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DECEMBER 16, 1978, FRANCAVILLA AL MARE, CHIETI, ITALY, ALFONSO D'AVIERO:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Italian ufology sources say that in Francavilla, Chieti, the Abruzzi, Italy, on December 16, 1978, one Alfonso D'Aviero was returning home on his Garelli 50 motorbike. He had hung a bag with two kakis at the handlebar.

The road he was using was not very good, full with holes, so he had looked down to avoid one of them. But when he looked ahead again, he was confronted to two "small strange beings", with small and round eyes. They had their arms behind their backs, and seemed to laugh. One of the two seemed to have his jaw twisted a little.

They were clad in a white-silver outfit strewn with green, "zouaves" trousers, and around the head they had a tight-fitted tissue which enclosed the chin and covered the ears. On their left side, they had a small "feather". Their legs had no knee, they were rigid like two sticks. They also wore kinds of small pants, so that it was apparent that their ankles were "deprived of bone."

Aviero tried to make himself likeable by offering the two beings cigarettes and kakis, but they refused these offers.

He decided to "take" them to Francavilla as proof of his experience, and was about to try, when a dazzling flash of light neutralized his action. When he reopened his eyes both beings were gone.

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Narratives:

[Ref. mt1:] MORENO TAMBELLINI:

The author says that the case occurred in Francavilla, CH, in the Abruzzi, the witness being Alfonso D'Aviero.

D'Aviero was returning home on his Garelli 50 [motorcycle]; he had hung a bag with two kakis [ripe fruits] at the handlebar. The road he was using was not very good, it was full with holes, therefore he had looked down to avoid one of them, but when he looked ahead again he was opposite two strange figures, "small strange beings", with small and round eyes. They had the arms behind the back and seemed to laugh, and one of the two seemed to have his jaw twisted a little. They were clad in a white-silver outfit strewn with green, zouaves trousers, and around the head they had a tight-fitted tissue which enclosed the chin and covered the ears. On the left side they had a small "feather". Their legs did not have knee, they were rigid like two sticks. The beings also wore kinds of small pants, thus one could see their ankles deprived of bone. Aviero tried to make himself likeable by offering to the two beings cigarettes and kakis, but they refused these offers, and he decided to "take" them to Fancravilla as proof of his experience. He was going to try that when a dazzling flash of light neutralized his action, and when he reopened his eyes both beings were not there anymore.

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Francavilla, Italy, on December 16, 1978, late in the afternoon, Alfredo D'Aviero was cycling home on a deserted and isolated dirt road riddled with holes when as he rounded a bend he spotted two strange figures standing on the road ahead. Ashe approached he noted that the two figures were two thin humanoids with human like features and pointed chins wearing white silvery uniforms, with loose fitting pants and jackets. Both wore large black helmets with what appeared to be a small white "feather" on top. From the knee down the legs were like two black "batons", no feet were visible. The witness stopped and approached the two strangers offering them a cigarette, he was either refused or ignored, and he then decided to turn back to town, possibly to obtain additional witnesses. Then there was a sudden flash that made him stop, turning around he noticed that the two strange figures were now gone.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Archivio S.U.F."

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on December 16, 1978 at 02:30, in Francavilla, Italy, there were two small humanoids with large feet who exited a white ovoid shaped object, observed by one female witness on the shore for over three minutes. Two 3.5-foot-tall dwarves were seen.

The website adds that a "university student was standing in her living room by a balcony overlooking the sea when she noticed to the right of the balcony a gaseous form, white in color with two pulsating lights, one at each end, one red the other green. It descended onto the surface of the water and became a very bright large neon like white light, that reflected on the surface of the water. The witness attempted to wake her parents but they continued to sleep. Then she noticed two short figures standing in the garden at the adjacent apartment. Both were wearing dark gray tight fitting outfits, were very thin with large squarish heads. They turned a corner moving as if in slow motion and in a limping manner, disappearing down an alleyway. Moments later the bright white light that by now was very near the breakwater, vanished."

The website adds that at 16:00 "Alfredo D'Aviero was cycling home on a deserted and isolated dirt road riddled with holes when as he rounded a bend he spotted two strange figures standing on the road ahead. Ashe approached he noted that the two figures were two thin humanoids with human like features and pointed chins wearing white silvery uniforms, with loose fitting pants and jackets. Both wore large black helmets with what appeared to be a small white "feather" on top. From the knee down the legs were like two black "batons", no feet were visible. The witness stopped and approached the two strangers offering them a cigarette, he was either refused or ignored, and he then decided to turn back to town, possibly to obtain additional witnesses. Then there was a sudden flash that made him stop, turning around he noticed that the two strange figures were now gone."

The sources are indicated as "Lumieres dans la Nuit, by Lumieres dans la Nuit"; "Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002"; "Rosales, Albert; Humanoid Sighting Reports Database."

[Ref. pm1:] PINO MORELLI:

Points to consider:

Note that [ud1] mixes two different cases of the same day and place. The other case is Francavilla has its own file here.

Left: kakis, fruit from Japan.

Left: Garelli 50 motorcycle, made in Italy.

Left: "Zouave" pants.

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Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors or invention.

Sources references:

* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.

• [---] ? S.U.F. archive.
• [---] ? Ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France.
• [mt1] ? "Alieni in Italia - 50 Anni di Incontri Ravvicinati: 1945-1995", book by Moreno Tambellini, Edizioni Mediterranee publisher, Italy, page 134, 1996.
• [---] ? *U* Computer Database", compiled by Larry Hatch, USA, circa 2002.
• [ar1] * "1978 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1978.shtml
• [ud1] * "16 Dec 1978 - Francavilla, Italy", web page by the website UFOdna, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf11/uf7/117514.htm
• [pm1] * Article by Pino Morelli, Xtimes director, on the PrimaDaNoi.it website, Italy, February 5, 2009, at www.primadanoi.it/notizia/3318-1978-Ufo-in-Abruzzo-la-marineria-testimone-di-fenomeni-mai-spiegati

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