Moment of Contact

An exploration of extraterrestrial encounters, this one centered on a series of events in 1996 when citizens of Varginha, Brazil, reported seeing one or more strange creatures and a UFO crash.

A number of locals, including a group of girls ranging in age from 14-21, had a close encounter with a being described as about 4 feet tall, with brown oily skin, a large head and huge red eyes.

The town of Varginha was cordoned off by military and emergency response teams and two creatures were captured.

Local military policeman Marco Cherese died under mysterious circumstances after allegedly handling one of the creatures.