MUFON public case · Near Pedrinhas, Paulista, Brazil
MUFON case 142732 — Paulista cylinder report
24 December 2017 (exact date, approximate midnight) · Details below are limited to the linked public record. Source conclusions are attributed and do not establish an extraordinary cause.
- Incident date
- 24 December 2017 (exact date, approximate midnight)
- Place in source
- Near Pedrinhas, Paulista, Brazil
- Location precision
- The public MUFON article names an area near Pedrinhas in Paulista, Brazil, but does not publish coordinates. The marker is a broad locality anchor, not a precise encounter position.
Documented record
The public MUFON article reproduces a report from two people driving near Paulista. They described a dark, cylindrical object that appeared stationary, later seemed closer, and disappeared and reappeared during the observation; they also reported unexplained time between the sighting and arrival.
Source assessment
The article says the case was completed with a status of Unknown. That status documents MUFON’s case record and disposition; it does not establish that the reported object, movement, or lost-time account occurred as described.
Documentation basis
MUFON’s public case article identifies case 142732 as Completed, Unknown, and publishes the event date, approximate time, named locality, and submitted narrative. This verifies the existence and provenance of the public case record only; it is not proof of the reported object or explanation.
Details stated in the record
- MUFON case number
- 142732
- Record status
- Completed; Unknown
- Reported duration
- About one hour
- Reporters
- Two people traveling together
- Reported appearance
- Black, shiny cylinder, described as roughly bus-sized or larger
- Published source assessment
- MUFON records the case as Completed, Unknown; the public article does not publish an identification or independent corroboration.
Not available in the cited public record
- The public article does not publish exact coordinates or a more precise route location.
- No independent sensor, tracking, or corroborating witness record is published in the article.
- The public article does not establish that the reported object or lost-time account was extraordinary.