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Varginha UFO Incident

DATE20 Jan 1996
LOCAL TIME3:30 PM
LOCATIONVarginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
COORDINATES21.54°S, 45.39°W

Three women encountered an alleged non-human entity in Varginha following reports of a crashed cylindrical craft. Multiple witnesses including military personnel reported sightings and claims of entity capture. Known as 'Brazil's Roswell,' it remains the country's most famous UFO incident.

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