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Sighting in Ugento, December 10, 1978

LE, Italy

Sighting reported to the Italian Air Force on December 10, 1978 at around 04:15, in Ugento (LE), by members of the public. Aeronautica Militare conclusion: after review of the records, the event was catalogued as a UFO (unidentified flying object).

What happened

The report came from private citizens. The object was conical, with protrusions, a luminous white. It moved very slowly, at about 500 meters. The sky was partly cloudy. The direction was 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 : Conica con sporgenze Colore : Bianco luminoso Velocità : Molto ridotta Direzione / moto : Non indicato Quota : 500 mt circa Condizioni meteo : Parzialmente privati nuvoloso Segnalazione pervenuta da : Cittadini Riscontri : Sulla base della disamina dei dati in archivio, l’evento è stato catalogato come o.v.n.i.
Date
December 10, 1978
Location
Ugento · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground

Sources

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