Varginha Incident, Brazilian Military Responds to Reports of Non-Human Beings

Residents of Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil reported encountering strange beings on the outskirts of the city, prompting a large-scale Brazilian military response. The Army's Escola de Sargentos das Armas conducted a formal inquiry (IPM No. 18/97), and multiple witnesses, including three young women who described a close encounter, maintained consistent accounts. The Brazilian military declassified investigation documents, which confirmed military activity in the area but offered no conventional explanation for all witness reports. The case generated sustained national media coverage and is sometimes referred to as 'Brazil's Roswell.'