The Cecconi UFO Incident: Photographic Evidence Of An Extraterrestrial Vehicle?
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Marcus Lowth
- August 1, 2021
- October 12, 2021
- 26 min read
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Outside of UFO circles, the photographs captured by Pilot Marshal Giancarlo Cecconi in June 1979 are largely unknown, which is a shame given how remarkable and clear they are. What’s more, they are largely regarded as very credible, and just might prove to be some of the clearest evidence of alien craft traversing our collective skies on record. That the incident occurred during a military photographic survey flight only adds to the weight it carries. What’s more, the sighting itself was witnessed by several people and was further corroborated by radar evidence.
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
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Hi Estelle I just read your comment I live in n.ireland and always stayed in ballyhornan in the summer can you remember what direction from you where on the beach the object came from and where it went.
I have seen this cigar shaped UFO as a kid at the border of france and belgium around the same date. I am so happy and surprised to see a photo of it!!
It is real.
Källhistorik på fallen var tar du dom ifrån Marcus?
They are either included as a link or written within the copy (for example, the account first appeared in….) 🙂
Thank you for the opportunity to share. I live in South Africa but I had a few experiences in Northern Ireland where I also saw a gunmetal grey cylindrical shape (cigar) hovering over a military base in Ballyhornan, County Down. It was an R.A.F & Army base, but I was sunbathing on the beach with my ex husband. The ‘cigar’ stayed in one spot for about 10 minutes then moved off so quickly I almost missed it. This was in the mid to late 70’s. Previously my late parents & I saw 3 ‘saucer’ shapes in the sky (we lived on the 11th floor of a block of flats then (in the 60’s) and the 3 of us watched in amazement. In Cape Town, 1995, I saw another unusual sight which I’ll describe another time, and yet another weird happening which took place near Simon’s Town, also in the Cape. I fully believe we didn’t imagine these sightings and feel quite lucky but also unlucky as I didn’t have a camera on any of those occasions! I hope this is of interest?
This is really interesting. I would be interested in perhaps writing an account of this incident (and any others you have experienced). Please feel free to message us with more details – perhaps best to send us a message via our Facebook page or use the editors email address