Sighting in Volo Az 142- Dc9 Isola D’Elba, December 3, 1987
Italy
Sighting reported to the Italian Air Force on December 3, 1987 at around 23:43, in Volo az 142- dc9 isola d’elba, by an aircraft crew. Aeronautica Militare conclusion: after review of the records, the event was catalogued as a UFO (unidentified flying object).
What happened
It was a luminous explosion, a light source, 20 mn south of the island of Elba, at about 7000 metres. The report came from a civil pilot.
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 : Esplosione luminosa
Colore : Fonte luminosa
Velocità : Non indicato
Direzione / moto : 20 mn a sud isola dell’elba
Quota : 7000 mt circa
Condizioni meteo : Non indicato
Segnalazione pervenuta da : Pilota civile
Riscontri : Sulla base della disamina dei dati in archivio, l’evento è stato catalogato come o.v.n.i.- Date
- December 3, 1987
- Location
- Volo Az 142- Dc9 Isola D’Elba · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From an aircraft
Sources
- See the original document
Aeronautica Militare (Italie)
n° 1987-12-03-VOLO AZ 142- DC9 ISOLA D’ELBA
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.