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UFO sightings in Italy

114 sightings have been reported in Italy on this site — 0.19 for every 100,000 people. It ranks #8 of 99 countries by number of sightings and #31 per person.

114 sightings 0.19 per 100,000 people 21 in the last 12 months 🎥 67 with video Rank #8 of 99

Map of UFO sightings in Italy

When UFOs are seen in Italy

Sightings per month last 24 months
Dec 2024Nov 2026
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Sightings per monthSightings
Dec 20243
Jan 20252
Feb 20251
Mar 20252
Apr 20252
May 20252
Jun 20251
Jul 20253
Aug 20250
Sep 20253
Oct 20251
Nov 20250
Dec 20252
Jan 20262
Feb 20262
Mar 20260
Apr 20260
May 20264
Jun 20261
Jul 20264
Aug 20263
Sep 20260
Oct 20263
Nov 20260
Sightings per year
19522026
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Sightings per yearSightings
19521
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20073
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20142
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20181
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20205
20217
20226
202316
202428
202519
202619
Time of day local time, where the report gives one
12 am11 pm
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Time of daySightings
12 am2
1 am1
2 am0
3 am1
4 am1
5 am1
6 am0
7 am1
8 am0
9 am1
10 am0
11 am1
12 pm0
1 pm0
2 pm0
3 pm1
4 pm1
5 pm1
6 pm2
7 pm1
8 pm1
9 pm5
10 pm7
11 pm3

Where and what people see

Top towns and cities
  • Magenta, Italy10 9%
  • Rome, Italy7 6%
  • Milan, Italy4 4%
  • Sicily, Italy2 2%
  • Florence, Italy2 2%
Top shapes
Colours
  • Black7
  • White6
  • Silver5
  • Red3
  • Multicolored3
  • Blue3
  • Orange2
  • Yellow1

UFO videos from Italy

Filmed today from a train near Rome (Italy)UFO Sighting Over moon by Astronomer in Italy While Cleaning Telescope April 29, 2007UFO Sighting Over moon by Astronomer in Italy While Cleaning Telescope April 29, 2007Clear close-up footage of a UAP above Milan Italy. (2015)Unidentified flying object in ItalyAll Italian Boomers catching up all at once right now!

Latest UFO sightings in Italy

Zanfretta case near Torriglia, Italy – December 6–7 1978 (early police records)In 1950, Bruno Facchini offered to help figures he thought were pilots repairing a landed craft near TradateMy research partner and I took part in discussing our 1933 Magenta, Italy UFO crash-retrieval research on today’s epic Night Shift livestream fundraiser for Matthew Brown, Dylan Borland, and Jeff…Caught this in the sky yesterday, 9.14 pm central Italy. Sorry for the quality.Bright barrel-shaped object flying low and fast over the Italian Alps tonight Trepalle / Livigno area. Steady speed, highly illuminated. — Aug 4, 2026, 9:45 PMIf UFOs are drawn to atomic sites, where would they have shown up first?Sighting in Salerno, Italy during lighting stormStrange sighting at night in Ancona (Italy) around 10pmFor the sake of UFO day, one puzzling sighting from my home country. 1979, near Rovigo, Italy, photographed by Maresciallo CecconiWhat is that?Mt Etna Live StreamLight emitting object in Sardinia

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Questions about UFO sightings in Italy

How many UFO sightings have been reported in Italy?

114 sightings in Italy are on ufos.dev, from 1952 to 2026, with 21 in the last 12 months — 0.19 per 100,000 people.

Where in Italy are UFOs seen most?

The most reports come from Magenta, Italy (10), Rome, Italy (7), Milan, Italy (4).

When are UFOs most often seen in Italy?

Most reports with a time are from around 10 pm local time; the busiest year so far was 2024.

What shapes of UFO are reported in Italy?

The most common are light (12), saucer (6), sphere (5), orb (4).

How do I report a UFO sighting in Italy?

Post it on ufos.dev with the date, time and place — it is checked against the sky that night (launches, satellites, planets, planes) and appears on the Italy map. Report a sighting →

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Updated 13 November 2026. Population: World Bank. Places are worked out from what each report says, so a few may be missing or in the wrong place. Flags: flagcdn.com.

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