OVRA
The OVRA was the political secret police of Fascist Italy. In UFO literature it is mentioned in connection with the Gabinetto RS/33 legend because, according to documents not proven to be authentic, it took part in covering up an alleged UFO crash in 1933.
The OVRA was the political secret police of the Italian Fascist regime; it was established in 1927 and operated until the fall of the regime. The meaning of its name is uncertain; it is most often cited as Organizzazione per la Vigilanza e la Repressione dell’Antifascismo (the organization established for the surveillance and repression of anti-fascism). Its main task was the surveillance and persecution of the regime's political opponents.
Connection to the UFO topic
In UFO literature, the OVRA appears in connection with the Gabinetto RS/33 legend. According to documents that Italian ufologist Roberto Pinotti received from an anonymous source in 1996, the secret RS/33 research group created by Mussolini in 1933 was in contact with the OVRA and with the regime's news agency, Stefani. According to some versions of the legend, the OVRA also carried out the removal of the unknown object that allegedly crashed near Magenta in June 1933 and kept the affair secret.
Official and skeptical position
The existence and activities of the OVRA are well documented historically, but its involvement in UFO matters is not supported by any credible archival source. The claims concerning this can all be traced back to the same set of documents, originating from an anonymous source and not proven to be authentic.