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SUBJECT: THE PHENOMENON "CHUPA-CHUPA" IN AMAZONIA FILE: UFO2452
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The following article originally appeared in the Brazilian magazine UFO, No.
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7, vol. 2, April-May-June 1989, pages 13-18. This is an unauthorized and
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unofficial translation from the original Portuguese by Ed Stewart.
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UFO is published by GRUPO EDITORIAL PARACIENTIFICO (GEP) in conjunction with
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CENTRO PARA PESQUISAS DE DISCOS VOADORES (CPDV)
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Daniel Rebisso Geise is a biologist and professor, currently working on the
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state system of health of the State of Para' in Bele'm. President of the
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Centro de Investigaca~o de Pesquisas Exolo'gicas (CIPEX) since its
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foundation, currently participates as a director of Grupo Ufologico da
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Amazonia (GUA), Caixa Postal 624, 66000 Bele'm (PA).
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THE PHENOMENON "CHUPA-CHUPA" IN AMAZONIA.
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In Amazonia, UFOs are called "aparelhos" [machines] by victims and the
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violence by these extraterrestrials, principally in their attacks on
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women, have characterized an odd phenomenon: "Chupa-Chupa." [Suck-Suck]
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Daniel Rebisso Giese
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Grupo Ufologico da Amazonia (GUA)
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INTRODUCTION --- In the decade of the 70s, strange phenomena began to
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occur on the coast and interior of the states of Para' and Maranha~o. News
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came from all parts and the depositions were unanimous: mysterious light
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beams, projected from unidentified flying objects, which in the majority of
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cases appeared at night, burning men and women. Chasing people, taking blood
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from its victims, originating the expression "CHUPA-CHUPA," a name by which
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the phenomenon became popularly known. In other regions, principally in
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Maranha~o, the phenomenon became known by the name "APARELHO."
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The phenomenon, in spite of a long hatching period, manifested itself
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with such force and consistency never before seen in the history of the
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national Ufology. In a few short weeks, the news ran throughout the entire
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States of Para' and Maranha~o, taking the population by surprise, generating
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a climate of terror and collective panic. Motivated by curiosity and with the
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objective to shed light on the Chupa-Chupa mystery, we undertook a research
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which took us to several counties of Para'. We entertained but, due to our
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modest financial resources, and available time, it was not possible for us to
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cover all of Para' and Maranha~o. We hope that in the near future someone
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will be able to complete this research.
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What we will be exposing in this article won't consist of fables created
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by backwoodsmen or diverse residents of the interior and coast of Para'. We
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will be faithful to the facts and rendered depositions. Each interview was
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taken with attention and care. This way, we selected the most coherent
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reports, whose relationships with other depositions, added to the competence
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of the testimonials, constituted bearing elements. The objective of this work
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is to trace a real picture and an historical outline of one of the most
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impressive ufological manifestations which we could know.
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NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCEMENTS --- The first part of this research constitutes a
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bibliographical survey of all articles and reports published in the
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periodicals of Para' such as A PROVINCIA DO PARA', O LIBERAL, and ESTADO DO
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PARA'. However, the same was not possible, for the reasons previously
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described, with the press of Maranha~o. We read all the articles of the cited
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periodicals and feel that the press of Para' related in a very interesting
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form the development of the Chupa-Chupa phenomenon. All of the articles were
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heavily illustrated and taken at the locations of incidence, together with
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the testimonials... If today we are able to reconstitute this ufological
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wave, it is due to the press and the care of the Public Library of Bele'm.
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Several ufological news forecasted the Chupa-Chupa wave, but the most
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significant article was in O LIBERAL, 7-16-77, where we read:
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"The UFO photographed in Montevideo, spherical shape, compares in
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detail with the strange objects seen at several locations in Para',
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along the Maranha~o side of the Gurupi River and along the entire
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Para'-Maranha~o border. Just yesterday, these objects were observed
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at several locations in the interior of Maranha~o, frightening the
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population, similar to what occurs in the area of Vizeu in Para'."
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A few days before, precisely on 7-12-77, the JORNAL DA BAHIA reported in
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a clear manner what would become the phenomenon Chupa-Chupa:
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"Flying object which emits fantastic light frightens Para': Bele'm
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(AJB) --- A fantastic story of a flying object emitting a strong
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light and sucking blood from people, circulated from mouth to mouth
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among the population of the counties of Braganca, Vizeu and Augusto
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Correa in Para', where many people fear leaving their homes during
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the night so they won't get caught by the vampire-like light from
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the strange object which, according to information, already has
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caused the death of two men. No one knows how the story started,
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but the truth is that it reached Bele'm and grabbed headlines in
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the local newspapers."
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Months later, on October 8, O LIBERAL launched the first in a series of
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reports, giving the population knowledge of what was the Chupa-Chupa
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phenomenon. The report begins in a taxing manner:
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"Sucking animal attacks men and women in the village of Vigia: A
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strange phenomenon has been occurring for several weeks in the
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village of Vigia, more exactly in the Vila Santo Antonio do
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Imbituba about 7 kilometers from highway PA-140, with the
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appearance of an object which focus a white light over people,
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immobilizing them for around an hour, and sucks the breasts of the
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women leaving them bleeding. The object, known by the locals as
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"Bicho Voador" [Flying Animal], or "Bicho Sugador" [Sucking
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Animal], has the shape of a rounded ship and attacks people
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(principally women) in isolation, in spite of it also having
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attacked some men... One of the victims, among many in the area,
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was Mrs. Rosita Ferreira, married, 46 years old, resident of Ramal
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do Triunfo, who a few days ago was sucked by the light on the left
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breast, and passed out. Increasingly it looked like dealing with a
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nightmare, feeling as if there were some claws trying to hold her.
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She was attacked around 3:30 in the morning. Another victim was the
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lady known as "Chiquita," who was also sucked by the strange object
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with her breast becoming bloody, but without leaving any marks."
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CHUPA-CHUPA --- It was then on 10-16-77, that O LIBERAL launched for the
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first time the expression "Chupa-Chupa," as we read in the first paragraph of
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this report:
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"Chupa-Chupa: That was the denomination given by the population of
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Vigia to an unidentified flying object, which has brought to panic
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the dwellers of Imbituba, Camaru and Km-25, as well as other
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localities situated in the vicinity of those cities."
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Henceforth, until the end of mid-november 1977, the newspapers of Para'
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did not seize to bring to the public articles on the Chupa-chupa. The
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newspaper A PROVINCIA DO PARA' brought, on 10-20-77, 11-19-77 and 11-20-77,
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valuable reports for ufological investigation. On October 20 there were two
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full pages with popular depositions, graphics of UFO evolution in the skies
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of Vigia and the strange CI 2 [Hynek's CE-I] occurrence with colonist Manoel
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Matos de Souza (known by Coronha), registered in the small village of Monte
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Serrado, county of Santo Antonio de Taua' (PA). This farmer, 44 years old,
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was awaken around 2 to 3 am by a strong light which circled his area and
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penetrated his shack. On opening the door, he met with a flying object with
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two creatures in its interior. He returned to this room, and now armed with
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ammunition, he tried to fire in the vehicle's direction. To his surprise, the
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weapon did not fire and, feeling paralysis overcoming his body by the light
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from the UFO, screamed for help.
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On 11-19-77, A PROVINCIA DO PARA' published, for the first time,
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photographs of possible lesions of chupa-chupa, registered on the young
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Aurora Nascimento Fernandes, 18 years old, resident at Passagem Tabatinga, in
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the Jurunas neighborhood (Bele'm). Aurora found herself washing dishes around
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9 p.m. on 11-18-77 in her home when a strong gush of cold air surprised her
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in conjunction with a strong, reddish light. The young lady relates:
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"I became frightened. I called my mother and before she arrived, a
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strong red light enveloped me, making me dazed. At the same time,
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I felt really fine piercings striking my breast, and fell to the
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floor fainted."
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Afterwards, Dr. Orlando Zoghbi, after seeing the patient, framed the fact as
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an episode of hysteria and panic produced by the collective psychosis around
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the Chupa-chupa phenomenon. According to Dr. Zoghbi by the configuration of
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the marks, the wounds present on Aurora's right breast were caused by the
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contraction of her hands clutching (over the breast), in an instinctive act
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of protection at the possible Chupa-chupa attack. We loudly disagree, because
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the same appeared to be concentrated and deep (like biopsies) within a small
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area; no traces of scratches and the wounds did not possess a fingernail
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configuration.
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In conversation with UFO phenomenon researcher and student, Professor
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Fabio Zerpa (ONIFE)1, he observed similar facts, ahead of the described
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picture by Aurora and other women of Para' who said they were Chupa-chupa
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victims, occurring in southern Argentina in the 70s where one women was
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attacked by an entity which took blood. It is interesting to note that the
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described events occurred in cities and villages in proximity to rivers,
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lakes or seas. This makes us recall the Japanese mythological entities called
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the "kappas" which, according to legend, came from a distant star and
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populated the rivers (or seas) of Japan. Researchers Scornaux and Piens, in
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their excellent work "A Descoberta dos OVNIs" [The Discovery of UFOs],
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relate:
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" Kappas appear to use a submarine, or something of the like,
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provisioned with a respiratory device as well as some strange
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helmet with antennas. The ears are abnormally large. The skin is
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copper-colored (see the men of bronze who appeared at the Utinga
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reservoir, county of Bele'm, during the Chupa-chupa period) and the
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hands and feet are hook-like. This description reminds us of some
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humanoid ETs observed in our day, and the reputation which the
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Kappas had, of making ill the people who came in proximity to them,
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makes us think of the physiological effects experimented on some
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current witnesses."
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THE PHENOMENON IN COLARES --- The island of Colares is located around 70
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kilometers northeast the city of Bele'm. It bounds the county of Vigia,
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another region rich in apparitions and ufological cases. To its front is the
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Bay of Marajo~ which finds itself separated from the continent by the river
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Guajara'-Mirim. Colares comprises an area 600 square kilometers,
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approximately, and harbors several communities, such as Vila de Colares (the
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county seat), Fazenda, Mocajatuba, Ariri and others. Its population, in great
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part, is dedicated to fishing and agriculture.
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During the Chupa-chupa period, Colares was the target of intense UFO
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apparitions and several victims of the mysterious rays were detected. The
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fear was so much that a good part of the island residents abandoned their
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homes and temporarily went to reside with their parents in other counties.
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CIPEX2 located several witnesses to the phenomenon during the days which
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it stayed in Colares. We look at a few cases:
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(a) Jonas Ferreira Gondim, 60 years old, a married fisherman,
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confesses that in that time his house was illuminated by the Chupa
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light. Taken with courage, he went outside to the yard and fired a
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June firecracker to scare away the "aparelho." His son, Cla'udio
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Gondin, related to us: "During that time, we did not sleep right.
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I and some other colleagues went out for vigils at the home of
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friends. One night, I saw that machine over the treetops, there on
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S. Joa~o street. It suddenly stopped and emitted a clear light on
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top of the trees and right away climbed at great velocity towards
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another side of the village."
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(b) Mr. Zacarias dos Santos Barata, 74 years old, married,
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confesses: "I saw this machine around two times. The first time, it
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came from the direction of Soure' (Marajo' Island) and cruised the
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village really fast. On the other time, I saw here from the house
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when a luminous ball came lighting up all of the Luzio countryside.
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It wasn't making any noise and it was not enough to see how it was
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correctly, for the light was very strong and of a bluish color."
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The same was observed by his neighbor, Ju'lio de Brito Correia, 70
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years old, adding solely that the ship flew low and at great speed.
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(c) The carpenter Carlos Cardoso de Paula, 45 years old, married,
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describes two curious events. We see: "In the time of the Chupa,
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many times I left at night to visit the homes of friends and
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colleagues. The majority of them would meet on the street making a
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bonfire and frying fish. Once in a while, they would make noise
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with guns and cans to scare the Chupa... One time, at leaving the
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house around 21:00 hours, we heard the people yell: "There goes the
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chupa"; here from the house I only saw when a ball of fire came
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running in our direction, but soon it changed headings, entering
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into another street. A strange thing occurred another time, second
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account: "We were all asleep in the house and I was still smoking
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the last cigarette when all of a sudden, through the house's roof
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ridge, entered a small ball of fire. That thing started to ride
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around the room until it came next to my hammock. It climbed up my
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right leg up to the knee. I regarded all of this with much
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curiosity when that small ball passed to the other leg and I
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started to feel weak and sleepy. The cigarette fell from my hand
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and, scared of that situation, I screamed. The small ball
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disappeared and everyone woke up. I think it was looking for a vein
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in my body, but it didn't have any luck... When it would increase
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in brightness, I would feel a kind of heat..."
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PROBES --- The account of Mr. Carlos de Paula, besides the bizarre,
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indicates to us that that small ball, in reality, could be a matter of a
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probe, for the described characteristics by the witness so indicate. During
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our research, we located two people in the Vila de Colares who were victims
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of the Chupa-chupa. The clinical picture of this phenomenon will be better
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detailed with the description of the accounts which we gathered there.
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The first one was of the merchant Neuton de Oliveira Cardoso, 27 years
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old, married and who, at the time, resided in the Vila de Mocajatuba. One
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night, he woke up ill, feeling a "heat" throughout the body and, frightened,
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noticed that he was burned to the height of the neck on the left side. Family
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members took him on the following day to the Vila dos Colares for the medical
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appointment owed. Neuton comments: "I became very weak and without courage
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during various days and still feel a strong torture and headache." The second
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victim was Mrs. Claudomira Rogrigues da Paixa~o, 43 years old, married,
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popularly known as "Mirota." She was hit in the breast by the Chupa-chupa
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light, when still sleeping at her parent's house. It was around midnight and
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she slept in the hammock next to the window when she was surprised by an
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intense glare; quickly, she felt a heat over the body that paralyzed her,
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when then a focused beam of greenish light was projected over her torax,
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being right away withdrawn. But it was late and mirota already had burns
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present on the left breast.
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During several days, she felt a great weakness and strong headaches
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which occasionally still return to bother her. Later, she was lead to the
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Instituto Medico Legal Renato Chaves (Bele'm) for complimentary exams. Years
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ago, inclusive, she had the visit of two foreign researchers who arrived
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together with an interpreter at the island in a single-engine plane. Mrs.
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Claudomira certifies: "During the instant the fire struck me, I felt holes
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like from needles over my chest. Later, I did not feel any pain, unless
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headaches and a great laziness which kept me in the hammock for several
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days..."
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SECRET ACCOUNTS --- At the start of the rumors of curious ufological
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apparitions in the interior of Para' and in Maranha~o, increased by the panic
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of the population about the phenomenon, the 1st Regional Aerial Command (1st
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COMAR)3, located in Bele'm, activated an exhaustive field operation with the
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intent of clearing up the Chupa-chupa phenomenon enigma. The command's order
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was the following:
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1) The UFO phenomenon merits a deep and objective study;
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2) All relevant information on the phenomenon needs to be gathered;
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3) Public announcements and commentary about the subject needs to be
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avoided.
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During the time, the Air Force sent researchers to several counties
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where the presence of UFOs were detected, in such a way that hundreds of
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reports of the first and second degrees and around 200 photographs of strange
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objects, UFOs, were gathered. The most rich locations were Baia do Sol (Ilha
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de Mosqueiro) and the Ilha de Colares (Para'). In these regions several UFO
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photographs were obtained, mostly nocturnal, and still some films of short
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duration registering the ship's evolution.
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The majority of the photographs were taken with professional cameras
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(Cannon, Nikon) coupled and tele-aimed, utilizing Kodak 1000 ASA film, black
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and white, with the equipment belonging to the military. At the end of the
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field investigation, the second phase of the operation was initiated which
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included the elaboration of a report and analysis of the recognized data.
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This report, around 500 pages including photographs of UFOs, drawings, maps,
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records of interviews and clippings of local newspapers, was sent to the
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military high command (EMFA), together with all the existing photographic
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documentation (films, negatives, photograph copies).
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The obtained results of this far away work points that the Chupa-Chupa
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phenomenon was general and of ufological nature, being difficult to specify
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with objectivity the origin and purpose of the same.
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EVIDENCE --- In a ufological research, it is not sufficient to gather and
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archive cases. It is necessary to test them, compare them with others and
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submit them to several criticisms (both internally and externally).
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The climate that the 1977 Para' wave generated in the breast of the
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population is complex and rich in data; all of society's sectors were hit and
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the divulged opinions are the most diverse possible. The press effected an
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excellent job, maybe addressing, as it allowed itself by one side, by the
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skepticism of the high domes; and, on the other side, by the inexperience of
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the ufological camp. However, these small flaws are understandable and
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natural. But, the same judgment is not valid when we denounce the scientific,
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political and military community's position which still insists in hiding
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themselves under old anti-ufological pretexts. This omission was expected,
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being in part deliberate.
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Tactics of this nature are well recognized among researchers and
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publicists of the UFO reality. Not withstanding or missing were the Air Force
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secret research, the ridicule, the "prophets" announcing the arrival of the
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martians and still the confusion tactic with the prejudiced affirmations of
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some liberal professionals with their "famous" convenient explanations.
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CONCLUSIONS --- This research, despite its limitations, allowed us an
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adequate sampling of the 70s ufological wave in Para'. We emphasize some
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points:
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1) The zone of action was the north of Brazil, being frequent the
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sightings on the edges of rivers and of the Atlantic Ocean;
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2) The UFOs surfaced, in the majority of times, at night, being rare the
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sightings during the day;
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3) The depositions confirm the presence of ships - not always coming
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from high and disappearing in the sky;
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4) Whatever the small ships, everything indicates they were about
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probes, due to their aerodynamic and behavioral profile, such as round
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extremely luminous objects, rapid movements, low altitude flying,
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emission of luminous beams and chasing people;
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5) The burns produced by the UFOs were not accidental, but demonstrated
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an objective. Men and women were the aim, preferably targeted when they
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slept;
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6) There is no complete proof that the UFOs removed blood from their
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victims; on the other hand, the biochemical and clinical exams performed
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by Dr. Wellaide C.C. de Oliveira attest to the lower number of
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hemoglobin in the hemogram from the victims, besides the quite peculiar
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clinical picture of people who have lost considerable blood (fainting,
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chronic headaches, body weaknesses, preventing the victims from standing
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on their feet) including the presence of diminutive "prick marks" in the
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regions hit by the beams from the UFOs;
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7) Informational references about the occupants of the ships were few,
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but they point to the presence of beings of below/medium stature,
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greenish and wrinkled skin;
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8) There is a specific objective of great importance which precipitated
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the UFOs invasion of coastal Para' and Maranha~o.
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Everything leads to believe that the global phenomenon was a mission of
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great scope, not only by the frequency of sightings, but by the great number
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of sighted objects. The zones incidental were chosen due to their strategic
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positions and by the security which they gave to the action of the UFOs
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(geographic isolation, far apart and small population centers). The objective
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of that invasion was related (possibly) with the research and biological
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manipulation on man on the part of the aliens, whose purpose in the mean time
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we are unable to elucidate.
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ARTICLE PHOTOGRAPHS:
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Page 13 In the inset, an UFO photographed by the team from the First
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Regional Aerial Command (COMAR), in Bele'm, Para'. The larger photo
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is on an UFO whose shape is the same as in the described cases in
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Bai'a do Sol (Para'). Both phenomena are associated with the
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"Chupa-chupa."
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Page 14 Above, view of Bai'a do Sol (Para'). Below, ufological probe
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frequent in the region.
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Page 15 Above, UFO of great proportions photographed by the team from the
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1st Regional Aerial Command (COMAR) of Bele'm. In the inset, a
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smaller ship, extremely luminous against the nocturnal sky,
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observed in Mosqueiro (Para').
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Page 15 The proof of silence and military secret about the UFO problem:
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CONFIDENTIAL
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Round seal ----> Regional Aerial Command - 2nd Section
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All and any person who becomes aware of this
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secret matter becomes, automatically,
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responsible for the maintenance of its secret.
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(Art. 12, of Doc. no. 79,099 of 06.01.77)
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(Regulation for the Safeguard of Secret
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Matters).
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Page 16 Authentic engraving from the time of He'ian, of a "Kappa" - a
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dweller from the deeps of rivers and seas. Similar beings are seen
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in Para'.
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FOOTNOTES:
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(1) Fa'bio Zerpa is presidente-founder of ONIFE, Organizac,a~o Nacional
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Investigativa de Feno^menos Aerospaciais: Casilla de Correos 35,
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Sucursal 29, 1429 Buenos Aires (Argentina).
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(2) CIPEX is the initials of Centro de Investigac,a~o e Pesquisas
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Exolo'gicas, founded in Curitiba (Pernambuco) and transferred to Bele'm,
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together with its founder, and author of this article. Its address is
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the same as Daniel R. Giese.
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(3) The photographs from 1st COMAR were unprecedently published by the
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magazine UFOLOGIA NACIONAL & INTERNACIONAL, No. 5 and 7, from 1985. This
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publication - also the editorial responsability of CPDV - is the
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precursor to UFO. The present article was extracted from the referenced
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editions and updated for this presentation.
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