1993.08 Europeans seem to be having more success [than Americans] in the UFO political arena. The European Community’s Committee on Energy, Research and Technology (CERT) has recently commissioned Professor Tullio Regge, an Italian Deputy to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, to prepare a detailed report on UFOs. This report will recommend whether or not to […]
Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe
1978.11.30 19.00 It was approximately seven o’clock in the evening when Riccardo Marano approached Caselle airport in his Piper Navajo. As he was about to land, the control tower radioed information of an unidentified flying object some 1,200 feet (365 metres) over the runway. Marano aborted the landing and flew towards the object, but it […]
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Europe
1977.10.27 Major Francesco Zoppi of the 21st Helicopter Group of the Italian Air Corps and his co-pilot Lieutenant Riccardelli released a statement regarding a sighting confirmed by other witnesses including control tower personnel. During a normal [helicopter] training flight they had encountered a bright, circular, orange-coloured object pacing the helicopters. The circle disappeared at an […]
Aviano, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe
1977.07.01 03.00 The Aviano blackout In the early hours of 1 July 1977, US soldier James Blake at the NATO base at Aviano saw a very bright light hovering over the location of two military aircraft; this was corroborated by other personnel on the base. (UFOs: The Definitive Casebook, Spencer) At about 3.00am a USAF […]
Treviso, Veneto, Italy, Europe
1973.11 Istrana Air Base A strategic area to the north and east of Venice, this is another region with plenty of UFO activity. Little news has filtered out about an incident at the Istrana Air Base in November 1973. However, the story has similarities with the landing at RAF Bentwaters in England, in that the […]
Raveo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe
1947.08 In August 1947 [Professor Johannis Luigi Rapuzzi], an Italian artist, was walking in the mountains between Italy and Yugoslavia. Ahead of him he saw a glowing red saucer-shaped object approximately 30 feet wide attended by two dwarf-like entities. (The UFO Encyclopaedia, Spencer) [The entities were] less than one metre tall, wearing dark blue coveralls […]