The Case of Piero Fortunato Zamfretta by Charles Lear.

In the last couple of blogs, we looked at the National Investigations Committee on Aerial

Phenomena-Nepo Chronology, which was unusual for the large number of humanoid reports

with spacesuits, helmets, and antennas in the descriptions. We also noted that there seemed to

have been a flap in Italy in December, and that one case listed that month is

worthy of individual attention.

The principal witness, experiencer, was Piero Fortunano Zamfretta, and his story was investigated

by Italian journalist Reno Di Stefano, who wrote a book about it that he published

in 2014 titled The Sanfreda Case. According to DeStefano

on his website promoting the book, we have read the book and recommend it, he isn't a uphologist.

He says that at the time of the incident, he was working at the Genoa Courierre Mercantile

and looked into the case as a reporter. He then gives his account. On December 6th,

1978, just after midnight, Sam Freda, a private security guard, was on patrol on his

Fiat 126 on a dark and moonless night near Genoa in the village of Tereglia. It was very cold,

and the roads were icy after a snowfall that day. As he came up to a client's empty country house in Marzano, his engine, lights, and radio

stopped. He saw four lights moving around in the garden and got out to investigate,

ringing along his gun and flashlight. He went through a gate and moved along a wall in an attempt to surprise whoever might be there.

He then felt something touching him from behind.

He turned around and was filled with terror as he found himself inches away from what he described as

an enormous, green, ugly, and frightful creature with undulating

skin no less than ten feet tall.

Sanfreda dropped his flashlight out of fright when the beam from it hit the creature's

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