January 19, 1996

Varginha: Military retrieval - allegedly

Date
January 19, 1996

Background

On the night of January 19-20, 1996, the Brazilian Military Police and Army are said to have conducted a covert operation in the Varginha area. Hospital personnel later describe unusual transports, firefighters state they were called in for an unclassified mission. Witness accounts speak of the retrieval of one or more creatures. Brazil's armed forces have confirmed no such operation. This account rests exclusively on later interviews by Ubirajara Rodrigues, Vitório Pacaccini and journalist A. J. Gevaerd. Direct documentary confirmation is lacking.

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