Exploring online newspaper archives to collect primary sources for thorough historiographical research on the flying saucer phenomenon: an example from Maurizio Verga’s work on the 1947 UFO wave.

Podcast discussing the original 2016 speech.

A comprehensive analysis of the emergence of flying saucers in 1947 (along with some earlier precursors) and the association of Mars as their potential origin.

The road to the saucers.

Before 1947.

A comprehensive analysis of the emergence of flying saucers in 1947 (along with some earlier precursors) and the association of Mars as their potential origin.

Preface.

Introduction.

More stories, more inventors of alleged German flying saucers showing up in 1950.

Unlikely designs of man-made flying saucers.

Before and after Schriever: more inventors and stories.

Other stories of German saucers.

Rudolf Schriever, the German man who claimed to be the inventor of the flying saucers.

Giuseppe Belluzzo, the Italian engineer, claimed the existence of Italian projects for disc-shaped flying bombs, which were possibly the forerunners of the flying saucers.

Early inventors of German flying saucers.

The return of Christensen and his updated claims.

Nils Christensen (born Josef Jacob Johannes Starziczny), the German spy jailed in brazil claiming to be the inventor of the flying saucers.

The podcast delves into the origins and evolution of flying saucers, starting from their first sightings in 1947, and explores the intriguing reactions of those who embraced the idea of their Martian origin. It examines the cultural and social impact of these phenomena and how the notion of extraterrestrial visitors captured the imagination of many during that era.