José Maria Pereira Gens

José Maria Pereira Gens was a Portuguese witness connected with UAP sightings in Portugal, whose testimony contributes to the documented history of the UFO phenomenon in the country — a history ranging from the 1917 Fatima events through numerous later civilian sightings to occasional military investigations. His connection links him as an important witness to Portugal's UAP history.

• Portuguese witness connected with UAP sightings
• Testimony part of the documented UFO history of Portugal
• History includes the landmark Fatima events of 1917
• Numerous later civilian UAP sightings in Portugal
• Investigations by Portuguese researchers
• Occasional investigations by the military
• Connection links Gens directly to UAP sightings in the country

For the UAP timeline, Pereira Gens is one of the nameable Portuguese witnesses who — together with Francisco Mourão Corrêa and the Fatima group — turn the Portuguese archive of national UAP sightings from a mere place name into a network of persons, dates and organisations.