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What was Sun Ra's the Trip to Saturn about?
In 1936 or 1937 Sun Ra had a vision where he went to Saturn and aliens told him to drop out of college and make music.
What happened related toSun Ra's trip to Saturn in 1947?
On June 24, 1947, Kenneth Arnold made what is generally considered the first widely reported modern unidentified flying object sighting in the United States.
What were Sun Ra's flying saucers?
Sun Ra's trip to Saturn allegedly occurred a full decade before flying saucers entered public consciousness with the 1947 encounter of Kenneth Arnold.
Are there any other interesting aspects about Sun Ra?
After leaving college, Sun Ra rarely slept and became known as the most singularly devoted musician in Birmingham.

Question: What did he learn from his college experience?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Sun Ra learn from his mystical college experience?