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URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

URECAT is a formal catalog of UFO related entities sightings reports with the goal of providing quality information for accurate studies of the topic. Additional information, corrections and reviews are welcome at patrick.gross@inbox.com, please state if you wish to be credited for your contribution or not. The main page of the URECAT catalog is here.

NOVEMBER 18, 1957, MARACAJA, SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL, JOAO ERNANI AND PEDRO ZILLI:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

A report which is said to have had echoes in the press of the country and to have been presented by the CICOANI ufology group then appeared in ufology books and magazines, describing an daytime sighting on November 18, 1957, at 10:30 a.m., in Maracaja, in the State of Santa Catarina, in the south of Brazil.

Farmers Joao Ernani and Pedro Zilli heard a strange buzzing sound, and saw within some 200 meters, two circular discs of aluminum color and six men of average size and slender body, who wore dark-gray tight-fitting suits, and were returning towards the discs.

These discs hovered at 1 meter approximately above the ground, and seemed to be of approximately 3 meters in diameter.

They rose with a strong whistling sound, and made some coconuts fold and almost break.

At the same time, three other discs which had not been seen yet rose from behind trees, and the five craft went towards the southern Atlantic.

Basic information table:

Case number: URECAT-000053
Date of event: November 18, 1957
Earliest report of event: November 24, 1957
Delay of report: Days
Witness reported via: Not known.
First alleged record by: Newspaper Jornal do Dia.
First certain record by: Flying Saucer Review.
First alleged record type: Newspaper.
First certain record type: Ufology magazine.
This file created on: November 25, 2006
This file last updated on: November 25, 2006
Country of event: Brazil
State/Department: Santa Catarina
Type of location: Open country
Lighting conditions: Day
UFO observed: Yes
UFO arrival observed: No
UFO departure observed: Yes
UFO/Entity Relation: Certain
Witnesses numbers: 2
Witnesses ages: Not reported.
Witnesses types: Farmers.
Photograph(s): No.
Witnesses drawing: No.
Witnesses-approved drawing: No.
Number of entities: 6
Type of entities: Humanoid or human
Entities height: Average
Entities outfit type: One piece tight fitting.
Entities outfit color: Dark Gray.
Entities skin color: Not reported.
Entities body: Not reported.
Entities head: Not reported.
Entities eyes: Not reported.
Entities mouth: Not reported.
Entities nose: Not reported.
Entities feet: Not reported.
Entities arms: Not reported.
Entities fingers: Not reported.
Entities fingers number: Not reported.
Entities hair: Not reported.
Entities voice: Not reported.
Entities actions: Were going to UFO, went in, departure.
Entities/witness interactions: None.
Witness(es) reactions: Observed, went.
Witness(es) feelings: Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation: Not reported.
Explanation category: Extraterrestrial visitors or helicopters hoax or confusion.
Explanation certainty: None.

Narratives:

[Ref. gc1:] GORDON CREIGHTON:

Gordon Creighton indicates that on November 18, 1957, at 10:30 in the morning, in Maracaja, in the State de Santa Catarina, in the south of Brazil, the farmers Joao Ernani and Pedro Zilli heard a strange buzzing sound, and saw within some 200 meters, two circular discs of aluminum color and six men of average size, slim, who wore "tight-fitting dark-gray suits", and who were returning towards the discs.

These discs hovered 1 meter approximately above the ground, and seemed to be approximately 3 meters in diameter.

They rose with a strong whistling sound, and made fold and almost break some coconut trees.

At the same time, three other discs which had not been seen yet rose from behind trees, and the five craft went away towards the southern Atlantic.

Gordon Creighton lists as sources professor Aleixo Hulvio Brant, director of Centro de Investigaçao Civil of Objetos Aéreos Nao Identitificados of Belo Horizonte in Brazil who wrote a "Report on the landing of Maracaja", and also an article by Floriano Correia in the Jornal do Dia of Rio de Janeiro for November 24, 1957, an article in Tribuna Criciumense, a newspaper of the Brazilian city of Criciume, an article in the Flying Saucer Review #9 for 1959, and the S.B.E.D.V. Bulletin for April-July 1962.

[Ref. lo1:] CORAL AND JIM LORENZEN:

The authors indicate that at 10:00 a.m. on November 18, 1957, a daylight sightings of occupants took place near Maracaja, in the State of Santa Catarina, in the south of Brazil.

Farmers Joao Ernani and Pedro Zilli saw two aluminum-colored discs hovering about three or four feet above the ground, from a distance of about 700 feet, and six medium-sized men, slim build, with tight-fitting dark-gray suits who were returning to the craft.

The discs appeared to be about 10 feet in diameter and rose with a sharp whistling sound, bending some palm trees almost double as they went over.

At the same time three more discs rose from behind trees and all five craft headed out over the South Atlantic.

[Ref. jv2:] JACQUES VALLEE:

The author indicates in its UFO landing listing that on November 18, 1957, at 10:30, in Maracaja, Brazil, the farmers Joao Ernani and Pedro Zilli heard a strange humming sound, then saw two aluminum-colored disks 200 m away. Near them were six men of average height, slim build, dressed in "dark gray suits glued to their bodies." The disks were about 3.5 meters wide, hovering 1 m above ground. They rose with a sharp whistling sound, while coconut trees below them bent double. Three more disks rose from behind the trees, and all five flew toward the Atlantic. Vallée indicates "Humanoids 36" as source.

Points to consider:

It is quite possible that the original sources provide a good description of the events; which does not appear well anymore in the summaries of the foreign ufological literature, it is regrettable that these primary sources which could even include an investigation report are not available now.

The lack of data makes it possible, for example, to suggest that those craft and men were helicopters: they rose with a strong whistling sound just like helicopters, there was some airflow onto the trees just like helicopters could cause, the occupants description is not in contradiction with ordinary men, and the disc shape might be in error or caused by the distance of observation and a possible ignorance of what helicopters are by the two witnesses.

List of issues:

Id: Topic: Severity: Date noted: Raised by: Noted by: Description: Proposal: Status:
1 Data Severe November 25, 2006 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Missing source Jornal do Dia for November 24, 1957. Help needed. Opened.
2 Data Severe November 25, 2006 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Missing source Tribuna Criciumense. Help needed. Opened.
3 Data Severe November 25, 2006 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Missing source S.B.E.D.V. Bulletin for April/July 1962. Help needed. Opened.
4 Data Severe November 25, 2006 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Missing the report by Aleixo Hulvio Brant, CICOANI. Help needed. Opened.

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors or helicopters or hoax or confusion. Insufficient data.

Sources references:

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

Document history:

Authoring

Main Author: Patrick Gross
Contributors: None
Reviewers: None
Editor: Patrick Gross

Changes history

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0.1 Patrick Gross November 25, 2006 Creation, [gc1], [lo1], [jv1].
0.2 Patrick Gross November 25, 2006 First published.
1.0 Patrick Gross July 9, 2013 Conversion from HTML4 to XHTML Strict.

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