ITALIAN UFO NEWSFLASH
ISSUE NO. 371 - 18 OCTOBER 2002
by the Italian Center for UFO Studies
(Centro Italiano Studi Ufologici, CISU)
Contents:
- September Sightings In Italy
- The Mysteria Exhibit In Rome
- CISU Congress In Florence
SEPTEMBER SIGHTINGS IN ITALY
The usual monthly (and annual) recap of UFO sighting
reports in Italy, gathered by the Italian Center for UFO
Studies, has been data-assembled by the special
telematic working group on the case log.
There are a good 82 Italian sightings for September, but
this data has been heavily influenced by the double “flap”
caused by the passage of the French stratospheric balloon
that crossed Northern Italy between the 20th and the 21st:
in fact, a good 44% of the month’s observations (a
percentage without precedent for this year) is attributable
to this. Filtering out this factor, the number of sightings for
September is comparable to that for the months of May
and June. Meanwhile, August remains the leader: thanks
to new reports which surfaced in the following month, the
cases for August saw an almost 50% increase and, overall,
surpassed the 100 number while the provisory total for the
year has already climbed above the 500 mark.
At the regional level, the areas most greatly affected by the
September “flap” were Liguria and Emilia-Romagna.
Compared with the preceding annual statistics, there was a
slight increase in the percentage of identified cases (this
also a consequence of the “temporary waves” of sightings).
Meanwhile, the hourly distribution does not offer anything
particular in the way of surprises: only 10% of the
observations occurred during the daytime.
As usual, tables, statistics, graphics and case lists have
already been made public on the CISU Internet site, at
http://www.arpnet.it/ufo/casi2002.htm>
[UFO-Italia, 17 October; data reports by Giorgio Abraini]
THE MYSTERIA EXHIBIT IN ROME
“Mysteria: The First International Exhibit on the Boundaries
of Reality,” opened on 12 October in Rome.
Conceived or organized by Michele Montereali
with artistic direction by Maurizio Baiata, Mysteria
(www.mysteriainternational.com) is being presented as the
“First International Exhibit on the Boundaries of Reality” and
comprises a wide overview linked to various mystery and
occult themes. There are UFOs, but also: ghosts,
archaeological enigmas, prophecies, miracles, unexplainable
phenomena, extraordinary events, and the entire usual
hodgepodge of mysterious subjects. There are also special
effects; reconstructions of extraterrestrials, paranormal
phenomena and archaeological findings; and the assistance
of films, photos and multimedia contributions.
Mysteria is located at the Warner Village, and will be open
to the public through 19 January, with hours from 9 am to 11
pm (admission is 8 Euro).
[Corriere Della Sera, Il Messaggero, La Repubblica, Il Tempo,
12 October; UFO-Italia, 12 to 15 October; collaboration by
Gildo Personè]
CISU CONGRESS IN FLORENCE
On 23 November, the XVII National Congress of Ufology,
organized as in every year by the Italian Center for UFO
Studies (CISU) will be held in Florence.
The theme of the conference will be: “CISU 2002: Projects,
Investigations and Ongoing Activities.” The conference will not
be open to the public, but UFO students and enthusiasts
(including those who are not CISU members) may attend the
works, pending previous arrangement.
Greater details will be communicated in the coming weeks.
All members of the Italian Center for UFO Studies will receive
in the mail a detailed invitation, which will also include
notification of the annual Members’ Meeting (taking place
on Sunday the 24th).
[Collaboration by Fabrizio Dividi and Alessandro Fedi]
Collaborators on this edition were:
Giorgio Abraini, Fabrizio Dividi,
Alessandro Fedi and Gildo Personè.
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This is the English translation of UFOTEL, a free
phone/Internet information service on UFOs edited
weekly by Edoardo Russo for the Italian Center for
UFO Studies (Centro Italiano Studi Ufologici),
available in Italian by calling +39-011-545294,
or by e-mail subscription, or on CISU website
at http://www.arpnet.it/ufo/ultime.htm>
UFOTEL is a supplement to "UFO - Rivista di
informazione ufologica", published by the Italian
Center for UFO Studies, registered at Tribunale
di Torino, No. 3670, on 19 June 1986.
Director: Giovanni Settimo.
Publisher: Cooperativa UPIAR, Corso Vittorio
Emanuele 108, 10121 Turin, Italy
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