ABDUCTION // TIMELINE_RECORD

Antonio Villas Boas Abduction

Event date: 1957 Oct 16
Location: Sao Francisco de Sales, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Country: Brazil

Record summary

Brazilian farmer Antonio Villas Boas claimed he was abducted by beings from an egg-shaped craft while working his fields at night. Medical examination found radiation-related symptoms. This case predates the Betty and Barney Hill abduction and is considered one of the first alien abduction reports to gain international attention.

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