E-006722LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
Rome Coast Truncated-Cone Radar Track
September 17, 1954Mediterranean coast west of Rome / Pratica di Mare, Lazio, Italy
A large circular/truncated-cone-shaped object trailing smoke and accompanied by explosive sounds was reportedly observed along the coast, while an Italian Air Force radar station tracked it for 39 minutes.
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“A large circular/truncated-cone-shaped object trailing smoke and accompanied by explosive sounds was reportedly observed along the coast, while an Italian Air Force radar station tracked it for 39 minutes.”
“Hall introduces Section X as a survey intended to show that UFO reports, official investigations and private study groups were international rather than uniquely American.”
“Hall says the Swedish defense ministry reported that about 80 percent of roughly 1,000 ghost-rocket reports were attributed to celestial phenomena while some radar detections remained outside those categories.”
SRC-002107 · Swedish ghost-rocket investigation summary; uploaded PDF pp. 234-235
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CLAIM-695008reported
“Hall reports that the British Air Ministry investigated UFO reports but refused to release details of specific radar and aviation cases, citing defense responsibilities.”
SRC-002107 · British Air Ministry correspondence; uploaded PDF pp. 236-236
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CLAIM-695009reported
“Hall reports a 1963 West German Embassy reply saying there was no official West German UFO policy or agency, while the attaché considered the subject insufficiently explored.”