January 11, 1963🇮🇹Sighting
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San Pietro Vernotico, Italy: Domed disc lands in village square, farmer is paralyzed

At about 11:15 p.m. on January 11, 1963, farmer Antonio de Luca in San Pietro Vernotico, Italy, saw a domed disc some 132 feet long land in the village square, with dark figures moving inside its transparent dome; when he tried to approach, he was paralyzed 30 feet away.

Date
January 11, 1963
Location / Country
Type
Sighting

Background

At 11:00 p.m. in San Pietro Vernotico, Italy, farmer Antonio de Luca was awakened by restless animals and went out to calm them. Fifteen minutes later he saw a domed disc some 132 feet long land in the village square, with dark figures moving inside the transparent dome. He tried to approach but was paralyzed 30 feet away. The object ascended in the direction of Brindisi to the north, emitting a vertical beam of green light. 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.