On January 22, 1978, the newspaper Correio da Imprensa published a stunning frontpage story. A chilean engineer in electronics, Mr Nestor Touro, reported that in the night of January 20, 1978, a 11 year-old boy had knocked on doors from houses to houses in Rondonopolis for shelter and food. When Touro welcomed the boy, he noticed that the latter was dirty and cold and hungry and half undressed.
When Mr. Touro questioned the boy, he learned that his name was Manoel Roberto, and that at about 5 p.m., he was playing fussball with his cousin and four other kids in Piranhas, state of Goias, 500 kilometers from Rondonopolis, when he was taken on board what he called a "luminous locomotive."
Ufology sources report that what occurred is that when this disc-shaped luminous UFO came landing down silently in a street in Piranhas near the kids playground, most kids ran away in panic, but Manoel Roberto and his 10-year-old cousin Paulhino were "frozen" on the spot, or paralyzed - maybe by fear, maybe really paralyzed as this is not clearly specified: we are told the boys tried to run but were unable to. Both boys were eventually taken on board the UFO. Meanwhile the 4 other kids alerted their parents who then looked for the two cousins in vain.
Apparently, inside the UFO, in a large room were 8 "men of small size", dressed in some tight-fitted red or reddish plastic foam or rubber, with "iron rings" on their chests. Their faces were human or human-like. The beings did not talk between themselves and did to talk to the boys, they used eye movements to point to the boys what they were supposed to do. Eventually the beings had the two children sit on some sort of chair of bench, and Manoel then realized he could not free himself from the seat. But one of the "small men" showed him how to slide the hand on a side of the seat to get up. There was apparently nothing else in the room than this seat and "a button". The beings reporteldy gave some liquid to drink to the boys.
Later, at about 6 p.m. or 7 p.m., the UFO apparently dropped Manoel in or near Rondonopolis, but the cousin was apparently never seen again, Manoel telling that he remained on board the UFO. It seems Mr. Touro went to report this to the police, shortly after midnight of January 20, and the police apparently managed to phone to Manoel's parents, Mr Touro offering to drive the boy back to them in the day. Mr. Touro specified that the boy had repeated his story several times to him without contradicting himself.
Engineer Touro wisely pointed out that it will be necessary to confront Manoel with his parents, and to speak with the other children with whom he played when according to him he was taken in the UFO, but no source mentions that this was ever done or what the result was.
In Rondonopolis, the story spread in the city and the reactions of the residents were mixed, some believing the boy's story and others treating it as a lie. Some residents reported that at the hour of the supposed arrival of Manoel they had actually seen a strange circular object in the sky of the city. In addition, a total power outage occurred in the area during three minutes about the hour when the UFO allegeldy dropped the boy, and the local power company could not determine the cause of the failure.
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[Ref. ci1:] CORREIO DA IMPRENSA:
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The kid abducted by a flying saucer in Goias appears in RondonopolisThe boy Manoel Roberto, aged 11, appeared in the night in Rondonópolis, 250 km from Ciabá, claiming that together his cousin, Paulinho, aged 10, he had been abducted [...] [...] [...] Manoel Roberto to his country, some people claimed that at six hour in the night they had seen an object with a circular form on the city. At the same time, in the hour when the ship reportedly left the boy [...] [...] |
[Ref. lm1:] LE MERIDIONAL:
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U.F.O. from fiction... to reality?Did reality actually exceed fiction or is it again an invention due to a fertile imagination. Anyway, in Brazil, the claims of a 11-year-old child who affirms he was abducted, with his cousin, by an UFO, are taken very seriously. The affair occurred recently. Nothing is neglected by the investigators as for the statements of Manoel. But one especially looks for the cousin, kidnapped by eight small men wearing iron rings on the chests. Manoel Roberto (aged 11), who claims to be abducted with his cousin Paulo, this January 20, by an unidentified flying object, still maintains his statements, we learn from Rondonopolis (Center-West of Brazil). Your manuel, we are told, was found Saturday in Rondonopolis, 500 kms of his residence. He told that he had been abducted with his cousin on board a luminous locomotive, inside which were eight men of small size, dressed in red, and wearing iron rings on the chest. The latter did not speak, neither between them nor with the children, to which they made the children understand by movements of the eyes what they were to do, for example indicating the seats to them when they wanted to make them sit. They reportedly also gave them a liquid to drink. Found alone, Manoel could not explain what had become of his cousin. In Rondonopolis, the reactions of the population are mitigated, some granting credit to the boy's story, others treating it as fabulation. However, many residents told that at the hour of the supposed arrival of Manoel, at 7 p.m., they had seen a strange luminous object in the sky. In the same way, it was learned Tuesday that a total power outage had affected the area at this hour, with the local company unable to determine the cause of this. Mr. Manuel Toro, the Chilean engineer to whom Manoel went in Rondonopolls, told that he had met the young boy half-undressed and dirty. According to the engineer, Manoel's story is coherent and comprized no contradiction. It is however necessary, he went on, to confront Manoel with his parents, and especially to speak with the other children with whom he had been playing when, according to him, he was taken on board the U.F.O. |
[Ref. pd1:] PIERRE DELVAL:
The author indicates that on January 20, 1978 in Rondonopolis, Brazil, following the landing of a UFO, a power outage affected all the city, and the regional company could not determine the cause of the failure.
Further, the author states that on January 20, 1978, Rondonopoles [sic], Brazil, six young boys played football on a small square of the city when suddenly a luminous object in the shape of two plates put together one on the other landed close to them.
The children were panicked and fledexcept two of them, paralysed on the spot. Beings came down from the craft and invited them on board.
One of the children, Manual Roberto, was found two hours after his disappearance close to Rondonopolis at 500 kilometers from there dressed only of trousers and stiff with the cold.
According to his statements, in the craft, they had been led in a room where there was only one chair or a bench, and eight figures of small size with human faces.
An official investigation had been carried out to find the other child but without result. The power failure in Rondonopolis took place at the time when Roberto was released from the UFO and also affected the surroundings cities. The child thereafter said that "they could not get out of the chair on which they had taken seat" and that one of the creatures showed him that by passing the hand along a side of the chair, they could free themselves.
[Ref. go1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
The Belgian ufologist indicates that on January 20, 1978, in Rondonopolis, Brazil, six young boys played football on a small square of the city when suddenly a luminous object in the shaped of two plates glued one with the other landed close to them. Panicked, they fled, except two of them, paralysed on the spot. Beings came down from the craft and invited them on bord. One of these two children was found 500 km from there, two hours after his disappearance, only dressed of trousers and stiff with the cold. The other boy was never found. The recovered boy, Manuel Roberto, said that they had been led in a room where there was only one chair or a bench from which they were unable to stand up any more after sitting in. One of the creatures then showed how to get out of the chair by passing the hand along a side. In this room there were eight beings of small size with human faces. During the landing of the UFO, a power failure had affected all the locality whereas the power company was unable to determine the cause of the failure.
Godelieve van Overmeire indicates that the source is Pierre DELVAL in "Contacts du 4e type" - De Vecchi 1979, p. 22, 109-110.
[Ref. jl1:] "JORNAL LOCAL" WEBSITE:
Kid abducted in Piranhas appears in Rondonópoliswww.ampup.com.br The boy Manoel Roberto, age 11, appeared on January 20, 1978, a Friday, in Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, at 250 km from Cuiabá, claiming that together with his cousin, Paulinho, age 10, he had been abducted by a train in Piranhas, state of Goiás, as they were playing a fussball game on a ground of the city. Dressed only of pants and shirt, Manoel Roberto, after having knocked on the door of several house in the search of a shelter and food, arrived in the residence of electronic engineer Nestor Touro, to whom he repeated the story several times without falling into contradictions. He said that he ignored the fate of his cousin, that he had been left in this city whereas Paulinho remained inside the spaceship (the train). The boy's story quickly spread in the city. That day, while engineer Nestor Touro prepared to go to Piranhas, 500 kilometers from Rondonópolis, to bring back Manoel Roberto to his parents, some people claimed that at six hour in the night they had seen an object with a circular form on the city. At the same time, in the hour when the ship would have left the boy in Rondonópolis, a violent lighting failure in the city was recorded, during three minutes, although there was no problem with the powerlines. According to Manoel Roberto, he and his cousin had been playing balloon in company of other boys, when around 5 p.m. a strange object came down in a street close to the ground. The other boys,frightened, ran away, but he and Paulinho were frozen on the spot and were attracted inside the train. He also said that there were eight people, all small, inside the object, dressed with clothing similar to plastic foam, of reddish color. Manoel Roberto said that the unknowns did not speak with them neither between themselves. FROM THE EDITORS: IF YOU KNOW SEOME OF THESE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS CASE, PLEASE, CONTACT US BY EMAIL: JORNALLOCAL@ VIRTNET.COM.BR OR PHONE (64) 9655-1180 |
[Ref. gt1:] GUY TARADE:
A web page signed Guy Tarade indicates that on Saturday, January 21, 1978, a power failure deprived of energy all the area of Rondonopolis, a town of average importance in Brazil. Many witnesses saw in the sky "what is agreed upon to be called a flying saucer."
"A few minutes after the passage of the UFO, one found at the edge of a road an eleven-year-old little boy, Manoel Roberto, whose residence was 500 kilometers from there!"
Half undressed, the child told that he had been abducted with his cousin on board a "luminous locomotive" inside which were eight men of small size, dressed in red, who did not speak and made themselves understood by movements of the eyes. They reportedly also gave a liquid to drink to the two children.
Found alone, Manoel could not explain what had become of his cousin.
[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Piranhas, near Rondonopolis, Brazil, on January 19, 1978, at 1715, six young boys were playing soccer on a field when they saw a luminous disc shaped object flying over the area. It flew at treetop level then stopped and descended to the ground without making a sound. Four of the boys ran terrified to their houses and two remained behind. Two cousins, Manoel Roberto and Paulinho Roberto had stayed behind. The children told their parents and a search for the two cousins ensued. Later after midnight a telephone call from the police alerted the family of Manoel Roberto that he had been picked up by an engineer Mr. Touro in the nearby city of Rondonopolis, cold and hungry and looking for shelter. Later he narrated that as the object landed his cousin Paulinho and himself also tried to run but were unable to move. They were then attracted towards the object. Inside the craft they found themselves in a large room where there was only a chair and a button. In the room there were also eight short humanoids, wearing reddish rubbery tight-fitting suits, there faces were human-like. Both boys remained on the chair unable to move, until one of the short men approached and passed his hand over the side of the chair. Later the object landed in Rondonopolis and Manoel was let go by the humanoids. Around the same time there was a reported power outage in the area. His cousin Paulinho has never been seen or heard from again. His whereabouts remain unknown.
Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Guillermo Daniel Gimenez, ONIFE-CEP."
[Ref. af1:] ANTONIO FALEIRO:
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7 - Piranhas-Rondonopolis-January-19-1978 - 17:15 h -Kidnapping Six young boys were playing soccer on a field when they saw a luminous disc shaped object flying over the area. It flew at tree top level then stopped and descended to the ground without making a sound. Four of the boys ran terrified to their houses and two remained behind. Two cousins, Manoel Roberto & Paulinho Roberto had stayed behind. The children told their parents and a search for the two cousins ensued. Later after midnight a telephone call from the police alerted the family of Manoel Roberto that he had been picked up by an engineer Mr. Touro in the nearby city of Rondonopolis, cold and hungry and looking for shelter. Later he narrated that as the object landed his cousin Paulinho and himself also tried to run but were unable to move. They were then attracted towards the object. Inside the craft they found themselves in a large room where there was only a chair and a button. In the room there were also eight short humanoids, wearing reddish rubbery tight-fitting suits, there faces were human-like. Both boys remained on the chair unable to move, until one of the short men approached and passed his hand over the side of the chair. Later the object landed in Rondonópolis and Manoel was let go by the humanoids. Around the same time there was a reported power outage in the area. His cousin Paulinho has never been seen or heard from again. His where abouts remain unknown. (Guillermo Daniel Gimenez, ONIFE-ZIP CODE) |
[Ref. af2:] ANTONIO FALEIRO:
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32-Piranhas-Rondonópolis-January-1978 MR and PR kidnapped by ets (Guilherme D. Jiménez) |
[Ref. ib1:] ON AN ITALIAN BLOG:
An entry tells that in Cuiaba, in the end of January 1978, two teenagers, Manuel Roberto and his cousin Paulo, were abducted and taken on board a flying object. Both told that the met, on the disc, eight men of small hight, dressed in red. Manuel was found alone, in Rondonopolis, at 500 km from home, unable to tell what his companion became. More data are not available.
[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on January 20, 1978, in the evening, in Rondonopolis, Brazil, an abduction of a witness by alien entities was reported by two witnesses in a field; one witness name is Roberto.
The source is indicated as Webb, David, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports.
[Ref. cu:] CENTRO DE UFOLOGIA BRASILEIRO:
A kid disappears in Piranhas and reappears in RondonópolisBy Administrator Piranhas - GO The boy Manoel Roberto, age 11, appeared on January 20, 1978, a Friday, in Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, at 250 km from Cuiabá, claiming that together with his cousin, Paulinho, age 10, he had been abducted by a train in Piranhas, state of Goiás, as they were playing a fussball game on a ground of the city. Dressed only of pants and shirt, Manoel Roberto, after having knocked on the door of several house in the search of a shelter and food, arrived in the residence of electronic engineer Nestor Touro, to whom he repeated the story several times without falling into contradictions. He said that he ignored the fate of his cousin, that he had been left in this city whereas Paulinho remained inside the spaceship (the train). The boy's story quickly spread in the city. That day, while engineer Nestor Touro prepared to go to Piranhas, 500 kilometers from Rondonópolis, to bring back Manoel Roberto to his parents, some people claimed that at six hour in the night they had seen an object with a circular form on the city. At the same time, in the hour when the ship would have left the boy in Rondonópolis, a violent lighting failure in the city was recorded, during three minutes, although there was no problem with the powerlines. According to Manoel Roberto, he and his cousin had been playing balloon in company of other boys, when around 5 p.m. a strange object came down in a street close to the ground. The other boys,frightened, ran away, but he and Paulinho were frozen on the spot and were attracted inside the train. He also said that there were eight people, all small, inside the object, dressed with clothing similar to plastic foam, of reddish color. Manoel Roberto said that the unknowns did not speak with them neither between themselves. Last update (May 31, 2008) |
[Ref. cu2:] CENTRO DE UFOLOGIA BRASILEIRO:
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[Other cases] Abduction in Rondonopolis Psychologist Ataíde Ferreira Da Silva Neto, president of the Association of Mato-Grosso Ufological and Psychic Research, reveals that one of the most surprising cases that occurred in the State of one of a supposed abduction. Ataíde explains that an abduction is the abduction of people by unidentified objects. In this case, a 10-year-old boy, Manoel Roberto, disappeared from withing Goiás and appeared little afterwards in Rondonópolis. He was together with a 11 year old cousin, only identified as Paulo. Such an abduction reportedly occurred on January 20, 1978 and mades the newspapers headlines at the time. "Manoel Roberto and Paulo were taken by a strange object as they played balloon. Manoel Roberto appeared in Rondonópolis, but his cousin was never seen again", says Ataíde, adding that in that night a power failure "without explanation" occurred in Rondonópolis. "Manoel knocked from houses to houses to request help. An electronic engineer reportedly gave shelter to the boy in the night and heard Manoel tell the same story several times, without contradicting himself." [Other cases] |
The source is indicated to be the newspaper "A noticias".
The date: The dates vary from one ufology source to another. The newspaper Le Méridional for January 26 gives a day of the week: Saturday. The newspaper Correio da Imprensa publishes the case on January 22. January 21 is a Saturday. It can be deduced that the boy was found in Rondopolis Saturday, January 21, 1978, and that his alleged abduction took place the day before, Friday, January 20, 1978, as indicated by Le Méridional. But looking at the given hours, it becomes clear that the UFO encounter was at 5 p.m. on January 20, that Manoel was dropped - he claims - in Rondonopolis at 6 or 7 p.m. the same day, and that engineer Touro then went to the police shortly after midnight. This means that the case should be dated Friday, January 20, 1978.
The locations: Several ufology source locate the alleged abduction as taking place in Rondonopolis. More original sources are clear however. Rondonopolis, in the State of Mato Grosso, is the place where the kid allegedly reappeared, whereas the place he was allegedly taken on board the UFO was 500 kilometers from there, indicated as the State of Goias sometimes, and more precisely the city of Piranhas in the State of Goias; which is on the border with the state of Mato Grosso. Cuiaba is also mentioned but it is simple the capital of Mato Grosso, mentionned to indicate the 250 km distance between Rondonopolis and the state capital.
Certain details of the case make ne see as almost impossible that it was invented: for example, it seems that the boy talks of a "luminous locomotive", and not at all of a "flying saucer", which indicates that he does not understand exactly what the thing was, and means that there is thus little chance that he had in his head a project of making people believe he was in a flying saucer. The detail of the seat that you can leave by passing a hand on its side is also very striking; this does not seem at all the kind of things that a 11 year old child can make up, and it is nothing usual in "flying saucers stories". A "luminous locomotive", a large room with only one bench and a button, eight small men in red inside, all that does not evoke anything like come ordinary bus or car or train.
Engineer Touro had wisely stated: "It is however necessary to confront Manoel with his parents, and especially to speak with the other children with whom he played when, according to him, he was taken on board the UFO." It is very regretable that this was not done or that no information on such a follow-up is available. The case could be really extraordinary, if for example it had been firmly proven that Manoel played football at 5 p.m. and had been 500 kilometers from there so little time afterwards. It would have really been useful to check all these circumstances, it may be that the local police force file contains the answers.
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| 1 | Data | Severe | November 22, 2008 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Primary newspaper source not entirely available. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 2 | Data | Severe | November 22, 2008 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Possible police documentation not available. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 3 | Ufology | Severe | November 22, 2008 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | No detailes investigation report available. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 4 | Ufology | Severe | November 22, 2008 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Potentially a multiple witnesses case but only one witness is taken into consideration. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 5 | Ufology | Severe | November 22, 2008 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Verification opportunities are numerous but were not seized upon as I know it. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 6 | Ufology | Severe | November 22, 2008 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | UFO and occupants descriptions, details of abduction and release, not detailed enough as only from brief newspapers articles. | Help needed. | Opened. |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | November 22, 2008 | Creation, [ci1], [lm1], [pd1], [go1], [jl1], [gt1], [ar1], [ib1], [ud1], [cu1], [cu2]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | November 22, 2008 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | February 10, 2012 | Additions [af1], [af2]. |
