MINI BELIEVE IT OR NOT –

In the 1970s, the CIA developed the Insectothopter, an unmanned surveillance drone disguised as a dragonfly.

  • The Insectothopter was the size of a dragonfly
  • It was painted to look like a dragonfly
  • It was powered by a small gasoline engine made by a watchmaker
  • And jets of gas were used to propel it forward
  • Because it was too difficult to control in even a slight crosswind, the project was abandoned

MINI BION

“BIONs” – short for Believe It or Not – is the word we use at Ripley’s to refer to anything that is unbelievable and worthy to become part of Ripley’s lore and collection.