OVNI captured in Varginha, Brazil

Summary

In May 1996, the city of Varginha in Minas Gerais, Brazil, became the center of a controversy involving an alleged encounter with an extraterrestrial being. Three teenagers reported seeing a strange creature with three protuberances on its head and a viscous skin. According to testimonies, military personnel allegedly captured the being and transported it to a military base. Brazilian ufologists, led by Claudeir Covo, claimed the extraterrestrial was examined by doctors and might have been taken to the United States. Despite official denials, the story generated significant public interest and debates about the existence of extraterrestrial life.