Whistleblowers & Witnesses

Fred Clausen

2026

Retired U.S. Air Force colonel; says a U.S. cargo plane secretly flew into Brazil without authorization in January 1996, loaded "unusual cargo," and departed to an unknown location. Separately claims to have personally encountered a UFO in 1980, with the military confiscating his gun-camera footage.

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Connections (2)

confirmedJames Fox

presented his testimony at the 2026 conference

Source: 1996 Varginha incident; James Fox, Moment of Contact (2022) & 2026 conference

reportedVarginha Incident (1996)

claims a secret U.S. cargo flight retrieved material from the site

Source: 1996 Varginha incident; James Fox, Moment of Contact (2022) & 2026 conference

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