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Sighting in Elmas, October 27, 1977

CA, Italy

Sighting reported to the Italian Air Force on October 27, 1977 at around 17:35, in Elmas (CA), by an aircraft crew. Aeronautica Militare conclusion: after review of the records, the event was catalogued as a UFO (unidentified flying object).

What happened

The report came from 3 army aviation pilots and 2 Aeronautica Militare servicemen. It was an orange light source moving at high speed from northwest to southeast, between 300 and 1200 meters, under a clear sky.

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.

Colore : Fonte luminosa arancione Velocità : Elevata Direzione / moto : Da nord–ovest a sud-est Quota : Tra 300 e 1200 mt Condizioni meteo : Cielo sereno Segnalazione pervenuta da : 3 piloti aviazione esercito e 2 militari dell’aeronautica militare Riscontri : Sulla base della disamina dei dati in archivio, l’evento è stato catalogato come o.v.n.i.
Date
October 27, 1977
Location
Elmas · town centre
Type of sighting
From an aircraft

Sources

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