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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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• Capodimonte Observer(s), ITL fireball or luminous-object report — May 11, 1845

  1845-05-11 · CAPODIMONTE OBSERVER(S), ITL, NA, Italy · CE1

  Astronomer.

• Torino, ITL fireball or luminous-object report — January 2, 1756

  1756-01-02 · TORINO, ITL, Torino, Italy · CE1

  Blast shakes sky.

• Firenze, Italy cigar-shaped object report — December 9, 1731

  1731-12-09 · FIRENZE, ITALY, Firenze, Italy · CE1

  'Luminous cloud' moving quickly toward overhead at high velocity.

• Fazio Cardano apparition account — Milan, 1491

  1491-08-13 · MILANO, ITL, Milano, Italy · CE5

  A historical ritual and dialogue account, with no flying object described.

• Ragusa, Italy fireball or luminous-object report — January 8, 1388

  1388-01-08 · RAGUSA, ITALY, Ragusa, Italy · CE1

  Several friars.

• Livy recorded prodigies in the sky

  0218 BCE · Rome, Italy · CE1

  Livy recorded prodigies in the sky

• round shields

  0217 BCE · Arpi, Italy · CE1

  During 217 BCE at Arpi, Italy, the source identifies the entry as “round shields.”

• Hadria sky prodigy — ancient account, year disputed

  0213 BCE · HADRIA,ROMAN EMP, Italy · CE3

  Livy records an altar-like appearance with white-clothed figures among reported prodigies.

• a huge stone was seen flying about

  0212 BCE · Reate, Italy · CE1

  a huge stone was seen flying about

• Cassius Dio

  0196-01-01 · Rome, Italy · CE2

  During 196 at Rome, Italy, the source identifies the entry as “Cassius Dio.”

• great fleet in the sky

  0173 BCE · Lanuvium, Italy · CE1

  great fleet in the sky

• Lanupium = Albano Laziale,ITL cigar-shaped object report — 170 BCE

  0170 BCE · LANUPIUM = ALBANO LAZIALE,ITL, RM, Italy · CE1

  In 170 BCE, at Lanupium = Albano Laziale,ITL, Rm, Italy, the catalog records an event titled “SPECTACULAR FLEET OF SHIPS IN AIR.” The surviving database record does not provide further narrative details.

• arma flying in the sky

  0154 BCE · Compsa, Italy · CE1

  arma flying in the sky

• craft landed creature gets out

  0150-01-01 · Via Campana, Capua, Italy · CE1

  craft landed creature gets out

• arma flying in the sky [HIST-ANTIQUITY-TO-1900-0009]

  0104 BCE · Ameria and Tuder, Italy · CE1

  arma flying in the sky

• round sheild burning and emitting sparks at sunset

  0100 BCE · Rome, Italy · CE1

  round sheild burning and emitting sparks at sunset

• Pliny the Elder

  0076 BCE · Asia, Roman Republic, Italy · CE1

  During 76 BCE at Asia, Roman Republic, Italy, the source identifies the entry as “Pliny the Elder.”

• Flavius Josephus

  0065-01-01 · Judaea, Roman Republic, Italy · CE1

  During 65 at Judaea, Roman Republic, Italy, the source identifies the entry as “Flavius Josephus.”

• weapons rose from the earth to the sky

  0043 BCE · Rome, Italy · CE1

  weapons rose from the earth to the sky

• Plutarch

  0007-01-01 · Phhrygia, Roman Republic, Italy · CE1

  During 7 at Phhrygia, Roman Republic, Italy, the source identifies the entry as “Plutarch.”