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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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• Near Navelli, ITL being encounter — December 11, 1978

  1978-12-11 · NEAR NAVELLI, ITL, Aquila, Italy · CE3

  Taxi hits brakes.

• Avellino photographic UFO report — December 11, 1978

  1978-12-11 · Avellino, Italy · CE2

  A police trooper took a photograph of a round, possibly disc-shaped object that was directing an intense beam of energy at the ground.

• Navelli, Abruzzi entity encounter — December 11, 1978

  1978-12-11 · Navelli, Abruzzi, Italy · CE3

  A taxi driving on a road near the town of Navelli was forced to brake when two luminous globes were blocking the road ahead.

• Reggio di Calabria, Sicily unidentified light report — December 9, 1978

  1978-12-09 · Reggio di Calabria, Sicily, Italy · CE2

  Police watched a multi-colored object with intermittent flashing lights.

• Barletta, ITL disc or spherical object report — December 8, 1978

  1978-12-08 · BARLETTA, ITL, ???, Italy · CE1

  Many and cops.

• Catanzaro, ITL disc or spherical object report — December 8, 1978

  1978-12-08 · CATANZARO, ITL, CZ, Italy · CE1

  3 cops / car.

• Milanere, ITL abduction report — December 8, 1978

  1978-12-08 · MILANERE, ITL, TRN, Italy · CE4

  2 / mountains.

• Portegrandi disc-shaped object report — December 8, 1978

  1978-12-08 · Portegrandi, Italy · CE2

  A seven-meter diameter domed disc hovered over a road in Portegrandi.

• Zanfretta UFO incident

  1978-12-06 · Marzano di Torriglia / Genoa, Liguria, Italy · CE4

  Security guard reported being confronted/abducted repeatedly between 1978 and 1981.

• Avezzano, ITL landing encounter — December 6, 1978

  1978-12-06 · AVEZZANO, ITL, Aquila, Italy · CE2

  10 observer(s).

• Off Capo Mele, ITL submerged-object report — December 1, 1978

  1978-12-01 · OFF CAPO MELE, ITL, IM, Italy · CE1

  Men / boat.

• Milano, ITL disc or spherical object report — December 1, 1978

  1978-12-01 · MILANO, ITL, Lombardy, Italy · CE2

  Car stops.

• Cologna, ITL disc or spherical object report — December 1, 1978

  1978-12-01 · COLOGNA, ITL, TE, Italy · CE1

  2 kids.

• Giulianova disc-shaped object report — December 1, 1978

  1978-12-01 · Giulianova, Italy · CE2

  A small dark disc with a luminous underbody, estimated to be about 1.5 meters in diameter, flew slowly along the coast heading south in Giulianova, Italy.

• Tuscania Area, ITL landing encounter — December 1978

  1978-12 · TUSCANIA AREA, ITL, Vermont, Italy · CE2

  2 / car / malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects).

• Off Ventimiglia, ITL submerged-object report — November 30, 1978

  1978-11-30 · OFF VENTIMIGLIA, ITL, IM, Italy · CE1

  Several / boats.

• Near Brindisi, ITL disc or spherical object report — November 29, 1978

  1978-11-29 · NEAR BRINDISI, ITL, APL, Italy · CE2

  2 / car.

• Atri, ITL landing encounter — November 24, 1978

  1978-11-24 · ATRI, ITL, TRM, Italy · CE2

  Saucer lands.

• Gallio, ITL being encounter — November 24, 1978

  1978-11-24 · GALLIO, ITL, VNT, Italy · CE3

  1+1 observer(s).

• Rozzano, ITL unidentified-object report — November 19, 1978

  1978-11-19 · ROZZANO, ITL, Lombardy, Italy · CE2

  Fast green luminous sphere/orb/globe speeds to avoid 2nd sphere/orb/globe.

• Tagliacozzo, ITL being encounter — November 14, 1978

  1978-11-14 · TAGLIACOZZO, ITL, Aquila, Italy · CE3

  Farmer.

• Saluzzo, ITL disc or spherical object report — November 12, 1978

  1978-11-12 · SALUZZO, ITL, Piedmont, Italy · CE2

  1+3 observer(s).

• Fiumicino Airport/Apartment, ITL disc or spherical object report — November 12, 1978

  1978-11-12 · FIUMICINO AIRPORT/APARTMENT, ITL, LTM, Italy · CE2

  Air Force persons and Air Traffic Controllers.

• Near Macomer, ITL unidentified-object report — November 9, 1978

  1978-11-09 · NEAR MACOMER, ITL, NRO, Italy · CE2

  2 / car.

• Off Silvi Marina, ITL unidentified-light report — November 9, 1978

  1978-11-09 · OFF SILVI MARINA, ITL, TE, Italy · CE2

  Navy boat.

• Off Porto D'ascoli, ITL landing encounter — November 8, 1978

  1978-11-08 · OFF PORTO D'ASCOLI, ITL, Ascoli Piceno, Italy · CE2

  3 / boat.

• San Benedetto del Tronto unidentified light report — November 8, 1978

  1978-11-08 · San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy · CE1

  Ship Tracks Submerged Object / Boat Observes Light

• Off Grottamare, ITL radar-object report — November 7, 1978

  1978-11-07 · OFF GROTTAMARE, ITL, AP, Italy · CE2

  Sea churns.

• Off Silvi Marina, ITL submerged-object report — November 7, 1978

  1978-11-07 · OFF SILVI MARINA, ITL, TE, Italy · CE2

  Separate fishing boats.

• Off South Benedetto Del Tronto, ITL unidentified-light report — November 3, 1978

  1978-11-03 · OFF SOUTH BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, ITL, MRC, Italy · CE2

  Red night light follows and circles fishing boat.

• Milano, ITL cigar-shaped object report — November 1978

  1978-11 · MILANO, ITL, Lombardy, Italy · CE1

  2 boys.

• Acquaviva Picina, ITL submerged-object report — October 31, 1978

  1978-10-31 · ACQUAVIVA PICINA, ITL, Ascoli Piceno, Italy · CE2

  Several observer(s).

• Off Grottamare, ITL cigar-shaped object report — October 27, 1978

  1978-10-27 · OFF GROTTAMARE, ITL, Ascoli Piceno, Italy · CE1

  2 / boat.

• Near Piombino, ITL submerged-object report — October 27, 1978

  1978-10-27 · NEAR PIOMBINO, ITL, LVR, Italy · CE1

  2 observer(s).

• Badia Tebalda, ITL landing encounter — October 26, 1978

  1978-10-26 · BADIA TEBALDA, ITL, ARZ, Italy · CE2

  10M circle / light lands / hills.

• Tagliacozzo, ITL being encounter — October 25, 1978

  1978-10-25 · TAGLIACOZZO, ITL, Aquila, Italy · CE3

  1 observer.

• Tagliocozzo, Abruzzi entity encounter — October 25, 1978

  1978-10-25 · Tagliocozzo, Abruzzi, Italy · CE3

  A 51-year-old farmer name Giovanni was searching for a stray cow in the hills near his home when he came to an open field and spotted a large light brown object shaped like a shoeshine box on the ground.

• Off Grottamare, ITL landing encounter — October 24, 1978

  1978-10-24 · OFF GROTTAMARE, ITL, Ascoli Piceno, Italy · CE2

  2 / boat.

• Off Cupra Maritimma, It landing encounter — October 23, 1978

  1978-10-23 · OFF CUPRA MARITIMMA, IT, Ascoli Piceno, Italy · CE2

  2 / boat.

• Napoli, ITL cigar-shaped object report — October 22, 1978

  1978-10-22 · NAPOLI, ITL, NA, Italy · CE1

  Observatory director.