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Rio De Janiero entity encounter — 1949-12-04

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Rio De Janiero, Brazil

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Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Rio De Janiero entity encounter — 1949-12-04
Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Rio De Janiero entity encounter — 1949-12-04

Case description

Mário Restier reportedly encountered a landed object near Volta Redonda, Brazil, on December 4, 1949, while returning from his father's property. The imported summary gives 5 a.m.; the fuller SBEDV account reproduced by Revista UFO instead gives 5 p.m. Both describe a roadside object and two approximately human-height occupants. Restier said that the figures invited him inside and that he experienced a journey to an unfamiliar world. His account includes immersion in liquid during part of the trip and a much shorter perceived absence than the interval he believed had passed at home. It gives April 14, 1950, as his return date, approximately four months after departure. The story became public years later, and retellings differ over its duration and journey details. The separate April 1950 Atlas listing may be an alias based on that return date, not a second event. The plate represents the roadside encounter without treating the claimed destination or altered passage of time as independently established.

Recorded details

Local time
05:00
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

Case videos and witness interviews

Seven Incredible Onboard UFO Encounters

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The film presents one departureDecember4,1949 and returnApril14,1950, not a second April abduction. Atlas entries are possible source aliases whose relationship remains unresolved. Imported5am differs from film/fullSBEDV5pm; claimed destination and time dilation remain unverified testimony.

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