Nave Espacial de Varginha
Encyclopedia
The Nave Espacial de Varginha (Portuguese for Varginha spacecraft) is a 20 metres tall water tower
with a disc
-shaped water reservoir in Varginha
, Brazil
, which was built in 2001. Nave Espacial de Varginha is reminiscent of the Varginha incident
, an alleged UFO landing, which took place on January 20, 1996.
Water tower
A water tower or elevated water tower is a large elevated drinking water storage container constructed to hold a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system....
with a disc
Disc
- Data storage :* Disk storage, a general category of data storage mechanisms** Magnetic disk*** Floppy disk, a magnetic data storage device using a flexible disc*** Hard disk drive, a non-volatile magnetic data storage device...
-shaped water reservoir in Varginha
Varginha
Varginha is a city and municipality in southwest Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population is approximately 120,000 inhabitants and the area of the municipality is 396.39 km²...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, which was built in 2001. Nave Espacial de Varginha is reminiscent of the Varginha incident
Varginha UFO incident
The Varginha incident is an incident in information transmission in Brazil broadcasting. In 1996, popular reports informed that strange creatures were supposedly captured by Brazilian officials...
, an alleged UFO landing, which took place on January 20, 1996.
External links
- http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/turismo/noticias/ult338u5319.shtml
- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=15550294#post15550294
- http://www.copasa.com.br/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=448&sid=129
See also
- List of towers
- Varginha UFO incidentVarginha UFO incidentThe Varginha incident is an incident in information transmission in Brazil broadcasting. In 1996, popular reports informed that strange creatures were supposedly captured by Brazilian officials...