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Sighting in Barletta, December 8, 1978

BA, Italy

Sighting reported to the Italian Air Force on December 8, 1978 at around 08:00, in Barletta (BA), by the Carabinieri. Aeronautica Militare conclusion: after review of the records, the event was catalogued as a UFO (unidentified flying object).

What happened

The report came from Arma dei Carabinieri personnel. The object was conical, a luminous white, stationary and rotating, at about 500 meters, under a clear sky. The direction was not known.

Based on the review of the archive data, the event was catalogued as UFO

Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by Aeronautica Militare (Italie). The original text and case documents are on the official record.

The account

Account written in Italian.

Forma : Conica Colore : Bianco luminoso Velocità : Stazionario in rotazione Direzione / moto : Non noto Quota : 500 mt circa Condizioni meteo : Cielo sereno Segnalazione pervenuta da : Personale arma dei carabinieri Riscontri : Sulla base della disamina dei dati in archivio, l’evento è stato catalogato come o.v.n.i.
Date
December 8, 1978
Location
Barletta · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.