May 22, 2005: Aliens in Brazil - Dr. Roger Leir
May 22, 2005: Aliens in Brazil - Dr. Roger Leir  
Podcast: The Art Bell Archive
Published On: Fri Nov 21 2025
Description: Art Bell welcomes Dr. Roger Leir on the same day Brazil announces it will open its classified UFO files to the world. Leir describes how Brazilian Air Force generals initiated contact with civilian researchers to begin releasing documents, including over 100 photographs from Operation Saucer, a 1977 military investigation of UFO activity in the Amazon. Leir recounts the 1996 Varginha case in detail, beginning with a damaged craft trailing smoke that crashed after NORAD alerted Brazilian forces.… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/may-22-2005-aliens-in-brazil-dr-roger-leir/