The Mussolini UFO Files – Cover-Up In Pre-World War Two Italy?
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Marcus Lowth
- January 24, 2020
- October 12, 2021
- 7 min read
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- UFOs, Cover-Ups
Although the claims are subject to debate, not least due to the way they entered the public domain, the apparent sightings of several aerial objects over Venice in 1936 and the subsequent alleged cover-up that followed are perhaps some of the most intriguing claims of UFO encounters on record from before the Roswell incident and the start of the modern UFO era.
Did Mussolini have an active interest in UFOs?
The sighting in Venice in the summer of 1936, as we shall see, would be investigated by what is perhaps the first UFO research department in history. There was, however, another intriguing, and mostly little-known UFO incident three years earlier in Rome in 1933. While there is no certainty that there is a connection – ...
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
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The wat Mussolini acted about these UFOs tells me he believed they were real. I’m sure Italian WW2 fighter & bomber pilots also reported Foo Fighters just like the other Axis & allied pilots did. This was a very interesting article.