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Kelly's Picks: The Integratron
All week, host Kelly McEvers surfaces some of her favorite episodes from the archive. Here's today's story:
In August 1953, airstrip operator George van Tassel claimed he was woken up in the middle of the night by an intelligent lifeform from outer space named Solganda. George says Solganda told him to build an energy rejuvenation machine – so that’s exactly what he spent the rest of his life doing…
For more information on visiting the Integratron check out their website. Plus, take a look at some photos from one of George van Tassel’s UFO conventions.
If you want to learn more, George tells his version of the “encounter with Solganda” in a 1964 interview.
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