Tocantins River / Lajeado reservoir area near Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil
The Palmas Water-Collection Encounter
A catalogue report attributed to Brazilian researcher Thiago Luiz Ticchetti says Vinicius da Silva and Marta Rosenthal encountered a metallic object low over the Tocantins River on 22 March 2001, with a small humanoid apparently drawing water through a hose before the object departed. No photograph,
Why This Case Matters
A vivid CE-III account with named witnesses and researcher attribution, but the evidential trail is essentially one originating report reproduced through later catalogues.
Chronology
- 22 Mar 2001 ~18:00 reported encounter after fishing trip
- case supplied by Thiago Luiz Ticchetti to Albert Rosales catalogue
- later online/book reproductions
- no official investigation or primary witness interview recovered
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: Misidentified boat, pumping/dredging equipment or fishing activity at dusk; embellishment or fabrication anywhere in the single-source chain.
What Remains Unresolved
- Direct witness interviews
- original Ticchetti field notes
- exact location
- independent witnesses
- contemporaneous press/police records
- source inconsistency listing one witness despite naming two.
Key Takeaways
- Correct the misleading 'ocean' label: Palmas is inland and the report concerns the Tocantins River/reservoir. Treat the humanoid/water-collection narrative strictly as attributed testimony.
Sources
Primary and secondary sources for this case file: