DOW-UAP-D157, Air Intelligence Information Report, Italy, 1952

Department of War · 8/27/52 · Italy · Document

DOW-UAP-D157, Air Intelligence Information Report, Italy, 1952 is indexed as a Department of War record with incident date 8/27/52 and location Italy. This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (AIIR), a standardized U.S. Air Force reporting form used to record raw information of potential intelligence value for later analysis. The form served as a primary vehicle for U.S. Air Force field intelligence collection throughout the early Cold War, until defense-wide reporting standards were established in the early 1960s. This AIIR records an August 27, 1952, incident near Sassari, Italy, that was reported in the local Italian press the following day. The U.S. Air Attach in Rome relayed the translated newspaper account to the Air Force in November 1953 and later interviewed the individual who made the initial report, Professor Giovanni Battista Sias. Sias described observing a brilliantly luminous sphere, slightly larger in apparent size than the full moon, with a green-blue color, silvery brightness, and metallic streaking on its right side. He reported that it moved from east to west at very high speed, intermittently disappearing and reappearing while leaving behind a narrow luminous trail or ribbon. The preparing officer characterized Professor Sias as intelligent, pleasant, and eager to share his account. All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

Notable / anomalous element

• Distribution by originator 1 cpy atlae-5, aerial phenomenon section note: rhis document contains information affecting the national defense of the united states within the meaning ofthe espionage act. (native PDF text, page 1)
• Gonzaga. barrack vas playing the lights out signal. (native PDF text, page 2)
• vinced that either: (1) The United States has made scientific strirles unknown to the rest of the world and this particular phenomenon was one of these items; or (2) This 1 particular phenomenon was super-natural or it was instituted by another government in Italy. (native PDF text, page 1)
• From t above it can be easily deduced that the object observ d could not be a common terrestrial "n,ing saucer", some bright metal body illuminated by the sun because its dimensions wu1d be too big." ' These were the deductions of Father Junks; but since he ts also the Director ot the:Vatican observatory and well. (native PDF text, page 3)

Details

• This IR transmits a report of unusual aerial pheonomen:in witnessed by Prof'. (native PDF text, page 1)
• COMMENTS of the Preparing Officer: Prof Sias was interviewed by this officer a.nd be appeared to be in telligent, pleasant, and very eager to tell his story-. (native PDF text, page 1)
• He, in his own mini, is con vinced that either: (1) The United States has made scientific strirles unknown to the rest of the world and this particular phenomenon was one of these items; or (2) This 1 particular phenomenon was super-natural or it was instituted by another government in Italy. (native PDF text, page 1)
• vinced that either: (1) The United States has made scientific strirles unknown to the rest of the world and this particular phenomenon was one of these items; or (2) This 1 particular phenomenon was super-natural or it was instituted by another government in Italy. (native PDF text, page 1)
• Sias appeared to be a very intense individual and, while not exactly fanatic, I believe that this title comes very close to:fitting him. (native PDF text, page 1)
• Distribution by originator 1 cpy atlae-5, aerial phenomenon section note: rhis document contains information affecting the national defense of the united states within the meaning ofthe espionage act. (native PDF text, page 1)
• Gonzaga. barrack vas playing the lights out signal. (native PDF text, page 2)
• I watched now am then the sky" covered with stars, heavy, moonless, till torrid for the temperature which in tmse daya, aa anyone wuld remember, often attained 40 degrees, with a sky which.remained clean and cloudless for three 1t10nths.Suddenly ll\1 attention was attracted by: a transparent small cleud, c from the. (native PDF text, page 2)

Tags: War Department, Italy, Air Force, Aerial phenomena, Moon, Lights, Spherical object, Saucers