A 40-year-old lady going to a cemetery through a forest suddenly observed an object, about 3 m across, shaped like two cones with a common base, resting on a grassy space. Two small seats were visible inside the lower cone. From behind the object appeared two dwarfs, one meter tall, wearing gray coveralls and cloaks and reddish helmets. Speaking words she could not understand, that sounded Chinese, and with smiles that showed fine white teeth, they took a pot of flowers from the witness and flew away. The 18 minute event was observed by two other female witnesses. Traces were found. (Dainelli, Lotti; Pianigini). Location reported as Poggio d'Ambra and Cennina.

Rosa Lotti was walking into Cennina, carrying her stockings and shoes and a bunch of carnations when she perceived a big vertical spindle, "like 2 cones joined at their bases over 6 ft high and 3 ft wide." It was not metallic, but looked leathery. Through an open door in the lower half could be seen 2 little seats. From behind this craft emerged two little men 3 ft tall, who approached her with friendly expressions, the older one laughing. They wore a sort of gray tight fitting one piece coverall covering the feet, short gray cloaks, and doublets with shiny buttons; on their heads were helmets with leather earflaps. They were speaking a language that sounded like Chinese, 'liu, lai, loi." Their mouths showed strong, rather protruding teeth. Approaching Lotti, they snatched from her the carnations and one of her stockings; wrapping the flowers in the stocking, they threw them into the "spindle." Then one of them took out a brown wrapped circular object, carrying it in the crook of the arm. Lotti ran away; she looked back after 100 yards and saw the little men still there. A stonemason, R Berti, saw a luminous "rocket" rise. A deep hole in the ground was later found at the site.

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