---- ## Overview - **Source**: [Wikipedia Ufo Sightings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings) - **Incident Type**: #sighting - **Incident Date**: 1996-01-20 - **Reported Date**: unknown - **Author**: Wikipedia - **Location**: SABrazil; Varginha, Minas Gerais - **Trust Score:** [Google Sheets Scoring Matrix](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CUarxE7P1cPwgWXwJzzeWnZGm1c6Wp2Ttazdt3VPM_s/edit?usp=sharing) <details> <summary><b>Trust Score Analysis</b></summary> <IMG src="https://publish-01.obsidian.md/access/1c31a6f93f82a49b0a9eb31193d6cdec/_images/" alt="Trust Score"/> </details> ## Summary In 1996, various individuals reported possibly unrelated incidents with what they described as UFOs, creatures, and the Brazilian military. The events are the inspiration for saucer-shaped Varginha water tower, the Nave Espacial de Varginha; the 1998 Brazilian video game Incidente em Varginha; and 1996, a film by director Rodrigo Brandão. ## References