UFO case file · UFO-5754
Catania, Sicily disc-shaped object report — April 15, 1981
Catania, Sicily, Italy
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At 12:20 AM. on April 15, 1981 at Catania, Sicily, Italy, two police officers in their car saw a strong reddish light descending from the sky. The engine and electrical components to their vehicle become inoperative as a saucer about 3 m in diameter and 1 m in height lands on the street about 50 meters away from their vehicle. A small door opened on the saucer and the witnesses see two human forms emerge; the figures began gesticulating and "jumping" around.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 12:20 AM.
- Craft description
- Two police officers in their car saw a strong reddish light descending from the sky. The engine and electrical components to their vehicle become inoperative as a saucer about 3 m in diameter and 1 m in height lands on the street about 50 meters away from their vehicle. A small door opened on the saucer and the witnesses see two human forms emerge; the figures began gesticulating and "jumping" around.
- Coordinate precision
- LOCALITY_APPROXIMATE
- Date precision
- EXACT_DAY