Case file · Close encounter
Monguzzi saucer photos, Bernina Alps
In 1952 photographer Giampiero Monguzzi published a series of photos of a domed saucer and a suited figure on the Scerscen glacier in the Bernina massif, which went round the world.
1952 CE · 46.35, 9.90 · status: hoax
The sceptical view
Investigators showed the 'craft' was a small model; Monguzzi later admitted using models. The photos still turn up in documentaries.