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Rare Pictures of physical traces from a UFO landing in Brazil, Oct 1995, near Sao Paolo. (A few months before the Varginha crash and in a neighboring state.)

Disc2 witnessesSighting reportOct 1, 1995, 12:00 AMIlha do Major

Witnesses

2 witnesses

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

3

Source context

Limited context

51

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Live sighting record 88254d49-fe0b-43c7-8695-b214418762e2.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Moon phase

39% illumination

First quarter — moderate moon brightness

Solar window

Sunrise5:13 AM
Sunset5:23 PM
Day length12h 11m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature73°F
Cloud cover11% · Mostly clear
Wind5 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Oct 1, 1995, 12:00 AM

Timezone

Brasilia Standard Time

Location

Ilha do Major

Observers

2 witnesses

Witness account

Narrative

On October 1 1995, fishermen Fernando Beserra and Wilson da Silva Oliveira say they were gathering their nets on an island called Ilha do Major, in São Paulo, Brazil, when they saw a disc-shaped UFO which was emitting a bright yellow hue flying overhead. Fernando added: "When the light was over our heads, it changed direction and went to a small island, where it landed. On the lower part of the UFO there was a number spinning lights. "We made about 10 attempts until the engine started and the...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowOct 1, 1995, 12:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Ilha do Major.

PublishedMay 18, 2026, 10:37 PM

r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.

Linked event

Grouped into the Varginha Incident incident dossier.

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Source material

media

Cover image

Open

Visual reference carried with the original report.

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Original report

Open

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telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.