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Sighting in Centro Italia, September 7, 1997

Italy

Sighting reported to the Italian Air Force on September 7, 1997 at around 00:30, in Centro italia, by members of the public. Aeronautica Militare conclusion: after review of the records, the event was catalogued as a UFO (unidentified flying object).

What happened

There were spherical objects, with blue and red shades. They moved at high speed from south to north-east, at high altitude, under a clear sky. The report came from private citizens.

On the basis of the data collected at the time from the competent bodies, no correlation emerged between what was reported and any activity or other known phenomenon, except for the documented passage of a meteoritic fireball of unusual luminosity. The event is catalogued as a 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 : Oggetti sferici Colore : Con sfumature blu rosse Velocità : Elevata Direzione / moto : Da sud verso nord/est Quota : Elevata Condizioni meteo : Cielo sereno Segnalazione pervenuta da : Privati cittadini Riscontri : Sulla base dei dati a suo tempo raccolti presso gli enti di f.a. preposti, non sono emerse correlazioni tra quanto segnalato ed eventuali attività o altro fenomeno conosciuto, eccezion fatta per il passaggio documentato di un bolide meteoritico di inusuale luminosità. l’evento è catalogato come o.v.n.i.
Date
September 7, 1997
Location
Centro Italia · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground

Sources

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