Case file · Close encounter
Cláudio police case
Military police officers in Cláudio, Minas Gerais, reported chasing glowing humanoid figures and photographed lights.
2008 CE · -20.44, -44.77 · status: account
The account
On 19 and 20 November 2008 officers of the Minas Gerais Military Police reported luminous figures and objects; the case file is signed by seven officers and includes three photographs and a police report.
The sceptical view
The photographs show indistinct lights, and no independent analysis has been published.
The researched reading
Police testimony of glowing figures, backed only by blurry photos. Possibly something mundane seen under stress; never analysed.
| Explanation | Weight | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Something known, misidentified | 31% | The photographs show indistinct lights consistent with lanterns, aircraft or distant lamps; at night, people with torches or reflective clothing can appear ‘luminous’. |
| Perception, memory or mind | 28% | A tense night chase with radio chatter is the setting in which observers perceive figures and motion that are not there. |
| Genuinely anomalous | 14% | Several officers filed a report of glowing figures; without analysis of the photos, a share stays open. |
| Undetermined | 7% | The share the reading had given to fabrication on doubt rather than evidence: the record does not settle it either way. |
| A known natural phenomenon | 6% | Atmospheric light effects or fires are possible sources for the lights. |
| A poorly understood natural phenomenon | 6% | An unusual natural light cannot be excluded in a rural area. |
| A hoax or fabrication | 5% | The internal police report surfaced years later through a UFO researcher; embellishment in transmission is possible. |
| Secret human technology | 3% | Nothing links the event to military activity. |
Official position: A preliminary military-police report (December 2008) recorded the officers’ account; no finding was published.