The article below was published in the daily newspaper La Liberté de l'Est, France, on Tuesday, August 4, 1964.
Avellino (Naples). -- A mysterious luminous object crossed the night sky of Saint-Angelo of Lombardy, in Campania.
Many witnesses also noticed a long wake with changing colors, which disappeared soon after. The "object" was also seen in Nusco, a neighboring locality.
Note: this looks like a meteor to me.