The girls refused the offer. Since then, the little town of Varginha has been descended upon by great numbers of Brazilian and international UFO researchers, including such luminaries as Stanton Friedman, Harvard Psychologist John Mack, Ufologist John Carpenter, and Graham Birdsall, editor of UK UFO Magazine. They have come away convinced that the girls are not lying, that they really saw something. The girls had a rather hard time at school from friends who didn't believe them, but they have stuck to their story. Four other army witnesses and at least one fireman, as well as some of the hospital personnel, have also told their stories to ufologists.
Investigation continues in the case, and information continues to appear on an almost daily basis.
The happiest person in the whole case is Varginha's Mayor, Aloysio Ribeiro da Silva, who is delighted with the publicity for his city and the economic boom caused by large numbers of unaccustomed visitors. I am willing to sponsor an international ufology meeting. Brazilian Ufologist Claudeir Covo is very optimistic of the outcome of the Varginha investigation. If we consider the quantity of information already compiled, the richness of details, and the witnesses that have already appeared, we see that this case may exceed Roswell's in importance. Links pointing to our home page are welcomed.