UFO Sightings in Brazil

15 documented cases in this archive come from Brazil. Each links to a full case file covering what witnesses saw, the official narrative, and a two-pass assessment with its evidence tier. The interactive globe on the homepage plots every case by exact location.

The Barra da Tijuca Photographs
Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 7 May 1952 Barely Disputed
The Alagamar Photograph, Natal
Alagamar, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil · 26 November 2006 Unknown
The Varginha Incident
Jardim Andere, Varginha, Minas Gerais · 20 January 1996 Barely Disputed
UFO Over the Water, Palmas, Brazil (2001)
Palmas, Tocantins (Tocantins River / Lajeado reservoir) · 22 March 2001 Unknown
The Brazilian Night of the UFOs
Vale do Paraiba and Sao Jose dos Campos, with radar and visual contacts across Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Goias · 19 May 1986 Barely Disputed
The Jose Antonio da Silva Abduction
Bebedouro, near Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil · 4 May 1969 Barely Disputed
The Trindade Island Photographs
Trindade Island, South Atlantic, off Espirito Santo, Brazil · 16 January 1958 Barely Disputed
The Ubatuba Magnesium Fragments
Ubatuba, Sao Paulo state, Brazil · September 1957 Barely Disputed
The Colares Island Flap
Colares and Vigia, Pará, Brazil (Amazon estuary near Marajó Bay) · July 1977 to January 1978 Barely Disputed
The Antônio Villas Boas Abduction
Farm near São Francisco de Sales, Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais · 15 October 1957 Disputed
The Fort Itaipu Heat Encounter
Forte de Itaipu, Praia Grande, São Paulo · 3 to 4 November 1957 Disputed
The King Air Crew Over Londrina: "It Gives Us Chills" (13 July 2026)
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil · 13 July 2026 Unknown
The Conde Metal Sphere and the Dead Crewman, Bahia, Brazil, November 1963
Conde, Bahia · 8 to 20 November 1963 Barely Disputed
Four Lights Over the Sinop Region: The Trafego Hotel Report Filed With CINDACTA IV (6 August 2025)
Santa Carmem, Sinop region, Mato Grosso · 6 August 2025 Unknown
OVNI de Campo Largo: The Parana Lights Mayk Leao Filmed on 31 May 2026
Itambezinho, Campo Largo, Parana (Curitiba metropolitan region) · 31 May 2026 Strongly Disputed

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