“Mysterious sighting in the Roman sky. Three soldiers filmed a flying object with three lights flying in the sky. The sighting happened a couple of nights ago at 4.00 a.m. The object was sighted by three soldiers belonging to the anti-craft warfare”. The news was published by the newspaper “Il Messaggero”, which explained that the two soldiers “were working in front of the residence of the American ambassador at the Holy Siege”. “After the sighting they stopped a carabinieri patrol”, continued the newspaper, “the central police station was warned and they checked”. “The three soldiers filled in the form cornering the sighting of UFOs”. # The description referred about three round objects with a strong light, 100 metres from the ground. “Last Sunday at the Gianicolo – continued the newspaper – many motorists who were driving along the Aurelia and the A12 motorway between Civitavecchia and Santa Marinella, said they saw “a round object with a strong light in the sky”.

Translated by Chiara Nunnari from John Milton Institute