New Book The Varginha Incident: Space Creatures In The South of Minas Now Published
Kansas City, MO, Winter 2025 – A new book entitled: The Varginha Incident: Space Creatures in the South of Minas by Vitório Pacaccini and Fernanda Pires unveils one of Brazil’s most astonishing and bewildering cases of alleged extraterrestrial encounters. In January 1996, the quiet city of Varginha, in South Minas Gerais State, became the focus of global attention when three young women encountered a strange, terrified creature in a vacant lot.
Vitório Pacaccini, an experienced researcher in Brazilian ufology, took the lead in investigating the incident and quickly uncovered testimony that suggested something far greater. He discovered that a UFO had allegedly crashed nearby, and that military forces had captured and transported its extraterrestrial occupants.
Based on his thorough investigations, Pacaccini’s account sheds light on a covert military operation involving the Brazilian Army, Fire Brigade, and the U.S. military in an apparent attempt to conceal the event and its implications from the public.
Drawing on eyewitness interviews, confidential military sources, and personal encounters with officials, Varginha Incident meticulously reconstructs the events surrounding the case and examines the government’s role in concealing information.
Now, Pacaccini takes readers behind the scenes, from his interactions with local officials to his experiences of military intimidation and secrecy. His narrative not only presents compelling evidence but also questions the true motives behind the secrecy and the potential collaboration with foreign powers.
This book is a captivating investigation into one of ufology’s most shocking cases in the world, urging readers to reconsider what we know about alien encounters and the lengths to which authorities may go to keep them hidden.
Vitório Pacaccini is an Italian-Brazilian, who spent much of his childhood and adolescence in Três Corações, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. He has a degree in Business Administration (MBA) and Engineering (Civil and Industrial Project Management).
Vitório worked for over eighteen years at CICOANI – Civil Investigation Center for Unidentified Aerial Objects, which is the oldest field research group in Brazil and has the largest UFO collection in the country.
In total, Pacaccini has more than 30 years dedicated to UFO field research. He is part of the UFO Magazine Consultants group, which is the largest, oldest, and most successful magazine of its kind in all of Brazil.
He is also a Member of CIFE Scientific Channel of UFO’s Phenomena & Space Research and had a great involvement in the International Documentary Encounters Latin America. He is the main researcher of the world-renowned: Varginha Incident since its inception in 1996.
Fernanda Pires is a UFO researcher and director of MUFON Canada. She interacted with the main investigator to bring the facts and elements of this case to the world’s attention.
Fernanda became a scientific researcher in 1997. She comes from a business background from Uberaba, Minas Gerais Brazil. Fernanda is the MUFON Director of CAG International for Central & South America – MUFON Canada Regional Director. She is the Founder and President of CIFE (Scientific Channel of UFO’s Phenomena & Space Research – Portuguese: Canal Informativo de Fontes/Fenômenos Extraterrestres e Espaciais) www.cife.ca.
She is an article writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and member of the MUFON Experiencer Resource Team ERT. Fernanda is a Certified Field Investigator III; GARPAN Investigator – Investigation Professionnelle en Ufologie Civile; Co-Producer of the Documentary “Moment of Contact” Varginha’s Case, The Roswell of Brazil with James Fox; Producer of the “Encounters Latin America” Documentary in Brazil; Associate Director of the book “Incident in Varginha” jointly with Pacaccini; Revista UFO’s Columnist; International Consultant – Screenwriter; and Executive Director of MUFON Canada Website.
The book is now available on AMAZON.