October 7, 1954🇮🇹Program
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Italy: Air Ministry reportedly sets up round-the-clock UFO detection posts
On October 7, 1954, the Italian Air Ministry allegedly set up UFO detection posts for 24-hour vigilance, according to Harold T. Wilkins.
Background
The Italian Air Ministry allegedly set up UFO detection posts for 24/7 vigilance. The only source cited is Harold T. Wilkins, Flying Saucers Uncensored (Citadel, 1955), p. 232; the entry gives no further details on locations or staffing. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.