Termoli & Monte Mutria: Sphere sighting & crash
Two men in an ultralight spotted a small spherical object near Termoli, Italy. Earlier, a dark object crashed on Monte Mutria, investigated by police and military but nothing found.
Background
Sighting and Crash
On March 6, 1994 at 16:30, two men in a microlight aircraft at 250 feet over Termoli, Campobasso observed a small spherical object flying north. It was about 4 miles away and quickly passed out of sight.
Crash on Monte Mutria
Later that afternoon, 18-year-old Angelo Gianbattista reported to his father, police officer Franco Gianbattista, the crash of a dark, unknown object on Monte Mutria, Campobasso. Using binoculars, Franco made out two dark shapes in a ravine. The military police were alerted and moved in.
Investigation
At 20:00, eight volunteers climbed the mountain, guided by a powerful beam of light. Three helicopters hovered above. Despite an intensive search, nothing was found, not even ordinary objects that might have been mistaken for the reported one.