Moment of Contact is an exploration of extraterrestrial encounters centered on a series of events in 1996 when citizens of Varginha, Brazil, reported seeing aliens. Several locals, including a group of girls ranging in age from 14-21, had a close encounter with a being described as four feet tall, with brown oily skin, a large head. Two creatures were captured after the town of Varginha was sealed off. Marco Cherese died after handling a creature. Nuclear physicist and professional ufologist Stanton Friedman, Brazilian Air Force General Jose Carlos Pereira, and Brazilian ufologist Ademar Jose Gevaerd are just some of the people featured in the documentary.

Was it real, a mass delusion, or a hoax to account for all those people who claim to have witnessed some part of these events? The viewer has the final say. Moment of Contact also features interviews with a former deputy undersecretary for defense intelligence.

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