Carlos de Sousa
Carlos de Sousa is a Brazilian geography teacher and ultralight pilot, and an alleged first-hand witness to the crash phase of the varginha-incident.
Account (presented Jan 2026)
At the closed January 15, 2026 congressional meeting in Rep. tim-burchett’s office, de Sousa said he saw a cigar/cylindrical-shaped craft trailing white smoke from a lateral tear and struggling to stay aloft before crashing near a highway around January 13, 1996. He said he drove over to help survivors and was overtaken by a strong odor of ammonia and rotten eggs.
De Sousa said he picked up a piece of aluminum-like foil that he could crumple in his fist but which immediately sprang back to its original shape. Military trucks arrived within minutes; a soldier aimed a gun at his head and demanded “Leave now, or I’ll split your skull.” After fleeing, he says he was confronted by two men in an unmarked dark vehicle who threatened his family and demanded his silence. He did not speak about the incident for decades. (src-varginha-capitol-hill-2026)