The Lead Masks Case
Two Brazilian men were found dead wearing crude lead eye masks, with notes about contacting spirits.
The Lead Masks Case
On August 20, 1966, two Brazilian electronics technicians were found dead on Vintem Hill. They wore formal suits and crude lead eye masks. Beside them lay notes suggesting they expected to contact spirits or aliens.
The Evidence
Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana lay side by side. Their notebook contained entries about mixing capsules at specific times and waiting for a “signal.”
The autopsy was delayed until the organs had decomposed, leaving the cause of death undetermined.
The Mystery
The men were members of a spiritualist group interested in contacting extraterrestrials. Witnesses reported UFOs over Vintem Hill that night.
The Lead Masks case remains one of Brazil’s most mysterious unexplained deaths.