Bom Fim Mine, Brz abduction report — September 1978

At about 8 p.m. during September 1978, a man near Bom Fim Mine in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, reportedly saw a silent saucer-shaped object rise from the ground. The source does not give an exact day or name the observer. He was subsequently missing for approximately thirteen hours. When found, he was reportedly unable to speak or eat normally. The catalogue associated his absence with the object, but preserved no continuous account from him of what had occurred during those hours. No occupants, interior setting or return journey are described. The available sequence consists of the object’s departure, the man’s absence and his reported condition when found.