The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Courrier de Saône-et-Loire, France, page 8, on January 13, 1954.
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Genoa. -- After eight months of work, Mr. Scipione Mattolini, a marine technician in Genoa, has just obtained a patent for the construction of a "flying saucer." Mr. Mattolini stated that he had made contact with American authorities regarding the practical applications of his invention.
The device includes a disc-shaped wing, a central aluminum sphere, and a control cabin containing the engines and instruments necessary for navigation. The circular wing is made of plastic. The device, which is expected to weigh five tons and cost 500 million lire to build, takes off from an 18-meter-high tower. Two jet engines give it a speed of up to 3,000 kilometers per hour. According to tests conducted by its inventor, the device can, for now, only land on water.
According to Mr. Mattolini, the Italian government has not considered this project.
