewanythingaboutacrash.

Not everyone believes Souza’s story, and evenUbirajara andCovo (itwasCovowho told uswhat Souza said) have reservations about it because no other witnesses could be found. Also, someelementsofhisstoryweresimilartothingsthathadbeenportrayedinthemovie,Roswell.

Inaddition,Souza’sdescriptionoftheUFOwasalmostidenticaltooneseenbyafarmcoupleonthemorningofJanuarythe20ththatinvestigators—andmuchofthepublic—hadknownaboutsinceearlyintheinvestigation.

Yet,onalatervisittothesight,UbirajaraandmembersofhisUFOgroupfoundanareaofgroundaboutfourhundredfeetsquarethatseemedtohavebeenreplacedwithsod.

Furthermore,duringtheearlystagesoftheinvestigation,severalmilitarywitnessessaidtheyhadseenpiecesofacrashedcraftbeingtransportedintoESAbytwoArmytrucksonJanuary13th and thatlater thewreckagewasconvoyedtotheNationalAerospaceCenter inSaoJosedosCampos,nearSaoPaulo.

“There are things that favoredSouza’s report,”Ubirajara told us, “butwe have to say thatwecouldnotverifyit.”

Ichosethisaccountingof theSouzaincidentbecauseitwasmostcompleteand,asIpreviouslystated,therehaveonlybeenafewnewvariantsbroughtforthsincethereporthadbeenwrittenandtheymainlyhavetodowiththedate.

There are many other rumors and undocumented testimonies that have been acquired by theresearchersinthiscase,buttorepeatthemwouldlendlittletothefactualaspectsofthecaseatthispoint.

DiscussionSincethiswasthelastportionoftheinterviewwithUbirajara,Idecidedtopresentitattheendof

hisother testimony. It goeswithout saying that this crashof apossible extraterrestrial vehicle actuallyinitiatedthecase,butmostoftheemphasishasbeenplacedonthesurvivalandcaptureoftheinvolvedcreatures.

Let’s lookatwhatwehaveinthisregard—therearetwotestimoniesinvolvingacrashofsomekindofavehicle.OnereportconfirmsadateofJanuarythe20th,whichcoincideswiththeotherevents,verifiedbymultiplewitnessesinthecase,andanothereventsupposedlyoccurringoneweekearlierwithonlyonewitness.WemustalsoconsiderthatthiswitnesshaschangedhistestimonysothatitcoincideswiththeaccepteddateofJanuarythe20th.Isitpossibleheonlydidthistomakehisstorymorecredible?IsitalsopossiblehewastellingthetruthandtherewasaneventthatoccurredonJanuarythe13th?Thiswouldmeanthereweretwocrashes—notjustoneaspreviouslythought.Ifthisisthecaseandthereweresurvivors,thenperhapsittookthemanentireweektomaketheirwayintoVarginhaproper,wheretheywere seenandcaptured.Wemust alsoconsider the factspertaining to testimonyofothereyewitnessesdescribingUFOactivityinthatareapriortoanyoftheseevents.

Anotherscenariomightlenditselftothepossibilitythatthecrash,knowntooccuronthe20thandwitnessedbythefarmerandhiswife,wastheonlycrashevent.Couldithavebeenpossiblethatthiscrafthadflownaroundtheareaforsomehours,aslongasitcouldmaintainitsairworthiness?Duringthattimecouldithavedroppedoffsomeoftheseentitiesinordertosavetheirlives?SomeeyewitnesstestimonyhasdescribedaUFOovertheareaoftheGreenRiver,whichiswooded,secluded,andnotthatfarfromVarginha proper. This would have been an ideal place to drop off their crew for some measure ofsurvival.

Itismyhopethatinthefuturesomeofthesequestionswillbeanswered.

Chapter11

LOOSEENDS

OncetheinterviewswerefinishedwithUbirajaraandthepertinentwitnesses,itwasimportantformetoreviewthecasefromallavailableaspects.Ibelievetherumorswerealsoinformationalandshould be considered to some extent. The following material was obtained from numerous literaturesearchesincludingsomeofthemajorwebsites.ThesewerewrittenbyanumberofBrazilianresearchersandwillbequotedassuch.TheVarginhacaseisprobablyoneofthemostextensivelycoveredincidentsin modern Ufology. The number of sites on the Internet where information is available comes in allshapes, forms,andnumbers,aswellas inavarietyof languages. Iwillattempt topresentsomeof theaspectsofthecase,whichareconsideredbymetobenon-verifiablesinceIwasnotpersonallyinvolved.These incidentsanddescriptionswillnotbe inanyspecificorderandare illustratedat random.ThesequotationsinvolvemanyinterpretationsfromPortugueseintoEnglishandmaycontainlanguage,structure,andgrammaticalerrors.Number1

“Since August of 1995, when humanity had knowledge of the autopsy of an allegedextraterrestrial, which sadly has been concluded bymany to be a fraud, many were frightened by anincrease in UFO occurrences where people from numerous countries sighted, photographed andvideotapedmanyUFOsintheskies.Therewasagreatworldflapthatstillcontinuestodayanditleadstocommunicationoftheseeventsthroughprograms,bothradioandtelevision,toalargeandevergrowingaudience.InBrazil,besidesVarginha,therewereseveraltownsthatreportednotonlysightingsbutalsostillphotographs, films, landing reports,electromagneticeffects, sightingsofbeings,andevencasesofpeople being attacked by strange creatures. Some of these areas include, Joacaba I, Santa Catarina,SumareandneighboringtownsintheinteriorofSaoPaulo.Inaddition,wehavethecoastlineareasandthesouthernpartofMinasGerais,GuarabirainParaibaandManausinAmazonas.

Somemilitarysources,radaroperatorstobeexact,confirmedtherewasanincreaseinthenumberofsignificative‘plots’ontheradarscreensinthelast13months.”Number2

“In the days preceding the facts occurring on January 20, 1996 inVarginha,many people sawseverallightsintheskiesofthatregion.TheBrazilianmilitarysecretlyinformedtheUfologiststhattheNorthAmericanmilitaryweretrackingtheseobjectsbytheuseofsatellitesandinformedtheBraziliangovernment of the great concentration of UFOs over the South ofMinas Gerais.Without any doubts,CINDACTAI,inBrasilia,wasalsotrackingtheseobjects.ManymilitarypersonnelwerespeakingaboutthemilitarycooperationagreementbetweenBrazilandtheUSA.[Note:Thesedocumentsmaybeseenonmywebsite,Alienscalpel.com.]The trackingbysatellitesallows thedetectionof the fallor landingofthesecraftwithinanerrorofafewmeters. By theactionof themilitary inVarginha, there isnodoubt that theyknew inadvanceandanticipatedwhathappened.Informationwasobtainedinfragmentedformbutgaveusanideaofhowthemilitarypersonnel acted soquickly.ProbablyCINDACTAI realized that a ‘plot’ disappeared from theradarscreens.Theirconclusionwas,ifitcrashedorlanded,where?Themostlikelyanswer:Varginha!;atleastsomewheresouthofMinasGerais.Whatwasthenearestmilitarybasefromthatpoint?Itwasthe

ESA(EscoladeSargentodasArmas)oftheArmyinTresCoracoes,27kmawayfromVarginha.Asimplephone call and the entire operation started, under the coordination of the Servico de Inteligencia doExercito(TheArmyIntelligenceService),knownasS2.”Number3

“OnJanuary23,1996aBuffaloairplaneleftCanoasAirForceBaseinRioGrandedoSul.Insideitwere three containers andmanymilitary people. In the first container therewere generators, in thesecondthereceiverequipmentandcomputers,andinthethird,asmallworkshop.Intheboxtherewasadisassembled antenna; in otherwords, a portable sophisticated radar system.The airplanewent to thesouthofMinasGerais.ThisradarmusthavebeeninstalledinsomeregionortownnearVarginha.Atthistimethereweremanyalienshipsflyingovertheregion.MilitarypeoplefromwithintheESAsaidthatona certain night theywereworried about the hypothesis of retaliation from the extraterrestrials.At thistime,severalmilitarypeoplefromtheU.S.ArmyandAirForcearrivedatESAbyhelicopter.Anareawithin the ESA was interdicted. Several agents from the Intelligence Service (S2), and others fromvariouspointsinthecountryweresenttotheESA.LocalinhabitantsofmanyyearshadneverseensuchactivityintheESA.Thatwassomethingtocalltheattentionofeventhemostnaïve.Iftheyweretryingtohidesomethingfromthepublic,theyfailedintheirmethodology.Themilitarypeoplewhotookpartintheoperation,eventoday,arebeingobservedandfollowedbytheS2.EventodaythesituationisnotgoodintheESA.Recently,someofthemilitarypeoplefromtheESAhavesaid,‘Insidehere,thingsareheatingup.’TheyalsosaidthatifGeneralLimaandLieutenantColonelOlimpiohearsomeonepronouncingthename“ET”orPacaccini,theywillgetatleast10daysinjail.”Number4

“OnJanuary26,1996severalNASAmilitaryofficersarrivedinUNICAMP.Theofficialexcusewas that they wanted to select Brazilian scientists to take part in future space missions with theAmericans.Probably,theyweremilitaryofficerswhoknowdeeplythedetailsaboutflyingsaucersandextraterrestrialbeings.MilitarypeoplesaidthattheAmericanmilitarypersonnelwereworkingtogetherwiththeBrazilianmilitaryinsideanundergroundlaboratory.TheproportionisfiftypercentBrazilianandfifty percent American. Certainly, if there is a list with the names of the Brazilian scientists, thosescientistswill only travel in their dreams in the space shuttle. Theywill spend the rest of their livesthinkingaboutthepossibility.”

Number5

“OnJanuary28,1996MarsTherezaChristinaStraraceMagalhaesTexeira,wifeofthedeceasedmayorofCampinas,Mr.AdlabertoMagalhaesTeixeira,wasforbiddentoentertheHospitaldasClinicas(HC)atUNICAMP,whereherhusbandwaswhensick.Shewasveryupsetatthelackoforganizationofthe local security scheme.With thehelpof amobilephone sheexplained that shewas thewifeof themayorand,uponthearrivalofDr.OtavioRizziCoelho,theproblemwasresolvedandshewasallowedinside.SomepeoplebelievethatonthisnightthebodyofanextraterrestrialwassenttoHCforsometypeof examination and the whole place was closed for security reasons, resulting in the confusion.Mrs.Therezawasonlyadmittedbecauseshewasthemayor’swife.ThisdidnotoccurwithotherswhowereprohibitedfromenteringHC.”

Number6

“On March 1, 1996, the American Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, signed with theBrazilianMinistryofForeignRelations,FelipeLampreira,the“AgreementofCooperationforthePacificUseofExternalSpace”[alsoavailableonmywebsite,Alienscalpel.com].Aquestionhangs in theair:WouldthishavesomethingtodowiththeVarginhacase?”

Number7

“OnMarch2,1996,thegeneraladministratorofNASA,DanielGoldin,visitedtheinstallationsoftheNationalInstituteofSpaceResearch,theINPE,andsignedagreementsofspacecooperationbetweenthetwoentities[availableonAlienscalpel.com].Therehadbeensuchagreementsinthepast,butthiswasthefirsttimethattheprincipaldirectorofNASAhadcometoBraziltogettoknowtheNationalScientificdisplay. People who are following the Varginha case, civil andmilitary, believe that the presence ofDanielGoldinandWarrenChristopherinBrazilinvolvesagreementsinrelationtothebeingscapturedinVarginha,and isalsoa formof justifying thepresenceofmilitarystaffwhoareactive insideNASAatUNICAMP.”

Number8“OnMay8,1996,ESACommander,BrigadierGeneralSergioPedroCoelhoLimaheldapress

conferenceand reada clarifyingnote, saying thatnoelementormaterial fromEscoladeSargentodasArmas had any connectionwith the facts being alleged.At the end, a reporter fromEPTV asked himwhere the military people he cited were. He answered, ‘Working for the Army and the nation.’ Thereporter answered back with, ‘Can you prove that?’ The general came right back with, ‘Prove it towhom?’ The reporter quickly retorted, ‘To the press.’ The general seemed a bit aggravated with thequestionandcamebackwith,‘Wedon’thaveanythingtoproveandwhatIhadtosaywasreadin thisnote.’Thus,GeneralLimaturnedhisbackandleft,leavingthereporterstotallyconvincedthatsomethingrallystrangehadhappenedinVarginha.”

Number9

“OnMay29,1996,inabsolutesecrecy,forthefirsttimeinBrazil,astateministermetwiththeArmed Forces High Command outside the capital of the country. A historic fact! TheArmyMinister,ZenildoZoroastrodeLucena,alongwith29generals, including theArmedForcesGeneralStaffChief,General Paulo Neves de Aquino and the chiefs of management and departments, including the eightmilitarycommandersofthearea,mettogetherinCampinastocarryoutataskthatcouldhaveeasilybeencarriedoutbymilitarypeopleoflowerrank.TheyvisitedtheEscolaPreparatoriadeCadetesdoExercito(AcademySchoolforArmyCadets)toevaluatetheEsPCex2000project,whichisresponsibleforgettinginformationintoeducation,andforthecreationofamodernteachingenvironmentforthecadets,aswellasamonitoringsystemforsatellites.Afterthistheyvisitedthe28thArmoredInfantryBattalion(BAB)toevaluate the 16 computers already acquired from a total of 26, which aim to create administrativeproceduresandassistinthethepreparationofsoldiers.Sobeing,theywenttoEMBRAPA(ABrazilianResearchCenterforagricultureandrelatedsubjects)togettoknowthegeographicinformationsystem.On the following day they went to the town of Pirassununga (Sao Paulo) to the second Regiment ofCombatVehicles,aunityof the11thArmoredInfantryBattalion, toaccompany theworkbeingdone toreceive40LeopardCombatVehiclesofGermanmake,recentlyacquired.MilitarypeoplefromvariousplacesofthestateofSaoPaulo,includingthelittoral,informedusthatonthedaysbeforethevisitoftheMinister inCampinas,severalmeetings tookplace inCampinas, inPirassununga, inBragancaPaulista,andprobablyalsoinotherstates,involvinghighrankingmilitarypeople.TheysaidthateveryonewantedtogotoCampinastolookatthestrangecreatures.Disagreementsandmisunderstandingsevenoccurredbetweensomeofthemilitarypeople.”Number10

“OnJune23,1996,oneofUbirajara’sfriendsfromVarginhakindlyprovidedhisSenecabi-motorairplane.Duringfortyminutestheyflewovertheentireregion,fromthefarmofEnricoandOralinatothe

placewherethestrangecreatureswerecaptured.ThemainobjectivewastofindouttheUFOcrashsite.Wewere looking for adepression in thegroundor a clearing in theundergrowth,or someburnt area.Unfortunatelywehadnosuccess,butthephotographicandvideorecordsremainavailableinthispartoftheresearch,andwearegratefultotheowneroftheairplaneandhispilot.”Number11

“On July 3, 1996 in the capital, Brasilia, the Congress approved a project that allows theBrazilianAirForcethepowertoshootdownhostileairplanes.ThemeasureaimstogivemorepowertotheAirForceinitscombatagainstnarcoticstrafficandcontraband;beingabletoshootdownairplanesinclandestineflightsthatdon’trespondtoidentificationorders.Ofcourse,everyoneisnowaskingwhattheAirForcewilldoifthetargetisaflyingsaucer.Certainly,becauseofformerfailures,theAirForcewilloftenfollowthetargetfromadistance,onlyregisteringthefactinphotosandvideos.”Number12

“Untilthepresentmoment,wehaveabsolutecertaintyofthecaptureoftwobeings,confirmedbythemilitarypeoplewhoparticipatedintheevents.ThepossibilityoftherebeingatleasttwoadditionalETsissomethingwearestillresearching,inthesenseoffindingmilitarypeoplewhohadparticipatedinthe events andmay decide to collaborate with the ufologists under secrecy. If themilitary really didcapturefourbeings(twoofthemweredead)andtheyweretakentoUNICAMP,oneofthelivingones,accordingtoreports,wouldhavebeentakentotheUSA.Thereisnonewsonthewhereaboutsofthelastone,alsocapturedalive.ThesebeingsareclassifiedasDeltatypes.TheyareaspeciesoftrainedanimalsandusedbyAlphaandBetabeingsinmoresimplemissions,asforcollectingmineralsandvegetables.TheywouldbeaspeciesofSimian,ofextraterrestrialorigin,aswellasbeingmoreintelligentthanourSimians.TheufologistshaveclassifiedthemasEBEs—ExtraterrestrialBiologicalEntities.Asfarasweknow,untilthepresentdate,threebeingswerecapturedinVarginhawithviscousskinandbrownincolor,andonewithallthebodycoveredwithblackfur(hair),includingontopofthehead.Bothtypeshaveredeyes,bigandbulgy.ToexplainthegreatactivitybythemilitarypeoplefromESA,itwassaid(bythemilitary)thatonthatdaytheyweregreetingthenewrecruits,beingthatthisoccurredoneweekbefore.Toexplainthegreatmovement ofArmy trucks inVarginha, itwas said that the vehicleswere envoyed toAutomacoEnterprisetobalanceandalignthewheelsfordriving,beingthatthevehicleswereseenonSaturdayandSunday,aperiodinwhichAutomacoisnotworking.Toexplainthegreatactivityofmilitarypeople inRegionalHospital,itwassaidthatithappenedbecauseoftheexhumationofthebodyofayoungmanwhohunghimselfinthejail.Accordingtotheexhumationact,thishappenedonJanuarythe30th,1996andthemovements occurred between January 20th and 22nd. Nobody got to explain why the Army wasaccompanyingthe“exhumation”.ToexplainthegreatactivityofmilitarypeopleatHumanitasHospital,itwassaid that thiswasbecauseof thearrivalofnewequipment tobeusedinheart transplants.Well, itlooks likea joke.Whatdoesmilitarypresencehave todowithnewequipment?Toheart transplantanextraterrestrial?Onlyanidiotwouldbuythat.ManydeclarationsmadetothepressbyDr.AdilsonUsierLeite,DirectorofRegionalHospital,oneoftheHumanitasHospitalsowners,leavealottoexplain.HeinsistsinsayingthatthebodyofthepersonthatwassenttoRegionalforexhumationcameinaFireCorpscar.Ontheotherhand,CaptainPedroAlvarenga,Commanderofthe13thFireCorpsCompany,insistsonsayingthattheywerenotcalledtotransportanysuchbody.TheFireDepartmentpersistsinsayingtheywerenotcalledtotransportanything.ItistimeforDr.AdilsonandMr.Alvarengatositdownatthesametableandcometosomeagreement.Ifnot,thepeopleofVarginhawillendupsuspectingthatwhatarrivedattheRegionalHospitalinacoffinontopofafireenginewasreallyanextraterrestrialbeing,andnotthebodyofacommonhuman.Inconclusion,theBrazilianUfologistshavenodoubtaboutwhathappenedinVarginha.Allthatwasdescribedhere isonlypartof thestory.Manyotherfactswillbediscovered. It’sonlyamatterof

time,andtheresearchcontinuestoday.”

Most of the abovematerial was obtained verbatim from “TheComprehensiveHistorical Report onVarginha”-ClaudeirCovo-August1996.Number13

The following was obtained from an article translated by Brazilian researcher Pedro Cunha,writtenbyanotherbrilliantandfamousBrazilianresearcher,VitorioPacaccini. “TheVarginhacaseis,withoutanydoubt,themostimportantcaseinBrazilianUfologyand,possibly,worldwide.Itstartedwiththetestifyingofthreegirlsthathadasighting,butalreadyhasreachedproportions beyond this.Associated to the case,UFOsover the southern regionofMinasGerais statebecamemoreconstantsincea fewdaysago.Wehaveconclusivewitnessevidenceofsightings in fourdifferenttowns,apartfromeachotherbyabout80km.OneofthewitnessesisthemayorofMonsenhorPaulo.Becauseofthesehappenings,peoplefromtheregionstayedalertandinterestedineverythingthatoccurred.

From them, we had the opportunity to contact Fire Corps representatives, military police inVarginha,andEscoladeSargentodasArmas(ESA=SergeantsArmsSchool)inTresCoracoes,whichincreases the unnumbered details to the investigations, being possible to affirm with tranquility thetruthfulnessofthefact.ItisextremelypleasantformeandforUbirajara—theufologistwhocommandsthemaininvestigation—tobeabletobeinvolvedinthisresearch.Wealwaysreadandheardtalksaboutthecover-upbythearmedforces,butitissomethingdistanttowhatisreallyhappeninginthiscase.Wearehere, livingthefactsandfeelingonourskinthecover-upsthatarebeingattemptedandall thecounter-information that the Army’s Secret Service and the military police are releasing to disturb theinvestigations.

COMPLETEPROOF:Weare feelingall the intimidation thoseauthoritiesareexertingover theinvolved people in the operations and over the population. There are proofs that there exists aninternationalintentiontocoveruptheVarginhaepisode.ThisisnotonlyathingwithBrazilianauthorities,wehaveknowledgethatinothercountriesitalsooccurs.Buthereitisinanextremelyviolentform.Eventhoughwearefightingagainstthosemilitaryforces—inthesenseoftakingthefactstothepublic—whathasbeenvaluablesofararethecontactswemaintainedwithmilitarypeople,whichallowedustofindouthowthecaptureofextraterrestrialbeingsoccurredinMinasGerais.”Number14

ThefollowingisaquotefromthelateGrahamBirdsall,ownerandeditorofUFOMagazineintheUnitedKingdom.Hestates:“IhadthegoodfortunetotraveltoCuritiba,Brazilandspendaweekdiscussingamongothertopics,theVarginhaincidentwithMr.Pacacciniandseveralotherleadingresearchers.Over50BrazilianUFOorganizationswererepresentedataconferencestagedinthecitybetween6-9June,attendedbythelikesofStantonT.FriedmanandJohnCarpenter.Clearly,somethingofpotentialsignificancehasoccurred.Ofthatthereisabsolutelynodoubtwhatsoever. The Brazilian investigators have researched the case to the best of their ability (whichcontrarytopopularmythisconsiderable)andaccruedover60+firsthandeyewitnessaccounts. Thiswasonlymadepossiblebecausetheymovedquickerthantheauthorities,andeveryoneinvolvedinthecasekneweveryoneelse.Nurses,doctorsandlawyersandsignificantly,severalmilitarypersonnelareontape.LetnoonebeundertheslightestillusionthatthisisjustanothersensationalstorytocomefromBrazil.Itmostcertainlyisnot.Iwasasskepticalaseveryoneelse,untilIspenthouruponhourlisteningtopeoplewhomademeprivytosomeastonishingfacts,thelikesofwhichwillbecomeallapparentasfurthernewsbeginstobreakabouttheincident(andtherewasmorethanone).

I’vebeeninvolvedinthissubjectsince1967,andIcanvouchforthesincerityandcredibilityofthoseBrazilianresearcherswhohaveworkedthemselvesintothegroundtobringthiscaseintotheopen.MyopinionsarebasedonwhatIsawandheardinBrazil.Imadearound-tripovertenthousandmiles to meet these people, and listened with objectivity throughout. I returned to England with anabundance of information, and will happily disseminate as much as I can through the pages of UFOMagazineandatfuturelectures,beginningthisweekendinAmsterdamwhereIwillshareaplatformwithStantonT.Friedman.ReadyetagainwhatPacaccinihastosayaboutthiscase,anddigesteverysingleword,andthenperhapsthemagnitudeofwhatheandhiscolleagueshaveuncoveredwillstrikeachordwiththosewhohavesatonthefence.Thiscaseaboveallothersissettoexplode.”Number15

Thefollowingisaquotetakenfromane-maillettertoJeffMillerbyStantonT.Friedman,datedSunday,June30,1996.Jeff:“Yes,youmayquoteme.BasedonmydiscussiondowninBrazilIamsatisfiedthatsomeverystrangecreatureswerepickedupbythegovernmentandthatthereweremedicalexamsandmilitarypersonnelinvolvement.Verylikelytherewasacrashofsomethingfromspace.Whetherthebeingswerecargoorcrewisanotherstory.Moreinvestigationisgoingon.Thecaseisverypromising,butstillinmygray basket. If more testimony is obtained because of the favorable news coverage, and despite theattitudeofFriday’sWallStreetJournal,itseemslikelywewilllearnmuchmore.”Number16

I will now present two short stories that came tomewhile I was in Varginha. They are bothanecdotalbuthavevalueintheoverallconsiderationofthecase.

Itseemsasthoughthewivesofcertainmilitaryofficershadexpectedtheirhusbandstocomehomefor theweekend,asusual, since itwas thecustomtohave these trainingofficersonlyonbase for fivedaysperweek.Aswithfamiliesallovertheworld,anumberofthesewiveshadmadepreviousplansfortheweekend involving their husbands.On theMonday following theweekendof theVarginha event, anumberoftheseladiesalsocustomarilyreportedtotheirfavoritehairsalontohavetheirhairdone.Asthestorygoes,theydidmaketheirappointmentsonMondayandcomplainedbitterlytotheirhairdressersabout theirhusbands.Their complaintscenteredon the fact that theyallhadmadepreviousplanswiththeirspouses for thatweekend.Theirplanswerenot fulfilleddue to thefact thatsuddenlyandwithoutnoticetothem,theirspousesdidnotcomehomeasplannedbutinstead,wereoutchasingaliensaroundthecountryside.

Inanotherstory,itseemsthatoneofthehigh-rankingmilitaryofficersinvolvedinthecaptureandtransportofoneofthealienscopiedasecretvideotapeofonealiencreature.Hebroughtthevideohomeandhid itwithsomeothervideos in theirprivatecollection.Oneofhisdaughters,a teenager,andherclosefriendhappenedtobehomealoneoneeveningwhenherparentsdecidedtogooutfortheevening.Aswithallteenagersaroundtheworld,theydecidedtodosomethingdaringandexciting,sotheydecidedtolookforsomeporntapeswhichtheyknewtheirfatherhadsecretedawayinthevideocollection.Theypulledoutatapeandplacedintothevideoplaybackmachine.Whattheysawsentthemintoacompletestateofshockandhorror,forwhattheywerewatchingwasthecaptureandautopsyofoneoftheVarginhaextraterrestrials.Manyeffortshavebeenmade tosecure thisvideobutsofar,alleffortshavenotbeensuccessful.

Chapter12

ROSWELL,U.S.A.—JULY,1947vs.

Varginha,Brazil—January,1996

Onemight say that the July,1947headline reading,U.S.ArmyAirForceCapturesFlyingSaucer,pickedupworldwideonthewireservices,wastheconsummatecannonshotheardaround theglobe.This,ofcourse,isinreferencetotheRoswellincident.WealsomustrememberthatinJuneofthevery same year, Kenneth Arnold told of seeing flying craft that appeared like saucers skipping overwater,hencethecoiningofthetermflyingsaucer.Ithasbeenalmost60yearssincethisheadlineappearedabouttheRoswellincident,butevenafter this lengthof time it still remains themost significant historical caseof its kindon record.Nowcomes1996andtheVarginha,Brazilincidentwithfarlessinternationalpublicity—withsmallexceptionssuchasthearticleintheWallStreetJournal.Eightyearshavenowpassedandinsteadof theVarginhacasefadingintotheUFOwoodwork,itisgainingnewmomentumandinterest.Asofthiswriting,thereisanimpendingUFOconferenceabouttotakeplaceinVarginha,Brazil—thefirstofitskindinthisareaofthecountry.New informationwillbe forthcoming froma largewitnessdatabase.The Internethasnowbecomeactiveagainwithnumerousopinionsandideasreferringtothiscase.Iwillnowcomparethetwocasesinanorderlyfashion,withoutbeingredundant.

Similarities Someofthesimilaritiesareonlysuperficialandoflittleimportance,whileothersaremoreprofoundwithgreatermeaning.

1.TheRoswellcaseoccurredinthemonthofJuly,whiletheVarginhacasehappenedinthemonthofJanuary.Bothmonthscoincidentallybeginwiththeletter“J”.Also,becauseofthedifferencebetweenthenorthernandsouthernhemispheres,bothmonthsareinthesummerseason.2.TheRoswellcaseintimatelyinvolvesthemilitaryestablishment,withtheU.S.ArmyAirForce taking the leading role. The Varginha case also involves the military establishment, with theBrazilianArmyandtheFireDepartment.

3. Both theRoswell incident and theVarginha case pertain to the crash of a suspected non-terrestrialvehiclecontainingpossiblealienlifeformsseenbymultiplewitnesses.4.Bothcrashincidentsoccurredduringnighttimehours.

5.Bothincidents involveahospital—RoswellwiththeArmyHospital locatedonthebase,andVarginhawithHospitalRegionalandHumanitashospitallocatedwithinthecity.

6.Bothcasesinvolvemedicaltestimony,withRoswellwitnessesfromboththebasehospitalandaprivatefuneralhomedirector.ThissametypeofmedicaltestimonyalsooccurredintheVarginhacase,fromnumeroussources.

7.Bothcasesinvolvemilitarytransportofthecraft,debrisandbodies,withtheexceptionthattheVarginhasituationincludesthecaptureoflivebeings.

8.Bothcasesalso involvetheattemptedsuppressionofeyewitness testimonybythemilitaryorsomefactionthereof.

9. Both cases present an attempt to suppress the events that occurred by offering alternative

explanations such as the “weather balloon” story in theRoswell case, and the story of the death of adeformedchildintheVarginhacase.

10.Bothcasesgarneredglobalcuriositythroughtheattentionofthemedia.11.BothcasesinvolvetheUnitedStatesmilitary.

DifferencesThereareprobablyasmanynoteddifferencesbetweenthetwocasesastherearesimilarities.Thefollowingareafew.

1. The Roswell incident involves the North American continent, while the Varginha case, the

SouthAmericancontinent.2.TheRoswell incidentseemstocentermoreattentiononthecrashofanon-terrestrialvehicle

withlessemphasisplacedonitsoccupants,whiletheVarginhacasedemonstratestheexactopposite.3.Inreferencetotheoccupants,theVarginhacasecentersaroundthecaptureandtransportoflive

beings,whiletheRoswellcaseplacesmoreemphasisonthetransportofnon-humancorpses.Almost60years has passed since the inception of the Roswell incident. During that time, little or no testablephysical evidence has been brought forth. Since it has been only a short 8 years since the Varginhaepisode,thereisagreaterpossibilityoffindingsuchtestableevidence.

In the past, the United States Air Force has, by in large, adhered to their story of a downedweatherballoonandseeminglywillnotcomecleanwiththefacts,however,thereisagreaterpotentialtogetthetruthfromtheBrazilianmilitary.

Over the past several years, publicity given to the Roswell case has diminished, with theexception of last year’s Sci-Fi Channel investigation, but more attention is now being drawn to newrevelationsintheVarginhacase.Atthetimeofthiswriting,aconferenceisabouttoconveneinVarginhaandnewevidencewillbeforthcoming.Thelastchapterofthisbook,addedatalaterdate,shouldcontainthelatestnews.

4.Anothervery importantdifferencebetween the twocasescenterson thepopulationofBrazilanditsdifferenceswiththoseofuswhoresideintheU.S.Itseemsthatwe,asasociety,aremoreeasilyintimidatedthantheresidentsofoursouthernneighbor.TheBrazilianspridethemselvesonfriendlinessandopenness.Itismuchharderforthemtokeepasecret.

The Brazilians have a long history of repressive government regimes and have learned toovercome their situations. Therefore, it is much more likely that information will be coming out ofVarginhalongbeforewecanobtaintheconfessionsweseekintheRoswellcase.

5.Thenumberofdays involved in theRoswell incident isconsiderablyshorter than thatof theVarginhaevents,whichcontinuedtooccurseveralmonthspasttheactualcrashdate.

6.ThehospitalinvolvedintheRoswellcasecentersaroundasinglemilitarybasehospitalwhereinVarginha,twohospitalswereinvolved,plusafirst-aidstation.

7. There is no evidence of any contact deaths from exposure to non-terrestrial beings in theRoswellsituation,however,thereisonesuspecteddeathofamilitarypoliceofficerattributedtocontactwithoneofthesebeingsintheVarginhacase.

Icouldgoonwithfurthersimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthe twocases,but theremainingwrittentextofthisbookcoverstheminamorecompletemannerandyou,asthereader,willbeabletomakeupyourownmind.

Chapter13

DIVERSIFIEDOPINION

StantonT.Friedmanwrotethefollowingmaterialatmyrequest.IconsiderMr.Friedmantobeoneoftheworld’sleadingresearchersontheRoswellcase.TheopinionsstatedbyMr.Friedmandonotinanywayrepresenttheauthorofthistext,butitwasfeltthathisoverviewhasgreatmeritinevaluatingboththe

RoswellandVarginhacases.

VarginhaandRoswellByStantonT.Friedman,NuclearPhysicist-Lecturer

BecauseIbeganthecivilianinvestigationofthe1947Roswellretrievalincidentbackinthe1970s, andamstillworkingon that case, I amoftenaskedaboutother storiesof the retrievalof alienspacecraftandaliensatothertimesandplaces.Bycoincidence,IwasinvitedtospeakatamajorUFOConference inCuritiba,Brazil, in 1996,when Iwas informed, shortly before I leftCanada, that a bigstorywouldbebreakingattheconference.Notmanydetailsweregiven.OnceinCuritiba,Iheardthefirstpublic presentations about the Varginha case and was quite favorably impressed. I was offered theopportunitywith the lateGrahamBirdsall, then theeditorof theUFOMagazineof theU.K., andJohnCarpenter,asocialworkerfromSpringfield,Missouri,whohasworkedwithover100UFOabductees,tointerviewBrazilianinvestigatorVitorioPacaccini.HespeaksexcellentEnglishandallowedustofilmtheinterview with each of us asking questions. We also were able to hear a translation of much of thepresentation of another investigator. Equally important we were allowed to view, and Graham wasallowed to take a copy of, cartoon-like drawings of the buildings and the aliens, which were donepartiallybasedon interviewswith theyounggirlswhowere importantwitnesses. JohnCarpenterwasable to put together a 113-minute video documentary, “Aliens Captured in Brazil?” based on ourinterviewandthedrawingsandtheotherdiscussionswewereabletohave,eventhoughnoneofthethreeofuswereabletospeakPortuguese.GrahampublishedalongdetailedarticleinUFOMagazine.

Personally, Iwasvery favorably impressed.Therearedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetween theVarginhaandRoswell cases, asdescribed, for example, in thebookCrashatCorona:TheDefinitiveStudyoftheRoswellIncident,writtenbyDonaldBerliner(anaviation-sciencewriter)andmyself.KeyproblemswithRoswellare:

1.Thatnooneobservedthedownedcraftinflight;thedebrisfieldwaslocatedneardesertareasinthemiddleofnowhere;mostoftheoriginalparticipantshavedied,manybeforeIstartedthecivilianinvestigationinthe1970s.Varginha,incontrast,isalargecityofabout100,000peopleandthecrashwasinapopulatedarea,whileRoswellisabout80milesfromthedebrisfield.MostVarginhawitnessesandparticipants are indeed still alive. There were some observations of a strange craft in the sky nearVarginha.2.VaryfewcivilianswereoriginallyinvolvedwiththeRoswellincident,makingitmucheasierforthegovernmenttocoverupthaninthecaseofVarginha.MilitarypeoplewerecertainlyinvolvedinVarginha,buttheirratiotocivilianswasmuchsmaller.Severalcivilianssawthealiensfromnotveryfaraway.

3.Incontrast,withVarginha,wehavenoreportsofaliensactivelyrunningaroundeitherthedebris

fieldsiteontheFosterRanchinNewMexico,ortheothercrashlocale,thePlainsofSanAugustine,over100mileswest.

4. The small beings seen in Varginha were quite different with reddish color, oily skin, withseeminglysmallhorns.TheNewMexicoaliensseemtobe themoreor less typicalbrown/graybeingswithbigheads,4fingers,almostnonose,mouth,lipsorears. 5. .Inbothcases there isclearanddefinite indicationof strong intimidationby themilitaryofvarious people such as the medical personnel in Varginha and the rancher near Roswell and GradyBarnettoverinthePlains.

ItalsoseemstomethattheU.S.governmentmanagedtogetinvolvedintheBraziliancasequitesoon.ItwouldbeveryusefultodetermineiftheU.S.hasofferedabountyforrecoveryofanywreckageof alien or Earthling origin that has reentered from space and landed in Brazil or other countries.Certainlyourspysatellitesarecapableofmonitoringtheskiesfromaboveforpeculiarevents.Sinceforsome years the Soviet Space Program was well advanced compared to the American program, anyrecoveredsatellitedebriswouldbeagreatprizeforback-engineeringpurposesandforevaluationoftheSoviet state of the art. A case in point was the recovery operation conducted in northern Canada inJanuary, 1978of thenuclear reactor operatedonboard theCosmos954 satellite.U.S. recovery teamswereonthespotveryquickly.TheywerewellawarethatevenbackthentheSovietshadoperatedatleastadozenspace-basednuclearreactorstoprovideadequateelectricityforsuchsystemsassidebandradarfor tracking shipson theocean.All told,over theyears theSovietshaveoperatedabout3-dozen suchsystemswhereasonlyonenotverypowerfulU.S.nuclearreactorhasbeenlaunched.ItisofinterestthatdespitethegreatpublicdiscussionsinthemediaaboutCosmos954andpossibleincreasedradiationtothecaribouinthearea,NONEofthemediacoveragefocusedontheveryimportantdefenseaspects:thatgreater power would be available to the Soviets for better radar and for particle beam and laserweapons,whichwerecertainlyunderconsiderationthentotheAmericans.

ItshouldbenotedthattheU.S.governmenthashadavailabletoitasmanyasninedifferentteamsofmulti-talentedpeopletofollowuponanypossiblerecoveryofclassifiedsophisticatednuclear,spaceorelectronicssystemsanywhereintheworld.Thesewouldincluderecoveryfromcrashedairplanesandtrucks, andobjects from space.Obviously, one concernwouldbe to assure that noneof our advancedtechnologicaldevicesfallintothehandsofourenemiesorcancausedamage(becauseofradioactivity,for example) to thosenear theareawhere the incidentoccurred.Theother sideof the coinapplies aswell.Itisincumbenttorecoveranysophisticatedequipmentoriginatingfromothernationsorouterspaceandtobeableandtoplumbthedepthsofitstechnology,whetherforeignortrulyalien,andtoassure,asfaras ispossible, that interestingdevicesdonot fall into thehandsofothercountries. Itwas theearlyrecoveryofapartofarocketnozzleinSwedenduringWorldWarIIthat,uponexaminationbyhightech“detectives”,toldusthattheGermansweredevelopingrockets,lateridentifiedasV-1orV-2.

Theworkofsuchrecovery teamswouldnormallybeconductedunderhighsecurity.Obviously,theCosmos 954 casewas an exception since the public had beenmade aware that an orbitingSovietsatellitepoweredbyanuclearreactormightcomehurtlingdownalmostanywhereinaverywiderangeofplaces.BecauseIhaddonesomeworkyearsearlierattemptingtopredictwhethertheSovietswouldbeabletolaunchsuchsystems,Itriedtogetdetailsaboutthereactor.TheCIAclaimedthatsuchinformationwas still classified.Onemight think theRussianshadn’tknown thedetailsof theirownsystems.As ithappened,Ihadpredictedthat theyweredoingall theresearchinmanyareasoftechnologythatwouldhavebeenrequired for thedevelopmentofsuchsystems.Even then thepublicwasgivencoverstoriesindicatingthattheconcernwaswiththeradioactivityofsomeofthewreckageandtheresultingpossibleexposuretonorthernmammals,ratherthanthehightechadvantagesofthesystem,whosetechnologywas

yearsaheadofours.

AnimportantaspectoftheVarginhacasetomewasthatDr.JohnMack,thecourageousHarvard

psychiatristwhohasworkedwithanumberofabductees,wasabletointerviewtheyounggirlswhoweretheoriginalwitnessesusing the servicesof an interpreter. Itwas John’s conclusion that thegirlswerebeingtruthful.TherewerenocivilianinvestigatorsinterviewingmilitaryorcivilianpersonnelinvolvedwithRoswellin1947.

AquestionthatcameupinCuritibathatIbelievetoberelevantregardingVarginhaiswhetherthebeings,whethercreworcargo,hadgottenloose.Thereseemedtobenohightechgadgetrywiththemandthey seemedvery frightenedof their immediate environment.Usually aliens seem to have things undercontrolnearsiteswheretheyhavelanded.TedPhillipsofReedsSpring,Missouri,has,overthepast35ormoreyears,collectedinformationaboutroughly5000physicaltracecasesfrom75countries.

Inabout16%ofthesecasesbeingsareobservednearthecrafthoveringjustaboveorsittingonornear the ground. Many of these cases have multiple witnesses. Tests have also been run on the soilbeneath where the saucer had been, indicating permanent or almost permanent effects. In Delphos,Kansas,forexample,thesoilwasdriedoutdown14inchesdeepinacircularregion,lifesavershaped,aboutonefootacrossandtenfeetindiameter.Theeffectedringsoilwouldnotsupportseedgermination,nor would it absorb moisture, though control samples from nearby would do both. One possibleexplanationwouldbe intensemicrowaveexposure,perhaps from thepowerplantupon takeoffand/orlanding.

At the debris field outside Roswell, no civilians were able to obtain samples of the soilimmediatelyafter thecrashwreckagehadcome to rest.Similarly,wehavenodirectknowledgeof theeffects on the soil beneathwhere the almost intact saucer landed (crashed) over in the Plains of SanAugustineatthesametime.

TheUnitedStatesgovernmenthasreleasedabsolutelynotechnicaldataonthewreckagethatwasretrieved,thebeingsthatwererecoveredatbothsites,oronthegroundateitherplace.Wedoknowthattheareawascarefullyscreenedorreviewed,asthoughtheyhad“vacuumed”thedesert.Wreckagewouldhave been the primary goal, but effects on the ground would also have been of great interest. Werechemicals spilled? Had high temperatures been present?Was the desert fauna or flora affected? Anycookedfieldmice?

IftheVarginhabeingswereofadifferentspeciesorfromadifferentsociety,therewouldcertainly

havebeengreatpressuretolearnanythingnewthatmightbeavailableaboutthemandtheircraft.Therewas no DNA testing or a host of other sophisticated biological testing techniques available in 1947.These could easily have been used in Varginha. Think of all the new tests that have been done inconnection with cold case, criminal crime scenes. Another case that illustrates intimidation of localpeople, secreting ofwreckage, connections between local fire and police departments and the federalgovernmentistheKecksburg,Pennsylvania,crashretrievalcase,sowellinvestigatedbyStanGordonofPittsburgh.JournalistLeslieKeanhasstillnot releasedgovernmentfilesdespite legaleffortsunder theFreedomofInformationActandothersconnectedwiththeScienceFictionTelevisionNetwork.

One very interesting contrast between Roswell and Varginha is the involvement of the press.Therewereindeedfront-pageheadlinestoriesabouttheflyingdiscrecoverednearRoswellinAmericanevening papers only, fromChicagowest, on July 8, 1947.By the next day the cover story of a radarreflectorweatherballooncombinationwassplashedallaround theworld. Itwasn’tuntil1997 that theU.S.Air Force admitted they had lied in 1947, by now claiming that thewreckage had been aMogulballoon.Thatexplanationdoesn’tfiteither,butthepressboughtit.Therehadbeenalmostnointerviewswith the Roswell cast of characters at the time. In contrast, the press in Brazil gave a great deal ofreasonablyaccuratecoveragetotheVarginhaincident.Thegirlswereinterviewed.Thestorywastreatedlike any other major story, which helped to bring out more witnesses. There was essentially no TVcoverageoftheRoswellincidentbutquiteabitaboutVarginha.

In both cases there are probably still small pieces ofwreckage not under government control.PilotPappyHenderson,whohadbeenpartofthe509thandhadflownsomeofthewreckagetoWrightFieldfromRoswell,hadkeptasmallpiecewhichheshowedtoclosefriendsandfamily.Hediedin1986andwehaven’tbeenabletolocatethepiece.OnecanonlyhopethatsomepiecesofwhatwasrecoveredatVarginhawillbemadeavailableandtestedappropriately.

Undoubtedly therehavebeenother crash retrieval events aboutwhichweknownothing.Asanoptimist,Iamstilllookingforimportantwitnessestocomeforth.

Chapter14

THE2004VARGINHACONFERENCEBeforethisworkwascompletelyfinished,IwasledtothetothediscoveryofnewinformationpertinenttotheVarginhacase.Fortunately,IwasabletoobtainthisinformationpriortopublicationhereintheU.S.Ihavecondenseditandnowproudlypresentthisinformationtoyou,thereader.ThefirstconferenceonthesubjectofUFOswasheldinVarginha,Brazil,August19ththroughAugust 22nd, 2004.Thiswas the first conference of its kind held in this city.Unfortunately Iwas notpresent but I understand from my contacts in Brazil that it was well attended by some of the mostimportantBrazilianUFOresearchersandthepublic.Someextremelynewandexcitinginformationwaspresented.Therewasnew testimony involvingmedical treatmentgiven to thedeceasedmilitarypoliceofficerandotherpertinentdataingeneral. Iwould like to thankA.J.Gevaerd,UbirajaraRodrigues, andmyverydear friendGildasBourdaisinFranceforsupplyingmewiththismaterialsothatitcouldbeincludedinthistext.Originally,thematerialwaspresentedinPortugueseandtranslatedintoFrenchbyGildas,whowaskindenoughtotranslateitintoEnglishformetouse.NewRevelations

Oneof thephysicianswho treated thedeceasedmilitarypolicemanwhowas involvedwith thecontactandcaptureoftheETinVarginhaoffersnewevidence.

Dr.CesarioLincolnFurtadoThefollowinginterviewiswithDr.CesarioLincolnFurtado.Source:UFOMagazineBrazil,No.102AllmaterialsuppliedbyA.J.Geveard,UbirajraFrancoRodrigues,andCesarioLincolnFurtado.TranslationandsummarybyGildasBourdais.

“OneofthemostseriousandappallingincidentsthatoccurredintheVarginhacasewasthedeathofamilitarypoliceofficeronFebruary15,1996.CorporalMarcoEliCherezepassedonat theyoungageof23.MarcoswaspartoftheSecretServicedivisionofthemilitarypolice.Heparticipatedinthecaptureofthesecondnon-terrestrialcreatureonthenightofJanuary20,1996.

MarcoEliChereze

Thenewsofhisdeathspreadswiftlyduringthefirst fewmonthsof thecaseandinvestigations.Allthatcouldbeascertainedwasthatamilitarypolicemanhaddiedbecauseofageneralizedinfectionafterhavingbeenindirectcontactwithanalienbeing.Becauseofthegravityofthesituation,thesubjectof his deathwas treatedwith extreme caution by the investigators.MeanwhileUbirajaraRodrigues, aprominentVarginhaattorneyandconsultanttotheUFOReview,continuedtosearchfornewinformationaboutthecase.RodriguesreviewedmaterialfromthelocalCityHallandfounddocumentationstatingthatapolicemanhadexpiredaftercontactandcaptureofoneofthecreatures.Hethenobtainedacopyofthedeath certificate and from that he located the family of the soldier. The samewitnesswho alerted theinvestigatorsaboutthedeathofCherezestatedthatduringthecaptureofthebeingtherewasamomentofmildresistance,whichforcedChereze to touch theentityonhis leftarmwithbarehands.This iswhattheybelievetobethecauseofhisinfection.Itwastheopinionofsomeofhiscolleaguesthathewouldhavebeencontaminated‘onewayoranother.’Itisthisauthor’sopinionthatifthissameepisodehappenedhereintheUnitedStates,thisdeathwould never have happened. Through the years our teams have gained a genuine respect for non-terrestrialinfectiveagents.Oneexampleisbythecarewetakeinourspacevehiclelaunches,makingsurethereisasafeandsterileenvironmenthousingthespacecraft.Afterhisdeath,Marco’sfamilymanagedtohaveaninquiryopenedbythelocalpoliceprecinctinordertoestablisheventualmedicalresponsibilitiesforhisdeath.Atthattimesearchesseemedtobedoomedtofailure,butcontinuetillthisday.Itshouldbenotedthatafewdaysafterhisexposuretothebeing,asmalltumorsimilartoafuruncleappearedinoneofMarco’sarmpits.Thetumor,accordingtowhatwaslearnedatthetime,wouldhaveusuallybeenremovedonthepremisesofwherehewasservinghisduty.Itwaslearnedthisdidnothappen.ItwasalsonotedthatthefamilywasalarmedbecauseofthelackofinformationtheyreceivedaboutMarco’sconditionand,later,histragicdeath.Evenmonthsafterhisburialnoonewastoldtheexactcauseofhisdeath.”

AutopsyRefused

“Itwasstrangethatthepolicesuperintendenthimself,evenafterinsistence,wasnotallowedtobepresentduringtheautopsy.Theretentionanddisseminationofinformationregardingthatsubjectisanaffront to the familyofChereze, and to the lawsof thenation.A further affrontwas committedby themilitarypoliceitself.ItwasoneyearaftertheeventinVarginha,onJanuary20,1997,thatthingsbegantomove.Thiswasduetotheverystrongmovementpubliclydenouncingthesepasteventsbytheufologistsandthepress.Amongthemostdisquietingfactsputforwardbytheinvestigatorswaspreciselytheabsenceofinformation regarding this untoward death. This became the Varginha case’s worst headache. In themiddle of a press conference, which occurred at the first anniversary of the event, the investigatorsdenounced the silence by all involved andwith thatmethodology in place,were successful in gainingaccess to the autopsy file. From its contents, it was determined that Chereze had expired from ageneralizedinfection.TheywentontolearnthatMarcoarrivedhomeafterthenightoftheevent,sufferingfromstrongpaininhisback.Oncethesmalltumorhadbeenremovedfromhisarmpit,hebegantosufferagradualparalysisandfeverwhichbecameworseoverashortperiodof time.Hewas thenadmitted tohospitalBomPastor,wherehe remainedconfinedand isolated fromhis familyduring thenext severaldays.Closerelatives,especiallyhissister,MartaAntoniaTavares,wastheonewhomostfrequentlyvisitedthehospitalandwasrefusedcontactwithherbrother.Shealsohadgreatdifficultyincontactingthe doctorwhowasMarco’s physician and in charge of the case. Shewas not given any informationregarding his condition or what the diagnosis was. Only a short time passed before Cherese wastransferredtohospitalRegionalDoSuldeMinas,locatedinVarginha.Thisisthesamehospitalwhereonthe night of January 20th he brought the captured creature. Cherezewas admitted to this hospital andplacedinthecenterforintensivecare.Thephysicianinchargeofhiscaseatthisfacilityhasnowcomeforthandwillrevealwhatheknowsaboutthecase:

‘Cherezepassedawayat11:00AMonFebruary15,1996,twenty-sixdaysafterhisexposuretoan extraterrestrial being. Although all the tests and exams possible were applied to the search for adiagnosis,thepatientcouldnotbesavedintime.’Thisstatementwasmadeduringadepositionbeforethejudgeofthe‘COMARCA’.Itwasdiscoveredthatthe physicianswho took care ofChereze at the time did not have the faintest idea of how to treat theillnesswhichwas strikinghimdown.Afterhisdeathhadbeen revealed, therewasameetingwith thepressinJanuary,1997.AtthismeetingthecommanderofthemilitarypoliceofthestateofMinasGeraisvehementlydeniedthefactspresented,includingCherese’sactivitiesonthenightofJanuary20,1996.”Anotherstorywasintroducedthatwasabsolutelyabsurd:

“ThefamilyofMarcoEliCherezeconfirmedhewasindeedondutythatnight.Furthermore,hedidnotdiefromanyofhisprofessionalactivitiesaftercontactwiththealiencreature.ItshouldbenotedthatthealiencreaturediedinamuchshortertimethanChereze.ItseemsclearthatthecircumstancesofthedeathofthepolicemanhasbecometheleastcontrollableandmostdangerouspieceoftheprocessofdissimulationimposedbytheMilitaryoftheESAandtheBrazilianArmy.”ThefollowingisaninterviewwithDr.CesarioLincolnFurtado,performedbyUbirajaraFrancoRodrigues.SummarizedbyGildasBourdais.UbirajaraRodriguesaskedDr.CesarioFurtadowhathisrolewasinthetreatmentofthemilitarypolicemanCherezeatthehospitalfacilitiesinVarginha.Thefollowingisthesummaryofhisanswersto

severalquestions,condensedinchronologicalorder:

Dr.Cesario:“MarcoEliCherezewasfirstadmittedinthedepartment‘Prontomed’(EmergencyRoom)oftheHospitalRegionalbymycolleagueArmandoMartinsPinto(cardiologist)onFebruary12,1996.Heenteredtherebecauseofanintensepaininthelumbararea.DrArmandodirectedhimtothehospitalBomPastorwhereDr.Renerapidlytookhimincharge.Hewasacardiologist,generalpractitioner,andheadof the Department of Cardiology. He ordered some examinations to be performed. I then becameinvolved,beingthatIwassupervisorandcoordinatorofcardiologyatBomPastor.

QuestionedbyUbirajara,Dr.Cesarioexplainedheworkedinbothhospitals,however,duringthatmonth, Januaryof1996,hewasnot supposed tobeondutyatHospitalRegional.HewasondutyeverymorningatBomPastor.ThereasonthatCherezewassenttoBomPastorisnotclear.PerhapsitwasbecauseofthelackofroomattheRegionalfacility,orperhapsithadtodowithhismilitarycoverage.

Dr.Cesario:“ThenextdayatHospitalBomPastorweaskedfornewexamsbecausethepatientwas still sufferingdiscomfort in the lumbar area.Weasked forurine analysis andx-raysof the spinalcolumninthelumbarandsacralareas.Inaddition,weorderedaconsultfromanorthopedist.Thepainwas so intense we suspected the presence of a herniated disc. Dr, Rogerio Lemos, in charge oforthopedics,examinedhimandtoldustherewasnoalterationandthesymptomsdidnotoriginatefromthere.He advisedus to continueour search for the causeof thepain.A feverbegan to appear shortlythereafter.Thebloodanalysis,whicharrivedintheafternoon,showedaleucocytosis,withashifttotheleftand toxic granulations in the neutrophils. This was the sign of a serious infection highly capable ofprovokingapoisoning(toxemia)—becausetherewerethosetoxicgranulations.Wethenadministeredtwoantibiotics—penicillin and gentamycin—because we thought there could be pneumonia, owing to thelocalizationofthepainorpossiblyaurinaryinfection.HiscasewasevaluatedagainonFebruary13th.Theconditionhadstayedthesame.ThenextdayhewasstillathospitalBomPastor.Hespentthedaywithfeverandpains,butatan‘acceptablelevel’and remainedat that leveluntil themorningof the15th,whenhewokeupvery tired and in a stateoftorporandsignsofcyanosis.Thesesymptomsseemedtoconfirmageneralpoisoningvehiculatedbytheblood,withapossibleoutcomeofsepticemia.HewasthenimmediatelytransferredtotheCTI(IntensiveCareUnit)ofHospitalRegional,wherehewasmedicated.AtCTIofHospitalRegional,oneofthefirstexamswasforHIVinfection,withanegativeresult.Hisstateofhealthdeterioratedrapidlyandhediedinafewhours,althoughhehadbeengivenantibioticssoon after his admission.This intrigued everyone and an autopsywas performed. It did not confirm aurinaryinfectionbutthatwaslaterconfirmedbyaurineculture,whichhadbeenorderedathospitalBomPastor.Healsohadamildpneumonia.”Dr.Cesarioadded,“Inmyopinion,theurinaryinfectionwasthecause of the septicemia because the pulmonary infection was so minimal that it could not have beenresponsibleforsuchastate.”

ThecloserelativesofChereze,mainlyhissisterAntonia,saysDr.CesariosuspectedthattheabscessCherezehadinhisleftarmpit,afterthemilitaryoperation,wasnotproperlytreatedandmayhavecaused the infections.Dr.Cesario denies this becausewhenCherezewas admitted to the hospital, theabscesswaspracticallyhealed.Furthermore,theabscesswasduetoanotherbacteria,astaphylococcus,whichisnormalforanysmall,superficialinfectionoftheskin.Themainpoint,insistsDr.Cesario,isthatthecauseofhisdeath—thecausamortis—hasnotbeenclarified.Afewdaysbeforetheboywasingoodhealth,andatthebeginning,theinfectionlooked

relatively simple. He never had, in the past, any difficult treatment that could have caused animmunodeficiency.Itcouldnotbecongenitaleither,becausehadthisbeenthecasehewouldhaveneverreached 23 years of age in good health. This is why we can affirm that his immunodeficiency was“acquired”andwedon’tknowhow.Hisdeathwasnotcausedbypneumonia,urinaryinfection,orbytheabscess. Dr.Cesario alsowenton to state: “At thebeginning, thediagnosisof aurinaryorkidneyinfection prevailed because of the presence of ‘enterobacteria.’ It is hard to believe that in less thantwentydaysthreebacteriaattackedthepoliceman.THREE!Thisisaveryrarethinginthisworld.Marcohadapulmonaryinfection;healreadyhadnoimmunedefense.Inthatcase,anybacteriacantakecontrolofaperson”.

AttherequestofUbirajara,Dr.Cesariogivesmoremedicaldetails:

Dr.Cesario: “In the hemogram sent by the laboratory ofBomPastor, it is said there is a presence ofcytoplasmic vacuoles. The presence of 8% of thin, toxic granules in the neutrophils. Directpoikilocytosis”.

Ubirajaraasks:“Howcanyou,asaphysician,interpretthepresenceof8%ofthosetoxicgranulationsintheneutrophils?”

Dr.Cesario:“Theyappearintheneutrophilsofapersonwhoisthevictimofaggressionofveryvirulentbacteria.Thisprovokesa‘battlefield’,ifwemaysay,whichcouldreach50%to60%.Thefilementions8%becauseitreferstothefirstbloodanalysis.Thatdemonstratesthereisaninfection,whichledtotheprescriptionforantibiotics.Theirpresencedenotesanimportantandseriousinfection.Itisnotfrequentexceptinseriouscases”.

Ubirajara:“InUfologicalcircles,someresearcherswillreadthisstatementontheresultsofthehemogram, and are going to interpret that those 8% of toxic granulations were ‘unknown things’, thepresenceofanewsubstance,orsomethingelse”.

Dr. Cesario: “No, nothing like that, absolutely nothing. As I said already, they don’t appearnormallyinallinfectionsbutarefrequentinseriousinfections.”

Ubirajara:“Duringthetimethatyoutookcareofthepoliceman,didyounoticeattheBomPastororatHospitalRegionalthepresenceofanyunknownphysicians,fromoutside?”

Dr.Cesario:“No,Ididnotnoticeany. Ididnotseeeither thesuperiorsofMarcoEliChereze,whetherfromthepoliceorthearmy.Theydidnotlookforme,noteventocollecttheslightestamountofinformationregardingtheboyduringthetwoorthreedays.”

Ubirajara: “There is, in the medical inquiry following Marco’s death, the deposition of adermatologist. Hementions a blood infection, inwhich red cells would have been attacked bywhitecells.Accordingtothisdermatologist,those8%inthebloodexaminationcouldhavedenotedacontagionbytheskinofaneventualtoxicsubstance,whichwouldhaveattackedtheredcells.Whatdoyouthinkofthat?”

Dr. Cesario: “This has nothing to dowith the anything. There is no connection between these

elements.Thereportalsosaysthatafewdayscouldhavepassedbeforetheprocessmaterialized.Ifthereweresuchacontagionby theskin, itseffectwouldbeblazing.Wewouldbedecimatedeveryday thatway.”

Ubirajara:“Couldyouseethebody?”

Dr.Cesario:“No, I couldnot. It isnotusual.Afterdeath thebody is taken for theautopsyandthereisnootherrecourse.Afterapersonisdeceased,youinformthefamily. Inthecaseinquestion,Iwas not even the person who did that, because when they took him to the CTI, I transferred myresponsibilitiestotheotherdoctorattheCTI.”

Ubirajara:“Didthefamilythinkofaskingforanexhumationofthebody?”

Dr.Cesario: “Not that Iknowof. In fact, anexhumationwouldnothavebroughtproofofwhatreallycausedthedeath.Asfarasthedeathcertificategoes,thecauseofdeathwasnotmentionedbecausetherewasnotthefaintestelementtoguaranteeanything.”

Ubirajara:“Youmentionedthatamemberofhisfamilyhadaffirmedthathewantedtoknowwhatthisillnesswasabout,becausethepolicemanhadparticipatedinthecaptureofsomethingstrange.Wasthistoldtoyoubeforeorafterhisdeath?”

Dr.Cesario:“Afewdayslater,whenhisdeathwasstillrecent.Idon’trememberverywell,buthissisterwasingreatshockandshecametotalkwithme.”

Ubirajara:“Letssticktothefactsregardingthisinterview.Didyounoticeanyothermovementatthetime,inoneofthesehospitals?”

Dr.Cesario: “Iheardofmany things,but Ididnotwitnessanyparticularmovement.However,rumorswerethrivingatthematernitywardofHospitalRegional,butIneverworkedthere,notbeinganobstetrician.Furthermore,thematernitywardwassomewhatseparate,theentranceandtherestofit.Asfor theHospitalHumanitas,whereIalsoworkedat the time, Ididnotnoticeanything.Therewerenotevencommentsbetweendoctors,nurses,andofficepersonnel.”

Ubirajarawentontoaskiftherecouldbeisolatedareasofthesehospitals.Dr.CesarioexplainedthatatRegional, therewasa reservedaisle,used forcontagiouspatients.At theHumanitas therewerefewmovements, and thereweremany roomswithout activity. In 1996 therewere no longer isolationpremises,exceptinhospitalsthatspecializedincontagiousdiseases.

Ubirajara:“Doyouseeotherinterestingaspectstomentionaboutthatepisode?”

Dr.Cesario:“Listen,thereisthatstoryreportedbythefamily(regardingthecaptureofthebeing)whichIdon’tknowanythingabout.But,wedon’tfindanyrationalexplanationforthedeathofthisboy,becauseitwasterriblyfast,youunderstand?”

Ubirajara:“Couldithavebeencausedbyacompletelyunknownbacteria,howeverimprobable?”

Dr.Cesario:“Yes!Well,ifwetalkofsomethingcompletelyunknown,itisobviousthatwecould

notriskanyconjectures.Thereisnoanswerpossible.Now,couldsomethinghavepenetratedinsidehisorganism,somethingequallyunknown,whichcouldhavedeprivedhimofhis immunitysystem?This isanotherquestionwithoutanswer.”

Ubirajara:“Couldyoutellwhattypeofthingwouldbesusceptibletoprovokethat,forinstance?”

Dr.Cesario:“Idon’tknow.Thatmightbeaninjectable‘poison’oraninfectionofinjuredskinonthefaceorthefoot.Itmightbeaninjurycausedbyanail,whichwouldprovoketetanus,etc.Butweknowhowtetanusworks.Amultitudeof things, Imightsay,andthis is just toenumeratesomeofwhatmighthave contaminated that boyanddeprivedhimofhis immune resistance. I repeat that I say it “COULDBE”.

Ubirajara:“AreyoutellingmethatthedeathofMarcoEliCherezewasastrangedeath?”

Dr.Cesario:“Astrangedeath,withoutrationalexplanation.Inthecourseofmyprofessionallife,Ihave seen already two persons, age about 25, die of an infection, butwe knew that both had immunedeficiency. Both of them, if I recall well, had their spleen removed (splenectomy) following a pastaccident.Afteracertaindelay,thatcausesimmunodeficiency.Inthatsituation,thepersonmaydierapidlyiftheyfindthemselvesintheconditionofsepticemia.But,onceagain,itwasnotinthiscase.”

Author’sCommentsIhavebeeninvolvedinmedicalsciencenowfor41years.Eachyear,eachmonth,andeachdayof practice I come across new problems that I was not exposed to previously. As time goes on, ourunderstanding of humanphysiology and pathology expands.One of themost important comments I canmakeinreferencetothiscaseisthatIwasnotthereatthetimewhenthisindividualwastreated. Myinvestigationofthiscasehasalwaysbeenafterthefact.MyinterviewwiththepreviousdoctorillustratedinthistextwasslightlydifferentthanthesessionbyUbirajara.Biradidaterrificjobasan attorney in bringing forth answers to his questions but unfortunately, as withmost professions, wecannot know all subjects in detail. A mechanic could question a plumber and perform an adequateinquisition, but because his subject is so far afield from the plumber’s, hewould not know to ask thedetailedquestionsnecessarytoadequatelybroadenthescopeofhiscompleteunderstanding.AtthispointIcanonlycommentaboutDr.Cesario’sanswers. Duringmyown investigationof this case, I amassed testimony fromanumberofdifferentsources.ThesymptomsofMr.Cherese,illustratedintheUbirajarainterview,onlypartlymatchedwhatIhadheardpreviously.ThefollowingiswhatIlearnedfrommysourcespriortothisinterview:

1.Extremechills,evidencedbyhiswifeduringabriefvisitathishome.2.Complaintofabackache.3.Laterdevelopingfever,whichbecamehighandmedicallyunmanageable.4.Feelingsofgeneralizedmalaise.5.Superficialbloodvesselengorgement,particularlyinvolvingthescleraoftheeyes.6.Skinrash.7.Laboredbreathing.8.Comaanddeath.

Sincetherewasnowrittendataavailabletome,IhadnowaytocorroboratetheauthenticityofwhatIhadheard.ThetestimonygivenbyDr.CesariodoesinsomewaygivecredibilitytowhatIheardpreviously.Itismyimpressionthedoctorisnottellingtheentirestory.InlookingatthebloodscenariodescribedbyDr.Cesario,Ihavecometotheconclusionthattherewasindeedanoverpoweringinfectiveorganism.Perhapsthiswasnotabacteriumatall,butaverypotentvirus.ItalsoseemstomethattherearecertainparallelsthatcanbedrawnbetweenMarco’ssymptomsandbloodworkandthepossibilityofanEbola-likeinfection.Ihavealsocometotheconclusionthatallmedicalpersonnelinvolvedwiththecasedidnotwantthistobecomepublicknowledge,asitmighthavecausedwidespreadpanicinthelocalpopulation.IalsobelievebecausetherewasdirectcontactbetweenMarcoandtheentity(hetouchedthebeingwithanunglovedhand), that thiscouldhavebeen theportalofentry for themicroorganism.ThedermatologistreferredtobyUbirajarainhisquestioningalsosuggestedthissamereasoning.Ifthiswerethecase,thentheportalofentrywouldbedirectlythroughtheskin.Also,wemustconsidertheageofthewound at the time of removal of the lesion in the armpit area. I have noway of knowing at this timewhetheritwasthesamearmusedtotouchtheunknownentity.Thereareotherpartsoftheinterviewthatseemtoraisemorequestions.IftherewassuchagoodandopenrapportbetweenDr.Cesarioandthefamily,thenwhyweretheirquestionsnotansweredbyhimpersonally?HeadmittedheknewMarco’ssister.Whywasshenotgiventhedetails?Whywastheresuchadelayinpassingonadeathcertificatetothefamily?Whywasthewifesointimidatedthatshecouldnotansweranyofmyquestionsduringmyinterviewwithher?Ialsoquestionthedoctor’sopinionregardinghowmuchknowledgecouldbeascertainedfromtheexhumationofthecorpse.Thisisaproceduredoneroutinely here in theU.S. in a large number of criminal cases. There ismuch to be learned from thisprocedure. Perhaps thiswas not done because theywere afraid to do it for fear of contamination andinfection of others. I believe there will be NO forthcoming definitive answers regarding this deathbecausethebodywillneverbeexhumed.Howdoweevenknowthereisabodytoexhume?Perhapsthecorpsewascrematedforsafetyreasonsandthefamilywasnottold.

Chapter15

FINALSUMMARYWithmytriptoBrazilatitsend,Ifinishedmylasteveningmeal,excusedmyselffromthedinnertableandmyfriends,andtoldthemIwouldbeback.Iexitedtherestaurant.Theoutsideworldwasinutmostpeaceandawarmbreezewasevident.Compelled towalk,Iwentout intoanopenfieldandfollowedafewsmalltrailswhichmagicallyledmetoalarge,flattreestump.Itlookedlikeasafeandcomfortableplacetosit,sothatiswhatIdid.Thewarmairhadthearomaofaprimitivejungle.Itiltedmyheadbackandpeeredatthegreatexpanseofstarlitsky.Somanystarsandsoclear!—perhapsduetothelackoflightpollutioninthearea.InoticedtheskywasdifferentfromwhatIwasaccustomedtoviewingnormally.Theconstellationswereindifferentplaces. Suddenly I realized this was quite distinct frommy home in California because I was in theEarth’ssouthernhemisphere,offeringacompletelydifferentangleofthesky.Icontinuedtositandponder,stillgazingabove.Ibeganthinkingthatmanycreaturesonthisjunglefloorwereprobablytraversingtheterrain belowmy feet, since earlier in the day I had seen one-inch sized brown ants carrying on theirtasks. At the time I saw them they had not been aware of my alien presence on their turf, and justcontinuedwith their tasks by crossingmy shoes. Themore I became engrossed in the heavenly scenespreadbeforemyeyes,themorethoughtssurfacedontheVarginhacaseitself.Perhapsmynewviewofthenight skyandof theheavenswassomewhat similar towhatwasexperienced in themindsof thosenon-terrestrialbeingswho found themselves strandedon this earth—far, far from theirplaceoforigin,knowingthattheywouldnevergohome.KnowingthathewouldneverreturnhomecouldbethereasonforthedeathofthecreatureoperatedoninHospitalRegional.Heleftthefacilitywithapronouncementthathewasinsatisfactorymedicalcondition,onlytobeimmediatelytakentoHumanitasHospital,leavingthere deceased, in a wooden box the followingmorning. Did hemerely slip the bonds of this three-dimensionalrealityandjoinwiththesoulofCorporalCherezeinsomedimensionthatwehumansdon’tunderstand?AsIsatandponderedthesefacts,IrealizedthattheVarginha,BrazilcrashisthesinglemostimportanteventrecordedandinvestigatedintheentireUFOfieldtodate.WiththeRoswelleventof1947therehadbeen an increasing number of witnesses who came forward in the past 50 years. The number hascontinuedtodiminishbecauseoftheageanddeathrateofthewitnesses.Inaddition,theemphasisontheRoswell case ismore on the recovery of a vehicle and the back-engineering of its advanced science,whereasintheVarginhacase,wehaveincreasingwitnesseswhohavehadinteractionswithactualbeings

fromanotherworld.InAugustof2004, for the first timeever,aconferencewasheld inVarginhaandwasoverseenby thevariousBrazilianinvestigators.Theyreleasedmoretestimonyaboutthecasefromnewwitnesses,someof which was detailed above. Although much of the information released at the conference wascorroborativetestimony,newinformationwaspresentedsuchaswhatwasrevealedbythephysicianwhoactuallytreatedthedeceasedmilitarypoliceofficer,whosedeathwascausedbydirectexposuretooneofthenon-terrestrialbeings.Sofornow,weareuptodateontheseevents.It ismyunwaveringandundoubtingbelief that thistext,beinganinvestigationintotheabsolutetruthofthese events, is one of themost important documents of themodernworld and should be held in thehighestesteem.NeverbeforeinthehistoryofUFOinvestigationshastherebeensuchagreatnumberofwitnesseswhohadnorelationshiptoeachotherandnomotiveforstory-telling,whoreportedthesameeventswiththesamedescriptionsofthecreaturesinvolved.Thisisfarbeyondcoincidence.Letmebethefirst to point out that there has been a number of great hoaxes previously perpetrated on variousUFOresearchers and the public in general, with some examples given earlier in this text, however,THEVARGINHACASEISNOHOAX.

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