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Sighting in Tratta Aerea Fiumicino – P.raisi, December 14, 1972

PA, Italy

Sighting reported to the Italian Air Force on December 14, 1972 at around 16:47, in Tratta aerea fiumicino – p.raisi (PA), 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 an Alitalia aircraft, flight AZ 122. The sighting consisted of 2 intense white lights of undefined shape, moving at high speed from northeast to southwest at about 4000 meters. The sky was clear and visibility was excellent for the crew.

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 : 2 luci bianche intense Velocità : Elevata Direzione / moto : Da nord-est verso sud-ovest Quota : 4000 mt circa Condizioni meteo : Cielo sereno equipaggio e visibilita’ ottima Segnalazione pervenuta da : Velivolo alitalia az 122 Riscontri : Sulla base della disamina dei dati in archivio, l’evento è stato catalogato come o.v.n.i.
Date
December 14, 1972
Location
Tratta Aerea Fiumicino – P.raisi · town centre
Type of sighting
From an aircraft

Sources

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