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Italy · 2008-10-15 · from the AERONAUTICA archive

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DATE TIME SHAPE COLOUR SPEED DIRECTION MOTION ALTITUDE WEATHER REPORTED BY 3 SURROUNDINGS OF THE AEOLIAN ISLANDS (ME) 15.10.2008 BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 11.00 AND 12.00; DURATION APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE GLARE AND SMOKE FIRE-BLACK SMOKE VERY FAST IN RAPID MOVEMENT AWAY TOWARDS THE NORTH SLIGHTLY ABOVE 8000 M CLEAR SKY CIVIL PILOTS Findings: From the data collected from the competent bodies of the Armed Force, it was not possible to associate the event with any known flight or radiosonde activity. Asked about the possible presence of seismic phenomena of interest in the area of the sighting, the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology provided a negative response.

 

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This is an entry from the official sighting registers of the Italian Air Force, which has collected and investigated public reports under a government mandate since 1978, machine translated from Italian with the original preserved. The registers are published at aeronautica.difesa.it. Entries the Air Force could not associate with any known activity or phenomenon are formally catalogued O.V.N.I.