1976-06-22•1970s•Canary Islands, Spain•Spain

Canary Islands UFO

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WITNESSES
5,000
SHAPE
sphere
COORDINATES
28.1235, -15.4363

The Spanish Air Force file left it unidentified; researchers including Ricardo Campo later matched it to a US Navy Poseidon missile test launch. SOURCE →

INCIDENT REPORT

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