Release of Moment of Contact, documenting Varginha witness accounts

Record

Date

2022-10-18

Claim or item

Release of Moment of Contact, documenting Varginha witness accounts

Evidence category

Documentary / recorded interviews

Firsthand?

Firsthand interviews; secondhand event evidence

Publicly accessible?

Yes

Independent corroboration

Named witnesses appear on film; no independent validation of alleged beings

Assessment

Documented interviews; extraordinary event claims unverified

Notes

Source: SRC-013; distinguish witness recording from truth of narrative. Chunk M search (2026-11-12): The film is the only record of its interviews; no independent transcript found. The earliest independent records are press: TV Alterosa/SBT Varginha aired a witness interview on 1 Feb 1996 and Estado de Minas first reported the case on 2 Feb 1996 (per Estado de Minas's January 2026 retrospective). Neither original was retrieved, and press counts as secondary on the map. Flag stays.

Linked case IDs

CASE-005