PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8726688

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONItaly

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE·TIM GROUP 2. LOCATION
14 Sep 1954 Italy
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Cigilian Insufficient Insufficient Data Data for Analysis Analysis
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Round, whi te objecty making a strange, loud ncise. The object
~. speed.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground Visual
7. COURSE
8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE
Yes
X No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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50 neters toward it, the obiect beran away. Sncke was tihen
wig oblique
flight of about l5 meters, the object rose vertically and disujipeared.
No trace or the object was found by police. The object ws abdlat i0
meters in disorter and 3 neters in height, did not glow and dejlurted
noiseltssiy, trailing smoke. Visible for abcut 3 minutes. AMll Eval:
came
disaupeared ATIC Eval: CieiscHMnt
Rome
of 17 Sep 54, the control tover at the dlano Air
Base observed a aysterious object shaped like a half a eigar Waid lovly
at an altitude of l,200 meters, The object, leaving a mall Kuailruous
snoke, was viaible for 4o mimutas, ArIC Eval: robable biap//fhinltude a/c.
CLABRTED
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00s, ATIC
of these sightings to two basic reasons.
2 The Eut rpean press has been quick to publish, in detail, UFo
sightings which bas reaulted er of persons for
personal I publicity.
2. Mr. D. Keyhce's book was recently iuto various foreign
langurges end went on sale at newsts throuzt during the SUMMT
of 1954. of 1954.
3 1.
2 UNCLASSIFIED
ALS:
YEARS
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