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UFO sightings in Italy

Explore historical UFO sightings and close encounter reports in Italy, with case narratives, available videos, and source links.

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• Panavicino d'Erba entity encounter — 1954

  1954-01-01 · Panavicino d'Erba, Italy · CE3

  Italy, Panavicino d'Erba: Renzo Pugina, 37, had just put his car in the garage when he saw a strange being covered with a "scaly" luminous suit, about 1. 3m tall, standing near a tree. The creature aimed the beam from a sort of flashlight at him, and he felt paralyzed, until a mo

• Poggio d'Ambra entity encounter — 1954

  1954-01-01 · Poggio d'Ambra, Italy · CE3

  Italy, Poggio d'Ambra: A 40yearold lady going to a cemetery suddenly observed an object, -shaped like two cones with a common base, resting on a grassy space. Two small seats were visible inside the lower cone. From behind the object appeared two dwarfs, 1 m tall, wearing gray co

• Boaria UFO sighting — 1954

  1954-01-01 · Boaria, Italy · CE2

  Italy, Boaria: A farmer leading cows to a pond suddenly saw an object fly over his house. The cows panicked and ran away, throwing a girl to the ground, while the object emitted a burst of light. The witness ran to the house and fainted; three other persons saw the craft depart.

• Ciolica Alta landing encounter — 1954

  1954-01-01 · Ciolica Alta, Italy · CE2

  Italy, Ciolica Alta: A young man named Fabrizio Bruni heard a strange hissing sound and saw an object in a field. It was stationary, 1 m above the ground, seemed transparent and emitted a blinding glare. The witness fell on the ground "because of his strong emotions" at the sight

• Forli UFO sighting — 1954

  1954-01-01 · Forli, Italy · CE2

  Italy, Forli: A strange beam of red light, apparently from some flying source, was reported sweeping the countryside. As it illuminated two tractors, one oft hem stalled, but the other, a diesel, continued. The beam was seen for about one hour by a large number of persons.

• Luino UFO sighting — 1954

  1954-01-01 · Luino, Italy · CE2

  Italy, Luino: An ovoid object made a pass over a range of trees; two caught fire.

• Muro Lucano UFO sighting — 1954

  1954-01-01 · Muro Lucano, Italy · CE2

  Italy, Muro Lucano: Italy, Two objects were seen by hunters. One touched the ground 50 m away. It was rhomboid, and from the bottom a cylinder was hanging. A peculiar sound could be heard. The object shifted its position and the cylinder hit trees, bouncing three times. Then the

• Podi Gnocca UFO sighting — 1954

  1954-01-01 · Podi Gnocca, Italy · CE2

  Italy, Podi Gnocca: Farmers saw a disk-shaped object land, then take off vertically. At the site was found a deep crater about 6 m in diameter. Poplar trees were partially burned.

• Gorizia UFO sighting — 1954

  1954-01-01 · Gorizia, Italy · CE1

  Italy, Gorizia: Italy, Filippo Corridoni saw a half empty balloon at ground level near the Isonzo River. Near it, a disk 10 m in diameter was resting on a strange frame. The upper part was white with a black dome-like turret, around which was a series of portholes, some illuminat

• San Giovanni Vesuviano UFO sighting — 1954

  1954-01-01 · San Giovanni Vesuviano, Italy · CE1

  Italy, San Giovanni Vesuviano: Two persons in a car saw an object resting by the side of the road. They stopped and walked toward the craft, 2 m diameter, which suddenly changed its clear light into a red glow and took off.

• Siena landing encounter — 1954

  1954-01-01 · Siena, Italy · CE1

  Italy, Siena: Several people saw a landed object in a meadow. It appeared phosphorescent and of large size. It took off very suddenly.

• Near Modena, ITL being encounter — November 30, 1952

  1952-11-30 · NEAR MODENA, ITL, Missouri, Italy · CE3

  Saucer going down.

• Castlefranco entity encounter — 1952-11-16

  1952-11-16 · Castlefranco, Italy · CE3

  Italy, Castelfranco: Nello Ferrari, 41, a farmer, found himself flooded with a reddish light and saw a large plate 10 m above him, between gold and copper in color. At the center of the bottom surface, 20 m in diameter, was a cylinder of 5 m diameter made of rapidly rotating part

• Castelfranco Emilia, ITL being encounter — November 16, 1952

  1952-11-16 · CASTELFRANCO EMILIA, ITL, Missouri, Italy · CE3

  Farmer.

• Signa, Italy disc or spherical object report — October 14, 1952

  1952-10-14 · SIGNA, ITALY, Firenze, Italy · CE1

  Woman near woods.

• Serchio River, ITL being encounter — July 25, 1952

  1952-07-25 · SERCHIO RIVER, ITL, Lucques, Italy · CE3

  25M saucer hovers and drops hose going down / river.

• Vico entity encounter — 1952-07-24

  1952-07-24 · Vico, Italy · CE3

  A man who was fishing in the Serchio night River saw a disk hovering for 10 min. From it hung a hose that plunged into the water. The object was 20 m in diameter, with five propellers in the rear and a dome with something like blades on top. An orange glow could be seen through s

• Caluso, ITL disc or spherical object report — June 28, 1952

  1952-06-28 · CALUSO, ITL, Torino, Italy · CE1

  1 observer.

• Catania Airport/Apartment And, ITL disc or spherical object report — June 4, 1952

  1952-06-04 · CATANIA AIRPORT/APARTMENT AND, ITL, SCL, Italy · CE1

  Numerous HIQ observer(s) / (seen thru) binoculars.

• Near Palermo, ITL disc or spherical object report — June 1952

  1952-06 · NEAR PALERMO, ITL, SCL, Italy · CE1

  3 / outing.

• Voghenza, ITL being encounter — August 14, 1951

  1951-08-14 · VOGHENZA, ITL, FE, Italy · CE3

  Farm.

• Roma, ITL disc or spherical object report — May 6, 1950

  1950-05-06 · ROMA, ITL, Rome, Italy · CE1

  Crowds / observers.

• Abbiate Guazzone entity encounter — 1950-04-24

  1950-04-24 · Abbiate Guazzone, Italy · CE3

  Italy, Abbiate Guazzone: Bruno Facchini heard and saw sparks coming from a dark, hovering object, near which a man dressed in tight-fitting clothes and wearing a helmet seemed to be making repairs. Three other men were seen near the craft. When the work was finished, a trap throu

• Perufia maritime UFO report — 1950-04-01

  1950-04-01 · Perufia, Umbria, Italy · CE1

  Date: April 1 1950 Location: Perugia, Umbria, Italy Time: 19:00 Summary: Nautical UFO. Boat crew watches ovoid object dive into sea, column of water shoots up. One ovoid object was observed on the ocean (Ragni). Source: Boncompagni, Solas UFO in Italia, Volume I, (Periodo 1907-19

• Off Riccione, ITL landing encounter — April 1, 1950

  1950-04-01 · OFF RICCIONE, ITL, FO, Italy · CE2

  Boat crew.

• Ceglie Messapico, ITL landing encounter — March 28, 1950

  1950-03-28 · CEGLIE MESSAPICO, ITL, BR, Italy · CE2

  80cm wide double-umbrella takes off vertically.

• Veghenza entity encounter — 1950-03-14

  1950-03-14 · Veghenza, Italy · CE3

  Date: March 14, 1950 Location: Veghenza, Italy Time: 13:00 Summary: 6m diameter metallic saucer with legs. 6 4′ humanoids climb ladders, gesture. Take off moving rapidly to the northeast. Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. One metallic disc, about 20

• Montecarotto UFO sighting — 1949-10-28

  1949-10-28 · Montecarotto, Italy · CE2

  Time: After 0600 Summary: An object was observed. Gravity effects were noted. Multiple independent witnesses. One object, about 20 feet across, was observed by more than two male witnesses in a forest (Carotti). At six o’clock in the morning several independent observers in Monte

• Albera UFO sighting — 1949-06-27

  1949-06-27 · Albera, Ligure, Italy · CE1

  Location: Albera Ligure, Italy Time: . 20:20 Summary: A brass domed-disc with a transparent clear dome was seen at only 10 meters altitude in Albera Ligure, Italy at 8:20 p.m. It emitted a gaseous cloud of vapor, then flew away over a hill. Source: Hatch, Larry

• Oristano, Sardinia being encounter — September 13, 1948

  1948-09-13 · ORISTANO, SARDINIA, Oregon, Italy · CE3

  Seminarian.

• Fara Di Cigno, Italy being encounter — April 3, 1948

  1948-04-03 · FARA DI CIGNO, ITALY, CB, Italy · CE3

  Orange domed saucer going east.

• Luigi Rapuzzi Johannis encounter — Friuli, August 14, 1947

  1947-08-14 · Friuli / Villa Santina area in later accounts, Italy · CE3

  An artist later described two small beings beside a red object and a disabling vapour.

• Near Raveo, ITL being encounter — August 14, 1947

  1947-08-14 · NEAR RAVEO, ITL, UD, Italy · CE3

  10M domed saucer.

• Milan Italy unidentified aerial event — August 1947

  1947-08-01 · Milan Italy, Italy · CE1

  On or during August 1947, an unidentified aerial event was reported at or near Milan Italy, Italy. It records 4 as the number of objects.

• Garisenda, ITL landing encounter — July 11, 1947

  1947-07-11 · GARISENDA, ITL, Bologna, Italy · CE2

  Numerous observer(s).

• Raveo entity encounter — 1947

  1947-01-01 · Raveo, Italy · CE3

  An Italian artist by the name of Rapuzzi Johannis was taking a leisurely walk in the mountains between Italy and Yugoslavia. He saw just in front of him a red glowing saucer. This saucer was about thirty feet wide and it was accompanied by two small dwarf-like creatures. These cr

• Firenze, Italy cigar-shaped object report — September 22, 1946

  1946-09-22 · FIRENZE, ITALY, Firenze, Italy · CE1

  Cylinder/cigar-shape turns / sky moving quickly toward Rome.

• Off Ancona, Italy cigar-shaped object report — September 2, 1946

  1946-09-02 · OFF ANCONA, ITALY, Ancona, Italy · CE1

  Fishermen.

• Bergamo/Ghedi unidentified-object report — March 23, 1945

  1945-03-23 · Bergamo/Ghedi, Italy · CE1

  2 balls of foo fire.

• Florence radar tracking report — March 18, 1945

  1945-03-18 · Florence, Italy · CE1

  Chased light, no radar contact, then light disappeared.