RAFAEL AMORIM – UFOLOGIST AND RESEARCHER
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Rafael Amorim has been a ufology researcher for 35 years. He is an investigator and speaker on the UFO phenomenon, coordinator of the Núcleo de Estudos Ufológicos (Ufological Studies Center), and a managing member of the Movimento Gaúcho de Ufologia (Ufology Movement of Rio Grande do Sul state).
He is a former member of IBEXO, CBU, and CBPDV, the founder of the Ufological Studies Center of Venâncio Aires, and a member of AMIPSo — Asociación Mundial de Investigación Paranormal y Sobrenatural (World Association for Paranormal and Supernatural Research).
As a field researcher, he has spent hundreds of nights conducting fieldwork outdoors. He has appeared in the series Contato Extraterrestres, De Carona com os Ovnis, Inexplicável e Esquadrão UFO on the History Channel. He runs the Ufologia Paralela channel (Parallel Ufology) and is the author of two books on the subject of UFOs.
MARCO PETIT – WRITER AND PRESIDENT OF THE BRAZILIAN COMMISSION OF UFOLOGISTS (CBU)
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Marco Antonio Petit began investigating the UFO phenomenon in 1975. He has been involved—both as an investigator and in disseminating information—in the most significant cases within Brazilian military ufology, including the “Official Night of the UFOs”, Operação Prato (“Operation Saucer”), and the Varginha incident, among others. He conducted what are now considered historic interviews with high-ranking military officials, including the commander of Operação Prato and the former Minister of Aeronautics, Brigadier Otávio Júlio Moreira Lima.
He was responsible for the longest and most documented study, or investigation of an area of incidence ever carried out in Brazil. This work took place in the Serra da Beleza region (Rio de Janeiro state) between 1982 and 2006; during this period, he documented over 400 accounts from local residents and had numerous direct encounters with UFOs, which allowed him to capture photographic evidence of these objects on several occasions.
He served as co-editor of the magazine Fenômeno UFO and was one of the creators of the campaign UFOs – Liberdade de Informação, Já (“UFOs: Freedom of Information Now”). This initiative led to the declassification of thousands of pages of official documents regarding the presence of UFOs in Brazilian airspace, records that had previously been kept under strict secrecy by the Brazilian Air Force. He is a founding member of the Comissão Brasileira de Ufólogos (Brazilian Commission of Ufologists) and currently serves as its president, continuing to lead this campaign.
At the invitation of the Brazilian Air Force, he was received at CINDACTA, the Brazilian Aerospace Defense Command (COMDABRA), and the Ministry of Defense, along with other leaders of the movement. This event is unprecedented in the history of global ufology, as it involved discussions on ending military secrecy regarding the reality of the UFO phenomenon.
An accomplished author, he has written 16 books covering various aspects of both Brazilian and global ufology. He is currently developing the “Mars Revealed Project”, an initiative he created himself to monitor and analyze, on a daily basis, photographs from NASA missions on the Red Planet. These images are published in real time via the space agency’s catalogs and websites, and the project includes a search for biological signatures of ancient life on the Martian surface.
On September 16, 2025, he served as a speaker at a public hearing on UFOs held at the Chamber of Deputies in Brasília (DF), where he denounced the “UFO cover-up” occurring within the country’s military sector.
TONI INAJAR KUROWSKI – UFOLOGIST AND FORENSIC EXPERT
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Toni Kurowski is a forensic expert who has been interested in Ufology since childhood; he gave his first lecture on the subject at the age of 14. He is a field researcher in Ufology, with a particular focus on crop circles.
He serves as a co-editor of Revista FENÔMENO UFO (FENÔMENO UFO Magazine), coordinator of the magazine’s image analysis group, a member of the Brazilian Commission of Ufologists (CBU), and a founding member of the Brazilian Institute of Exopolitics (IBEXO). He is also a participant in various other ufology groups.
THIAGO TICCHETTI – UFOLOGIST AND NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF MUFON IN BRAZIL
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Thiago Luiz Ticchetti has been a ufologist for over thirty years. As the editor of Revista Fenômeno UFO—a benchmark publication in the field—he has authored 17 books on the subject, including: Arquivos UFO (Vols. I, II, and III), Universo Insólito: Livros de Bordo (I and II), four editions of Guia da Tipologia Extraterrestre, Guia da Tipologia dos UFOs, Quedas de UFOs (I and II), Cartas Para Claudeir Covo, On the Trail of UFOs and Extraterrestrials in Brazil (Volume 1), UFO Attacks in Brazil: The True Story of the Most Terrifying Events in the History of Ufology, UFO Contacts in Brazil, and Contacts OVNIs au Brésil.
He was associated with Revista UFO for nearly 30 years, beginning as a volunteer translator and eventually becoming its editor. He is a columnist for the British magazine UFO Truth. He serves as International Director of the Brazilian Commission of Ufologists (CBU), an organization he previously led as president for seven years. He is the National Director for Brazil chapter of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a certified field investigator, and a member of both MUFON’s Experiencer Resource Team (ERT) and its STAR TEAM. Furthermore, he acts as the Brazilian representative for the International Coalition for Extraterrestrial Research (ICER) and is a member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU) and CIFE.
He has investigated dozens of cases, including Operação Prato (“Operation Saucer”), the Paranoá Dam UFO, the Lago Oeste case, the Band case, and the “Datena UFO,” among others.
He has actively participated in hearings at the National Congress advocating for UFO disclosure, delivered lectures both in Brazil and internationally, and contributed to various films, documentaries, and series concerning the UFO phenomenon.
FERNANDA PIRES – INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR OF MUFON FOR SOUTH AMERICA AND CENTRAL AMERICA
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Fernanda Pires is a MUFON University certified investigator. She serves as the Director of International Investigations for MUFON Global and as the Regional Director for MUFON in Canada, Central America, and South America.
She is a member of the Experiencer Resource Team (ERT), where she assists with cases involving contact and abduction, and she serves as the Executive Director for the MUFON Canada website and newsletter. She is the founder of CIFE (Scientific Channel of UFO Phenomena and Space Research), a columnist and co-editor for Fenômeno UFO magazine, and a member of the Brazilian Commission of Ufologists (CBU).
As an international researcher, writer, and producer, she co-produced the documentaries Moment of Contact and Encounters Latin America, and is a co-author of the book Incident in Varginha: Space Creatures in the South of Minas, which has been published in both English and Portuguese.
PROF. DR. JUNG – SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST
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Carlos Fernando Jung is an engineering professor and researcher, holding both a PhD and a postdoctoral degree in Engineering from PPGEP/UFRGS. He has served as a professor and coordinator of the Engineering program at FACCAT since 2000. He possesses 20 years of experience (1980–2000) in research and development (R&D) and the industrial production of electronic equipment for AM/FM broadcasting.
He served as the manager of the Paranhana/Encosta da Serra Technological Innovation Hub—part of the Technological Hubs Program under the Rio Grande do Sul State Secretariat for Science and Technology—from 2001 to 2019.
Since 2013, he has been a professor and researcher in the academic master’s program at FACCAT. He also serves as an ad hoc consultant for the Rio Grande do Sul State Secretariat for Innovation, Science, and Technological Development, as well as for FAPERGS (the Rio Grande do Sul State Research Support Foundation).
He held the position of Scientific Director (2018–2020) and, since 2020, has served as the Director for the Southern Region of BRAMON (Brazilian Meteor Monitoring Network). Additionally, he has been the director of the Heller Jung Space Observatory since 2016.
ALEKSANDER LIMA – PHOTO AND VIDEO SPECIALIST
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Alek Lima holds a degree in Information Technology and a postgraduate degree in Software Engineering for Smartphones. He has dedicated himself to specializing in the analysis of photos and videos of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). Over the course of more than 15 years, he has conducted digital observations related to the phenomenon, employing specialized photo and video manipulation software for his analyses.
He has successfully debunked numerous well-known cases from the internet, as well as a significant portion of the digital material provided by witnesses within the UFO field. He currently serves as an analyst for the series Esquadrão UFO on the History Channel.