UFO-RAMA

Magazine Overview

Title: UFO-RAMA
Issue Date: March 1998
Publisher: RETE-UFO
Country: Italy
Language: Italian

This issue of UFO-RAMA, a monthly ufological bulletin from Italy, focuses on UFO statistics for 1997 and introduces a new collaboration with Professor Pier Luigi Ighina.

Editorial: Statistics Time

The editorial highlights the increasing presence of UFOs in Italian airspace, coinciding with Italy's potential entry into Europe. It presents a preliminary map and statistics of UFO sightings in Italy for 1997, documenting 88 reported cases. The editorial acknowledges that this is not an exhaustive list but serves as a starting point. It also announces a new, ongoing collaboration with Professor Pier Luigi Ighina, described as a former collaborator of Guglielmo Marconi and a protagonist of ufological chronicles. The publication's stance is to present facts and personalities overlooked by mainstream media, without judgment.

UFO Sightings in Italy 1997 Map

A map titled 'UFO:1997 MAPPA DEGLI AVVISTAMENTI' visually represents the UFO sightings across Italy in 1997. The accompanying text notes that the list is provisional and subject to additions. It specifically points out that regions like Abruzzi, Valle d'Aosta, Trentino, Basilicata, and Calabria did not register sightings according to this data. However, it suggests that the lack of data might also be due to difficulties in data collection rather than an absence of sightings.

Provisional List of UFO Sightings in Italy - 1997

Pages 2 and 3 contain a detailed, albeit provisional, list of 88 UFO sightings in Italy during 1997. The list is organized by region (Provincia) and includes the locality, date, shape of the object, and color. Examples of entries include:

• Piemonte: Alessandria (May 22, object, dark), Alessandria (August 24, large light, ?), Spinetta Marengo (September 30, sphere, yellow-orange), Asti (May 6, object, white), Torino (March 16, ball, yellow), Valperga (November 4, sphere, ?).
• Puglia: Modugno (May 4, light, white-green), Gargano (January 6, light, green).
• Sardegna: Cagliari (September 14, 15 lights, various), Villamassargia (January 12, circle, ?), Oristano (September 14, 3 lights, red), Sassari (September 14, 3 lights, red), Porto Torres (October 19, trail, white), Sorso (October 19, lights, iridescent), Sassari (May 4, 20 lights, yellow-orange).
• Sicilia: Mezzo Juso (September 28, rectangular, black), Siracusa (November 15, disc-shaped, dark).
• Toscana: Grassina (September 6, globe trail, white-green), Firenze (September 7, star, blue-white), Pontassieve (May 19, elongated sphere, green), Massa Marittima (September 6, triangular object, green-violet), Marina di Grosseto (September 1, object, ?), Grosseto (September 7, globe, blue), Cecina (September 6, sphere-ring strip, yellow-orange-white), Seravezza (April 26, sphere, yellow), Seravezza (April 26, 2 luminous spheres, ?), Siena (November 24, light, azure).
• Umbria: Assisi (February 8, spheroid, ?), Monte del Lago Trasimeno (September 6, mushroom, green), Todi (January 6, light, green), Terni (December 14, ogive, white), Orvieto (January 6, light trail object, green).
• Veneto: San Nicolò Comelico (October 16, spinning ball, blue), Orgnano di Spinea (July 2, yellow), San Donà di Piave (July 25, double disc light, dark yellow), Chioggia Isola Verde (October 30, object, ?), null (April ?, circular, ?).

Other regions like Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardia, and Marche also have entries detailing various sightings.

Notable Sightings and International Activity

Page 3 highlights a particularly spectacular sighting from 1997: a flying saucer photographed at S.Martino al Cimino (VT). However, the report notes that the sighting raised doubts about its credibility due to the witness being an 11-year-old boy. The article includes a map of the Province of Viterbo.

Furthermore, the issue mentions unusual activity detected on the planet Mars in late 1997. Strange and repeated emissions of particles were observed, prompting a French ufological association to purchase advertising space in local newspapers to seek witnesses who could confirm the phenomenon. The association suggested these events might indicate the presence of an unknown intelligence.

The Suppressed Technologies of Professor Pier Luigi Ighina (Part 1)

Page 4 begins a series dedicated to the studies and inventions of Professor Pier Luigi Ighina, presented as the last living collaborator of Guglielmo Marconi. The article provides a biographical profile of both scientists.

Guglielmo Marconi: Born in Bologna in 1874, he is famous for inventing the wireless telegraph. His groundbreaking experiment in 1895 transmitted a signal over 2 km using electromagnetic waves. Despite initial rejection by the Italian Ministry of Posts, Marconi continued his work, achieving a significant experiment in 1901 between England and Canada that demonstrated radio signals do not dissipate due to Earth's curvature. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 and held various prominent positions, including Senator and President of the CNR. He died in 1937.

Pier Luigi Ighina: Born in Milan in 1908, he followed in Marconi's footsteps. At 90 years old, Ighina is still active in promoting theories about the 'Magnetic Atom' and developing inventions such as a lenticular microscope, a magnetic vibration producer, new chemical fertilizers, a cell regenerator, and a magnetic rhythmic pulsator for researching extraterrestrial intelligence. He is the founder and director of C.I.S.M. (International Center for Magnetic Studies) based in Imola (BO) and has appeared on the Maurizio Costanzo Show. The article notes that his book, "La scoperta dell'Atomo Magnetico" (The Discovery of the Magnetic Atom), was reprinted in 1993 and is published by Atlantide Edizioni.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue include the cataloging and analysis of UFO sightings, with a focus on statistical data and geographical distribution within Italy. There is a strong emphasis on presenting information that is often overlooked by mainstream media, as stated in the editorial's mission to "propose facts and personalities neglected by the major media." The issue also delves into the scientific and theoretical aspects of ufology through the work of Professor Pier Luigi Ighina, exploring concepts like the 'Magnetic Atom' and potential extraterrestrial intelligence. The publication adopts a stance of presenting information without immediate judgment or definitive conclusions, encouraging readers to consider the presented facts.