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The Integratron

Landers, California

A wooden dome George Van Tassel began in the 1950s after messages he said came from Venusians. Today it hosts booked sound baths.

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The creature

Flying sauceraka Disc, Flying discThe classic disc-shaped UFO that launched the modern era of sightings.

Nearby

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