THINK ABOUTIT UFO|ALIEN SIGHTING REPORT
Date: August 13 1491
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Day/Night: evening
Location: Milan, Italy
Urban or Rural: Rural
Entity Type: seven “majestic” looking men appeared
Entity Description: wearing bright flowing robes and sandals and what appeared to be Greek tiaras on their heads. They had black hair and were of an unnatural beauty and appeared to be 30 to 40 years of age.
Hynek Classification: CE-III (Close Encounter III) Close observation with animate beings associated with the object.
Duration: over three hours
No. of Object(s): 7
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Number of Witnesses: 1
Source: CUN Campania & Jacques Vallee Passport To Magonia
Summary/Description: Noted philosopher Fazio Cardano was resting in his home after a day’s work. As he sat in the kitchen area, suddenly out of nowhere seven “majestic” looking men appeared in front of him. He described them as wearing bright flowing robes and sandals and what appeared to be Greek tiaras on their heads. They had black hair and were of an unnatural beauty and appeared to be 30 to 40 years of age.
They briefly spoke about philosophy, the existence of the human soul about life and death on earth and basically about the transient nature of man’s existence on Earth. When asked who they were, they said that they were men composed, as it were, of air, and subject to birth and death. It was true that their lives were much longer than ours, and might even reach to three hundred years duration.
Questioned on the immortality of the soul, they affirmed that nothing survives, which is peculiar to the individual. They remained for over three hours and when questioned about as to the cause of the universe there was disagreement between the men. The tallest of them denied that God had made the world from eternity. On the contrary, the other added that God created it from moment to moment, so that should he desist for an instant the world would perish.
Historical Context: Fazio Cardano
“Fazio Cardano(1444–1524) was a highly respected scholar, jurist, and mathematician inMilan, known for his expertise in perspective and geometry. A close friend of Leonardo da Vinci, Cardano’s account of the August 13 encounter is noteworthy because of his intellectual standing. Unlike many reports of the era that relied on religious interpretation, Cardano’s narrative—later popularized by his son, the famous polymath Gerolamo Cardano—focused on a lengthy philosophical dialogue. The entities’ claims of being ‘men composed of air’ and their debate on the origins of the universe offer a unique glimpse into Renaissance-era CE-III phenomenology.”
The Fazio Cardano encounter remains one of the most intellectually stimulating cases in the history of pre-modern CE-III sightings. By moving beyond the superstitious or purely religious interpretations common to the 15th century, Cardano’s detailed record provides a rare example of a philosophical engagement with non-human intelligence. The entities’ sophisticated discourse on the nature of the soul and the creation of the universe suggests a phenomenon that adapts its communication to the intellectual capacity of the observer. Preserved in the works of his son, Gerolamo Cardano, and later highlighted by researchers like Jacques Vallee, this Milanese sighting continues to serve as a vital link between ancient folklore and modern ufology, challenging our understanding of the long-term presence of these “men composed of air” within our history.
