Official position · S-035
Asked about Grusch's thesis that Pius XII allegedly passed information about the Magenta craft to the Americans, the secretary to the prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Archive said he did not know where Grusch got this information, comparing similar requests to those of someone who would like to read the personal letters of Pontius Pilate or of the Virgin.
Vatican Apostolic Archive · Marco Grilli, secretary to the prefect · Jun 2024
Historical cases
What it denies and what it leaves open
It denies that the Archive knows of a source for Grusch's thesis; it is not a formal report on the outcome of an archival search. In 2026 an anonymous Vatican source told NewsNation that no references to the case had been found.
- Who disputes it
- Grusch maintains that he learned of the episode from people who briefed him on retrieval programs and has not retracted his version.
- Concerns
- David Grusch
Sources
- Virgilio, video: UFOs, Mussolini and Marconi (2024) (video/audio)
- USCCB/Catholic News Service, 2024: the Vatican archives and UFOs (press)
- NewsNation, June 15, 2026: the Vatican archives and the Magenta case (press, pro-disclosure)
- Wikipedia (it) – Incidente di Magenta (other)
On this site
People 1
Cases 1
- Magenta 1933: the alleged retrieval of a disc, known only from anonymous papers Disputed explanation
Where the claims come from 1
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