Matias-Barbosa, Brz abduction report — January 21, 1976

Hermínio and Bianca were travelling on the Rio de Janeiro–Belo Horizonte road near Matias Barbosa in January 1976 when they reported being taken from their Volkswagen Karmann Ghia into a UFO. The inherited index gives January 21; a linked witness-interview caption uses January 12, so the month is retained without resolving that difference. They described humanlike occupants about two metres tall, with dark hair, greenish eyes, and white clothing and shoes. A figure identified as Karran appeared to be their leader. According to the couple, headsets connected to an apparatus enabled a conversation that they could understand. The discussion included religious subjects and the visitors' claimed home, called Klermer. These names and explanations are presented as what the participants said they were told. Later accounts describe further meetings with Karran. This entry concerns the initial road encounter; the source summary does not provide a detailed account of the return from the craft.