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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

The Alien. Italy

ID	#1632154830
Added	Mon, 20/09/2021
Author	July N.
Sources	noufors.com The Ambala Tribune
Phenomena	The Alien UFO
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Source date:

13.11.1954

Location:

Варезе

Italy

Ambala, India, TRIBUNE, November 13, 1954, p. 10

VARESE (Northern Italy), November 11. - The Italian police have officially accused a newspaper reporter and some young people of "spreading false disturbing news" about the landing of "Martians" on a" flying saucer " to the south of here.

According to the prosecution, it was a well-planned hoax.

The police said that the silver object was a large cloth, and the "Martians" were two masked boys.

A reporter who witnessed the scene sent a detailed story to a Milan newspaper, which published it on its front page.

Original news

Amballa, India, TRIBUNE, 13 November 1954, page 10

"LANDING OF MARTIANS" - A BIG HOAX

VARESE (North Italy), Nov. 11. - The Italian police have formally charged a newspaper reporter and some youths with "spreading false alarming news" about a landing of "Martians" in a "flying saucer" south of here.

It was a well-planned hoax, according to the charge.

Police said the silvery object was a big cloth and the "Martians" were two boys in disguise.

The reporter, who had witnessed the scene, sent a detailed story to a Milan newspaper, which published it on its front page. - Reuter

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Deliberate falsification

This version includes any falsifications that imitate unexplained phenomena both from the outside: practical jokes, flash mobs, fake news, witness fraud, staging, etc.

There are many ways to make something similar to a ghost or a flying saucer from improvised materials, without using video and photomontage.

Many homemade things made for the sake of a joke, a practical joke or a direct imitation of a mystical being or event can be taken as unexplained not only in photos and videos, but also in reality.