Marco Eli Chereze
Brazilian military police corporal who, according to witness accounts, subdued the alleged Varginha creature and transported it by vehicle. Died February 7, 1996 of a rapidly progressing bacterial infection after arm surgery; some UFO researchers attribute the infection to exposure to the creature, a claim with no scientific verification. His family says the military pressured them to bury his body quickly; a legal effort to exhume it for further testing was reportedly underway as of 2026.
In the UAP recordRuled into the unidentified-phenomena thread on 2 September 2026 from this entity's own name and role text, which contain: "ufo". An editorial classification of what thread this entity belongs to; it rests on no page and does not claim to. Neighbours were not used - see apply-subjects-2026-09-02.mjs for why.
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witnesses say he subdued the creature; died weeks later of an infection some attribute to the encounter1996 Varginha incident; James Fox, Moment of Contact (2022) & 2026 conference
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presented testimony about his case and a push to exhume his body1996 Varginha incident; James Fox, Moment of Contact (2022) & 2026 conference
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performed his autopsy and found an unusually virulent infection
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Established 25 August 2026 from this node's own role text, which states: "Died February 7, 1996 of a rapidly progressing bacterial infection". The role names the day, and it matches the end recorded here exactly. No source outside this file was used.