10 January 1980
(The Telegraph)
Source: theufochronicles.com
The whole article:
“The Italian Defense Ministry has declassified an Air
Force pilot’s report that his F104 was followed for 23 minutes by an
unidentified flying object in February 1977. The pilot said the object glowed
brighter in the night sky than the moon and stars and stayed 800-900 yards away.
He added: ‘I alerted the nearest base and was
authorized to intercept it (the UFO). When I began to show my intentions,
climbing to 12,000 feet ,
the object kept its distance unchanged, then disappeared.’ ”
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