Sighting in Loreo, September 13, 1978
RO, Italy
Sighting reported to the Italian Air Force on September 13, 1978 at around 21:00, in Loreo (RO), 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 and private citizens. It was a spherical, orange light source moving at high speed from north to south at about 300 meters. The sky was clear.
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 : Fonte luminosa sferica
Colore : Arancione
Velocità : Elevata
Direzione / moto : Da nord versosud
Quota : 300 mt circa
Segnalazione pervenuta da : Personale arma dei cielo sereno carabinieri e privati cittadini
Riscontri : Sulla base della disamina dei dati in archivio, l’evento è stato catalogato come o.v.n.i.- Date
- September 13, 1978
- Location
- Loreo · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
Sources
- See the original document
Aeronautica Militare (Italie)
n° 1978-09-13-LOREO
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.