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Object details:

Object Name: Model, UFO, "The Invaders," ABC 1967-68
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19740625000

	Object Name
	Model, UFO, "The Invaders," ABC 1967-68

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv972cf3694-3edf-4ccd-a627-96056ac5f966

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Model Maker
	Richard G. Van Treuren

	Materials
	Plastic

	Dimensions
	Overall: 2in. x 7in. (5.08 x 17.78cm)

	Summary
	This is a commercial model of a flying saucer from the television show, "The Invaders," which was broadcast on ABC from 1967-1968. The program, which broadcast for two seasons, centered on space aliens in flying saucers attempting to take over Earth. The plots centered on fears of alien infiltration of society and were a commentary on contemporary Cold War fears of communism.

	Summary
	According to the instruction sheet included with the kit, "As the strange saucer-shaped silver ship from outer space approaches the planet Earth, radiating from the underside and viewing ports an ominous reddish glow, the people of Earth sleep soundly, unaware of the dangerous peril with which they are faced."

	Summary
	Box model kits allowed hobbyists to connect with vehicles, whether real or fictional, by studying them closely as they constructed, glued, and decorated the structures using the plastic pieces included inside the boxes. The precise placement of decals as well as the addition of painted details gave modelers ways to customize their creations, making them as accurate or imaginative as they wanted. This detailed model had removable top that revealed the occupants inside.

	Summary
	The donor, Richard G. Van Treuren, built and modified the Aurora kit while serving at sea aboard the naval aircraft carrier U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (CV-63) before donating it to the Museum in 1974.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Gift of Richard G. Van Treuren

	Inventory Number
	A19740625000

	Type
	MODELS-Science Fiction

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