The Atlas Obscura Podcast · Thursday, October 1, 2026
George Van Tassel, an airfield operator in the Mojave Desert, claimed he was visited by an alien named Solganda in 1953. Solganda allegedly instructed Van Tassel to build a machine capable of slowing down time and rejuvenating human life. Van Tassel then dedicated two decades to constructing the "Integratron" based on these extraterrestrial directives.
“He said his name. was Sulganda. And he wanted George to come with him so that he could see... what he had flown in on.”
“Tzulkanda gave him instructions. Instructions to build a machine that could slow down time. and rejuvenate human life.”
“George Van Tassel claimed that he made contact with an advanced alien life form. And after that evening, he would spend the next two decades of his life making Solganda's visions come true.”