Thirty years after Brazil’s most famous UFO case, The Varginha Incident revisits the mysterious events that turned a small town in Minas Gerais into an international phenomenon. Through unseen documents, exclusive testimonies, and new investigations, the series explores conflicting versions of what really happened in January 1996, and why the mystery still lingers in the skies of Varginha
DirectorsRicardo Calil, Paulo Gonçalves
WritersRenato Terra, Ricardo Calil, Paulo Gonçalves, Yuri Barcellos
Immediate contacts in Varginha
Jan 6, 2026
Three girls saw a strange being on a plot of land in Varginha in 1996. Ufologists identified the creature as an extraterrestrial. And new reports emerged of the appearance and capture of other ETs in the city at that time.
The year that shook Varginha
Jan 7, 2026
The case explodes in the media, Varginha becomes "the land of the ET," and the girls suffer from the repercussions. A ufologist presents three military witnesses who claim to have participated in operations to capture the ETs.
The truth is out there
Jan 8, 2026
Varginha celebrates 30 years since the appearance of the creature that changed its history. But two military witnesses reveal previously unknown secrets about the capture of the alleged ETs, shaking convictions about the case.
