Overview
A recent interview hosted by Vinnie Adams of the Disclosure Team examined claims surrounding the alleged 1933 Magenta UFO incident in northern Italy. Italian journalist and researcher Sabrina Pieragostini discussed reports that an unidentified craft crashed or landed near Magenta, close to Milan, during the fascist government of Benito Mussolini. If genuine, the case would predate the 1947 Roswell incident by 14 years. However, the available material remains contested, and the interview did not establish independent confirmation that the object was extraterrestrial or that a crash occurred as described.
Telegrams and Historical Claims
According to Pieragostini, the case is based principally on three telegrams dated June 13, 1933, which reportedly surfaced in 1996. The documents allegedly described efforts by Italian authorities to control information about an “unknown aircraft.” One telegram is said to have instructed officials to attribute the incident to a natural phenomenon reported by Milan’s Brera Astronomical Observatory. Another allegedly conveyed Mussolini’s order for “absolute silence,” while a third reportedly directed authorities to destroy newspapers carrying accounts of the event, with severe penalties threatened through the State Security Tribunal.
The telegrams were said to have originated from the private archives of the Ciano family, connected to Mussolini through his son-in-law, Galeazzo Ciano. The interview also referenced forensic examinations conducted during the 1990s, which reportedly found that the ink and paper were consistent with materials from the 1930s. Such analysis may support the age of the documents, but it does not, by itself, verify the interpretation placed on their contents or prove that they concern a nonconventional craft.
Alleged Research Program
The discussion linked the incident to claims about a secret Italian research group known as RS/33, allegedly established to investigate the object. Physicist Enrico Fermi was described as the committee’s deputy chief, while inventor Guglielmo Marconi was reportedly associated with its leadership. Researchers Roberto Pinotti and Alfredo Lissoni were identified as central figures in bringing the alleged records to public attention. No independently verified government archive establishing the committee’s existence or its connection to Magenta was presented in the summary.
Eyewitness Accounts
Pieragostini also discussed family testimonies collected decades after the alleged event. One account involved an artisan known as “Uncle Giuseppe,” who reportedly encountered a small being with “big, soulless eyes” in a forest near the site. According to the story, he later developed a high fever and severe skin burns. Another testimony described a metallic, bell-shaped object with a dome falling from the sky. That witness’s family also recalled seeing what appeared to be a German delegation or intelligence personnel in the area.
These accounts add detail to the narrative but remain retrospective and difficult to corroborate. Memories passed through generations can be affected by later reporting, interpretation, and incomplete records, making contemporaneous documentation particularly important.
Unresolved Questions
The interview also addressed claims that the United States and the Vatican became involved near the end of World War II, allegedly arranging for the craft to be transferred to the United States between 1944 and 1945. Pieragostini acknowledged that no direct documentary evidence in Italian or American archives has yet confirmed such a transfer. The alleged Magenta case therefore remains an unresolved historical claim, with researchers seeking additional records and surviving witnesses. Pieragostini said she plans to continue investigating in the region, emphasizing the need to preserve family testimonies while they are still available.
