Operation Prato | Alien Vampires of the Amazon
episodePreviously titled “585: Operation Prato | Alien Vampires of the Amazon” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026
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What unusual events occurred in Colares, Brazil?
In the late 1970s, all across South America, farmers were finding their animals mutilated. The wounds were precise. Surgical cuts, puncture holes, and burns. Major organs were missing. The bodies were drained of blood. Something was terrorizing the continent. But on a remote Brazilian island called Calares, the pattern changed. Three things made the Kalade's animal attacks unique.
What evidence did Dr. Carvalho gather from the victims?
One, there were witnesses. Two, there were pictures. And three, the animals were people. Dr. Waleide Carvalho stared at the burns on her patient's chest. Perfect circles, burned tissue. Inside each circle, puncture marks grouped together like needle holes. After six months as Kalade's only doctor, Carvalho knew what to expect on an island of 2,000 people. Farming accidents, fishing injuries, colds. Animal bites were the most exotic cases she'd treated. She wasn't prepared for any of this.
More UFOs in Brazil?
Oh yeah, Brazil has a lot of UFO activity. Maybe even more than the U.S.
I guess there's more to Brazil than just barbecue and bikini waxes.
There is.
And booties.
Okay. The fishermen saw them first, bright objects shooting in and out of Marajo Bay without disturbing the water. They raced across the sky and disappeared into the jungle. Local pilots saw them, too. Their instruments failed whenever the objects appeared. Some described cylinders. Others saw cones or disks. All were bright. Within weeks, more UFOs appeared. At first, just sightings. Then the phenomenon became more interactive. The UFOs waged an all-out assault on the island. Dr. Carvalho's 40th patient lay before her. All victims had similar injuries, burns, incisions, punctures. Most were women. Most attacks happened at night. Their stories sounded crazy, but were identical. It always started with the ceiling glowing orange.
One victim described it like a cigar held to paper. The light intensified. Then a hole opened in the ceiling. Victims could see stars through it.
The alien ray guns burned through the roof?
No, people said the ceiling started to shimmer, and then they could see through the opening, but it was wavy like looking through water.
Ah, phase-shifting technology.
Probably. Next, colored lights would hit parts of their body, usually the left side of their chest. Then, paralysis. Complete immobility. They couldn't even scream. They felt blood being drained from their bodies. They gave the lights a name, Chupa Chupa, bloodsuckers.
When people told Dr. Carvalho they felt blood being sucked from their bodies by beams of light, she dismissed it as trauma, but blood tests confirmed it. Every victim had low blood counts, even without traces of bleeding. Whatever was doing this wasn't using any medical tool Dr. Carvalho recognized. She took patients to Belen, a city two hours away. Doctors there were equally baffled. The burns appeared in seconds, but took weeks to heal. Brain scans showed unusual activity patterns no one could explain. Half the residents fled the island. Those who stayed lit bonfires. They set off fireworks.
Bonfires and fireworks? Oh, they were celebrating the arrival of the new alien overlords?
No, they were trying to scare them off. Yeah?
You can shoot laser beams through invisible roof holes. You're probably not going to flinch in a few bottle rockets or Roman candles.
The lights weren't afraid. They even shot at them with hunting rifles. Nothing worked. After treating strange injuries all night, Dr. Carvalho got a call from Belem. Two of her patients had died. Official cause? Unknown. She begged local authorities for help, but they were overwhelmed. Police increased patrols. The lights kept coming. The island transformed into a prison of fear. Fishermen refused to go out. Farmers abandoned their fields. The economy collapsed.
It is hard in the economy when people can't go to work.
It is.
Well, at least on this island they chose to stay home. Imagine if the government forced you to close your business. Devastating. Okay, I see what you... Imagine what would happen to the economy if you shut it down for two years. Mama, that would be devastating and unconstitutional. Now is not the time... Two weeks to flatten the curve of my dorsal fin.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What unusual events occurred in Colares, Brazil?
0:01–0:28
2
What evidence did Dr. Carvalho gather from the victims?
0:28–6:33
3
How did Operation Prato aim to investigate UFO sightings?
6:33–8:37
4
What did Captain Olanda discover during Operation Saucer?
8:37–15:54
5
How did the Brazilian government respond to the UFO phenomenon?
15:54–16:03
6
What happened to the evidence collected during Operation Saucer?
16:03–18:15
7
What parallels exist between Operation Saucer and other covert military operations?
18:15–30:06
Speakers
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