Colares Island

[StephieM]

Does anyone know anything about this? I got this print out from my daughter's new art teacher about the incidents that occurred there involving UFOs and beams of light that could only be explained as 'death rays'. I usually don't like to make judgements before finding out more about something, but this print out had me laughing out loud. Is there any basis to this story? I'm going to look it up on the net to see if I can find anything else on it, I was just curious as to anyone's take on it.

Steph

[Miss Deetective]

Let us know what you find.

[dr wu23]

Originally Posted by StephieM

Does anyone know anything about this? I got this print out from my daughter's new art teacher about the incidents that occurred there involving UFOs and beams of light that could only be explained as 'death rays'. I usually don't like to make judgements before finding out more about something, but this print out had me laughing out loud. Is there any basis to this story? I'm going to look it up on the net to see if I can find anything else on it, I was just curious as to anyone's take on it.

Steph

This and other Amazon basin cases were thoroughly explored by Dr Vallee who spent time down there investigating various cases.
See his book Confrontations.
http://www.anomalistbooks.com/vallee2.html
http://www.amazon.com/Confrontations.../dp/0345365011

[Khtiraa]

Steph, Its a well documented case that has been investigated by government and private researchers. If you do a search on it you'll find some detailed reports on it. What makes it so strange are two main factors. Dozens of people were literally attacked by UFO beam weapons, some of whom died due to red blood cell and hemoglobin deficiencies days after they were attacked.
The other strange factor stems from the statement by a nurse who worked in the clinic health clinic who received the victims. When she contacted the military she was transferred to a commander who ordered her to tell these people that this was all imaginary and not to worry, as I recall. It is indeed a story of high strangeness. She actually called the military many times and begged them to come and investigate the situation and they didn't send investigators until the attacks had subsided. Most of the official documents are still highly classified. although a few years ago some of them were released to the public.
Here's a little info. that may help in your search.

One of the witnesses of the Colares UFO attacks was a physician, Dr. Wellaide Cecim Carvalho, who cared for and made medical tests on the victims. She identified the victims as suffering from fatigue, dizziness, headaches, low blood pressure, and anemia. Some had burn marks where the beams had hit them, with small puncture marks within the burned area. Permanent hair loss occurred in the affected zone.
According to Dr. Carvalho, she attended to about 35 people with these symptoms, who claimed to have been struck by unidentified beams of light from the sky; two of the patients died. Dr. Carvalho said that she was caught in one of the mysterious aerial lights herself. She did not suffer any wounds or lasting physical effects.
This incident was thoroughly studied by Brazilian ufologist and Daniel Rebisso Giesewho made an extensive report of it.

Later, in 1988, French scientist and ufologist, Dr. Jacques Vallee, traveled to Brazil to investigate tales of injured people and UFO sightings. He met Wellaide Carvalho and other UFO witnesses. The conclusion of his trip to Brazil was that "these kinds of incidents are not uncommon and deserve a scientific study." His conclusions can be found in his book Confrontations: A Scientist's Search for Alien Contact (1990).
Other investigators that have reviewed and researched Colares UFO incidents are Ademar Gevaerd (Brazil) and Bob Pratt (USA).

[StephieM]

Thanks Wu and Kitraa for the links. After reading the reports on it, I find this story to be very disturbing to say the least. If indeed these were alien spacecraft, which I can't find any other explanation, what was their purpose in doing this? What made them stop? I'm trying to come up with a reasonable motive and I just can't. Maybe their purpose was to scare these people off the island because of how close the so called "underwater base" was located to it. I don't know, it's all very strange and perplexing.

[Jurgen]

Some known details about this incredible case: Found at ufos.about.com

Summary:

In 1977, the Brazilian island of Colares would be home base for some of the most extraordinary close encounters ever recorded. Only a few of the Island's city of Colares' 2,000 inhabitants would be spared the frightening light beams shot to the ground by many various flying objects. A number of residents managed to take photographs of the phenomenal flying death machines, or "chupa-chupas," as the locals called them.

All Shapes & Sizes:

Never had there been an event of unknown, flying objects with so many different variations of shape and size. There were reports of small UFOs, large UFOs, cigar-shaped, saucer-shaped, and more. Some of the objects were luminous, some were not, but all of them could be deadly. The unusual phenomena of the light beams lasted for months, sending the island of Colares and surrounding areas into a state of panic.

Beams of Different Color:

These strange death rays seemed to come from a Hollywood movie- projections of different colors of light and intensity aimed directly at frightened, fleeing citizens. Many hit by the beams were knocked unconcious and awoke with many various medical ailments, most prominently a type of anemia, or weakness. Many were diagnosed and treated by local physicians, hard pressed for a solution.

Trying to Make Contact:

The activity of the chupa-chupas was so frequent and powerful that the people of the region felt that aliens were trying to make contact with them though the powerful beams. As to the origin of the UFOs, some theorized that they would come and go from an undersea base near the Bay of Marajo, allowing the strange flying machines to appear, shoot their beams and disappear almost instantly.

Women & Chlidren Leave Homes:

During the siege, the citizenry was so frightened that many of the women left Colares, taking their children away from the terror of the UFOs. The men kept a vigil to protect their homes and possessions. They made large bonfires to light up the night, ofttimes used fireworks and banged on metal objects in hope of scaring off the intruding craft. Soon this was given up, seemingly it had no effect.

Victims' Claims:

One group of victims claimed to the press that: "They were immediately immobilized, as if a heavy weight pushed against their chest. The beam was about seven or eight centimeters in diameter and white in color. It never hunted for them but hit them suddenly. When they tried to scream no sound would come out, but their eyes remained open. The beam felt hot, almost as hot as a cigarette burn."

Patient Symptoms:

Doctor Wellaide Cecim Carvalho wrote: "All of them had suffered lesions to the face or the thoracic area." The lesions, looking like radiation injuries, "began with intense reddening of the skin in the affected area. Later the hair would fall out and the skin would turn black. There was no pain, only a slight warmth. One also noticed small puncture marks in the skin. The victims were men and women of varying ages, without any pattern."

The Chupa-Chupas:

Some of the local newspapers and journals tried to make the people of the Colares area believe that they were seeing satellites, military balloons, or other everyday objects. This only went to make the citizens angry, as they knew what they were seeing, and none of the media's explanations came close to describing the chupa-chupas, or their beams of light.

Operation Saucer:

COMAR (Comando Aéreo Regional, the Regional Air Command of the Brazilian Air Forces), arrived in Belém, and made a series of research projects in the region, under the project name "Operation Plate." (Operation Saucer) They would never affirm that UFOs or flying saucers were responsible for the beams of light, opting for a more "normal" explanation.

Results of Operation:

The Brazilian Air Force soon discovered the reason for the panic on the island, as their own personnel became targets of the beams of light. They did manage to take four video films of the objects, and many photographs, but no explanation was ever offered that satisfied the people of Colares.

[dr wu23]

To me it sounds more like something humans would do to fellow humans while testing particle beam weapons . Pick an isolated place with people that can be hit at night from the sky and then leave after you are done with your tests. Could it have been covert craft from some western nation disguised as 'alien craft'?

[Jurgen]

Originally Posted by dr wu23

To me it sounds more like something humans would do to fellow humans while testing particle beam weapons . Pick an isolated place with people that can be hit at night from the sky and then leave after you are done with your tests. Could it have been covert craft from some western nation disguised as 'alien craft'?

I was thinking along those lines too. Especially because it went on for several weeks. It somehow smells like someone or something is testing a new device. Doesn't sound like something we would have though... unless it's back-engineered technology or just the real deal...

[dr wu23]

Jurgen,
I saw a news show over a year ago about microwave weapons the US already have that can burn a person from a distance. I have no doubt we have such things....it's very scary to think that we would test them on humans in another country.

[Miss Deetective]

I would prefer to think that aliens did it than to think our country would do such a thing to innocent folks.
Testing things is fine....but it is NOT acceptable to test humans without their consent.