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UFO files: did aliens really fire lasers at Brazil's officials?

The seventh batch of released files includes reported deaths, levitations and gray beings in Brazil, plus a skinwalker sighting in Utah

Down To Earth With Kristian Harloff (AI-assisted)31 October 2026Editor: Digital Fox Talent Editorial TeamOn YouTube since 2012 · more than 56,000 subscribers 1,330 words · 6 min read
UFO files: did aliens really fire lasers at Brazil's officials?

Among the more striking claims in the seventh batch of UFO files is a 1977 incident in Brazil. In it, Brazilian officials claim aliens shot at them with laser beams. I'm not calling it nonsense. I would like to see more of the file, though, especially who in Brazil was saying this in the 1970s.

A lot of these files seem to be incidents, with high-level people reporting them. So this isn't some guy behind a barn describing what he saw. I'm tired of reports without proof too, and I'd like to see more than that. But it isn't what we're getting. What I find interesting is who is saying these things and what they're saying. The news picked up on it as well, with a few programs touching on it lightly.

The seventh UFO file batch describes a laser ambush in Brazil

A news report on the release opened with President Trump having "just dropped the seventh batch of UFO files." It said the documents describe Brazilian officials claiming aliens were shooting at them with laser beams in 1977. According to that report, 10 people died in the ambush, and 30 more reported being levitated into the air.

The same report said the Brazilian Air Force logged sightings of gray aliens three to four feet tall. This story goes beyond triangles or ships in the sky. It involves actual beings.

A skinwalker in Utah and a triangle over a military base

The news report also covered a case in Utah. A witness claimed to see a skinwalker running through his backyard. He drew it and said the drawing was exactly what it looked like. He described it as 6 to 8 feet tall with glowing red eyes and claimed it can shapeshift. Investigators also pulled hair off a barbed wire fence, allegedly left behind by the skinwalker.

I don't know if they should show that artwork. They had me up until that picture, because it looks like something my nine year old drew. The report also said more UFOs were spotted in the past year, with witnesses reporting a triangle zipping over a military base in Utah.

Skinwalkers, grays and Nordics have come up before

If you're new to this, these reports might seem out of nowhere. If you've followed the topic long enough, you've heard mentions of skinwalkers, grays and Nordics before. They have come up in various interviews. I think one of those was David Grusch on Joe Rogan's show. Eric Davis also brought them up at one of the briefings, I think a year or two ago.

What's different now is that these are official reports. Go back as far as Project Blue Book. The man brought on there was expected to say none of it was real. He found that many of the claims were ridiculous. But some claims made him think otherwise, and he wondered who to talk to, because there was more there than nonsense. There was also plenty of nonsense in those files.

Two ways to read the Brazil report

I've been trying to look at both sides. First, take the report at face value. It's the 1970s. Brazilian government personnel are being shot at by some kind of technology they believe is alien. They see creatures, they report it, and nobody does anything. Today we'd ask how something like that happens with nobody picking it up. But this was the 70s. Maybe it wasn't picked up. Maybe it was covered up.

The other side is to look at what hidden technology might have existed then. Maybe these weren't lasers. Maybe it was some kind of advanced technology the Brazilian government or military hadn't seen before, so they went straight to aliens. Maybe they didn't see what they thought they saw flying, and maybe they saw some kind of unfamiliar uniforms. That's possible too. I'm looking at both sides.

Meetings, autopsies and recoveries, but no pictures

There's so much in those folders that I don't know where to dive in. It leads back to the same frustration. More people are saying these things and backing up what others have said about other species. They've talked about meetings with these beings, autopsies and recoveries. Yet there are no pictures and no video. If you have it, there's video and pictures. Of course there is.

The question is whether that material will come out. I covered Burlison the other day, and he said one of the main frustrations for the administration is that they keep getting pushback on what they can and can't release, whether from gatekeepers or the deep state, whatever it might be.

Why I'm on the fence about how the files are released

I don't know that I'd release a batch without something big first, unless it's building up to something. I guess Luis Elizondo says he knows something pretty big is coming. But how many times have we heard that? Something big is happening, it will happen tomorrow, and that was three years ago. Then it's 2026, then 2027, then 2048. The skepticism is fair.

Part of me wishes they would release a picture or video up front and push this conversation in a very different direction. On the other hand, if they plan to release something big, doing it this way might soften the blow. I don't know if they will, especially given some of the people running this.

I can't remember which interview it was, but Luna was on some podcast a month or two ago saying all the real big stuff has kind of come out. To me, that's crazy to say. There was a point where, I think, Moskowitz, she and a bunch of other people had seen some material. I'd tell you to fact check me on this, but I thought she said everything they saw had already come out. That might not be true. If she did say it, though, it's fine to say there's more out there. Saying that's it is different.

If aliens shot at people, what about claims they are peaceful

The reports in this seventh batch go well beyond images of ships in the sky. This one is straight up about aliens shooting at people and killing some of them. If that is true, isn't the next conversation with Steven Greer? I thought he said they're benevolent, peaceful and don't want to hurt us. So why are they shooting at us?

The flip side is that, in that report, the shooting came because the Brazilians were firing at them and trying to take down their ships. Maybe the visitors were just going to get groceries when the Brazilian government opened fire. I don't know.

Why I think they have been here longer than us

I get frustrated by this topic, and I'm intrigued by it. People ask whether it frustrates me. I'm fascinated by it every day. In my opinion, they've been here much longer than us. I don't think they're light years away. We get ideas in our heads about space travel, but I've mentioned many times how quantum physics works.

Human beings are burdened by the belief that we're the smartest. We're the smartest of what we can see on this planet. But what if, out of all the intelligent life out there, we're the dumbest? We believe in what we can see. We can't fathom that teleportation, telekinesis or bending time and space could be real. It sounds too much like science fiction. When you dive into the science, I think it's possible, though I don't know.

I'd love to see someone from the administration follow up and say which released files they found most fascinating. But both parties are too busy trying to destroy each other, fighting over who takes or keeps the House. Our existence isn't what matters to them right now. Maybe once it settles down, we'll start getting answers. Maybe we won't.

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