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Bases in the Ocean, and a War for Earth | The Friendship Case
The Why Files explores the intriguing tale of the W56, an alien race that formed a clandestine alliance with humans in Italy, offering advanced technology in exchange for cooperation and compassion, all while facing a looming threat from a rogue genetic experiment.
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- 👽For over 20 years, 100 Italians secretly delivered supplies to an underwater alien base, known as the Akrij or "the Friends."00:04
- 🌍The Friends warned humanity that six previous advanced civilizations on Earth had destroyed themselves through uncontrolled technological advancement.05:58
- 🚚The Friends, possessing teleportation technology, used human deliveries as a test of loyalty and cooperation, rather than out of necessity.08:51
- 📻An alien named Siger communicated with humans through a modified radio, speaking perfect Italian and demonstrating mind-reading abilities.11:16
- 📸Humans photographed UFOs and even captured an alien radio broadcast on tape, providing tangible evidence of the Friends' presence.15:00
- 🤖The Friends revealed a rogue race called the CTR, or "the Contraries," who sought to destroy humanity and the planet, born from a genetic experiment gone wrong.18:22
Chapters
- 0:04The Akrij: Italy's Secret Alien Allies
- 7:24First Contact and a Dire Warning
- 11:40The Cost of Friendship: Deliveries and Teleportation
- 15:23The Friendship Radio and Mind Reading
- 21:52UFO Sightings and a Captured Broadcast
- 27:20The Threat of the Contraries and the Power of Yurada
- 32:13A Global Intervention and a Farewell
- 41:38The Truth Behind the Story
The digest
For over two decades, a clandestine operation unfolded in Italy, where 100 individuals regularly loaded trucks with everyday goods and industrial chemicals. These supplies weren't for human consumption but for a deep-sea underwater base, home to an alien race known as the Akrij, or as the Italians affectionately called them, "the Friends."
First Contact and a Dire Warning
The story of the Friends began in April 1956, when psychologist Bruno Samachicha, accompanied by two friends, was exploring a castle in central Italy, guided by an old treasure map. Instead of gold, they encountered two alien beings, one three feet tall and the other ten feet tall. These beings, speaking perfect Italian, introduced themselves as part of a confederation of alien races observing Earth. They revealed that humanity was the seventh civilization to rise on this planet, with six previous advanced societies having destroyed themselves due to uncontrolled technological advancement. With the Cold War escalating and nuclear weapons threatening global annihilation, the Friends decided to intervene, fearing humanity would follow the same destructive path.
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- The Cost of Friendship: Deliveries and Teleportation
- The Friendship Radio and Mind Reading
- UFO Sightings and a Captured Broadcast
- The Threat of the Contraries and the Power of Yurada
- A Global Intervention and a Farewell
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