Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Judica-Cordiglia brothers" in English language version.
I think that the Judica-Cordiglia brothers did run a tracking station and picked up signals from various spacecraft. However, for some reason they thought that they needed sensational stories maintain their image of a 'hot-shot' operation. Once they over-interpreted some receptions and made fantastic claims they were 'trapped' and had to continue to produce sensations.
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