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NOVEMBER 10, 1954, PORTO ALEGRE, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL, AN AGRONOMIST AND HIS FAMILY:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

The UFO literature mentions the story without source information of an encounter in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on November 10, 1954: at an unspecified hour, an unnamed agronomist and his family were in a car and saw a disc-like object land.

They also saw two men of normal height with long hair and coverall-like clothes come out of it and walk towards the car with raised arms.

The frightened witnesses sped away, while the men were seen reentering the disc, which rose and flew off at a "vertiginous speed."

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. of1:] OLAVO T. FONTES:

The well-known Brazilian ufologist mentions in a 1954 article two UFO landings in the Porto Alegre area in Brazil in November, 1954.

[Ref. lo1:] CORAL AND JIM LORENZEN:

The authors indicate that in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on November 10, 1954, at an unknown hour, an agronomist and his family in their car saw a disc that was posed. Two men of normal height with long hair and coverall-like clothes, emerged and came toward the car with their arms raised. The frightened witnesses sped away, and saw the men reenter the disc, which rose and flew off at a vertiginous speed.

[Ref. jv1:] JACQUES VALLEE:

Jacques Vallée indicates that on November 10, 1954 close to Porto Alegre in Brazil, an agricultural engineer and his family saw a disc, from which two men of normal size with long hair and dressed of combinations came out. These men approached the car with their arms raised, but the witness who was frightened fled. Jacques Vallée indicates no source.

[Ref. jv2:] JACQUES VALLEE:

In his UFO landings catalogue, Jacques Vallée indicates that on November 10, 1954 Porto Alegre, Brazil, an agronomist and his family in their car saw a landed disk from which two men, normal in height, with long hair and coverall-like clothes, emerged and came toward the car with arms raised. As the frightened witnesses sped away, they saw the men reenter the disk, which rose and flew off at very great speed.

Vallée indicates that his source is Lor. I 42."

[Ref. gc1:] GORDON CREIGHTON:

Gordon Creighton indicates that on November 10, 1954, an agronomist of Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, went for a drive by car with his family, and saw a disc posed on the ground, of which two men came out, apparently normal sized, with long hair and clothing resembling combinations.

These men approached the car with the arms raised above the head, but the agronomist, pushed by his wife and his daughter, accelerated and left the men behind. They saw them returning into the disc which rose in the sky "at a tremendous speed."

Gordon Creighton indicates that his source is The Great Flying Saucer Hoax by Coral Lorenzen.

[Ref. in1:] INFORESPACE:

The magazine briefly mentions the case of November 10, 1954 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, indicating that a farmer and his family saw the landing of a disc from which two beings of normal size, with the long hair, and in suits came out. The witnesses in a car saw them arriving with arms raised, took fear and fled.

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates that in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on November 10, 1954, at an unknown hour, an agronomist and his family in their car saw a disc that was posed. Two men of normal height with long hair and coverall-like clothes, emerged and came toward the car with their arms raised. The frightened witnesses sped away, and saw thee men reenter the disc, which rose and flew off at a dizzying speed.

Albert Rosales indicates that his source is Flying Saucer Occupants by Jim and Coral Lorenzen.

Points to consider:

With the lack of original sources, the sparse information and the probable absence of any investigation, the story does not stand as an impressive case.

List of issues:

Evaluation:

Insufficient data.

Sources references:

* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.

• [of1] ? "The Coming of the UFOs", article by Olavos T. Fontes, in the ufology magazine Brazilian Flying Saucer Review, Brazil, 1954.
• [lo1] * "The Great Flying Saucer Hoax", book by Coral Lorenzen, USA, 1962.
• [lo1] * "Flying Saucers - The Startling Evidence of the Invasion From Outer Space", book by Coral Lorenzen, Signet Books publisher, USA, page 49, 1966.
• [lo1] * "Flying Saucer Occupants", book by Coral and Jim Lorenzen, Signet books, 1967.
• [jv1] * "The Pattern Behind UFO Landings", chapter by Jacques Vallée, in "The Humanoids", book by Charles Bowen, Neville Spearman publisher, 1967.
• [jv1] * "Le Modèle Derrière les Atterrissages d'OVNIS", chapter by Jacques Vallée, in "En Quête des Humanoïdes", book by Charles Bowen, French translation of "The Humanoids", J'ai Lu publisher, pp 66-67, 1974.
• [jv2] * "Passport to Magonia - On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds", book by Jacques Vallée, Contemporary Books publisher, USA, 1969.
• [jv2] * "Chronique des Apparitions Extra-Terrestres", French translation of "Passport to Magonia", book by Jacques Vallée, Denoel publisher, France, 1972.
• [gc1] * "Humanoids in South America", chapter by Gordon Creighton, in "The Humanoids", book by Charles Bowen, Neville Spearman publisher, 1967.
• [gc1] * "Les Humanoïdes en Amérique Latine", chapter by Gordon Creighton, in "En Quête des Humanoïdes", book by Charles Bowen, French translation of "The Humanoids", J'ai Lu publisher, page 114, 1974.
• [in1] * Article in the ufology magazine Inforespace, SOBEPS, Belgium, #10, page 4, 1973.
• [ar1] * "1954 Humanoid Sightings", catalogue by Albert Rosales, circa 2002, at http://www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1954.shtml.

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