Po Valley, Italy Crater and Scorched Grove
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Villagers near Po Di Gnocca, Italy witnessed a silver disc descend rapidly and land gently in marshland on October 16, 1954, leaving a 20-foot crater and scorched poplar trees before ascending vertically.
“Police said several score of the villagers watched the "saucer" go through its paces. They said the silver disc approached at great speed and then landed gently in the marshes a few miles away. After a short pause it rose perpendicularly into the air and sped away towards the east, they said.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1954-10-16
- Date exactness
- Known to the day
- Location
- Po Di Gnocca, Po river marshlands, Italy
- Country
- Italy
- Branch
- FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- silver disc
Resolution
20-foot crater and scorched poplar grove found at landing site
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8
Case ID: 1954-FBI-8E4263
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This sighting
Po Di Gnocca, Po river marshlands, Italy / 1954 / 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8 — Written report of this sighting