November 2, 1977🇮🇹Military Encounter
Historical

Cagliari Elmas Airport, Italy: Italian and German pilots and tower see fast ball of fire

On November 2, 1977, Italian Air Force pilots, the pilots of two German Air Force aircraft (given in the entry as F-101G Starfighters) and the tower personnel at Cagliari Elmas Airport on Sardinia, Italy, saw a circular or elliptical ball of fire flying at tremendous speed.

Date
November 2, 1977
Location / Country
Type
Military Encounter

Background

On November 2, 1977, Italian Air Force pilots and the pilots of two German Air Force aircraft, given in the entry as F-101G Starfighters, as well as the tower personnel at Cagliari Elmas Airport on Sardinia, Italy, saw a circular or elliptical ball of fire. The object flew at tremendous speed. The entry gives no further details on time of day, duration or altitude. 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.