UFO files: Lawmaker asks FBI, CIA for info on Brazil's Roswell moment
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- Author
- Elizabeth Vargas
- Published
- July 15, 2026
- Event date
- 1996-01-01
- Location
- Brazil
- Witnesses
- Civilian
- Object type
- cigar-shaped craft
Elizabeth Vargas ReportsPoliticsUFOsWorld
Original excerpt
Brazilian witnesses from January 1996 claimed at least one extraterrestrial survived the crash of a cigar-shaped craft.
Key claims
- →Brazilian witnesses in January 1996 reported a cigar-shaped craft crash
- →Witnesses claimed at least one extraterrestrial being survived the crash
- →A U.S. lawmaker is requesting FBI and CIA information on the incident
- →The case is referred to as Brazil's Roswell moment
UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official
A U.S. lawmaker has requested that the FBI and CIA provide information on a 1996 incident in Brazil in which witnesses reported a cigar-shaped craft crash and claimed at least one extraterrestrial survivor was recovered.
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