AMI1972–1979Stato Maggiore Aeronautica, 2° Reparto

Aeronautica Militare UFO dossier — the 1978–79 Italian wave

Italy

Summary

The Italian Air Force General Staff's own UFO sighting registers, released to a citizen in 1985 and centred on the 1978–79 Italian wave. The dossier logs Carabinieri-filed reports — including a dense night of multi-town sightings on 14 September 1978 — and several airline and military pilot cases from the 1970s.

Key highlights

The report covers UFO sightings from September 1978 to February 1979.p.2
“raccolta di dati sugli avvistamenti UFO relativa ad un ristretto periodo”
The document includes sightings from various locations in Italy.p.4
“LOCALITA’ N. DATA _ ORARIO FORMA | COLORE | VELU~11A”
Witnesses include military personnel and private citizens.p.22
“Sottufficiale A.M.”
Sightings reported various shapes and colors of UFOs.p.23
“Circolare |Rosso-verde|Elevata”

Source

Aeronautica Militare (Italy)
via Aeronautica Militare, via Internet Archive
Aeronautica Militare Italiana
Italian Air Force UFO registers, publicly released.

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