The Bone-Chilling Deadly UFO Encounter Of Joao Prestes Filho
- By
Marcus Lowth
- March 30, 2018
- October 11, 2021
- 6 min read
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- UFOs, Close Encounters
Although there very well could be numerous other reasons for the sudden agonizing death of 44-year-old, Joao Prestes Filho in Brazil in March 1946, the grim and gritty account tends to remain predominantly in UFO circles. Perhaps due to other, similar cases that would take place in Brazil over the decades that followed.
A depiction of UFOs shining lights on the ground
The encounter remained relatively unknown from the rest of the world until French magazine, ‘Phenomenes Spatiaux” ran a story on the incident in 1971. The piece was the work of Professor Felipe Machado Carrion and ufologist, Irineu Silveira. Many other UFO researchers have examined the case, both before and since, and it remains one of the most mysterious o...
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
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Hi Claudio – I am relatively familiar with the case. Leave it with us and hopefully we can work an article in sometime in the near future.
you need to write about the case of Luis Fernandes Barroso who suffered an attack of a humanoid being and in the following years experienced rejuvenating side effect both physical and mental