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Sighting in Firenze, October 4, 1973

Italy

Sighting reported to the Italian Air Force on October 4, 1973 at around 22:10, in Firenze. Aeronautica Militare conclusion: after review of the records, the event was catalogued as a UFO (unidentified flying object).

What happened

The report came from the commander of a civil flight from Rome to Bologna. The sighting was an intense white and red light of undefined shape, at about 5000 meters. Speed, direction and weather were not indicated.

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 : Non definita Colore : Luce intensa bianca e rossa Velocità : Non indicato Direzione / moto : Non indicato Quota : 5000 mt circa Condizioni meteo : Non specificato Segnalazione pervenuta da : Comandante volo civile roma - bologna Riscontri : Sulla base della disamina dei dati in archivio, l’evento è stato catalogato come o.v.n.i.
Date
October 4, 1973
Location
Firenze · town centre
Type of sighting
From an aircraft

Sources

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