A bizarre and frightening UFO phenomenon has become the talk of Brazil. The locals call it “vampire lights” or “chupa-chupa” (which means the sucker). The phenomena started appearing in the Para region of Brazil in the months of October, November and December of 1977, and during the first half of 1978. Since then reports have come in from all over Brazil and there are even reports of it as far north as Utah in the USA.

Witnesses describe the chupa as being a small square object that flies about 30 feet off the ground – around the height of the tree-tops. It emits a hum similar to that or an air conditioner or refrigerator. They fly around at night and whenever they encounter a local, they are known to attack viciously.

Incidentally, craft very similar to Chupas have also been reported at Skinwalker Ranch, Utah and Kelleher and Knapp’s book on the incident “Hunt for Skinwalker” has a chapter called “Chupas” (chapter 7) looking at the connections between the various cases.

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Locals report that on encountering the strange craft, they emit a strong, bright beam of light. When this light hits them, marks that seem to resemble repeated stabs by small pins appear and this is accompanied by a loss of blood. The contact area also burns and victims complain of intense pain which lasts from weeks to years in some cases. Both men and women complain of giddiness, body numbing and headaches after the attacks.

Since most people in the area are poor, they often go out during the night to hunt food such as deer. To do this, they climb up in trees to await their prey. It is often during this period of waiting that hunters spot the chupa’s and if they are unfortunate, the chupa’s spot them. Some of the braver hunters try to shoot at them with their rifles.
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