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Sighting in Ronchi Dei Legionari, September 29, 1973

VI, Italy

Sighting reported to the Italian Air Force on September 29, 1973 at around 20:41, in Ronchi dei legionari (VI), 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 the commander of a DC-9 ATI aircraft of the Aeronautica Militare. The object was circular, with a brightness varying from white to red. It moved at high speed in various directions, with right-angle turns, at about 6,000 meters.

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 : Circolare Colore : Luminosità variante dal bianco al rosso Velocità : Elevata Direzione / moto : Varie direzioni con virate ad angolo retto Quota : 6.000 mt circa Condizioni meteo : Non e specificato personale Segnalazione pervenuta da : Comandante velivolo dc-9 ati aeronautica militare Riscontri : Sulla base della disamina dei dati in archivio, l’evento è stato catalogato come o.v.n.i.
Date
September 29, 1973
Location
Ronchi Dei Legionari · town centre
Type of sighting
From an aircraft

Sources

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