📋 Case Summary
On January 20, 1996, three young women (Liliane Silva, her sister Valquiria, and their friend Katia Xavier) spotted in a vacant lot in Varginha a humanoid creature about 1.20 m tall with brownish skin, a large head, big red eyes, and three protrusions on the skull. According to multiple independent testimonies — doctors, military personnel, journalists — the Brazilian army allegedly launched an operation to recover several entities. A soldier (Marco Eli Cherese) died shortly afterward under circumstances officially attributed to pneumonia/sepsis, but which his family links to the incident. The case remains one of the most documented but also most controversial in South American ufology.
12
Similar cases identified
560
Cases in the same area
18,116
Hatch UDB database analyzed
502
Cases with same overall profile
🔑 Key facts
- Multiple independent witnesses
- Brazilian military witnesses (anonymous)
- Suspicious death of soldier Marco Eli Cherese
- Investigation by journalist Ubirajara Rodrigues
- Considered the 'Brazilian Roswell'
🌐 Observation profile
| Date | January 20, 1996 |
| Location | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Witnesses | Liliane and Valquiria Silva, Katia Xavier (and soldiers) |
| Observed shape | Humanoid entity (creature) |
| Duration | Several days of related events |
| Category | Civilian |
🔗 Similar cases in the Hatch UDB database
Our Wiki Intelligence system identified 12 comparable cases in the Hatch database (18,116 historical observations) by cross-referencing the attributes: FIG, CIV, MIL, Brazil / Brasil country, and shape-related keywords.
Several separate observer(s) / beach. Saucer passes several X. Hums and spins. Lands. Figure(s) inside.
GNDCSTMILCIVHQOSCR
Chupa beams burn people / house and dog. Figure(s) and pseudo-human/entity visit! / r105p189.
GNDCSTMILCIVHQOSCR
Several observer(s). UFO lands. 3 figure(s) outside. Broken trees and burnt grass.
GNDCIVHQOSCRFIGDRT
Metallic saucer. 2 small objects orbit. Figure(s) / portholes. Hypno-beam! Missing time. Going northeast. / r222p138.
GNDCSTCIVSCRPRBFIG
2 cops. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). UFO lands / 90 second(s). Figure(s) look through portholes. / News.
GNDCIVNWSSCRFIGOBS
Huge dark object passes. 2 figure(s) / window. Tile roof collapses.
GNDCIVSCROIDFIGOBS
Cop. 150' metallic cylinder/cigar-shape spins / short axis. Hums. Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects). 2 figure(s) and telepathy. / r148.
GNDCIVTLPCIGPSHFIG
2/20/1969 (approximate)
📍 Brazil
Credibility: ★★★★★★
5M saucer lands / tripod. 3 figure(s) / catwalk work instruments. FSRv18#1.
GNDCIVSCROIDFIGLND
1 observer. Glowing-cloud-saucer shoots beams / sides. Figure(s) shine beams going up.
GNDCSTCIVSCRFIGRAY
3 girls and more/others. Red-eyed figure with big feet. Rumor 2 ETs caught? / r236#27.
GNDCIVNWSHOXNFOMON
1/30/1968 (approximate)
📍 Brazil
Credibility: ★★★★★
Luminous object rises / sea and going down / beach. 3 stiff 2M figure(s) appear. Telepathy. / r246p141.
GNDCSTCIVTLPSCRSUB
Credibility: ★★★★★★★★★★★★
Cops and hundreds. Glowing-ovoid and giant figure maneuvers all over/all about. Chased going [to] Jordan. / r96.
GNDMILCIVHQONWSSCR
📊 Statistical context
Of the 18,116 observations in the Hatch UDB database covering decades of global ufology:
- Total number of cases in the relevant country/countries: 560
- Cases sharing the main attributes (FIG, CIV): 502
- Similar cases retained (multi-criteria score): 12
⚖️ Vigi-Sky Analysis
The Varginha Incident case stands out for 5 major characteristics detailed above. Cross-referencing with our historical database shows that it fits within a broader set of comparable cases, suggesting the existence of recurring patterns not yet explained by conventional science.
Vigi-Sky takes a scientific, open-minded and honest approach: we draw no definitive conclusions, but systematically document and cross-reference observations. Contextual analysis by our Claude AI, coupled with the living database, progressively enriches our understanding of the phenomenon.
⚠️ Methodological disclaimer. This report is automatically generated by the Vigi-Sky Intelligence system from public sources and the Hatch UDB database. It does not constitute proof of extraterrestrial origin. "Similar" cases are retained based on shape, geography, and declarative attributes, and imply no causal correlation between them.
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