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## [Varginha UFO incident - Wikipedia](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVarginha_UFO_incident&rut=b8ee3911a71d65b838ec08c4316ba5b8439177d31def82d4cde3ee8c19b8298d)

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[The **Varginha** UFO incident involves a series of events in **1996** wherein residents of **Varginha**, **Brazil**, claimed to have seen one or more strange humanoids and at least one unidentified flying object (UFO).](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVarginha_UFO_incident&rut=b8ee3911a71d65b838ec08c4316ba5b8439177d31def82d4cde3ee8c19b8298d)

## [Varginha 1996: Brazil's Incredible UAP Crash and NHI Case](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fuapedia.ai%2Fwiki%2Fvarginha%2D1996%2Dbrazils%2Dincredible%2Duap%2Dcrash%2Dand%2Dnhi%2Dcase%2F&rut=e28ad6ffd0cbf9d807c4d6de6ab2d2d5e02aea0ef03f9c6a657cf8685c93d0c8)

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[Explore the **1996****Varginha** UFO **case** with verified data, official records, and witness testimony separating documented fact from speculation.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fuapedia.ai%2Fwiki%2Fvarginha%2D1996%2Dbrazils%2Dincredible%2Duap%2Dcrash%2Dand%2Dnhi%2Dcase%2F&rut=e28ad6ffd0cbf9d807c4d6de6ab2d2d5e02aea0ef03f9c6a657cf8685c93d0c8)

## [Varginha UFO Incident: What Happened in Brazil in 1996?](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegalacticmind.com%2Fcase%2Dfile%2Dthe%2Dvarginha%2Dencounter%2Dbrazil%2D1996%2F&rut=4a738e08e7d8646d7d9f133a26495b0fb70098ae89a02627de7358ba3980f999)

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[In **1996**, three women in **Varginha**, **Brazil**, reported seeing a strange being. Examine the witnesses, military inquiry, capture claims, and missing evidence.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegalacticmind.com%2Fcase%2Dfile%2Dthe%2Dvarginha%2Dencounter%2Dbrazil%2D1996%2F&rut=4a738e08e7d8646d7d9f133a26495b0fb70098ae89a02627de7358ba3980f999)

## [The demons of Varginha: The cultural context behind Brazil's famous UFO ...](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skeptic.org.uk%2F2026%2F05%2Fthe%2Ddemons%2Dof%2Dvarginha%2Dthe%2Dcultural%2Dcontext%2Dbehind%2Dbrazils%2Dfamous%2Dufo%2Dcase%2F&rut=0c295f1ff062230430fb50e2d489615eee385ed4326d514913e4d0370b1b7b5b)

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[The **Varginha****Case**, one of **Brazil's** most famous UFO reports, centred on the testimony of three girls (Liliane, Valquíria, and Kátia) who claimed to have seen a strange creature in a vacant lot in the Jardim Andere neighbourhood of **Varginha**, Minas Gerais, on January 20, **1996**.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skeptic.org.uk%2F2026%2F05%2Fthe%2Ddemons%2Dof%2Dvarginha%2Dthe%2Dcultural%2Dcontext%2Dbehind%2Dbrazils%2Dfamous%2Dufo%2Dcase%2F&rut=0c295f1ff062230430fb50e2d489615eee385ed4326d514913e4d0370b1b7b5b)

## [Varginha UFO Incident: Creatures, Cover-Up & Witnesses](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pararational.com%2Fbrazils%2Droswell%2Dthe%2Dvarginha%2Dufo%2Dincident%2F&rut=149ad7b8074b1406686a2a750ccf19348bcefae58866abe4d322c835cf9026e0)

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[The **Varginha** UFO incident stands as one of the most extensively documented and controversial extraterrestrial contact **cases** in modern UFO history. On January 20, **1996**, the small Brazilian coffee town of **Varginha** allegedly became the site of a UFO crash, creature recovery, and government cover-up that would transform it into a pilgrimage destination for UFO believers worldwide. Nearly three ...](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pararational.com%2Fbrazils%2Droswell%2Dthe%2Dvarginha%2Dufo%2Dincident%2F&rut=149ad7b8074b1406686a2a750ccf19348bcefae58866abe4d322c835cf9026e0)

## [Varginha Incident: Brazil's Roswell And The 1996 ET Case - Other Worlders](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fotherworlders.com%2Fufo%2Dsightings%2Fvarginha%2Dincident%2F&rut=132390c2e93a86a864bc1ce025fae4789fa9fad356c12e44acfe0b14c2c4f1b5)

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[A direct guide to the **Varginha** Incident, the **1996****Brazil****case** involving three witnesses, alleged military capture claims, the official Mudinho **explanation**, and evidence limits.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fotherworlders.com%2Fufo%2Dsightings%2Fvarginha%2Dincident%2F&rut=132390c2e93a86a864bc1ce025fae4789fa9fad356c12e44acfe0b14c2c4f1b5)

## [The 1996 Varginha Episode - A Hoax? Hysterics? Or A Cover-Up?](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ufoinsight.com%2Faliens%2Fencounters%2Fvarginha%2Depisode%2Dhoax%2Dhysterics%2Dcover%2Dup&rut=fc30e267900a7139368b9da1358503d633f0bb25db5582aabc02f27144f66995)

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[When claims of sighting of an apparent **alien** creature came from several people from the town of **Varginha** in **Brazil** first surfaced in January **1996**, it was a **case** that would fascinate much of the world's media, of only in a tongue-in-cheek type way. However, some of the more serious UFO researchers would suggest that underneath the outlandish claims, was a cover-up of a crashed **alien** craft ...](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ufoinsight.com%2Faliens%2Fencounters%2Fvarginha%2Depisode%2Dhoax%2Dhysterics%2Dcover%2Dup&rut=fc30e267900a7139368b9da1358503d633f0bb25db5582aabc02f27144f66995)

## [The Varginha Incident (Brazil) - Varginha, Brazil - January 20, 1996 ...](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ufoevidence.org%2Fcases%2Fcase498.htm&rut=f70874c69b2e4cc499fc4e10a465f5f7f5fd713399c5b0050386b1bfb6c2fbb2)

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[In-depth article on the **Varginha****case**, with pictures and illustrations. Read all about the unbelievable story of a UFO crash in the city of **Varginha**, in **Brazil**, April 1997, the capture of **aliens** by the military, the participation of the U.S. Government and more. Here his a collection of documents and testimonies about this **case**.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ufoevidence.org%2Fcases%2Fcase498.htm&rut=f70874c69b2e4cc499fc4e10a465f5f7f5fd713399c5b0050386b1bfb6c2fbb2)

## [Varginha Close Encounter: Timeline, Witnesses and Brazil's Most Famous ...](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectblackecho.com%2Fincidents%2Fclose%2Dencounters%2Fvarginha%2Dclose%2Dencounter&rut=982768a4f8af4d84e62a42a0df5e54ed5792e8beb810a5263ac7ebc156095039)

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[Explore the **Varginha** close encounter in detail: the **1996** Brazilian UFO **case**, creature sightings, military rumors, witness testimony, official **explanations**, and **skeptical** analysis.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectblackecho.com%2Fincidents%2Fclose%2Dencounters%2Fvarginha%2Dclose%2Dencounter&rut=982768a4f8af4d84e62a42a0df5e54ed5792e8beb810a5263ac7ebc156095039)

## [The Varginha Incident (20 January 1996) | UFO Case File | UAP Globe](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fuapglobe.com%2Fcases%2Fvarginha%2D1996&rut=61a1ebb85e75b09eabc9f14f97d90c5c39dccfbef1faa99134a95cacf36d0346)

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[In 20 January **1996**, near Jardim Andere, **Varginha**, Minas Gerais, **varginha** is a coffee-trade city of roughly 120,000 people in southern Minas Gerais, **Brazil**. This **case** file covers what witnesses reported, the official narrative, and a two-pass assessment with its evidence tier.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fuapglobe.com%2Fcases%2Fvarginha%2D1996&rut=61a1ebb85e75b09eabc9f14f97d90c5c39dccfbef1faa99134a95cacf36d0346)

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