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What was the Trip to Saturn about?
His trip to Saturn allegedly occurred a full decade before flying saucers entered public consciousness with the 1947.
What happened in 1947?
flying saucers entered public consciousness with the 1947 encounter of Kenneth Arnold.
What were the flying saucers?
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Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Sun Ra soon left college because, he claimed, he had a visionary experience as a college student that had a major, long-term influence on him.
What did he learn from his college experience?
in the midst of deep religious concentration, Sun Ra claimed that a bright light appeared around him, and, as he later said.
What did he say?
I wasn't in human form...
I landed on a planet that I identified as Saturn...
they teleported me and I was down on [a] stage.

Question: What happened at the stage?
Self-contained rewrite: What happened at the stage encountered during Sun Ra's trip to saturn?