Varginha creature reports, Brazil
- When
- Where
- Varginha, Brazil
- Sources
- 3 public sources
Three young women in Varginha, Minas Gerais, said they saw a strange crouching creature, and rumors of an army capture followed. A 1997 Brazilian Army military police inquiry found no military operation and concluded they had likely seen a local man; the files were made public in 2026.
Sources
How the story came out
Happened 20 Jan 1996. First made public 1 year later (4 Jul 1997).
- 20 Jan 1996It happened (this event)
- 4 Jul 1997Brazilian Army inquiry into the Varginha 'creature' case is closed - first made public
- 18 Oct 2022Documentary Moment of Contact on the Varginha case released