On January 21, 1976, near Matias-Barbosa, Brazil, at 11:30 p.m., Erminio Reis, aged 30, was driving with his wife Bianca on the Rio de Janeiro - Belo Horizonte Highway, in either a Volkswagen car according some sources or a Karmanguir old car of 1965 according to other sources.
Having exceeded Matias Barbosa, Erminio Reis was tired of the trip, pulled off on the side of the road to rest and he fell asleep on the steering wheel while his wife remained awake.
Minutes later, or half an hour later, depending of the ufological sources, still awake, Bianca Reis became aware of a dead silence over the area and saw through the windshield a bluish light illuminate the landscape; or what she thought was a very pretty luminous balloon; which approached, died out, and ceased being visible.
It re-ignited suddenly and directed a beam of light towards the car; which died out in its turn while the so-called balloon became motionless. Other version indicate that as the light neared, she screamed, believing it to be a plane about to crash.
Her husband, now awake, had no time to say a word, as they felt a strange feeling of weightlessness, a sort of vacuum, and were were "absorbed", still inside their car, into a bright beam of light, as if through a chimney, and into a kind of brightly lit circular garage.
A kind of skylight appeared in the ceiling and two human appearing men, in some version, two young people in another verions and two dark males in yet another version, floated down toward the car and its occupants. All version agree that they were 6 feet 6 inches tall.
The two beings signaled open the doors and get out, but Bianca Reis was paralyzed with fear. Erminio got out first and his wife, eventually, followed, having to force her door open. The men were speaking incomprehensibly to the couple and Bianca screamed at them, "What do you want? What do you want?" She also reported that the ground seemed to move and that she felt as if drunk without having had anything to drink.
Her husband describing the situation as "dream like," kept repeating, "It's a mistake, it is a mistake."
One of the two beings stepped on a button in the floor and a staircase appeared, up which the couple was led into a large compartment filled with instruments.
They were given headsets to put on over their ears; one of the two entities also put headset on his ears, then plugged them into a kind of computer. As he quickly manipulated dials, the couple heard a voice say in Portuguese, "I am Karen, calm down" or "My name is Karen, calm down."
Bianca was told that she had to undergo a series of examinations of the skin, ears, and eyes. Then she was placed in a box-like device that turned red, inducing in her a static electric charge that caused her to lose consciousness temporarily. She was next placed in a form-fitting chair that converted into a table and bed.
Then others beings, including a female with dark hair and large dark eyes, arrived. "Karen" said that they "also perform medical research," that ageing is consiered an illness on teir world but they have cured it in death does not exist anymore on their world.
Finally, they were advised not to speak of their experience, since they would be considered crazy if they did. They were told that they had a method to erase memory but the Reis declined.
They were then set free to continue their journey, 48 hours later according to one source. Bianca Reis claimed that by means of a small device the aliens use to measure brain waves that was implanted during their experience, she was able to remain in communication with the being called Karen.
One UFO book author says there was a a continuation on January 9, 1977. The story seems to have its origin only as a foreign newspaper article that came out three years after the alleged experience, and seems to have had little mention in the more serious UFO books.
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[Ref. bh1:] ROBERT E. BARTHOLOMEW AND GEORGE S. HOWARD:
The authors indicate that on January 21, 1976, near Matias-Barbosa, Brazil, at 11:30 p.m., Erminio Reis was driving the Rio de Janeiro - Belo Horizonte Highway, felt "sleepy" and pulled off to nap.
Minutes later, his wife, Bianca Reis, saw a bluish light illuminate the landscape; which advanced, and their Volkswagen car "was absorbed as if through a chimney" into "a kind of circular garage, intensely lighted" and at this point, Erminio was awake.
Two dark male beings about 6 feet 6 inches tall approached and signaled for them to leave the car.
Bianca Reis said "the ground seemed to move" and she also "felt as if drunk without having had anything to drink."
The two men talked in a strange language, and the two witnesses were then taken up a staircase to a large room with many instruments.
Bianca Reis said that "one of the strangers gave us headsets, put a pair over his ears" and "plugged" them into a device. A voice in Portuguese proclaimed, "My name is Karen, calm down..."
She was given a series of medical tests, and later they were made to drink an ill-tasting liquid substance.
Then others beings, including a female, arrived. "Karen" said, "We also perform medical research. Old age continues being an illness, but we have been about to conquer it. In our world death does not exist."
Later the witnesses were instructed "not to talk about what has happened" as people would think they were crazy. The aliens said that "If you wish, we have a method to erase memories," but the Reis declined.
Since the incident, Bianca claims to have been contacted via a small device the aliens use to measure brain waves.
The authors indicate that the source is La Nueva Province, of Bahia Blanca, Argentina, for September 17, 1978.
[Ref. go1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
The Belgian ufologist indicates in her chronology that on January 12, 1976, at 11:30 p.m. in Brazil, Herminio and Bianca R. were driving on board their Karmanguir old car of 1965 from Rio in Belo Horizonte.
Having exceeded Matias Barbosa, Herminio who was tired of the trip, pulled off on the side of the road to rest and he fell asleep while his wife remained awake.
Half an hour had run out, when Bianca R. saw though the windshield what she thought was a very pretty luminous balloon; which approached, died out, and ceases being visible.
It re-ignited suddenly and directed a beam of light towards the car; which died out in its turn while the balloon became motionless.
Bianca R. thought that it was an aircraft in distress which would hit their vehicle, she shouted and Herminio awoke suddenly. They then both experienced a strange feeling of wightlessness, a sort of vacuum.
The car was "sucked" and they found themselves with the car in a circular room.
Two young people helped them to get out of the car, there was a medical examination and a message for contactees, and there were other contacts thereafter.
The author indicates that the source of this is Jimmy Guieu in "Nos maîtres les extraterrestres", Presses de la Cité, 1992, pages 39 to 52.
They were released 48 hours later, and there will be a continuation on January 9, 1977, according to Maurice Chatelain in "Les messagers du Cosmos", Laffont, 1980, pages 58 to 60.
[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Matias-Barbosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on January 21, 1976, at 11:30 p.m., Erminio Reis, aged 30, and his wife Bianca, were driving on the Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte highway near Matias Barbosa when they began to feel sleepy.
Erminio pulled their VW over to the side of the highway and fell asleep over the wheel.
Several minutes later, Bianca, still awake, became aware of a dead silence over the area, and noticed a blue light that appeared to intensify and approach them. As it neared, she screamed, believing it to be a plane about to crash. Her husband, now awake, had no time to say a word, as the couple, still in their car, was "absorbed" in a bright beam of light, as if through a chimney.
They found themselves, still in their car, in a brightly lit, "kind of circular garage." A kind of skylight appeared in the ceiling and two human appearing men floated down toward the car and its occupants. They were dark and about two meters tall (6'6").
They signaled to the couple to open the doors and get out, but Bianca was paralyzed with fear. Erminio got out first and his wife, eventually, followed, having to force her door open. The men were speaking incomprehensibly to the couple and Bianca screamed at them, "What do you want? What do you want?" Her husband describing the situation as "dream like," kept repeating, "It's a mistake, it is a mistake."
One of the two beings stepped on a button in the floor and a staircase appeared, up which the couple was led into a large compartment filled with instruments. They were given headsets to put on over their ears; one of the two entities also donned a similar set, and then plugged them into a kind of computer. As he quickly manipulated dials, the couple heard a voice say, "I am Karen, calm down." Bianca was told that she had to undergo a series of examinations of the skin, ears, and eyes. Then she was placed in a box-like device that turned red, inducing in her a static electric charge that caused her to lose consciousness temporarily. She was next placed in a form-fitting chair that converted into a table and bed.
Both were required to drink a thick green liquid of rather bad taste. Several other entities joined the others, including one tall female with dark hair and large dark eyes. The couple was told that they performed medical research on "their" world and that age was treated as an illness, and that no one experienced death.
Finally, they were advised not to speak of their experience, since they would be considered mad if they did. They were told that they had a method to "erase memory." They were then set free to continue their journey. Bianca claims that by means of a small implement that was implanted during their experience, she was able to remain in communication with the being called Karen.
Albert Rosales indicates that that source is Jane Thomas.
The report seems to be at the origine an article in an Argentinian newspaper while the case is in Brazil, this article is presently not available, it seems to have been published nearly 3 years after the alleged experience.
There seems to have been no investigation or chacking whatsoever in the truthfulness of the report; there is no indication of credibility.
| Id: | Topic: | Severity: | Date noted: | Raised by: | Noted by: | Description: | Proposal: | Status: |
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| 1 | Data | Severe | June 7, 2007 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Apparent primary source, the article in the newspaper La Nueva Provincia, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, for September 17, 1978, is not available. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 2 | Ufology | Severe | June 7, 2007 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | There seems to have been no investigation. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 3 | Ufology | Severe | June 7, 2007 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | There are divergences in the ufological versions. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 4 | Ufology | Severe | June 7, 2007 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | The entities are practically not described. | Help needed. | Opened. |
Extraterrestrial beings or hoax. Insufficient data.
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| Main Author: | Patrick Gross |
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| Editor: | Patrick Gross |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | June 7, 2007 | Creation, [bh1], [go1], [ar1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | June 7, 2007 | First published. |
