Person

Alfredo Lissoni

Ufologist and journalist, co-author with Pinotti of the book on the RS/33 documents

2000–2005 · Historical figures (1933–2007) · Researcher

An Italian ufologist and journalist, he published with Roberto Pinotti in 2001 the book on the alleged Fascist documents of the Magenta case (Idea Libri) and wrote about it in Flying Saucer Review and in a series of online articles put together in 2005. According to Metabunk he found no eyewitnesses: the only testimony he collected came from a relative of an alleged witness. As with Pinotti, the authenticity of the documents is disputed: historians and members of CICAP consider them most probably modern forgeries.

Key claims

• In Flying Saucer Review he presented the new documents as proof of a UFO cover-up ordered by Mussolini, proof destined to revolutionize ufology.
• In his 2004 version he places the alleged crash on June 13, 1933 (Metabunk).

Controversies

• The date of the alleged crash changes between versions: April 11, 1933 in the 2000 account, June 13, 1933 in Lissoni's 2004 article (Metabunk).

Today

Not cited by Grusch or Elizondo; his versions of the case are used in the critical analyses of Grusch's claims about Magenta (Metabunk, Skeptoid).

Documented authority

It measures how documented and verifiable what the person claims is, not their honesty. Each criterion is scored from 0 to 2.

Credentials 2/2

Co-author of the 2001 book and author of articles on the case: his role as a popularizer is documented by multiple sources.

Direct access not applicable

He does not claim knowledge of his own of the events: he did research without finding eyewitnesses.

Evidence provided 1/2

He published the documents with Pinotti, but their authenticity is not demonstrated.

Claims track record 0/2

The dates of the alleged crash diverge between versions, and the documents are considered fake by most Italian ufologists, according to Skeptoid.

Conflicts of interest 1/2

Co-author of a book and articles on the case: a declared publishing interest.

Sources

1. A. Lissoni, “Gli UFO-Files di Mussolini,” Edicolaweb (archive copy) (primary source, pro-disclosure)
2. Metabunk: discussion of the alleged 1933 UFO crash in Italy (analysis, skeptical)
3. Skeptoid, episode 900, on the 1933 Magenta case (analysis, skeptical)
4. Incidente di Magenta, Italian Wikipedia (other)

On this site

Cases 1

• Magenta 1933: the alleged retrieval of a disc, known only from anonymous papers Disputed explanation

Where the claims come from 1

• In 1933 a non-human craft crashed near Magenta and was studied by Mussolini's “Gabinetto RS/33”; Pius XII…

Timeline 1

• 1933: Magenta 1933: the alleged retrieval of a disc, known only from anonymous papers

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