On June 18, 1979, military pilot Giancarlo Cecconi was returning to Treviso Air Base, Italy, in his G-91R fighter jet with his group G-91R 14 of the 2nd Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Air Force after completing a reconnaissance mission. Suddenly, the Istrana Radar Center (TV) recorded the presence of an intruder on its radar screens and instructed Cecconi to approach an unidentified aircraft that entered the restricted access zone.
Cecconi had a camera on the plane with an unused film and when he started to fly up to an unidentified object, he turned on his camera. He approached the UFO at a distance of 70-80 meters at a speed of about 300 knots (450-500 km).
he ground staff of the airport at the same time watched what was happening through binoculars. Cecconi was then called by the Treviso control tower to warn him that the object was leaving a strange blue trail. The pilot began to chase the oval object at an altitude of about 2 km, but did not notice the indicated blue trace, however, he noted that the strange object regularly moves jerkily up and down, making a very sharp climb or drop at a time. Cecconi calculated that in one jerk the object overcomes about 300 meters of height, while the object could rise to a height of up to 4 km.
Cecconi flew around this object about 7 or 8 times and photographed it each time. As a result, they received 82 frames, on which the incomprehensible intruder was clearly captured. The visible UFO was stationary relative to the G-91, but the radar center confirmed to Sesconi that it was moving and its course and speed were determined.
Externally, the UFO looked like a matte dark cylindrical object with a small almost transparent "dome" located on its upper side. The dome was similar in shape to the dome of sports cars. Cecconi later said that the UFO he saw was definitely a solid object, and not some kind of "cloud" or other atmospheric phenomenon, because when he came very close to it, he was not affected by the turbulence of his G-91 fighter.
While Cecconi was making another flyby to take the next series of photos, the Istrana radar called and reported that the object had suddenly disappeared from their and other radars. A few seconds later, the Treviso control tower confirmed that the UFO had disappeared visually. A few minutes later Cecconi's plane landed, his films were removed and quickly developed. The object was at least eight meters long and no more than three meters in diameter, that is, relatively small. This incident is considered one of the most truthful cases of UFO sightings and photographing it, thanks to radars, visual observations and the testimony of Cecconi, who was considered a very respected pilot.
