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Sighting in Venezia, August 17, 1988

Italy

Sighting reported to the Italian Air Force on August 17, 1988 at around 22:20, in Venezia. Aeronautica Militare conclusion: after review of the records, the event was catalogued as a UFO (unidentified flying object).

What happened

It was a green and orange light source, at high speed, moving from north-west to south-east at about 800 metres, under a clear sky. The report came from an air traffic controller.

Based on the review of the archive data, the event was cataloged as a 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 specificata Colore : Fonte luminosa verde / arancione Velocità : Elevata Direzione / moto : Da nord-ovest verso sud-est Quota : 800 mt circa Condizioni meteo : Cielo sereno Segnalazione pervenuta da : Personale controllore di volo Riscontri : Sulla base della disamina dei dati in archivio, l’evento è stato catalogato come o.v.n.i.
Date
August 17, 1988
Location
Venezia · town centre
Type of sighting
From an aircraft

Sources

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