Sightings1979

Spanish Air Force file on lights over the Canary Islands, 5 March 1979

When: 5 Mar 1979
Where: Canary Islands, Spain
Sources: 1 public source

The Spanish Air Force's air operations command compiled a 234-page intelligence file on strange phenomena reported over the Canary Islands on 5 March 1979. The file was declassified in 1995 and is published by the Defence Ministry.

Sources

OfficialAvistamiento de fenomenos extranos en Canarias: 05 de Marzo de 1979 (Mando Operativo Aereo, Estado Mayor, Seccion de Inteligencia) (opens in a new tab)Biblioteca Virtual de Defensa, Ministerio de Defensa (Spain) / 1995-11-03

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