Planets Around Us (I pianeti contro di noi)

It's a private aircraft going to land.

Report to the commander.

Going to land now.

Robert, put it on.

There it is.

Attention control tower.

Attention control tower.

148 wishes to land and is on course 232 now.

Passengers.

Look.

It's been blocked.

That's another signal.

The controls are blocked.

S.O.S.

S.O.S.

148.

Answer!

We're going down!

Tangiers, the crash of a private airplane

was reported in the Sahara desert this morning.

On board, in addition to two pilots,

was the noted physicist Professor Landersen

and his son Robert.

The cause of the crash is unknown.

All are presumed dead, although the body of Robert Landersen

has mysteriously disappeared.

Moscow, the Russians formally announced today

that they intend to send another man into space.

The launching will be attempted next month.

May 10th, Cape Canaveral.

Mysterious explosion of a Titan rocket.

May 10th, Atomgrad.

Satellite lasted five minutes before planned launching.

May 10th, Nevada.

Mysterious fire completely destroys atomic installation.

May 10th, London.

British spacecraft in unexplained disaster.

Gentlemen, our governments have ordered us to meet

in order to solve the series of unexplainable disasters

that have recently taken place.

Even as I speak to you, we are fighting to control

the enormous fire that has destroyed

our Nevada installations.

As you know, this was followed several hours later

by explosions in Cape Canaveral and Atomgrad.

The situation is most serious,

and we must confront it together.

I'll speak later.

It's very plain to my country what it is.

Sabotage.

But what country would be interested

in destroying weapons in America, and in the Soviet?

Professor Miller.

Now Washington has sent him down

and I'd like you to hear him.

Please.

Gentlemen, I shall begin by showing you some films

which have been dispatched to me

from the National Security Agency,

from the Soviet Secret Service

and from our own intelligence department.

Now this film was shot shortly before the explosion

of May 10th at Cape Canaveral.

Notice the man in the center.

Atomgrad testing site in Russia, May 10th.

As you can see, the same person.

And now in Nevada, the same day, and the same man.

In each one of the disasters which have occurred

in the last few days, the respective security forces

have noticed the presence of this individual,

who after every one of the explosions

vanished without leaving a trace.

There's another baffling factor.

Meanwhile, each one of the nation's top military commands

was aware of some puzzling breakdown in its radar system.

But even more fantastic, and listen well,

each one of the scenes I have just run off

showing the mysterious observer

was filmed at those widely-separated missile sites

on the same day.

That is, not only on the same day,

gentlemen, I would say not even hours, but minutes elapsed

between the taking of those films I have just shown you.

It's impossible for a man to travel

distances like that in one day.

It's absurd to think a human being...

But is he human?

Or is he supernatural?

A thing of which we know nothing.

Belonging to another planet?

Nonsense.

I agree it sounds crazy.

Almost any theory might be considered.

Right now we haven't got one logical explanation.

I wanna show you just one scene.

Sorry, you're all wrong.

That was Robert Landersen, who was killed in a plane crash

over the Sahara desert a few months ago,

together with his father, the famous atomic scientist.

But see here, the man in the picture is so like Robert.

The resemblance might be only a coincidence.

But when Professor Landersen's plane crashed,

all radar receivers in the area

were unexplainably knocked out.

The same thing happened immediately before

all the recent disasters.

You think, then, there is a connection

between the plane crash and the disasters in some way.

Absolutely.

I am convinced that the striking resemblance

between our suspect and young Landersen

is the key to the entire case.

The danger persists unless he's captured, doesn't it?

If you can get hold of his picture, you can get him.

I'll warn the police now that...

My dear general.

We all have tremendous respect for your police efficiency,

but our losses have been enormously expensive.

It's evident the man has unknown weapons in his hands

that are useless to fight against.

We shall do whatever you want.

Anything you suggest, Professor?

First we must locate him.

We must find out all we can about him.

Exactly who he is, what purpose he has.

Then maybe we can take some action.

Yes, of course, but how?

First, we must warn the security department

of every known state.

Set up a constant, worldwide control.

It is most important that I be notified

the minute this man is found, or that there is

a radar breakdown anywhere.

I shall instantly fly wherever necessary,

and make every effort to solve the secret

of this man's, this being's power.

What's the mixture now, Cassoni?

3%, shall I add more?

Surely.

Be sure to go slowly.

Stop it.

Stop it.

Before you get to 6%.

This new combination now takes effect instantaneously.

Cut the gas, and add the oxygen.

Months of experiment, and finally we succeeded.

Don't you know what a weapon we've got?

Professor Borri, this gas is able to paralyze

an entire city for two or three days.

Good day, Professor.

-Thank you. -Good day.

-Hello Marina. -Hello.

Waiting long?

No.

Be honest now, which do you need more?

Your fiancee, or her car?

Come on, Marina.

I always need you.

But my car's in the shop, you know that.

Yes, I know.

For a whole month.

Yes, but to stay on your good side,

I pay all your parking tickets.

Where do you want to go?

To the club.

I have an appointment with Audrey.

That crazy girl again.

Yes, that's right.

Well, all right.

On to the club.

Reporting unidentified aircraft proceeding north.

Reporting unidentified aircraft proceeding north.

What's this?

It's blocked.

Tell Lieutenant right away.

Lieutenant, it's the same thing as yesterday,

our radar's been interrupted.

Are you sure?

We were following a plane, trying to identify it,

when suddenly it blocked.

Hello, Control?

Our screen's blocked again.

Can you follow that plane?

It's impossible, there's some

strong magnetic interference.

Our machines here show nothing.

I see.

Wait outside.

Operator, let me talk to Major Michelotti.

Emergency!

Major Michelotti.

Major Michelotti is wanted on the telephone.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

Major Michelotti.

You win.

Then why the hurry?

Why are you running off like this?

War hasn't broken out, has it?

Oh no no, I hope not.