09-01-1980                                       Online Translation     

CISU Case: 091

Location: Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD)

Category: B (Objects that fall into water or because they dive down after making some

                     additional maneuvers)

Evaluation: Insufficient information

Original Source: "Il Messaggero Veneto" del 2, 3, 04/09/1980; "Il Giornale dei Misteri" n. 162 pag. 12; "Il Messaggero" del 02/09/1980; “Il Piccolo” del 02/09/1980; “Il Gazzettino” del 03/09/1980; CrashCat caso n. 049.   

Sighting Description: Una palla di fuoco fu vista precipitare in mare da numerose persone. I giornali dell’epoca parlarono di un aereo in fiamme e naturalmente delle operazioni di ricerca effettuate con mezzi navali ed aerei che, come sempre, non portarono a nulla. Numerosi testimoni ricordarono anche di aver udito un forte boato e quindi aver visto la palla di fuoco che precipitava.     

Sighting Description: A fireball was seen by numerous persons to fall into the sea. The newspapers of the period spoke about an airplane in flames and naturally about the search operations carried out with naval and aerial means that, like always, did not find anything. Numerous witnesses remembered also to have heard a strong roar and thereafter to have seen the fireball that fell.                                                                                                                    

This reference: USOCAT by The Italian Center for UFO Studies (CISU) © 1996 by Marco Bianchini. http://www.cisu.org/          

UFOCAT PRN – NONE           

Europe – Italy, Udine. Body of water is the Adriatic Sea

Lignano Sabbiadoro - Latitude 45-42 N, Longitude 13-09 E (D-M) [ Lignano Sabbia D’oro ]

This reference: Italy Gazetteer, United States Board On Geographical Names, Department of the Interior, Washington D.C., August 1956.