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/u/Shiny-Tie-126
Two alleged Brazilian cases, where the UFO occupants pour "hot oil" on to the arms of the victims, that they are trying to abduct
Witnesses
1 witness
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
2
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Moon phase
91% illumination
Waxing gibbous — bright sky
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Meteor activity
Context notes
Full/near-full moon (91% illumination)
Quadrantids meteor shower was active at this time
Heavy cloud cover (95%) — limited visibility
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
Timezone
Brasilia Standard Time
Location
Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte
Observers
1 witness
Witness account
Narrative
Source: Bob Pratt, MUFON UFO Journal MUFON UFO Journal - Bob Pratt "Hot oil" case 1, February 1979 In February 1979, 78-year-old Januncio was interviewed at his 500-hectare cotton ranch 14 kilometers southeast of Santa Cruz in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. On one evening five weeks earlier he had visited friends five kilometers away and was walking home in the dark between 8 and 9 p.m. About halfway home Januncio lit a cigarette. He resumed walking and seconds later a brightly-lit object...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte.
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Ledger
Source material
media
Cover image
Visual reference carried with the original report.
source
Original report
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telemetry
Environmental pass
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