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Cold War flying-saucer film 'The Bamboo Saucer' opens

When: Jan 1968
Where: Providence, RI
Sources: 1 public source

Frank Telford's 'The Bamboo Saucer' opened in Providence, Rhode Island, in late January 1968. In the film, a U.S. team and a Soviet team searching mainland China for a reported UFO find the craft hidden in a ruined church and join forces against Chinese troops.

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OtherThe Bamboo Saucer (1968) (opens in a new tab)AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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