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Dr. Italo Venturelli

1996

Brazilian neurosurgeon; says a younger colleague showed him video of a non-human being recovering from a minor procedure at Hospital Regional in Varginha, then took him to see the being in person for three to four minutes. Says he has never been able to locate the video since; his colleague died in 2018. Gave this account publicly for the first time in 2026.

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Connections (2)

confirmedJames Fox
gave him this account publicly for the first time in 2026
Source: 1996 Varginha incident; James Fox, Moment of Contact (2022) & 2026 conference
reportedVarginha Incident (1996)
says he saw the alleged being in person for three to four minutes
Source: 1996 Varginha incident; James Fox, Moment of Contact (2022) & 2026 conference
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