Roberto Pinotti

An Italian researcher, he was the founder of the Centro Ufologico Nazionale and later served as its president. His name runs through several of the archive's Italian cases. He studied the Cennina landing of 1954 in 1977, years after the first real inquiry. He also wrote about the alleged Magenta crash of 1933, and his article gives 11 April as the date. The original files point to 13 June. He had no patience for the ballooning spider theory offered for the 1954 Florence stadium sighting. He called it an old and stupid story.

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The Magenta Crash and Mussolini's Gabinetto RS/33

1933 · Magenta, Lombardy

Italy

UAP · Disc / saucer · 27 sources

3Thinly documented

Researcher and main proponent of the Fascist UFO Files

The Day UFOs Stopped Play: Florence Stadium Mass Sighting

October 27, 1954 · Stadio Comunale (now Stadio Artemio Franchi), Campo di Marte, Florence, Tuscany

Italy

UAP · Egg · 49 sources

39Partially documented

The Cennina Landing: Rosa Lotti Dainelli and the Two Small Beings

November 1, 1954 · Path between Capannole and Cennina, Bucine, province of Arezzo, Tuscany

Italy

UAP · Being / humanoid · 26 sources

27Thinly documented

Founder of the Centro Ufologico Nazionale, studied the case in 1977

Pro early

The Torrita di Siena Close Encounter (Rivo Faralli)

September 17, 1978 · via Piè agli Orti, Torrita di Siena, Province of Siena, Tuscany

Italy

UAP · Being / humanoid · 13 sources

22Thinly documented

vice-president of the Centro Ufologico Nazionale, lead investigator