Italian ufologist and co-founder of the Centro Italiano Studi Ufologici (CISU) in 1985. Has coordinated regional sighting investigations in Piedmont since 1979, authored the CISU/CUN investigation methodology manual, and published widely in Italian ufology periodicals since the 1970s.
Edoardo Russo, born in 1959 in Turin, studied classics before earning a degree in economics. Involved in Italian ufology since adolescence, he held roles in the Gruppo Clypeus (from 1976) and the Centro Ufologico Nazionale (1978-1985) before co-founding the Centro Italiano Studi Ufologici (CISU) in 1985, where he has remained active since, including election to its board for the 2025-2027 term. He has curated the Piedmont regional UFO sightings catalogue since 1979 and co-coordinates the EuroUFO.net research collective since 2001. Russo wrote the 'Manuale di metodologia di indagine ufologica,' adopted by the CUN in 1984 and the CISU in 1986, plus hundreds of articles and book chapters in Italian and international UFO periodicals.