The article below was published in the daily newspaper Var-Matin - République, France, on March 19, 1950.
Rome, March 18. -- Four apparitions of flying saucers have occurred in recent days in Italy, and are the subject of much commentary in the entire Roman press.
In the sky of Livorno, two incandescent discs flew over the city at high speed, and were seen by a priest of Volterra.
At Castagirone, in Calabria, a luminous mass moved Wednesday for two hours, stopping from time to time before setting off again at dizzying speed in a southerly direction.
Finally, in Piedmont, a reddish-colored bolide was reported during the night of Wednesday to Thursday; it flew over the village of Crescentino, leaving a trail of white smoke.
