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Unsolved mystery of the lead masks case: UFOs, death, and a cryptic note in 1960s Brazil

Popkin
Jun 25, 2025
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By Brazilian government - http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Manoel_Pereira_da_Cruz_e_Miguel_Jos%C3%A9_Viana.jpg, Public Domain, Link
By Brazilian government. Public Domain, Link

I recently listened to a fascinating Supernatural podcast episode about the Lead Masks Case, an unsolved mystery involving two electricians who may have been trying to contact extraterrestrials. Two Brazilian electronics technicians died mysteriously on a hilltop in 1966, their bodies discovered wearing formal…

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