The case record
What was reported?
Residents reported unusual creatures; later claims alleged military capture following a UFO crash.
- Reported date
- 20 Jan 1996
- Witnesses
- Residents / military claims · Multiple
- Investigation
- Brazilian military / police
Evidence in the record
Eyewitness; alleged military activity
Competing explanations
Official and research context
No extraterrestrial evidence established
Conventional explanations
Misidentified animal / folklore amplification proposed
Arguments that remain contested
Multiple locations and later testimony complicate reconstruction
Locations & timeline
Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.
- Primary reference location
Jardim Andere and other reported locations
Varginha
Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 5 km
-21.566°, -45.434° · multipoint · High
Record notes
Use separate Jardim Andere, hospital/military and alleged crash-site markers only where sourced.
Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.
Original dataset status: Disputed