FORTYEIGHT HOURS IN A FLYING SAUCER

This article, written by Gordon Creighton, details the alleged abduction of a Brazilian soldier named José Antônio da Silva. According to the report, on May 16, 1969, the soldier was fishing near Pedro Leopoldo when he encountered a disc-shaped craft that landed on a tripod. He claimed to have been taken aboard by three small, yellowish, bearded beings who paralyzed him with a weapon. Inside the craft, he described a room with a central axis and seats with safety belts. He reported being held for 48 hours, during which he was given a bitter, greenish liquid to drink and shown drawings of animals on the walls. The entities allegedly told him they would return in three years. The soldier was eventually dropped off near Colatina, where he was found by a railway policeman, Geraldo Lopes da Silva. The soldier appeared stunned and suffered from injuries to his back and legs. He was subsequently taken to the Military Hospital in Belo Horizonte for examination. The article includes commentary from the author, who expresses significant skepticism, characterizing the account as a 'cock-and-bull' story and suggesting that the entities involved are 'tricksters' who manipulate human perception. The author references other similar cases, such as those involving Felipe Martínez in Argentina, to contextualize the event within a broader pattern of reported 'contactee' experiences.