Santa Catarina, Brazil: Varig Airlines C-47 Suffers Engine and Electrical Failure During UFO Encounter
On November 2, 1957, a Varig Airlines C-47 over Santa Catarina, Brazil encountered a luminous object; the plane's engines began coughing and cabin lights dimmed severely until the unknown departed.
Background
At 10:55 p.m. on November 2, 1957, a Varig Airlines C-47 cargo transport was passing over Brazil's state of Santa Catarina at 6,300 feet on its way to Rio de Janeiro. Suddenly it confronted a luminous object ahead that crossed its path laterally.
Electromagnetic Effects
Without warning the plane's engines began coughing and the cabin lights dimmed severely. At that point the unknown dove downward into a cloud and was gone. The C-47 immediately returned to normal operation.
This incident occurred on the same night as the Levelland, Texas EM effects wave, making November 2-3, 1957, one of the most significant days in UFO history for electromagnetic interference cases.