"On January 20, 1996, three decades ago this Tuesday, three Brazilian teenagers glimpsed a strange creature crouching by a wall in a vacant lot in the city of Varginha. It had arms and legs, like a human being, but also horns, three horns, Liliane Silva recounted at the time. The three girls described a being with a heart-shaped face, large red eyes, three small horns on its forehead, and a shiny, brownish body."
"The story quickly became national news. Thus was born the ET of Varginha, named after the Steven Speilberg film E.T., the endearing being that in the 1980s had teenagers across the globe dreaming of having a friend from outer space. No other alien or UFO has achieved such prominence in the Brazilian popular imagination. The city of Varginha, in Minas Gerais, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the sighting with an international UFO conference."
Three Brazilian teenagers reported seeing a horned, heart-faced creature with large red eyes and a shiny brownish body crouching in a vacant lot in Varginha on January 20, 1996. A local lawyer and ufologist, Ubirajara Rodrigues, interviewed them and told them they had seen an extraterrestrial. The sighting quickly became national news and created the ET of Varginha legend. The city is marking the 30th anniversary with an international UFO conference. The Superior Military Court released an investigation concluding the story was fabricated, while new testimonies and documentaries continue to fuel public interest.
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