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Magenta, Lombardy (1933)

Also: Magenta crash; 1933 Italy

retrieval contested 1933–2026 status · contested Italy, Lombardy

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Church of San Martino, Magenta
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Church of San Martino, Magenta

Church of San Martino in Magenta, July 2010. Town context, not an identified recovery location.

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Jesse Michels · 1:35:49

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A town west of Milan where, according to documents promoted by Italian researchers and cited by Grusch, a disc came down in June 1933 and was studied under Mussolini's regime. Michels narrates the story, including Malmgren's recollection that Richard Bissell mentioned 1933. No archive has authenticated the documents.

Where the pin is

45.4650, 8.8830 approximate

Town of Magenta from public gazetteer; the alleged site is unspecified.

Lombardy, Italy

What is claimed

  • Michels narrates that a disc-like object 10–12 m across came down near Magenta in June 1933, the first recovery in Europe, a claim also made by Grusch.

    SPECULATION contested Jesse Michels journalist 2025

    • 1:35:49 Presidential Advisor: “I Directly Handled UFO Material” (Ft. Harald Malmgren) · Jesse Michels
      a disc-like object measuring roughly 10 to 12 m in diameter came down near Magenta in Lombardi, Italy in June of 1933 was the first recovery in Europe.
  • Michels narrates that the craft and possibly two bodies were taken to SIAI-Marchetti hangars and that a nine-step secrecy protocol was drawn up.

    SPECULATION thin Jesse Michels journalist 2025

    • 1:36:52 Presidential Advisor: “I Directly Handled UFO Material” (Ft. Harald Malmgren) · Jesse Michels
      the downcraft and possibly two recovered bodies were taken to the SIA Marchetti private aerospace hangers for intensive analysis. This secret research group reportedly drew up a nine-step protocol to manage the Magenta crash and any similar future incidents.
  • Michels says Malmgren told him Richard Bissell had mentioned the 1933 Magenta case, and Malmgren confirms it.

    SPECULATION thin Jesse Michels journalist 2025

    • 1:31:29 Presidential Advisor: “I Directly Handled UFO Material” (Ft. Harald Malmgren) · Jesse Michels
      Richard Bissell mentioned the 1933 magenta. Correct.

Mentioned in the corpus

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Named in 25 uploads (automatic name matching, 36 mentions)

On the map

Magenta, Lombardy (1933). Open the full map filtered to this record.

Sources on this record

  • 1:35:49 Presidential Advisor: “I Directly Handled UFO Material” (Ft. Harald Malmgren) · Jesse Michels
    a disc-like object measuring roughly 10 to 12 m in diameter came down near Magenta in Lombardi, Italy in June of 1933 was the first recovery in Europe.
  • 1:36:52 Presidential Advisor: “I Directly Handled UFO Material” (Ft. Harald Malmgren) · Jesse Michels
    the downcraft and possibly two recovered bodies were taken to the SIA Marchetti private aerospace hangers for intensive analysis. This secret research group reportedly drew up a nine-step protocol to manage the Magenta crash and any similar future incidents.