A Catalogue of 200 Type-I UFO Events

I
in Spain and Portugal

By
Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos
Valencia, Spain

Center For UFO Studies

Evanston, IL, U.S.A.

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 A CATALOGUE OF 200 TYPE-I UFO EVENTS

IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

BY

VICENTE-JUAN BALLESTER OLMOS

VALENCIA., SPAIN

COPYRIGHT BY

CENTER FOR UFO STUDIES

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

APRIL., 1976 · P.O. BOX 1402

EVANSTON., IL 60204
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Foreword by Jacques Vallee V

A Note on the Sources xi

Acknowledgements xi

Geographic Distribution of 200 Iberian Landings xii

200 Type-I UFO Events 1

Illustrations:

Cases No. 6 - JUL 25, 1938, Guadalajara 54

22 - AUG, 1956, Granja de Torrehermosa 54
31 - JAN 6, 1961, Torroja del Priorato 54
43 - JUN 27, 1966, Cistella 55
62 - AUG 2, 1968, Mount Gallicant 56
66 - AUG 28, 1968, Ucero 56
44 - AUG, 1966, Porcieda 57
90 - NOV 2, 1968, Villareal del Ebro 57
lOO - JAN 6, 1969, Pontejos 57
102 - JAN 29, 1969, Matadepera 58-59
129 - JUL 26, 1970, Alcocebre 60-61
174 - MAR 20, 1974, El Carnpillo 62
134 - AUG 16, 1970, Puente de Herrera 63
148 - SEP 18, 1971, Alca?.rices 63
156 - JUN 22, 1972, Legrono 64
175 - MAR 21, 1974, Valdehijaderos 64
191 - MAY 24, 1974, San Clemente 64-65
199 - JAN l, 1975, Quintanaortuno 66-67

Yearly Distribution of 200 Iberian Landings 68

Monthly Distribution of Landing Reports in Spain during 69

the Waves of 1968-69 and 1974

Appendix I Computer Listing of the Index to the Catalogue 71

Appendix II Table of Information Quality 77

 FOREWORD

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by Jacques Vallee

In this work, Mr, Ballester-Olmos is making available to

us the descriptions of 200 landings or near-landings (Reports
of "Type I") of unidentified flying objects in Spain and
Portugal. This publication is an important event. The Center
for UFO Studies, with which Mr. Ballester-Olmos has collaborated
since its formation, is happy to sponsor it in order to give
this valuable catalogue a wide distribution.

Some time ago I had the privilege of spending two days

with Ballester-Olmos at the home of Mr. Antonio Ribera, near
Barcelona. We reviewed this work and discussed the patterns
found in the Spanish studies in the light of French and
American sightings. There is an increasing interest in the
UFO phenomenon in Spain, and it is fueled by such extraordinary
cases as this document describes.

The catalogue begins with six cases prior to World War II,
among which we find descriptions of occupants and even a
puzzling report of extra-sensory ef fect--namely the sighting
at Garganta La Olla in 1934 when a woman, confronted by a
dwarfish being, "heard a voice in her head" announcing the
birth of her grandson--who was appropriately enough christened
"Angel. "

After the war, UFO activity in Spain developed along

patterns quite similar to the rest of the world, although very
little in formation was published about it. The catalogue
clearly reflects the "waves" of 1950 and 1954, which followed

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 the model of the sightings elsewhere in western Europe. No
doubt, continuing work by Mr. Ballester-Olmos and his associates
will bring to light many more of these early reports. As it
stands today, however, their work already establishes beyond
question that the intense UFO activity of 1954 was not a "myth"
restricted to a single country or a single culture, but con­
stituted a genuine phenomenon, unexplained by classical social
or psychological arguments, which swept through the European
continent ignoring language differences, settlement patterns,
and the mighty Pyrenees!

The next major »wave" detected by Ballester-Olmos took

place in 1968. The Condon investigation at the University of
Colorado was in progress then, but it was restricting its
attention to the American cases and ignored the global nature
of the phenomenon. It kept waiting for an opportunity to study
it at home while the peak of the U FO activity was in another
part of the planet. We can only speculate on the possible
impact of Condon's investigation if the 46 reports of Type I
verified by Ballester-Olmos for the year 1968 alone had come
to his attention. It certainly would have been dif ficult for
him to brush aside summarily the sighting at Ucero (#66) in
which a retired policeman saw a maneuvering object emitting a
powerful beam of light that temporarily blinded him, or the
case at Sanlucar de Barrameda (#85) in which a landing observed
by a nine-year-old girl was confirmed by radar records and by
unmistakable traces at the site.

In 197 1 Mr. Ballester-Olmos and I published a preliminary

catalogue of Iberian landings in a special issue of the Flying
Saucer Review. It listed only one hundred cases. The catalogue

you are about to read shows that the data have doubled in size
since that first compilation. Twenty-nine cases are included

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in 1974 alone, including the extraordinary episode at
Valdehijaderos (#175) in which a truck driver was harrassed

by four occupants of a UFO that disabled his vehicle.

What do these events mean? Should they be taken as

physical in nature or as the result of strange psychic effects?

Can these two hypotheses be combined to yield a general explana­

tion for all UFO phenomena? It is not the purpose of Ballester­
Olmos to offer such speculation. The role of his catalogue is
only to provide a source of homogeneous data--all the information

he has so far been able to gather concerning Type I events in

that part of the world. He leaves us free to use these reports

in the testing of hypotheses, but he is wise in not allowing

a particular framework or a particular interpretation of the

facts to calor his reporting of the events.

As a compilation of unexplained sightings, this work is

impeccable. A very large majority (67%) of the cases are

first-hand reports; all known mis-identifications, hoaxes and
the like have been eliminated. We are left with that amazing
collection of two hundred unexplained events, documented from

the actual words of the witnesses--real men and women who are
alive today in Spain and Portugal and have experienced these
extraordinary events.

The main result of this work, in my view, should be to

dispel the idea that UFO phenomena are triggered by the press.
It is a popular misconception among American scientists that

UFO waves are triggered by media coverage of a particularly

sensational event (such as Socorro, the "swamp-gas case" or

Pascagoula) . In the U. S., it is true that television teams

and newspaper reporters have often exaggerated local incidents

and thus produced a "tempest in a teapot" resulting in spurious

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 UFO waves. This phenomenon is of less significance than

these scientists think, however. The majority of the Type I

cases come from smaller countries where press coverage of

UFOs is very poor or even non-existent. When the MAGONIA

catalogue was compiled in 1968, I was able to find only a

half-dozen published reports of UFO landings in Spain. It

was therefore an excellent basis for an experiment to re­

examine the local records in depth, as Mr. Ballester-Olmos

has done, and to compile information from private sources.

Would we find that Spain, where cultural communication with

the rest of Europe has not been as intense as among other

countries, had been spared the trouble of dealing with these
strange events? On the contrary, Ballester-Olmos has now
shown that in this culture the phenomenon followed the same
patterns as in the rest of the world, although individual

witnesses have not exhibited the same type of social reactions

as other witnesses, and did not have the same reporting chan­

nels available to them.

This work teaches us other lessons: it shows how much

can be accomplished by a single dedicated researcher, working
outside of any structure or formal organization, provided he

follows precise objectives and rigid standards of scholarship.

It also demonstrates how it is possible to separate data from
theory, even in such a complex field as this. Ballester-Olmos

has produced a document which is understandable by all, is

even entertaining to the casual reader, and yet can be used

by physicists as well as by sociologists, by statisticians

and by other psychologists in their specialized studies.

I can only add my own voice to that of Ballester-Olmos in

calling for researchers in other countries to get to work and

bring to light similar data. Only when that work is under way,

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and when the sightings are extracted from the dusty archives

where carelessness and ignorance have buried them, will science

be in a position to analyze the UFO phenomenon.

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 A NOTE ON THE SOURCES

Each summary concludes with one or more references which

cite the source of the information (press, UFO organization,
or individual researcher) , and mentions, for the benefit of

the student of the subject, those UFO journals or books in

which case histories have been published in English, French,

or Spanish.

When the available information has been partially

published or remains unpublished, "BOF" has been added. This

stands for "Ballester-Olmos files, " and also means that the
author is accessible for further documentation. In addition,

every report or press reference noted at the end of each

abstract is contained in the author's files, where it can be
consulted.

If the indication ''First-hand" appears, it means that

the information has been obtained directly from the witnesses

themselves, either from a personal face-to-face interview or

from correspondence. The press and radio are not considered

sources of first-hand information according to our standards.

When the name of the investigator or UFO group is written with­

out the indication "First-hand, " it means that the information

was obtained indirectly.

The main contributors of first-hand landing reports to

the catalogue, in order by number of entries contributed, are

listed on the following page.
 Centre de Estudios Inte·rplanetarios (CEI)

Apartado 282
Barcelona
Spain

Sr. Manuel Osuna

Jos <f Antonio, 18
Umbrete
( Sevilla)
Spain

Sr. Vicente-Juan Ballester-Olmos

Erudite Orellana, 14
Valencia-8
Spain

Sr. Antonio Ribera

Barcelona, 42
San Felfu de Codinas
(Barceiona)
Spain

Sr. F�lix Ares de Blas

Jertnima Llorente, 48
Madrid-20
Spain

Grupo "Charles Fort"

Apartado 690
Valladolid
Spain

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 Acknow·ledgements

The author wishes to acknow·ledge

the most practical assistance
received from Richard Heiden and
Jacques Vall�e in the sumrnariza­
tion, translation, and discus­
sion of the reports.

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( 1)
1914 Lean (Lean, Spain) Year and location imprecise

One witness, a young woman, saw· tw·o men who were standing on a road.
They w·ere wearing silvery objects on their backs, and they flew away
with the help of these devices. The same day, several other people
in the area saw the same thing. (CEI, BOF.)

(2)
1925 La Mancha (Toledo, Spain) Year and location
imprecise
A man suddenly met a strange dw·arf. He was 1. 20 m. tall, wore a
greenish uniform, had rigid arms and legs, and held a blow-pipe-like
thing in his hands. No word was exchanged. The being was standing
on a disk-shaped, vertical object, which was rolling along. This was
observed from a distance of about 2 m • • (First-hand, anonymous let­
ter to Antonio Ribera, BOF. )

(3)
Thursday, 8 December 1932 (23:45) Arroyomolinos de Le�n (Huelva,
Spain)
Srta. Regina Santos N6�ez and Srta. Josefa Gonz�lez V�zquez saw a
large light coming from the sky on that rainy night. It was an
object shaped like a "luminous melon" or a "ball of yarn becoming
undone" which was descending and appeared to fall very near the
town. Upon reaching a certain height, it came apart in fragments
in the midst of a deafening explosion whose noise was different from
that of thunder, which caused everyone to rush out into the street,
thinking it was a bomb. Immediately the light went out in the town
for some 2 seconds, with no explanation. There were various elec­
trical disturbances in conductors and electrical devices, and also
some mechanical effects, destruction of an cracks in walls, floors,
etc • • At six in the afternoon, the spectators at a procession saw a
"fireball" moving slowly, rotating about itself, as it were. (First­
hand, Ignacio Darnaude, BOF. LDLN 122, February 1973, 22-23. )

(4)
Monday, 1 October 1934 Garganta la Olla (C�ceres, Spain)

An old lady was working in the field when, nearby, and on a crag, she
saw a being of short stature with a very brilliant suit. Suddenly,
she thought she heard a voice in her head that announced the birth of
her grandson. Starting out towards the being, he began to run, and
disappeared. Upon reaching the house she verified that it was true,
and they gave the newborn child the name of "Angel," thinking that
the news had been foretold by one sent by God. (In Spanish-speaking
countries, Angel is a boy's name.) (David G. L�pez, BOF.)

(5)
5 April 1935 (19:30) Aznalc�zar (Sevilla, Spain) Approximate
date
Senor Mora, a farmer who was wo
· rking on his farm "Haza-Ancha," saw a
large, round, brilliant object descend at some 450 m. of distance.
The object stayed just above the ground, and some small strange be­
ings appeared who went around it. The witness thought that it was a
"supernatural" vision with which God had wanted to reward him, and it
was the central topic of his conversations until his death. (Manuel
Osuna. Ph�nomenes Spatiaux 28, June 1971, 17-18. )
 (6)
Monday , 2 5 Jul y 1 9 3 8 ( 23 : 30 ) Guada l a j a ra ( Guadal a j a r a , S pain )
Locat i on imp recise
A l i eutenant and h i s aide suddenl y saw a s t rong l i ght coming
f rom a hovering ob j ect . I t was dark , l ens - s haped , 1 1 m . in diamete r ,
5 m . high, with a column underneath that came down sil ent l y , support­
ing two moving f i gures . Thi s ob j ect was about 60 m . away , 2 m. above
the ground . A c i rc l e of blue l ight was pro j ected by the d a rk ob j ect .
This beam was f ocused on the witne s s e s , who f e l t a sens a t i on of chil l .
The platf orm rose again . F or an ins t ant , i t s eemed that the two sec­
tions of the ob ject s tarted s p inning in oppos i t e direct i ons. The who le
craft gl owed w i th a n i ntens e white l ight and f l ew away . The men
thought i t was a new mi l it a r y device of the Germans or the Reds .
( F i rs t - hand , Os c a r Rey , BOF . Ph�nomenes S pat iaux 2 8 , June 1 97 1 , 18 - 1 9 . )

(7)
1 94 8 Gargant a l a Ol l a -- Yuste Monastery ( C �ceres , S pain )

The owner of a f l ock had to spend the night in a cab in , due to the
occurrence o f a s trong s torm . When he wa s ge tting ready t o l ight a
fire he heard vo ices out s ide , and opened the door , thinking it was
some l os t per s on . He s aw a man of short s t a ture , whom he inv i ted to
come in . W i thout speaki ng , the newcome r ent e red the cab in . The wit­
ne s s then rea lized that the being had " feet l ike a goat ' s . " Panic­
str icken , he gave a ter r i ble scream whi ch caused the being to f l ee .
He then had occasion to contemp l ate how a fireb a l l not ve ry f a r away
was go i ng up towards the sky . The witnes s thought he had s een the
Devil , and from then on he became a fervent C a thol i c . ( David G . L�pe z ,
BOF . )

(8)
Wednes da y , 2 2 March 1 9 50 (0 5 : 4 5 ) Vil l arta de S an Juan ( C iudad R e a l ,
S pain )
Two industr i a l i s ts , S re s . Jul i�n Nieto and Gregorio R u i z , s aw a br ight
cl oud- l ike ob j ect ahead whi l e driv i ng . It was onl y des c r ibed as .. a
b a l l of smoke " s eve r a l met e r s in d iameter , and emi t ting a ve ry br ight
l ight tha t blinded them. They turned on the i r fog headl ights but
appeared to coltide with the ob j ect , which was s een aga in s ome d i s t ance
away . It came back over the car about twenty t imes , unt i l they reached
town , when it d i s appea red. ( Madr i d , 2 7 March 1 9 50 . S tendek 1 , June
1 9 70 , 1 7 . )

( 9)
W ednesday , 1 2 Apr i l 1 950 Reus--Tarragona ( Ta r ragona , S pain )

Two brothers named Pedro and Andr�s Garct a , who we re t rave l l ing in a
l ight t ruck on the Reus--Tarragona road , s aw an ob j ect l ow ove r the
olive trees . It was a d i sk- shaped craft about 1 m . in diamete r ,
em i tting a s t range lum inosity . It disa ppea red a t ve ry high s peed
w ithin a few seconds . ( El Correo C atal �n , 1 3 Ap r i l 1 9 50 . )

(10)
F r i day, 1 4 April 1 9 50 C ama r a s a ( L�rida , S pa i n )

Peopl e in Cama rasa obse rved an ob j ect com ing down into the wa t e r of
the l ake at the hyd ro- e lectric pl ant " Riegos y Fue r z a s de l Ebro . "
T he ob ject was descr ibed as " b r i ght . " It was seen floating f or a
while, and then i t submerged . ( ABC , 1 5 April 1 9 50 .
---
S tendek 2 , Sep-
2 t ember 1 9 70 , 1 9 . )
( 11 )
August 19 5 2 (2 2 : 00 ) Ayt ona ( L� r i da , S pa in )

S r . Ram6n V i l arde l l , 2 0 , and h i s unc l e were on a count ry road when

they obs e rved a f l a s h of l i ghtn i ng and s aw a s phere lOO m . away r i s e
f rom the ground in 1 0 s econd s . The ob j ect wa s about 1 . 5 m . in d i a ­
meter , and i t g l owed w i th a g reen and b l ue d i f fuse l ight . The w i t ­
nes s es were l e f t w i th a f e e l ing of amazement. (F i r s t - hand , CE I , B OF . )

(12)
1 Jul y 1 9 5 3 ( 1 1 : 00 ) V i l l ares del S az ( Cuenca , S pa in ) Approx i -
mate date
An i l l i t e r a te cowhe rd b oy , M�ximo Munoz Herna i z , 1 4 , who wa s wat ch i ng
his cows i n a p a sture , s aw a " b ig ba l l oon" on the ground behind h im
when a f a i nt whi s tl i ng s ound at tracted hi s at tent i on . I t was meta l l ic ,
shaped l ike a water j ug . Thr ough an open i ng c ame 3 dwa r f s 60 cm . t a l l ,
w i th ye l l ow Or ient a l f ac e s and nar row eye s , d r e s s ed i n b l ue, with a s ort
of f l a t hat w i th a v i s o r in f ront and a met a l s heet on the i r arms .
They s poke a l a nguage the b oy coul d not unde r s t and , and smacked him .
They then re- ente re d the c r a f t , wh i ch gl owed ve ry br ight l y , made a s oft
whi s t l i ng s ound , and went off " l ike a r ocket . " F oot pr ints and f our
hol e s 5 cm . deep f o rm ing a pe r f ect s quare of 3 6- cm . s ides were found by
the pol ice . ( The Humano i d s , 7 7 - 8 3 . MAGON IA #1 1 3 . O f ens iva , 1 2 , 1 6 ,
1 9 , and 25 Jul y 1 9 5 3 . F i r s t - hand , Bal l e s t e r O lmos . )

(1 3 )
S eptembe r 1 9 5 3 S antona (S antande r , S pa in )

On a c l ea r n i ght one w i t ne s s , S r . F . Campana , s aw an ob j ect r i s e f rom

the s ea 3 50 0 m . away at a 75- degree angl e . The ob j ect appe ared s ol i d
and wa s br i ght b l ue i n c a l o r . I t rose sharpl y towa rds the NE for 1
minute , and was l ost to s ight . (F i r s t - hand , F�l ix Ares , BOF . )

(1 4 )
1 5 Octob e r 1 954 Alvito (B a ixo A l ent e j o , Portuga l ) Approx i-
mate date
S r . Manue l Made i r a , a n i l l iterate o l d man i gnorant o f " f l yi ng s auce r s , "
was hunt i ng i n a pas t ur e cal l ed " V iuv inha " when he s aw a cl oud of dus t
that he thought was made b y a bul l . He hid and s aw an ob j ect t ake of f .
He noted that i t wa s c ig a r - s haped . I t f l ew o f f ver t i c a l l y at high
s peed . (D i �r i o de N ot i c i a s , 19 October 1 9 54 . ��GON IA #2 7 8 . )

( 15 )
Monday, ! Novemb e r 1 9 54 (2 2 : 40 ) Ordene s ( La Coruna , S pa in )

One , w i t ne s s , d r ive r S r . G . Rub inos R amos , ha d t o s top h i s cab at the

" Curva del Ob i s po " when t he gea r box broke d own . He s e nt word to La
Coruna f or he l p , and h i s f r iends Ra f ael Ca rol l o S abe l l and Juan Pa rdo
Ramos a r r ived about m i dn i ght to tow the veh i c l e away . They f ound
Rub i nos ins ide the c a r , extreme l y exc i ted , ros ary in hand s , and he
s t a ted that he had seen a s trange ob j ec t take o f f . It was s phe r i cal ,
about 6 m . in d i amete r , had appeared at ground l eve l , and had r i s en
whi l e a l l the dogs in the v i c in i ty were barking . Tha t s ame n ight ,
rad i o recept i on was bl ocke d i n the a rea. W i tnes se s in Bece r rea and
Mera reported obs erving an unknown f l ying ob j ect . A ve ry rel ig ious
man , Rub i no s ha s two b rothe r s i n the Jes u i t order . (F i r s t - hand ,
Os car Rey , BOF. MAGONIA #3 2 8 . )
 (1 6)
Tues day , 7 December 1 954 ( 0 7 : 25 ) Ga i nchur i z quet a , I run ( Guipuzcoa ,
S pa in )
One w i t nes s , S r . Juan Mart !nez Port o l � s , 2 6 , who l ived i n Rente r ! a
a n d wo rked in I r�n , was r i d ing h i s b icyc l e ne a r a f a rm c a l l ed
" Lo i d i - Berr i " when he s aw an ob j ect l and nearby . It came f rom
t he s e a on a N-S t r a j e ctory , and he came w i t h i n 6 m . of i t . It
wa s round , 3 m . i n d i amet e r a nd 1 m . high , w it h a hea d l i ght s u r ­
rounded by 4 f i ns . I t wa s br i ght . The w i tne s s l e f t i n gre a t
fear , came back l ater w i th h i s f a ther , a n d s aw t races : t he f i e l d
was pres s ed , f ootpr ints 1 5 cm . l ong , and met a l l i c s ampl e s . ( --
La
Vangua rd i a E sp ano l a , 8 December 1 954 . )

(17)
S unday , 1 9 December 1 954 C art aya ( Hue lva , S pa in )

Two w i tnes se s , S res . Mor a l Bernal and J . R iqu e l me C amacho , were at

a pl ace named " Tavi rona " when they obs e rved a l anded c i rcul ar
c r a f t about 50 m . away . A s they wa l ked c l os e r , they we re sur­
pr i s ed to see the ob j ec t r is e ver y h i gh and f l y away t owards Por­
tugal w i t h a l ot of no i s e . ( Not i c i e r o Un ive r s a l , 2 0 December 1 9 54 . )

(18)
Wedne s day , 5 Janua ry 1 955 ( 1 6 : 00 ) Oyarzun ( Gu i puzcoa , S pa in )

Three w it nes s e s , F�l ix Ga l ar raga , 2 3 , and M i guel and Ma rt ! n

Arras p i o , were at two sepa rate l ocat i ons ( ra i l r oad ya r d and hi ghway )
when they s aw an ob j ect c ome to the ground . I t was a r e d gl obe
about 2 . 5 m . in d i amet e r , meta l l i c and ve ry b r i ght . Ga l a r raga went
towa r d s i t but when he wa s lOO m . away the ob j ect t ook of f . ( --
La
Vanguard i a E s pano l a , 7 January 1 955 . )

(19)
March 1 955 ( 1 6 : 00 ) Mont orn� s de l Va l l �s --La Roca ( Barcel ona ,
S pa i n ) Approximat e ye ar
S r . Pedro C ore l l a , 4 1 , an architect , wa s dr iv i ng in h i s c a r t owards
the town of Montmel 6 when , between Montorn�s d e l Va l l � s and La R oca ,
he f e l t that the motor o f the auto wa s beg i nn i ng to f a ii . After
s topp i ng , h e g o t out and l i f ted u p the hood s i deways . Then he s aw ,
250 m . away , next t o the Mogent R iver , and i n a f ie l d under cul t i ­
vat i on , i n a p l a ce l ower than the hi ghwa y , a c i rcul a r gray met a l ­
l i c- l ook i ng ob j ec t whi ch resemb led a gyrosco pe : a cent r a l hemi s ­
phe r i c dome surrounded b y a " S aturn r ing . " On t op of the ob j e c t
the re were two humano i d be ings , s hort in s ta tu re a s h e recal l s . A
few s econds l ater the ob j ect , whi ch was ver y near a h igh tens i on
pol e , rose rap i d ly in a s t r a i ght t r a j ectory a t an ang l e o f 45 ° , and
in an i nst ant d i s appea red f rom s ight . A l oc a l f arme r , whose name
is unknown , obs erve d the ob j ec t f r om c l os e r - up . I n t he p l a ce whe re
the ob j ect had l anded , there were found s c or ched gras s and tr acks
of a t r i pod . No s ound wa s he ard . ( F i rs t - hand , Anton i o R ibe r a , BOF . )

( 20 )
June 1 955 ( 01 : 0 0 ) Muro s ( La C oruna , S pa in )

One w i t ne s s , s a i l or S r . Juan Agul l a R ive i ro , came up t o the deck

of his ship , and suddenl y s aw a ver y s t r ange dwar f i s h be i ng res em­
b l ing a gor i l l a . The be i ng had her cul ean che s t and a rms , very small
l egs , and wore pl ast i c coveral l s and a hood . He he l d a n ob j ect in
his hands . The w i tnes s wa s par a l yzed by a green-b lue l i ght f or an
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unknown per i od of t ime . I t seems t ha t S r . Agu l l a i s an hones t
a n d se r i ous per s on . ( D ie z M inutes , June 1 9 5 5 . )

( 21 )
1 956 La Gran j a ( S egovi a , S pa i n ) Approxima te year

A fa rme r and two othe r pe opl e s aw a " fl yi ng s auce r" l and early
in t he morn ing , on the prope rty of the forme r . Apparent l y it
wa s a s pect acul a r c a s e . He was c a l l ed to make a depos i t i on to
the top prov i nc i a l author i ty . He is reluctant to talk about the
event . ( F i r s t - hand , Igna c i o Darnaude , BOF . )
I
( 22 )

August 1 9 5 6 ( 1 4 : 00 ) Gran j a de Torrehe rmos a ( Bada j o z , S pa in )

On a s unny day , about 2 0 sma l l boys ( incl ud ing 5 - yea r - o l d C . S . , who

reported the i nc i dent s ome years l ater ) we re playing s occer in a
l a rge f i el d east of town , when they hea rd a tremendous no ise l ike
a j et a i rpl ane , and l ooked up to see a bul l e t - shaped ob j ect com i ng
from t he NW, i n a curved t r a j ectory . I t came ove r them at an
incredible speed , now he a d i ng ea s t , and s uddenly s l owed down and
s t opped about 5 0 0 m . east of the w i tnes s e s , at a he i ght of about
3 m • •The ob j ec t was about 1 m . tal l and 4 m . l ong , and the ca l or
of a l uminum . In the n·a r r ower end there was a t ransparent w indow ,
l ike t hat of an a i rpl ane cockp i t . Ins ide they could see the he ad
and shoul der s of two be ings who were appa rent l y naked . They had a
green i sh sk in , and C . S . t hought tha t each one had an antenna on
top of h i s he ad . The boys were j o ined by about ten adul ts ( ma i nly
women ) , and a l l 30 peop l e ran t owards the ob j ect , ges tur ing to the
occupants , who ge s tured b a ck . When they we re about 50 m . awa y , and
ges tured for them to land , the ob j ect took off to the east at fan­
tas t i c spee d , and d i s appea red from s ight in a s econd . There we re
no t r a ces . ( F i r st-hand , C l aude Navarro , BOF . LDLN 1 2 3 , Ma rch 1 973 ,
4- 6 . )

( 23 )
Wedne s day , 2 8 Augus t 1 9 57 ( 03 : 00 ) Na z are ( E s tremadur a , Portuga l )

Two w i tnes s e s , 1 9 - yea r - o l d C a r l os R ocha and a Swed ish g i r l we re

spend i ng the n ight on a be ach when they obs e rved an ob j ect tha t
maneuve red l ow ove r the s e a sho re . I t came down about 5 m . above
the gr ound lOO m . awa y , show ing a c i rcul ar sha pe with a sma l l t ower
and a curved w indow , through whi ch a ye l l ow i s h l ight was seen . At
one po int i t shot a green- ye l l ow beam down t owa rds the gr ound , and
came l ower , to about 2 m . above the s and . Stones and pl ant s van i shed
ove r an a rea of four square met ers . ( F i r s t - hand , CE I , B OF . )

( 24 )
Wednes day , 30 Apr i l 1 9 5 8 E l Padul ( Granada , S pa in )

S r . I gnac io J im�ne z Leyva and a shepherd named To rcua to S �nche z saw a

c r a f t c ome to the gr ound at n i ghtfa l l . I t was about 10 m . in d i ame ter ,
ve ry b r ight , and came to rest on a hi l l s ide . A short t ime l a ter
it f l ew away towa rds Baza , l e aving a yel l ow i s h tra i l . ( S pan ish
rad i o b roadc a s t , 1 Ma y 1 9 5 8 . FSR 1 7 : 4 ( 1 971 ) , 1 1 . )

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August 1 9 5 8 ( 1 9 : 30 ) Mul hac�n Peak ( Granada , S pa i n ) Approxi -
mate date
Three w itne s s e s on a mount a in c a l led " Mo j �n Al to " ( a l t itude 3 0 00 m . ) ,
in dry clear w·e ather , tempe rature of 1 0 ° t o 1 5 ° C . , obse rved for
nearly 15 minut es an ob ject on the ground 4 km. away . It w a s shaped
l i ke a rocket , about 8 m . high , s teel - l ike , w i th thr ee legs . It
r e f lected l i ght , made no no i s e , and rose at increas ing speed tow ards
A f r ica , pass ing over the Mul hac�n Peak . ( F i r s t - hand , CE I . FSR 1 7 : 4
( 1 971 ) , 1 0 . )

( 26 )
October 1 9 58 ( 1 9:00 ) 1 5 km. from F i gueras towards Ge rona
( Gerona , Spa in )
Sr . Jos� Lu i s Angel ft , 4 0 , a bus ines sman , was dr iving his Gut z i 9 8 .
cycl e w·hen h e obs erved i n the sky , tow a rds the wes t , a b r i ght l ight
wh ich was descend ing rap i d l y and which he thought w·a s an a i rp l ane in
f l ames . I t em itted a f a int wh i s tl e , and on the rear end the re w·as a
powerful l ight . De s i rous of l end ing as s i s tance , he went into the
forest where it had f al l en , in which a great l uminos ity was recog­
n i zed. At some 6 5 m . of d i s tance , he f ound a cra f t of a l um inum
color , s trongl y i l l um inated , of some 8 m . in d i ame te r , whi ch was
at tree top he ight . Its s hape was tha t of tw o inve rted p l a te s , w i th
s evera l l egs coming out of the base . On the uppe r part it had a
tr ansparent cockpi t , in w·hose inte r ior a f igure cou l d be made out ,
in the att i tude of an obs erve r . Be low the ob ject , on the ground ,
the re were two mo re f i gures , of human appearance and a lmos t 1 m . in
he ight and w i th l a rge heads . The ir c l othing w a s d a rk in cal or , l ike
l ea ther . The be ings were moving about and gathe r ing some th ing from
the ground . The ob j ect , i ts sound gett ing l oude r , rose up obl i que ly
towa rds the sea ( e as t ) , d i s appear ing f rom s ight in a few momentso
The observa t i on l a s ted about 1 5 minutes . ( F i r s t - hand , CE I , BOF . )

( 2 7)
Wednesday , 1 7 December 1 9 5 8 ( 1 9 : 30 ) Forne l l s , Menorca ( Ba l ear ic
I s l ands , Spa in )
Sr . Anton io Pedra z a G� lvez , 5 5 , a reti red a r t i l l e ry se rge ant , obs erved ,
when dr iving h i s motorcyc l e , going hor izonta l l y in the oppos i te d i rec­
t i on at some 1 0 m . above the p ines , an ob j ec t resembl ing a mi s s i l e of
2 . 50 m. X 0 . 3 0 m . , ve ry bright , l ike a " f anta s t i c b l a z e " of orangey­
red cal or . A buz z i ng s ound " comparable to tha t produced by a j et of
soda . " C l ear n ight . The obs erva t ion l a s ted 2 minutes , and the ob j ec t
d i s appeared b y moving away behind the trees . A t the s ame t ime , inde ­
pendentl y , seve ral f a rmer s saw the phenomenon ove rhead . The pr inc ipal
w i tnes s was s o impres s ed that he came home pa l l i d , and had to be
rev ived w ith cognac . ( F i r s t- hand , Edua rdo Bue l ta , B OF . )

( 2 8)
Wednesday , 3 1 December 1 9 5 8 ( 2 3 : 5 5) La He r re r t a ( Sevi l l a , S p a i n )

S r . Rafael S a l a s , 4 8 , and his companion , S r . Acos ta , the dr ive r , w· e re

trave l l ing by truck f rom Huelva to S evi l l a . S hort l y bef ore m i dn i ght ,
they s topped for the purpos e of " taking the 1 2 r i tual gr apes . " At
that moment , at 1� m . from the door , a cyl indr i c a l ob j ect w i th a
po inted end shot s tra i ght up . S a l as t r ied to l e ave , and opened the
door , and at tha t moment a s econd and ident ica l ob j ect s hot up from

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the ground i n the same manner . C haracter i st ics : d i ameter 30 cm . ,
he ight 2 m •W i thout the i r own l i ght , they r e f l ected that of the
•

hea d l ights of the truck w ith a phosphorescent red co l or . A ce rta in

s ound l ike tha t of a beater was he ard . The speed of as cent wa s
extraordina r y , and t hey coul d not f ol l ow its tra j ectory . ( F ir s t - hand ,
Manue l Osuna. FSR 1 7 : 4 ( 1 9 71 ) , 1 1 - 1 2 . )

( 29)
1 3 Jul y 1 9 5 9 ( 00 : 00 ) S uchs ( L�r ida , S pa in ) Approximate date

Two w itnes s e s , S r . Ant on i o Dom ingo , 40 , and h i s brothe r , s aw an ob j ect

surrounded w i th a gl ow on an es tate 2 5 km . f r om L�r i da . I t was
mot i onles s , s phe r ica l , 80 cm . in d i amet e r , and 1 5 m . above the ground .
I t i l l um inated the countrys ide " l ike dayl ight . .. I t s ta r ted mov ing in
a we s t - e a s t d i rect ion , and S r . Domingo pan icked when he heard the sound
of an expl os i on . H i s b rothe r wa s 3 km. away and cou l d on ly see the
gl ow . ( F i r s t - hand , CE I , B OF . )

( 30 )
1 0 June 1 9 60 ( 03 : 3 0 ) Al goz ( Al garve , Portugal ) Approximate date

S r . C a r l os S ab ino , 2 5 , a t a i l or , was walking h i s dog " F i l ipe " ne ar a

p l ace cal l ed " Perras " when he s aw something he thought was a car .
Howeve r , he l a ter obs e rved it was d i sk- s haped and gave off an unusua l l y
br i ght l i ght . The w itne s s h i d hims e l f and was ab l e t o see a ha l f
dozen men around t he mach i ne . Later i t l e f t s tra ight up and ve ry fast .
As S ab ino ran t o his hous e the ob j ect appe ared aga in , i l luminat ing the
ground w i th an int ense beam of l ight , and l ef t . S ab ino is rega rded as
t rus tworthy by those who know h im , who tes t i f y to h i s genu ine te rror
a f ter the inc i dent . I t was reported tha t the dog ran away in fear .
( D i � r i o de Not i c i as , 1 2 June 1 9 60 . )

( 31 )
Fr iday , 6 January 1 9 61 ( 03 : 00 ) Torro j a del P r iorato ( Tarragona , Spa in )

Sr . Lu i s Fe r r� C asas , 3 3 , w it h advanced mercant i l e and admin i s t rat ive

s tud ie s , was at home w it h h i s mother and s i s ter . At the mothe r's
urgent c a l l , a l l obs erved from t he terrace , at some 2 km., an ob j ect
rest i ng on the mount a in in the s hape of a dome or cupola on a d i sco idal
base . I t wa s s ome 6 m . in d i amete r , and i t s l ight was r athe r s im i l a r
to that r e f l ected b y the moon . I t wa s s een for 2 0 min . , unt i l the
w i tn e s s es ret i red to res t , l e tt ing the ob j ect the re . At his mo ther's
request , F e r r� dec ided not to go c l oser , as was his i n it i a l intent ion .
Later , upon approach i ng s a id zone , accompan ied by a po inter hunt i ng
dog w i th a good s ens e of sme l l , the dog r e fused to fol l ow him , and
made a detour around t he area . ( F ir st-hand , B a l l ester O lmos . Stendek
1 1 , December 1 97 2 , 3 2 - 3 3 . FSR C a se H i stor i e s 1 8 , F eb ruary 1 9 74 , 1 0 . )

( 32 )
S unday, 1 1 June 1 961 ( 23 : 00 ) Vi l l anueva del R!o y M inas ( S ev i l l a , Spa in )

Feel ing s t r ange pr ickl ings a l l ove r h i s body , e spec i a l l y on the he ad ,

S r . Jos� G . Darnaude , 2 8 , s aw a s p i nn i ng lum inous ob j ect appr oach
rap i dl y f rom the northeas t , drop down at a 90 ° angl e , and stop to
hove r at 2 0 - 3 0 m . al t i tude , 2 50 m . away . I t was a d i sk 5 m . l ong
and 3- 4 m . ta l l , s haped l i ke two p l a tes set f ace to f ace , w i th fuz zy
edges . I t changed co l or f r om wh ite to orange to red to purple to
whi te aga in . Over a doz en other w i tnesses s aw i t f or s everal minute s
be f o re it rose ve r t i ca l l y at great s peed and f l ew away towards the
southwe s t . Hor s e s went c r a z y , dogs cowered i n s i l ence , s heep br oke ?
loos e , insects hus hed . A ne ighbor reported obs e rv ing a l i ght in fl ight .
 S r . Da rnaude wa s educa ted in l aw , economics , and bus i ne s s management ,
and , at the t ime of the s i ght ing , wa s the manager of h i s fam i l y's
agr icu l tural and cattl e-breeding ente rprise , on whose e s tate the
s ight ing occur red . The s i ghting spa rked in h im an intere st in UF Os .
( F i rs t - hand , Bal l ester O lmos . FSR C ase H i s tor ies 1 8 , February 1 974 ,
- --

11-1 2 . )

( 33 )
1 962 Al portel ( Al ga rve , Portuga l ) Approximate yea r

A peasant saw a ve ry b r ight ova l ob ject l e ave a p l ace o n a mounta in .

A few days l ater he expl ored the pl ace and found a round excavat ion
three me ters deep and th i r ty meters in d i amete r . An expe d i t ion was
organi zed in the town , and in the bottom they found three tunnel s 3 m .
high and 4 o r 5 m . w ide , w ith ev ident tr aces o f s ound cons truct ion ,
which penetrated deep into the mounta in . They cou l d g o i n the tunne l s
a l ong way , but , l acking adequate means of i l l um inat i on , i t wa s impo s­
s ib l e for them to reach the end . Later , the re l i g ious and c ivil
autho r i t i e s dec i ded to proh ib i t expl orat ion , and cove red the open ing
with rocks . ( LDLN 1 2 1 , Janua ry 1 973 , 1 7 . )

( 34 )
February 1 9 6 2 Bor j a s B l ancas ( L�r ida , S pa in )

Sra. Ceci l i a C ardona and he r five- ye a r - o l d daughter saw , on a l a te

a fternoon , out the nor thwe s t window of the i r hous e , three ve ry dark
disks stand i ng on edge , touching the ground . They were as ta l l as the
row of l arge pear trees in the f ie l d . The d i sks os c i l l a ted back and
f orth at ground l eve l . When they approached the o l ive t rees , the
s t a r l ings there took o f f rap idl y . Af ter ove r thi r ty m i nutes• observa­
t i on , when ni ght was com i ng on , the three d i sks rose up vert ica l l y to
a great he i ght , and then went away to the northwes t , s ome mov ing
ahead of other s . The d i sks a l ways kept the s ame pos i t i on , and never
rotated . Sra . C ardona made s eve r a l s ubsequent UFO s ight ings . ( Letter
of the w i tne s s to ER IDANI , BOF . )

( 35 )
S aturday , 7 Apr i l 1 9 6 2 ( 00 : 00 ) Montagut ( L�r ida , S p a in )

A f a rmer , F . M . M . , 5 5 , uneducated , was work i ng in the f i e l d when he s aw

a wh ite l i ght , very intens e , which he thought was on the ground and
wa s that of a tra i n . He recogni z ed that the l ight was z igzagg ing
towards him . I t pas s e d over hi s head at a he i ght o f 1 5 meters , which
caused him to throw hims e l f to the ground . The phenomenon was shaped
l ike a " c l oud" s evera l meters in d i ameter , wh ich d is appeared at great
speed . ( F ir s t - hand , Enr i que C ampos , BOF . )

( 36 )
Novembe r 1 9 63 Coma rruga ( Tarr agona , S pa in ) Approximat e date

S r . S espl ugue s , manager of t he M i rador Hot e l in'Andor r a , and h i s w i f e ,

who were dr iving between ·comarruga and Torredembar r a , s aw a st range
creature from a d is t ance of 1 50 m It was a b l ack being , the s i ze of
• •

a man wi thout a head , cros s i ng the road ahead of them . ( Ant on i o R ibera ,
Los Humanoides , third e d i t ion , 2 8 . )

( 37 )
1 9 64 Tu� j ar ( Val enc i a , S pa in ) Approximate year

S r . Vicente R6denas , an innkeeper about 55 years o l d , and a man con­

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s idered rel iab l e , ha d gone out at daybreak to sow . He wa s accompanied
by h i s ne phew Mi gue l and by another person . They saw , above Espes
H i l l , a dark body the s i ze of a car , whi ch had a l i ght w h i ch s low·l y
increa s ed i n intens i t y, and then d imin i shed . When its br ightnes s
increased , the ob j e ct ros e , and when i t s topped , the l i ght d imin ished
in intens i t y . The ob j ect ros e l ike tha t to a height of about 1 0 0 m . ,
when i t s topped awh i l e , and then , emi t t ing " green sparks , " it moved
away to the nor th a t great s peed . Rl'Jdenas a s s erts that " not even dur ­
ing the ( c i vi l ) war was I so a f ra id . " ( Ba l l e s ter Olmos . )

(38)
Jul y 1 9 64 ( 1 1 : 30 ) Las Rozas ( Madr i d , Spa in ) Approximate date

A S panish econom i s t , Dr . Jos� Luis Barcel 6 , w· a s dr iving be tween Madr id

and El E s co r i a l when he obs erved a meta l l ic d i sk rest ing on a h i l l . It
w a s shaped somewhat l ike a truncated cone , 6 m . w ' i de and 9 m . high .
About 4 km. l a ter he met two pol icemen w i th whom he returned to the
spot and they found evidence of great pressure on the ground and vege ­
tat ion . ( F i r s t- hand , B a l l e s te r Olmos . F i rs t- hand , C acha rr6n , Ares ,
and Ll'Jpe z , BOF . )

( 39 )
December 1 9 6 5 ( 06 : 15 ) S an Javier A i r Force Base ( Murc ia , S pa in )
Approx imate yea r
A machin i s t warrant o f f icer of the base , who was go ing towa rds i t on
b i cyc l e , was knocked down by an un i dent i f ied f l ying ob ject . An of f i c i a l
inve s t igat ion was opened , and the i dea o f a joke w a s d i s ca rded . The
warrant o f f icer wa s f r ightened when he arr ived a t the base . I t wa s
shown tha t there wa s no a i rpl ane or he l i copter f l ight in the a rea . ( Ba ­
l l es ter O l mos . )

( 40 )
Sunda y , 6 Februar y 1 9 6 6 ( 20 : 00 ) Al uche ( Madr i d , Spa in )

S res . Jos � Jord�n , V i cente Ortuno , and Juan Jim�ne z , Sra . Mar t a Ru i z
Torres , a n d severa l sol d i e r s s aw· a n ob j ect come down , l and on the e s ­
tate " E l R e l a j a l , " and take of f aga in . I t was a d i sk about 1 1 m . in
d i amete r , w· i th t hree l egs . The d isk gave of f a b r i ght orange 1 ight .
The cra f t l e f t beh ind in the hard ground the marks of its l egs : three
rectangu l a r hol es 1 5 cm . X 30 cm . , about 6 m . apart , w · i th a pa ir of
r a i sed l ines in the bottom runn ing d i agona l l y . I n add i t i on , the gra s s
wa s burned . There were a l so e l ectromagnet ic e f f ects in the a rea at the
t ime of the s ight i ng . ( FSR 1 2 : 3 ( 1 9 66 ) , 2 8-3 1 . FSR 1 5 : 5 ( 1 9 6 9 ) , 3 - 4 .
MAGON IA # 7 2 5 . R ibera and F a r r iol s , Un C aso P e r f e ctO , 4 5 - 7 8 . )

( 41)
Apr i l 1 9 66 ( 0 2 : 00 ) Los Al c�zares M i l i ta r y Camp ( Murc i a , Spa in )
Approxima te date
When a recru i t sol d i e r was s t andi ng guard outs i de camp , he s aw tw·o
l i ttle green men c ros s the m i l itary zone and the nearby h ighway , los ing
thems e l ve s among the date palms . The i r phys iognomy was : 6 5 cm . in
he ight , pronounced s tomach and buttocks , exagge r a tedly long a rms and
short l egs , w ith the head in the s hape of an inverted pea r , and they
seemed to w e · a r gl a s ses of a phosphores cent ye l low calor . The i r green
calor w a s br i l l i ant , and they s eemed to be naked , even though no organ
wa s recogni zed on the i r bod ies . The inve s t iga tor , who came up to the
sol d ier upon hea r ing h i s exces s ive c r ies for he l p , ce r t i f ies h i s unm i s ­
ta kab l e s ta te of pan ic and genu ine s ta te of nervous exc itement . He
also po ints out that the be ings we re i dent ical w ith that observed at
San Fel tu de Cod inas ( S eptember 2 5 , 1 96 7 ) . ( CE I , BOF . ) 9
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16 May 1966 C5rdoba ( C5rdoba , S pa i n ) Approximate date

One w i tnes s , S r. Manuel He rn�nde z , wa s coming back f rom the f ie l ds

ne ar thi s town when he s aw an ob ject l and 1 0 0 m . away . I t w a s des­
cr ibed as a d isk- shaped cra f t . S mal l be ings that looked l ike " green
b i rds " came out b r i e f ly before the ob j ect took off aga i n . ( MAGON IA
#7 6 9 . Par i s - Jour , 18 May 1966 . )

( 43 )
Monda y , 2 7 June 1966 ( 0 4 : 0 0) C is te l l a ( Gerona , S pa in )

Three witnes s e s , S ra . Ros a Ma s s t5 , S r . Franc i s co C rous , and shephe rd

S r . V i cente Ar a j i l , suddenl y s aw a d i sk f l oa t ing to the north , and f irst
thought i t was the moon , and l a te r a f al l ing a r t i f i c i a l s a te l l ite . It
came down very f as t , show·ing f anta s t ic col ors "much prett i e r than a
r a i nbow· : " red , b lue , green , etc . . I t came to the ground 50 0 m . away .
S ix m inutes l a te r a s econd , then a thi rd ob j ect appeared , taking of f
s i lent l y f rom the s ite . The f i r s t ob j ect was a d i sk; the other two were
cyl ind r i ca l . Dense smoke arose , drying the mouths and noses of the
w · itnes ses the whole day , and one w i tnes s fel t a " wave of heat . " Inves­
t i gat ion d i s cl osed trace s in a c l e a r ing a t the s i te . Over an a rea of
some 1 0 m . acros s in a potato f ie l d , a l l the l e aves we re br i tt l e and
ye l l ow· ish . A br anch of a nearby pea r tree was new ·l y broken of f , thrown
some d i s tance , and twi s te d around . One witne s s ( Franc i s co ) w a s very
s l eepy for a t ime a f te r the inc ident . ( Fi r s t - hand , c. de P u i g , B OF .
FSR 1 2 : 6 ( 19 66 ) , 3 - 4 . R ibe ra , P l a t i l los Vol antes -- en Ibe roam�r ica y
E s pana , 415- 418 . )

( 44 )
August 19 66 ( 00 : 0 0) Porc i eda , Pates ( S antander , S pa in )

I n thi s sma l l de s e r ted tow n , a fami l y of three was bothe red by the con­
t i nuous damage whi ch th ey found in the i r corn f i e l ds . ( In B r i ta in ,
corn i s cal led ma i ze . ) One n i ght , accompan i ed by seve r a l f r i ends , they
w ent out to hunt the w i l d boars which they be l ieved to be the authors
of the damage . Whi l e they we re hidden in the rocks , they heard a no ise
behind them , and obs e rved some 2 0 m . away an ob j ect 3 m . in d i amete r ,
shaped l ike " an automob i le w·heel or a cheese , " of a f l uorescent blue­
whi te calor . On i ts surf ace there wa s a c i r cu l a r cupol a , throbb i ng.
Thinking it wa s a " sp i r i t or s pecter , " they f l ed at top speed towards
the i r hous e . UFO inve s t igator Manuel Pedra jo vi s i ted the pl ace a few
days a fterward , and found tracks of a tr ipod , tw·o of w·hos e bases had
s l ipped in the ground , p roducing notab le s igns of dragg i ng . Next to
the p l ace wa s a rectangle 1 m . X 0 . 30 m . in wh i ch the mos s and so i l
had d i s appea red , and i n w h · i ch recent marks could be d i s tingu i shed , l ike
thos e of a " bear paw. " ( Fi rs t- hand , Manue l Pedr a jo , B OF . )

( 45)
Octobe r 1966 F i gue ras ( Ge rona , S pa in ) Approximate date

S r . Jos� G ironel l , 2 9 , p i l ot wi th more than 1 0 0 hour s of f lying t ime ,

was dr iving in the company of a young l ady on National H i ghway I I when
the car s topped on h im , and a l l the l i ghts w·ent out . Tw·o more cars
al so s topped . He then observed , in a r av ine on the othe r side of the
h ighway , a craft of me tal l i c appearance , but opaque , of c i rcul ar or
e l l ipt ical sha pe some 15 m . acros s , which emitted f l uores cent l i ght
and wo · bb led sl i ghtl y very nea r the ground . S e conds l a ter it took off
a t great speed , in a s tr a ight l ine , at an ang l e of approximate ly 3 5° ,
10 w i thout a sound and w i thout chang ing i t s l uminous in tens i ty , towards
the B a y o f Hos a s , 1 3 km . away , and was l os t in the d i s tance once i t
had pas s ed the bay . The c l ouds were at 1 5 0 0 mete r s . ( F i r s t-hand ,
C E I , B OF . )

( 46 )
June 1 9 6 7 Muntadas A i rport , P r a t d e L l obregat ( Ba rce l ona ,
Spain )
At n i ght , whe n an Avi a co a i rp l ane coming f r om P alma de Mal l orca wa s
ge tt ing ready to l and , i t reques ted a runwa y and the y a s s i gned i t Num­
be r 1 2 . The p il ot answe red the control towe r tha t i t was imposs ib le
there , a s he s aw three naviga t i on l ights . W h i l e the a i rpl ane wa s c i r­
cl ing , t hey p r oceeded to ver i f y thi s inf orma t i on , and when one of the
ground crew re ached 2 0 0 m . f rom t he blue , red , and ye l l ow l ights ,
these me rged into an extreme l y intens e whi te rad iance which rota ted
d i z z ing l y , and rose r a p i d l y . I t was a l s o s een f r om another a i rpl ane ,
wh
· i ch was coming f r om London . ( R ibera , P l a t i l l os Vol antes en IberQ.­
am�r i c a y E s pana , 1 0 5 . )

( 47 )
Thurs d a y , 1 June 1 9 6 7 ( 2 1 : 00 ) S anta M�n i c a ( Madr i d , Spa in )

S r . Manue l R iver o C iudad , S ra . Eugen i a Arb iol de A l ons o , and othe rs

obs e rved a b r i l l i ant ye l l ow·- or ang e ob j ect w i th three retractab l e l egs
tha t l anded f or about one m inute nea r the r e s t aurant " La Ponderos a . "
I t w· a s c i rcul a r , w i th windows , and i t had an H- l ike ins i gnia on the
bottom . The c r a f t l e f t three rectangul ar hol e s 1 5 cm . X 3 0 cm . , form­
ing an equ i l ater a l tr i angl e 6 m . on a s ide , and an area of burned
grass ( cf . c a s e 40 ) . In the middl e of the t r i ang le w·as an a l uminum­
col ored powde r . I n add i t i on , there w· e re f ound at the s i te s ome mys ­
ter i ous tube s 1 3 cm . l ong , with a centr a l d i sk 2 . 4 cm . in d i amete r .
Ins ide was a vol a t i l e l iqu i d and two green pl a s t ic- l ike s tr ips bear ing
an embos se d emb l em . Ana l ys i s of one of the s pec imens reve a l ed the
tube to be n i cke l of an ext r a ordinaril y high degree of pur i ty , and the
s tr i p s to be pol yv inyl f l uo r i de , a tYPe of pl as t ic not yet ava il able
comme rc i a l l y . The UF O i s s a i d to be s imi l a r to the l ens - shaped c r a f t
photographed about ha l f an hour e a r l ier in S an Jos� de Val deras , 4 km.
away . This ob j ect had a br ight dome on top , emi tted a yel l ow· ish l ight ,
and s howed on i ts unde r s i de the s ame ins i gn i a as the embos sed emblem
on the pl a s t i c ( a super- imposed H and I). ( R ibera and F a r r i ol s , Un
Caso Per fecto , 1 2 7 - 1 4 9 . FSR 1 5 : 5 ( 1 9 6 9 ) , 8 - 1 0 . Ph�nomenes S pat i aux
-
�Decembe r 1 9 6 9 , 1 8- 2 8 . r-

(48 )
Jul y 1 9 67 ( 03 : 00 ) P a lma de Ma l l orca ( Ba l e a r i c I s l ands , S pa in )

The young daughte r o f the C ount o f R ibas was awakened by an intense

l ight com ing f rom the inte r i o r pa t i o . S he s aw· tw· o sma l l f i gures ap­
parent l y s pe aking togethe r . They had ver y l a rge heads ( pe rhaps due to
the pre s ence of he lme t s ) and huge eyes . The witne s s t r ied to turn on
the l i ght but it d i d not work . She went and got some candl e s . When
she retu rned a l l had van i s hed , exce pt f o r two s ma l l marks on the out­
s ide of the wal l , ne a r the w·i ndow , which could be removed onl y by
scraping the wa l l ( the marks even re- appea red a f te r the appl icat ion of
a coa t of p a i nt ) . ( F i r s t - hand , Anton i o R iber a . F i rs t- hand , CE I .
Stendek 4 , March 1 97 1 , 7 - 8 . Ph�nom�nes S pati aux 1 9 , March 1 9 69 , 3 2 -
33 . )

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Monday , 7 Augus t 1 9 6 7 ( 2 1 : 00 ) I gr!es ( Hue s ca , S pa in )

S r . Fe rnando Al c�zar Alba j a r , an eng inee r ing s tudent , was r i d ing his
motorcyc l e at km. 1 5 be tw- e en Hue s ca and S ab in�n igo , when he s aw an
ob ject fly 1 50 m . above h im and l and . I t w a s d i sk-s haped , about
twice the s i ze of the ful l moon . It gave of f a s trong white i l l umi­
nat ion as i t l anded , b l inking three t imes . The w itne s s pan icke d .
I t s eems tha t othe r peopl e s aw the s ame ob j ect . ( F i rs t- hand , CE I ,
B OF . )

( 50 )
Thurs day , 2 1 S eptembe r 1 9 6 7 ( 00 : 30 ) S anta Col oma -- L a Roca ( Ba rce-
lona , S pa in )
S r . Jos� M . E dros a , 40 , was d r i ving a car back to h i s house in Grano­
l l �rs , when he perce i ved a great fluore scence and c l e a r l y saw tha t i t
wa s an ob j e c t s haped l ike a " ca s s erol e " res t ing on the ground , tha t
was the cau s e of the rad i ance . He fur the r obs e rved s ome be ings
dressed in wh i te , respl endent , w i th l a rge heads and sma l l s iz e , who
w·e re going tow a rds the c r a f t . Immed iate l y , the c a r " re a red" ( i t is
not known whe ther on account of the dr ive r h ims e l f , or not ) and
Edrosa , pan i c- s tr i cken , ran away . The w· i tnes s , before a c a l m man and
of irreproa chable conduct , then demons t r a te d an obvi ous hys te r i a ,
w· ith his nerves out of control . It was nece s s ary to hosp i ta l i z e h im
for s ix months . Presentl y , now recovered , he refus es to remembe r the
inc i dent . ( F i r s t - hand , Alberta Ade l l , B OF . )

( 51 )
2 5 S eptember 1 9 6 7 ( 21 : 30 ) San F e l !u d e Codinas ( Barcelona ,
S pa in ) App roximate date
S r . Maur i c io We isentha l and his f i anc�e , S r ta . Mar ! a Ros a F ont , were
4 km. aw a y f rom S an F e l !u de Cod inas , dr iv ing towa rds Barcelona , when
they saw· in the car headl ights a humano id creature the y almost h i t .
It was about 7 0 cm . tal l , w i th br ight green skin , s hort thick l egs ,
and l ong a rms . Both w i tne s ses w -e re shocked a t the s ight . ( F i rs t­
hand , CE I . S tendek 4 , March 1 9 71 , 5- 7 . LDLN 1 1 5 , November 1 97 1 , 1 5-
16. )

( 52 )
S a turda y , 1 8 November 1 9 6 7 ( 13 : 0 0 ) P lenc ia ( Vi zcaya , S pa in )

About ten f i she rmen who were in seve r a l boa ts in the Concha a rea s aw
an ob j ect com ing down at great s peed , and swinging from s ide to s ide ,
some t imes a t sea l eve l . They observed it for 9 minutes f rom a d i s ­
tance o f 2 km. . I t was ova l , darl{ gray , and 1 0 m . i n d i ame te r .
Later i t rose a t such speed that the human eye coul d not fol l ow· i t .
( E l Correo Espanol , 2 1 November 1 9 6 7 . )

( 53 )
1 968 E l Padul ( Gr anada , S pa in )

S r . M . M . , 2 8 , a man w · i th a un ivers ity educ a t ion , and hi s mothe r were

trave l l ing by car when they observed a lum inous ob j ect f l ying from
eas t to w -e s t a t l ow· a l t itude . The ob j ect wa s a l terna t ing in cal or
be tw·een ye l l owi sh and bl u i sh, and w as ova l , s ha ped l ike two dome s
with a sp inn ing centra l s ect ion . The car i gn i t ion fa i l e d as it f lew·
over . The mother suf fered s hock and ha d to s ta y in bed for two
w·eeks . ( F i rs t - hand , Ge r a rdo G i l , B OF . )
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5 Janua ry 1 9 6 8 ( 08 : 1 5 ) Torre l l a s de F o ix ( Barce l ona , Spa in )
Approximate date
Sr . Jos � Carb6 Ma s s agu� , 60 , and Sr . Rosendo Aguade were wait ing
for a bu s on the road between Vi l l a f ranca and Pont6ns , when they
saw a l anded ob j ect that f l ew off behind a mount a in . The ob j ect
was d i sk- s haped , 1 0 m . in di ameter , ye l l ow- orange , and ve ry br ight .
At f i rst i t was r e s t ing on the San Juan Mounta in about 4 5 m . f rom
the top , and then f l ew over the peak and was l os t to s ight behind
t he mount a in . I t wa s about 3 500 m . away , and wa s seen f or f ive
seconds . ( F i r s t - hand , C E I , B OF . )

( 55 )
F r iday , 2 2 March 1 9 6 8 ( 01 : 30 ) La C odosera ( B ada j oz , S pa in )

Two wo rkmen wo rk ing on a refores t a t i on saw a s t rong l ight that

qu ick l y approached t hem and came down to ground l evel , at such
a short d i s tance tha t they tr ied to hit it w i th s tones . Then , the
ob j e ct em itted a d a z z l ing f l ash that b l inded them and made them
fr ightened and f l ee , abandoning an expens ive mach ine , tool s , and
pe r s on a l e f fects . One of the wo rkmen , who i s of the town , is known
as a s impl e man and a ha rd worker , and is j udged to be honorab le in
th is matter . ( Hoy , 2 7 March 1 96 8 . B a l l e s ter Olmos . )

( 56 )
Fr iday , 2 2 March 1 9 6 8 ( 20 : 1 5 ) Mount Toba z o , Candanchu ( Huesca , S pa in )

Ove r 3 00 peopl e obs erved a dome- shaped ob j ect on the snow and re­
port ed it t o the bo rde r post . It f l ew awa y bef ore the a rr iva l of
the invest igat ing pa rt y , l eaving clear hexagonal t races . ( Levante ,
24 Ma rch 1 96 8 o Jo rnada , 23 March 1 9 6 8 . )

( 57 )
Apr i l 1 9 6 8 Tos s a d e Mar ( Gerona , Spa in ) Approx imate date

A 2 5 - ye a r - o l d t echn i c ian and the p a s s engers of the bus he was dr iv­

ing obse rved a br ight c i rcu l a r ob j ect com ing down in an area of p ine
trees . The pa s s enge r s , who were tour ing the area , f led . The dr iver
rema ined and s aw a t a l l man near the ob j ect . He had a bright ba l l
in h i s hand . He went a r ound the craft and f l ew away in it . The
dr iver ' s watch had s topped . ( CE I , BOF . )

( 58 )
1
Apr i l 1 9 6 8 ( 1 9 : 00 ) Gerena -- Ol iva res ( S ev i l l a , S pa in )

A mi lkman , return i ng home after having col l ected the milk from t he
country houses , saw , between the eucalyptus es of a nearby wo ods , a
l ot o f l i ghts beyond the trees . The obs ervat i on terr if ied him , and
he rapidl y f l ed from the pl ace . I t s eemed to h im that the l ights
we re s i l ent , and res t i ng on the gr ound . ( F irst -hand , Manue l Os una ,
BOF . )

( 59 )
S unday , 23 June 1 9 68 ( 00 : 0 5 ) Mount Bande r a s , B i lbao ( Vizcaya , S pa in )

Three pe opl e , inc l ud ing ret ired m i l it ary man Les aga , 5 9 , and h i s
w i f e , were coming back f rom the i r garage when they saw a n ob j ect
f l y i ng ver y fast towa rds the mounta ins . It was c i rcul ar , 5 m . in
d i a meter , and l anded 3 0 0 m . away . It was surrounded by powe rful lJ
red , green , and yel l ow l ights . S tudent F l orent ino L�pez , 2 5 , s a i d
 it l i ght ed an area 1 00 m . w i de . He was a f r a i d of it and ran away ,
hop ing t o " f orget h i s obs e rvat ion . " ( F i r s t - hand , C I FA ( de funct ) ,
BOF . E l C o r reo E s panol , 2 4 June 1 9 6 8 . )

( 60 )
Jul y 1 96 8 ( 2 3 : 00 ) Mendavia ( Logrono , S pa in )

One w i tnes s , S r . M i gue l Garnacho P inedo , 3 5 , was on the bank o f the

Ebro R iver on a ve ry c l ea r day when he s aw s omet h ing r i s e f r om the
ground w ith a l uminous t ra i l . The ob j ec t was j us t a l ight o f a
b l ue -green col or . I t rose ve rt ical l y , t ook a hor i z ontal t r a j e ctory ,
and f l ew away . Th i s was seen f rom a d i s tance of 1 50 m . f or 8 sec­
onds . ( F i r s t - hand , CE I , BOF . )

( 61 )
F r iday , 2 Augus t 1 9 6 8 ( 1 8 : 00 ) Los R a s os , Va l demanco ( C iudad Re al ,
S pa in )
S r a . C �nd i da B a rba and S ra R o Al i seda Ba rba s aw an ob j ect j u s t
• .

above gr ound l evel 1 5 0 m . away , and react e d in f e a r . The UFO was

rectangu l a r , 9 m . l ong , 3 m . w ide , and 4 m . h i gh , w i th two w indows .
I t rose and was l os t t o s ight over the SW hor i z on in 3 0 s econds . Two
whee l s in f r ont of the craft f o rmed i t s l and ing gea r . A s ound com­
p ared to an a ir c r a ft eng ine no i s e was he a rd . ( Ba l l e s te r Olmos . )

( 62 )
F r i day , 2 August 1 9 6 8 ( 2 3 : 44 ) Mount Gal l i cant ( Ta r r agona , S p a in )

A so l d ier ca l l ed h i s c omp an i ons • at tent i on ( inc lud ing tha t o f the

pr inc ipal w i tne s s , Pe d r o B l anca f ort P l adeva l l ) t o a s t range ob j ect ,
ve ry b r i ght , red , w i t h wel l - de f ined edges , at treetop l eve l on the
mounta in . I t was sw ing i ng l i ke a pendulum . S ome p a r t s of t he ob­
j ect became da rk every 1 5 or 20 s econds . Th i s wa s ob s e rved
for over 8 m inut e s , unt i l t he l ight went out . The p r inc ipa l w i t ­
ne s s was o n watch at the barracks and c oul d not kee p the ob j ect
under cons t ant obs e rva t i on . ( F i rs t - hand , Anton i o R ibera , BOF .
F i rs t - hand , CE I , BOF . )

( 63 )
Thur s day , 1 5 August 1 9 6 8 ( 00 : 3 0 ) Vi l l ave rde -- B r enes ( S ev i l l a ,
S pa in )
A man t r avel l ing w i th h i s w i fe and 5 - yea r - o l d s on was d r iv ing h i s
c a r between the s e vi l l age s when he s aw a l anded ob j ect by the s i de
of the r oad , 20 km . f rom S evi l l a . I t resemb l ed a sma l l bus , w i t h
w indows , · and gave no l ight except f o r the l um inous porthol e s . The
man s a i d not h ing i n order not to a l a rm h i s f am i l y , but the l it t l e
boy s aw the ob j ect and s a id : " Look , l o ok , a bus has had a n acc i ­
dent ! " The man wanted t o g o back f o r a c l os e r l ook , but h i s w i f e
d i s agreed . ( Letters t o the ed it or o f ABC -Anda l uc ! a , 1 and 2 2 S ep ­
tember 1 9 6 8 . )

( 64 )
F r iday , 1 6 Augus t 1 9 68 ( 06 : 00 ) S er r a de Alm�s ( T a r ragona , S p a in )

The brothe r - in- l aw o f S r . Sebast i�n Mat�u , who l ives 7 km . f rom

T ivi s s a , had a r i s en to t ake care of h i s ba rnya rd f owl when he s aw
a l ight l ike a re f l ect ion f rom a car about 1 km . away . Th inking
tha t a vehicle m i ght be s t a l l e d , he approached it w i th h i s dog .
14 It was a he m i s phe r i ca l ob j e ct hover ing 1 m . above the ground , and
g iving of f a f ormidab l e amount of l i ght . Tw o octopus- l ike crea tures
1 m . t a l l , w i th " 4 or 5 legs , " ve ry l i ght in colo r , and thorough l y
d isgust ing , r a n towa rds the oppos ite s i de o f the ob ject and it took ·
off . A l a rge a rea of burned gras s wa s found at the site . Tw o
older burns we re a l so noted . W a tches stopped three t imes at the
s i te . An Aus tr i an coup l e ( a Hans Vol kert , of V i enna ) was camping
in the a rea and observed the traces and the s topp ing of the watches .
( Te l e - Express , 2 7 Augus t 1 9 6 8 . CE I , BOF . Jul io Roca Munta n ola ,
B OF . B a l l e s ter Olmos . Levante , 7 S eptember 1 96 8 . )

( 65 )
Monday , 2 6 Augus t 1 96 8 ( 03 : 00 ) Se rra de Alm6s ( Tarragona , Spa in )

Sr . Juan Va l l s got up at 2 : 4 5 a . m . to w ater h i s yard . He s aw a

l i ght on the top of a hi l l 3 km. away . This l ight seemed to be at
ground l eve l among the trees . It s tayed there for at least two
hours , and had gone when he got up aga in . The l i ght seemed ex­
treme l y powerful and of constant intens ity . ( F irs t - hand , CE I , B OF . )

( 66 )
Wednesday , 2 8 Augus t 1 96 8 ( 1 9 : 30 ) Ucero ( S or i a , S pa in )

Sr . Ped r o Ayl agas G�lvez , a re t i red pol iceman , was com ing back f r om
the f i e l d at dus k when he s aw a l ight as b r i ght as the sun giving
off many col ors . The ob ject , apparen t l y s omewha t l a rge r than a
truck t i re , came l owe r and emi tted a beam of l i ght upwards . It
ma de a s t ran ge maneuve r 500 m . away , at a he ight of 300 m . , sweep­
ing the countrys ide w i th the beam , wh ich hit the w i tnes s's face
and bl inded h im . He fel t his ha ir s tand on end and a s t rong at­
tract ive f orce . The ob j ect s tab i l i zed . I t w a s seen to come down
s p inn i ng , and showed w i ndows i l luminated from ins ide . I t s topped
sp inning and l anded 4 0 0 m . aw ay . I t was shaped l ike tw o deep
p l a tes . It ha d f our l ong w indows and f our sma l ler ones on top .
Thr ee sma l l dark ob j ects w·e re " thrown " on the gr ound from its
centr a l pa rt , and t hey re- entered the craft one minute l a ter . It
ros e , the powerful beam pointing upwards , and f l ew aw ay in seconds .
The w ho l e obs erva t i on had l asted about 7 minutes . No traces .
The re w a s another person who s aw the descent of the b r i ght ob ject ,
but , be ing on the other s i de of a hi l l , coul d not see the rest of
the e pisode . The re were s eve ral add i t i onal s i ght ings at Ucero at
about that date . W i tne sses inc luded S r . Lu i s He rnando and a
pr ies t . ( Eugen io Danyans , P l a t i l los Vol antes en l a Actua l i dad ,
2 3 0- 2 3 1 . F i rs t- hand , F�l ix Ares de B l as , Berna rd� abro Begul e ,
and Dav i d G . L6pe z . LDLN 1 1 0 , Februa ry 1 9 7 1 , 1 2 . S tendek 7 ,
Decembe r 1 9 7 1 , 5 - 1 1 . )

( 67 )
Thurs d a y , 2 9 Augus t 1 9 6 8 ( 21 : 30 ) S an Sadurn t de Os ormort ( Barce-
l ona , S pa in )
Six peop l e , inc l ud ing S r a . S ol � , 54 , a wi dow · , were at km. 1 1 on the
Vich to S an H i l a r i o road when they s aw an ob ject 2 00 m . aw ay and 2
m . above the ground . I t was spher ica l , me ta l l i c ye l l ow , and gave
off an intense l i gh t . I t w as seen for 1 5 minutes . I t ros e " l ike a
paper b a l l oon " and f l ew w est . ( CE I , BOF . )

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 ( 68 )
Thu r s day , 2 9 August 1 9 6 8 ( 2 1 : 40 ) Mount Kobet a s , B i l bao ( V i z c a ya ,
S p a in )
S ever a l pe r sons obs e rved an ob j ect over Mount Kobe t a s , ne ar C a s ­
t re j ana . I t was s quare , with a s o rt of dome on t op , and ext reme l y
b r ight . I t van i s hed a f ter 1 � m inut es o f obs e rvat ion . ( E l C or r eo--

E s panol , 3 0 August 1 9 6 8 . )

( 69)
F r i da y , 3 0 Augu s t 1 9 6 8 C ol l oto ( Oviedo , S pa in )

Two person s who rema in anonymous f o r f e a r o f r i d icu l e obs e rved an

intens e l y b r i ght ob j ect that f l ew l ow ove rhead . I t was shaped l i ke
an umbre l l a . Both w i tne s ses f e l t pushed down t o the groun d . One
s u f f e red f r om shock . ( Gaceta del N o rte , 3 1 Augu s t 1 9 6 8 . T e l e- Ex­
pres s , 3 1 Augu s t 1 9 6 8 . E l C o r re0 C a t a l �n , 3 1 Augu s t 1 9 6 8 . )

( 70 )
3 1 August 1 9 6 8 ( 20 : 00 ) S ant iponce ( S evil l a , S pa in ) App roxi-
mate date
Four chi l dren ( g i r l s of 4 , 5 , 5 , and 8 ) who we r e p l a y ing out s ide
obs e rved a st range c r a f t and its p i l ot . The ob j ect l anded between
two t rees 50 m . awa y f r om the ch i l dren . I t was a round c r a f t w i th
two b l ack whee l s . I t had s ome green l ight s on the s i de , and a
white one on top . A man with b l ack t r ousers and a s h i rt w i th b rown
and bl ack squa res wa s s een ne ar t he ob j ect . The r e was nothing unu­
sua l about him. At the l and ing s i te there was f ound a c i r c l e in
whi ch the gras s was pres s e d down . ( ABC , 8 S ept embe r 1 9 6 8 . F i rst­
hand r eports by Manuel Os una , F e l ipe Laff itte , R a f ae l L l ama s , and
Jos� Rue s ga , B OF . )

( 71 )
S aturd a y , 3 1 Augu s t 1 96 8 ( 2 3 : 00 ) Umbrete ( S evi l l a , S pa in )

Three young w i tn e s s e s ( C . Pere j 6n Ga rc ta , 1 6 , I . Ma c t as , 1 6 , and

M . Lunar , 5 ) who were j u s t outs ide the town of Umb rete , s aw an ob ­
ject coming down to 3 m o f r om the gr ound . The y r an away in fear .
I t was onl y de s c r ibed as a l i ght , but in the ne a rby town of Bol l u l los
de l a M i t a c i 6n two men s aw an ob ject 1 . 5 m . in d i amete r , n a r r owe r on
top , r i s e f rom the ground and f l y towa rds Umbrete . ( F i r s t - hand ,
Manue l O s una , B OF . )

( 72 )
S eptember 1 9 6 8 Va l ve rde d e Le gan� s ( B ada j o z , S pa in )

S r . S . G . M . , 2 8 , wa s com ing back on h i s mot o r c yc l e when a l um inous

ob ject a ppeared and f l ew ove rhead f o r 5 minut e s . I t wa s a c i rcul a r
l ight , ve r y powe r f u l , and ye l l ow , chang ing to a n intense bl ue co l o r .
Afra id he wou l d be rega rded as a madman , he d i d not report it im­
med i a te l y . ( ABC -Andal u c t a , 1 4 S eptember 1 9 6 8 . )

( 73 )
S ep tember 1 9 6 8 ( 2 2 : 00 ) S ie r r a Nevada ( Granada , S p a in ) Loca-
t i on imprec i s e
When they had a f l at t i re in thi s area , a f am i l y o f fou r g o t out of
the i r c a r and the woman obs e rved an ob j ect at g r ound l eve l 1 8 0 m .
away . I t was a dome- s haped c r a f t w i th p or t ho l e s , os c i l l a t ing s l ight -

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l y w i t h a " f a l l ing l ea f " mot i on . S he c a l l ed he r husband and two
s on s a s it s ta rt e d t o r i s e , and they were abl e t o see i t j us t be f ore
it f l ew out o f s ight . ( F i rs t - hand , C E I , BOF . )

( 74 )
S unday , 1 S ept embe r 1 9 6 8 ( 0 1 : 00 ) Pol l ens a , Pa lma ( B a l e a r ic I s -
l ands , S pa in )
A f am i l y o f f our was d r iving t owards this town when an ob j e ct was
obs erved above a bu i l d i ng suppl y f actory . I t was bal l - shape d ,
orange w i th a r ing of the s ame co l o r , and i l l um inated nearby trees .
I t was l um inous f o r about 1 5 s econds , and then d i s appea red . At the
s ite 1 s the on l y s p r ing in the area . ( F i r s t - hand , C E I , BOF . )

( 75)
S unday , 1 S eptember 1 9 6 8 ( 2 3 : 00 ) N or ena ( Ov i e do , S pa in )

S r . Jos � Ant on i o Rodr !gue z Tr abanco , 4 5 , owner o f a tr ans port a t ion

bus ines s , wa s coming out f rom N orena on the road t o Oviedo , a run
he make s da i l y , when he obs e rved a l ight cro s s ing the s ky in a
s o uthwes te r l y d i re ct i on at great a l t i tude . The l ight was des cend ­
i ng and , a few s e c onds l at e r , i t was hove r ing 6 m . above the ground .
It came f r om an egg- s haped ob j ect , s omewhat f l at tened on t op , about
1 m . h i gh and 5 0 c m . w i de , w ith cl ea r l y de f ined edge s , o f s o l id and
opaque appearance and intens e orange l uminos i t y . Then , when Rodr t ­
guez • s c a r w a s 1 5 m . f r om t he ob j ect , it f l ew hor i zont a l l y f rom l e f t
to r ight to the center o f the road . Ve ry s cared , the w i tnes s
turned h i s car back t o Norena ( at the moment the ob ject f l ew back
t o i t s f i r s t pos i t i on ) and rushed to the C iv i l Gua rd s t a t i on to
repo rt the e vent . Two pol i cemen went w i th him t o inspect the s ite
ten m inutes l ater , but no s ign o f the ob j ect was f ound . The ni ght
was c l e a r . No s ound or odor was noted . ( F i r s t - hand , Fernando de
S i l va , B OF . )

( 76 )
S aturday , 7 S eptember 1 9 6 8 ( 2 2 : 45 ) Arr i ondas ( Oviedo , S pa in )

One w it ne s s ( S r . R am6n L6pez Pa l ac i o , a cab dr iver ) was dr iving be­

tween C a r r i o and T ope , and was 4 km . f rom Arr i ondas when he s aw a
pho s pho r e s cent tube - l ike ob j ect about t o l and 3 0 m . away . I t wa s a
rect angul a r tube , 4 . 5 m . w ide , s l i ghtl y curved on top , and it em i t ­
t e d a phos phores cent b l u i sh-white l ight . I t made a sound s imi l a r
t o that o f a r e f r i gerator . It w a s s een f o r 1 � m i nutes f r om a d i s ­
tance o f 3 0 m • ( F i r s t -han d , Fernand o de S i l va , BOF .
• F i r s t -hand ,
CE I , B OF . )

( 77 )
Wedne s d a y , 1 1 S ept ember 1 9 6 8 ( 23 : 45 ) S an Ma rt t n d e Tous ( Barce-
l ona , S pa in )
A w i tnes s who w i she s t o r ema in anonymous was dr iving f r om Barcel ona
to S anta C o l oma de Que r al t on a mounta in ro a d , by a c l ear n i ght . He
sudden l y observed a l i ght at the t op of the h i l l , and he went
t owa rds i t . It was a redd i s h- or ange l ight i l luminat ing the p ine
tree s , com ing f r om a domed ova l ob j e ct about 5 X 3 m . . He had
c l imbed 50 m . above t he r oad when he s aw f our " 8 " - shape d ent it i es
8 0 cm . t a l l , g iv ing o f f met a l l i c ref l ect ions , that went towa rds
the l a rge ob j e ct o The ob j ect ros e , show ing many co l ors . S oon it
wa s j us t a point . I t ha d ma de a dea fen ing no i s e whi l e r i s ing f r om
the gr ound . Dur a t i on was 8 m inute s . T he w it ne s s f ound three ma rks
1?
 1 5 cm . deep , equ id i s t ant 2 m . ap a r t . ( F i r s t - hand , Anton i o R ibera ,
BOF . Ph�nomenes Spat i aux 24 , June 1 97 Q, 2 5 - 2 8 . FSR 2 0 : 3 ( 1 974 ) ,
16. )

( 78 )
S aturday, 2 1 S e ptember 1 96 8 ( 03 : 00 ) La E s c a l a ( Gerona , S pa in )

Two be ings w i t h f r i ght ful ye l l ow i sh faces , we a r ing t i ght b l ack

c l othe s , came out of an ob je ct r e s emb l ing a buoy . F i s he rman Juan
B a l l e sta , 5 2 , was in his bo at nea r the i s l et " C argo! " when he ob ­
s erved the ob j ect and the ent it ies f rom a d i s t ance of 1 0 m • • The
event was report ed to the C iv i l Gua r d , who f ound no t r a ce . ( La s
P rov inc ias , 2 2 S eptember 1 96 8 . E l N ot i c i e r o Un ive r s a l , 2 3 S e ptem­
ber 1 96 8 . S tendek 9, Augus t 1 97� 3 0- 3 2 . )

( 79 )
S unday , 2 2 S ept ember 1 96 8 ( 23 : 00 ) Puerto S e r rano ( C �d i z , S pa i n )

A s hephe rd , who was with his f l ock , saw an ob j ect l oca ted in the
f l at cente r of a fores t , which em i tt ed beams o f l i ght . Upon ap­
proach ing , he f e l t that they were t a l k ing t o h im . S oon , the ob­
j ect rose up . The next morn ing i t was s een t o f l y ove r the c i t y .
The re were d i s cove re d in t he ground , whi ch wa s s co r che d , t r a cks o f
the incrus t at i ons o f 4 support s . 'rhe C iv i l Guard in f o rmed u s it
knows nothing of t he event . As the s ource is un ident i f ied , t he
inc i dent rema ins a mere rumor . ( Le t t e r t o Juan Me r ino o f RNC ,
BOF . Ba l l es te r Olmos . )

( 80 )
Tuesday, 24 S ept embe r 1 96 8 ( 2 1 : 00 ) Cede i r a ( La C oruna , S pa in )

A 56- yea r - ol d l a dy was com ing f r om P ine i r o when she s aw a br ight

l ight and l at e r two s t r ange be ings . The phenomenon was on l y " a
l i ght . " The two be ings were t a l l , w ith l ight s o f chang ing co l o r s
o n the i r f aces . The y w e r e coming t owards he r on the road . In
f e a r , the w i tne s s r an to the nearest house and its occup ant , a
4 0 - ye a r - o l d sa i l or , went to invest i gate , but f ound nothi ng . A
S pani s h UF O invest igat o r f o und a burned are a , ir regul a r in shape
and about 2 m . w i de , at the s i te . ( F i rs t - hand , Ane i r o s , BOF . )

( 81 )
Oct ober 1 96 8 ( 20 : 3 0 ) C o rtegana --Ara cena ( Hue lva , S pa in )

S r . P . V . V . , 3 2 , a ma rr ied f arme r with a supe r i or bache l or ' s degree ,

was dr iving h i s c a r when he obs e rve d between the ol ive t rees , at
some 7 5 m . o f d i s t ance , a type o f c i rcul a r " headl ight" of s ome 1 0 -
1 5 cm . in d iamet e r , of wh i t ish ca l o r , wh ich d i d not l i ght up the
gr ound a round i t . S eve r a l k i l omet e r s be f or e reaching the pl ace he
began to feel a s ens at i on of wor ry and prof ound f e a r , w i th no l og i ­
c a l expla nat ion . The l um inous phenomenon , moving smoothly and
e r rat i ca l l y between the o l ive t rees , was at s ome 3 . 5 m . above the
gr ound . T ime of obs ervat i on : some 5 m inut e s . The w i tne s s was im­
pre s s e d by the v i s ion and by i t s pr emon it o r y characte r . ( F irst­
hand , Ignac i o Da rnaude , BOF . LDLN , March 1 97 2 , 14- 1 5 . )

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 (82 )
October 1 9 6 8 ( 2 1 : 00 ) Acu l a ( Granada , S pa in )

S r . Juan Ma l donado Ga r c t a and f our membe r s of his f am i l y were

dr iving on the Granada-M� l a ga highway and had reached a point
2 km. away f rom Acul a when t hey obs e rved a format ion o f three
ob j ect s about 4 m . in d i amet e r , giv ing of f intens e beams of
green , whi t e , b l ue , and red l ight . Thes e ob jects came closer ,
l anded , and became d a rk . The w itne s s e s panicked . Dr iving to
Gr anada , they report ed the i r s ight ing t o a l oc a l paper . The
w i tnes s e s are " abs o l ut e ly rel i ab le . " ( F i r s t - hand , Gera rdo G i l ,
BOF . )

( 83 )
October 1 9 6 8 ( 2 1 : 00 ) B o l l ul l os de l a M i t a c i 6n ( S ev i l l a ,
S pa in ) Approximate date
S r . F r anc i s co Cues t a Val l adares , h i s w i fe , two of t he ir chi l dren ,
and an engaged coup l e , f r iends of the i r s , we re return i ng by car
f r om S evi l l a t o P i l a s , where they res i de . They had just l e f t Bo­
l l ul l os when , ove r a p ine forest on the l e f t , they s aw in the d i s ­
t ance the de s cent o f a r ound ob j ect , w i th a viol et c o l or " l ike the
f l uores cence of a we l d ing , " as b ig as the ful l moon a t the zen i t h ,
wh i ch s topped r i ght over the top of a p ine t ree . They advanced a t
moderate s peed and they obs erved how t he l ight began t o move hor i ­
z ontal l y f r om the p ine , s topp ing sus pended over t he middle o f the
h i ghway , at a he i ght o f 1 0 o r 1 2 meter s . The t rave l l e r s t a l ked
among them s e lves , making s ure that the y were a l l see ing the s ame
th i ng . Dec i d ing t o f ind out " what i s tha t , " they cont inued on the i r
w a y i n t he car , unt i l ge t t ing 5 0 m . f r om t he l i ght . At that moment ,
the UFO acce l e rated v i o l ent l y in the d i rect i on awa y f r om the c a r ,
and , in s econd s , t he l i ght became l o s t in the d i s t ance , be ing
reduced to a mere " po int o f l i ght" l ike tha t wh ich rema ins on a
turned- o f f t e l ev is i on s c reen . ( F i r s t - hand , Manue l Osuna et a l . ,
BOF . )

( 84 )
F r iday, 1 1 October 1 9 6 8 S et cases ( Ge r ona , S pa in )

Mount a in c l imber s f r om the UEC gr oup were on an excur s i on in an

a r e a c a l l e d "La Pedrer a " when t hey obs erved an ob j ect that l anded .
Two sma l l f igures eme rged f r om it . The w i tnesses re fused t o be
interviewed , a nd gave a f i ct i t i ous addre s s to t he inve s t igator .
( Al g.Q 1 2 1 , Jul i o Roca Muntanol a , BOF . )

(85)
F r i day , 1 1 Oct ober 1 9 6 8 ( 2 1 : 00 ) S an l �c a r d e B a r r ameda ( C � d i z ,
S pa in )
A 9 - ye a r - o l d g i r l named C �nd ida S uma r iva s aw an ob j ect " l ike a
l a rge t omato " at ground l eve l and he ard a s ound l ike " cry ing m i ce . "
The ob j ect was i l l uminated w it h a br ight red l i ght . I t l ater rose
unt i l it was l os t to s ight . The s i ght ing dur at ion was of 9 minut es .
A co up l e return ing f rom Jerez de l a F r ontera by motorcyc l e s aw how a
l ight rose f r om t he s ame area at tha t t ime . The C i v i l Gua rd s a id
that the l oc a l r adar had detected the ob j ect . They a l s o found at
the s i te a 1 �- meter c i rc l e in whi ch t he hard ground of t he place was
s o f t and d is turbed , with sma l l foot pr int s ins i de w ith more pronounced
marks on the hee l : M , E , and w . ( F i r s t - hand , C ar l os Mur c i ano , ABC ,
24 Janua ry 1 9 6 9 . C a r l o s Murc i ano , A lgQ F l ot a s obre el Mundo , 3 0 5 -
309 . C ! c l OQ§ La Inc6gn -- i t a de l Espac i o , chapter 6 ( 1 9 6 9 ) , 8 7 - 8 9 .
Jos� Rue s ga , BOF . r- ---- ---
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 ( 86 )
Mond a y , 1 4 October 1 96 8 ( 0 0 : 40 ) Z a f r a ( B ada j oz , Spa in )

F ive w i tnes s e s who were dr iving on t he Z a f r a -- Hue lva road were at

km . 2 when they s aw a hemi sphe r i ca l ob j ect about 1 0 m . in di ameter ,
red and emi t t ing a b l ue l ight on the s ides . Tw i ce it change d
pl ace sudden l y by van ishing one pl ace and re- appe a r i ng another .
( F i r s t - hand , C E I , B OF . )

( 87)
Thur s day , 1 7 October 1 9 6 8 ( 2 0 : 00 ) S evi l l a ( S ev i l l a , S pa in )

S eve r a l peop l e , incl ud ing a woman named S a lud , obs e rved an ob j ect
com ing d own among t he t rees . It was chang ing calor--bl ue , red ,
or ange--be fo re i t w a s l o s t t o s i ght . No t r ace wa s f ound by inve s ­
t igators . ( La s P rovi n c i a s , 1 9 Oct ober 1 9 6 8 .
-
S evi l l a , 1 8 October
1 968 . )

( 88 )
S at urday , 1 9 Octobe r 1 9 6 8 ( 04 : 45 ) S ant a Eugen i a de Berga ( Ba r ce­
l ona , S pa in )
S ever a l women who we re going t o work in a f a ctory i n V i ch ob s e rved
an ob j ect that l anded 3 0 m . to the l ef t of the road . I t was des ­
cr ibed a s " a whit e ba l l of l i ght . " They reported the obs e rvat i on ,
and s everal cars d rove t o the s i te , whe re a c i rcul a r burned a re a ,
2 m . in d i amet e r , was f ound . A man l iving nea rby s aw " a bal l o f
f i re" f ly ing t owards Mount Mont s eny . ( CE I , B OF . )

( 89)
S unday , 2 7 Oct ober 1 9 6 8 ( 1 2 : 00 ) Cerve r a ( C a s tel l 6n , S pa in )

S r . Vicente Ramb l a and hi s two s ons were wo rk ing in a f i el d when

they s aw an ob j e ct f l y ing s i l en t l y at moderate s peed 2 m . above
the gr ound . I t was descr ibed a s a wh ite g l obe . As one w i tne s s
cr ied out something , i t rose ve rt ica l l y , came down a ga in about 50
m . f rom them , and t ook o f f ove r the i r head s t owa rds the north .
One witne s s thought i t was " an evi l thing . " ( F i r s t - hand , G i l a ­
bert , BOF . )

( 90 )
S aturday , 2 November 1 96 8 ( 04 : 3 5 ) Vi l l a real de Eb ro ( Z arago z a ,
S pa in )
F ive s ol d i ers , a mong t hem S r . F r anc i s co Ma r t t Cua s tero , we re
d r iving to Z ar agoz a when they thought they s aw the sun r i s e a s
a l a rge ye l l ow d i s k appe ared , but they r e a l i zed i t w a s wes t o f
them . The c a r r ad io , head l i ght s , and eng ine s t opped as the ob ­
j e ct l anded 500 m . away , t o the i r l e f t . I t was met a l l i c and ve ry
l a rge ( the s i ze of an a rena ) . After three m inut e s it rose s i l ent-
.
ly . The car t hen funct i oned norma l l y . There are no high- tens i on
l ine s the re . The sky was c l o ud y . A report was made to m i l i t ary
author it ies in Z a ragoz a . ( F i r s t - hand , Ant on i o R ibera , B OF . F i rs t­
hand , CE I , B OF . Ph�nomenes S pat i aux 1 9 , Ma rch 1 9 6 9 , 3 1 - 3 2 . )

( 91 )
5 Novembe r 1 9 6 8 E s t e ros de Bart iba , C h i c l ana d e l a Fron-
tera ( C �d i z , S pa in ) ApprDximate da t e
Three army men , Jos� Ve rde j o , Jo s� Lu i s Dur �n , and ..Jos � C antos

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C artes , went out a t dusk to an area ca l l ed " Los Es teros de B a r t iba "
to hunt ducks . The guard the r e ( a man c a l l ed Juan , about 3 5 ye ars
o l d ) told them that eve ryth ing had been s t range l y qu iet that day,
w ith no ducks or he r ons or anything around . The three hunters soon
con f i rmed th is s tate o f a f f a i r s f or thems e lves , and as they were
l e aving t he i r s ep a r a te s t a t i on s around a 1 2 0-meter l ong l agoon ,
the y and the guard ( who wa s w i t h Jo s � C antos ) s aw a l i ght take o f f
at gre a t s peed f rom the m iddle o f the l agoon and d i s appear t owards
the south . The powe r fu l l y b r ight l ight , the cal or o f a f l uores cent
l i ght , a g i t ated the wa ters of the ent i re l agoon . ( F ir s t - hand , CE I ,
BOF . )

( 92 )
Thur s d a y , 1 4 N ovembe r 1 9 6 8 ( 2 2 : 45 ) Z a f r a ( Bada j oz , S pa in )

One w itne s s wa s at km . 3 on t he Z a f r a -- Hue lva road when he s aw a

mot i on l e s s human s ha pe by the s i de of the r oad 3 0 m . away . He wa s
2 m . tal l w i th abno rma l l y l ong a rms , pho sphores cent green cl othes ,
and the f a ce was onl y a bl ack a rea . The w i tnes s ' s car began to
f a i l , his wat ch s topped w ith the ma ins pr ing broken , and a hu r r i ­
cane w i nd- t ype s ound wa s hea r d a lt hough there w a s n o wind a t a l l .
( F i r s t - han d , R a f a e l L l amas , BOF . F i r s t -hand , C E I , BOF . Hoy , 1 9
N ovember 1 9 6 8 . )

( 93 )
F r i da y , 2 2 N ovember 1 9 6 8 ( 1 9 : 30) B oad i l l a d e l C am ino ( Pa l enc i a ,
S pa in )
S r . Me l e c i o P � re z Manr i que , 5 6 , a t r actor dr iver , wa s return ing
f r om wo rk when he s aw s ome l i ght s he thought were those of a t ruck
in t r oubl e . C om ing c l os e r t o he l p , he s aw the l ight s r i se and f ly
be s i de him . One l i ght wa s about 1 m . in d i ameter . There we re s i x
othe r s , 3 0 cm . in d i ame te r . The ma in one was red and the ot he r
s ix we re wh i te . Reach i ng the vi l l age , he c a l led s ome pe op l e who
obs e rved t he l ight s as they rose out of s i ght . ( F i r s t - hand , CE I ,
BOF c F i r s t - hand , F r . Anton io F e l i ces , B OF . ABC , 1 December 1 9 68 .
C ! c l o� La I nc 6gn i t a d e l E s pac i o , chapt er 6 ( 1 9 6 9 ) , 9 0 and 9 2 . )

( 94 )
3 0 November 1 9 6 8 P a lenc i a ( P a l enc i a , S pa in ) Appr ox imate
date ; Locat i on impre c i s e
A l oca l indu s t r i a l i s t who wants anonym i t y f or f e a r o f r i d i cule s aw
a l anded ob j ect 1 0 m . away . He wa s a f r a id to inve s t igate . ABC
comments : " H e ports l<eep reach ing us f r om c a r dr ivers who have seen
f l y ing s auce r s ; a lmost al l o f the s e come f rom t owns in the s outh
o f Pa l enc i a prov ince . " ( ABC , 8 Decembe r 1 9 6 8 . )

( 95 )
S unday , 1 De cember 1 9 6 8 ( 20 : 00 ) E s c6zar ( Granada , S pa in )

S eve r a l pe as ant s who were trave l l ing by c a r near the Marqu�s de

Ib a r r a • s f a rm , s t opped t he veh i c l e when the y saw a l i ghted ob j e ct
l an d nearby . It was composed of three c l u sters o f mul t i - col ored
l ights , ma in l y b lue , green , red , and whi t e . Al l the l ight s van ­
i shed suddenl y a ft e r t he ob j ect l anded . ( Jos� Rues ga , BOF . )

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 ( 96 )
1 0 Decemb e r 1 9 6 8 Ol l e ros de P i suerga ( P a l enc i a , S pa in )
Approximate date
S r . Jos� D !e z Mart tn s aw an ob j e ct a t ground l eve l ne a r the road .
I t was shaped l i ke a s t a r w ith thr ee po ints and i t gave o f f pow­
er ful ye l l ow and green l i ght . The w i tne s s c a l l e d pa t r ons of a
l ocal bar and a l l saw the ob ject , at a d i s t ance of 30 m I t van­ . •

i s hed when they approa ched i t . ( L as P r ovinc i a s , 1 4 Decembe r 1 9 6 8 . )

( 97 )
W ednesday, 1 1 De cember 1 9 6 8 ( 2 1 : 00 ) R omi l l a l a Nueva ( Granada ,
S pa in )
S r . Ge r a r do G i l P�rez was dr iv ing a l one f rom Granada t o Chauch ina
f a i r l y f a s t , s o as not t o m i s s a s occer ma tch on TV . S udden l y he
saw a powe rful l ight f l y i ng E-W to h i s l e f t . I t hove red above the
church s teep l e and s ta rted com ing down . The w i tne s s drove in i t s
general d i rect i on , but the ob ject appeared t o l and in a n inacce s ­
s ib l e area . ( F i rst -hand , Gera rdo G i l , BOF . )

( 98 )
Tues day , 3 1 Decembe r 1 9 6 8 ( 08 : 1 5 ) Yus t e ( C �ceres , S pa in )

S r . Fl orenc i o Moreno , over 4 5 , a " t yp ical S pa n i s h f a rme r " and a

l if e - l ong res i dent o f Yus te , was r id ing h i s mul e t o one o f h i s
f i e l ds when he s aw a l um i nous ob j e ct f ol l owe d by two o the r s at a
p l a c e ca l l ed " C ruz Ve rde , " w i th i n 3 0 0 m . o f the Monastery . They
spl i t into many ob j ect s and s t a r te d c i rcl ing at ground l eve l , f i ­
na l l y f l y ing away t owa rds Ga rgant a de l a O l l a . At f i r s t , Moreno
had seen three cl ouds and t hou ght they we re t r a i l s produced by an
a i r cra f t . The y appe ared to d i s integrate and he f ound h ims e l f sur­
rounded by " an in f in it y of sma l l round l ight s . The s e l i ghts we re
o f many colors , mos t of them red . " ( F i r s t - hand , F � l ix Ares , Be rnard
Labro Be gul e , and Dav i d L6pez , B OF . S tendek , Ext ra 1 , Jt i l y 1 9 7 1 ,
3 7- 51 . F i r s t - hand , Alberta Adel l , B OF . )

( 99 )
January 1 9 6 9 G ines -- S ev i l l a ( S ev i l l a , S pa in )

Two reputable bank o f f i c i al s s aw a s t r ange creat ure near the road

wh i l e they were dr iving . I t was a green be ing w i th two l egs , about
3 m . tall . They suf fered a nervous shock , and do not w i s h t o d i s ­
cus s the case . ( Jo s � Darnaude , B OF . )

( l OO )
Monda y , 6 Janua ry 1 9 6 9 ( 2 1 : 00 ) P onte j os ( S antande r , S p a in )

Four peopl e in the k it chen o f a s ma l l c a f e a c ros s t he s t reet f r om

the Pedros a S anitar i um s aw a hover ing ob j ect with f i gures ins i de .
I t appeared as an i l lum inated yel l ow rectang l e about 3 0 m . awa y ,
5 m . above the ground , w i t h the f igures o f s ever a l men wa l k ing b a ck
and f orth . They met in the center , and then we re l os t t o s ight .
The ma in lum inos ity went o f f , show i ng a l a rge gray ob j ect l ike a
bowl inverted on a plate . I t rose l ight l y and f l ew out o f s ight ,
i l l um inat ing the gra s s and t rees . ( F i r s t -hand , Manue l Pedra j o , B OF .
Ph�nomene s S pat iaux 2 6 , December 1 9 7 0 , 2 7 - 2 8 . )

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'l'hur s d ay , 1 6 J anua ry 1 9 6 9 ( 20 : 3 0 ) L a s P a j an o s a s ( Sev i l l a , S p a in )

A man who wa s d r iv ing back f rom Ext rema dura obse rved a l i ght , s topped
his car , and went c l os e t o i t . When he was 2 00 m . awa y he s aw the
gl ow came f rom an i l l uminated rectangl e where f i gures were seen pas s ­
ing s eve r a l t ime s . He s aw a dog tha t was l ooking a t the l ight , ha i r
ra i s e d , howl ing s o f t l y . The witne s s went away i n fear . I n S evi l l a ,
he t o l d the s t ory to h i s ne i ghbor , an eng ineer , who re turned to the
s i te w i th h im a f ew days l at e r , and they f ound t r aces : three ma rks
sep a ra te d by 1 . 8 m • •( F i r s t - hand , F e l i pe Laf fitte , BOF . Ph�nomenes
S pat i aux 2 6 , Decembe r 1 9 7 0 , 2 8 . )

( 102 )
2 9 Janua ry 1 9 6 9 ( 1 0 : 00 ) Matadepe ra ( Barce l ona , S pa in ) App rox-
imate date
An e l der l y l ady who wa s w a l k i ng in the hi l l s on this sunny day he ard
a l oud noise and s aw a s t r ange ob j ect that maneuve red to avo id h i t ­
t ing a hi gh- tens ion l ine ( 5 , 0 0 0v . ) , b y pas s ing un9e rne ath the 6 . 5 -
meter h i gh l ine . The ob j ect was 3 m . l ong , 2 . 5 m � high, and 1 . 5 m .
w i de , me tal l i c - l ooJ� i ng , w i th many b r i ght- co l ored l ights . It left
t owards Ta rras a . Pos s ibl e t r aces o f a l and ing were f ound at the
place the ob j e c t s eemed to ha ve been a s cend ing f r om . The se cons i s ted
of f our pa ral l e l tunne l s s paced 60 cm . - 1 8 0 cm . - 60 cm . , o f va rying
l engths and w i t h l ateral tunne l s br anch ing out . The tunnel s we re no
more than 3 cm . in d iamet e r , and abo ut 5 cm . f r om the surf ace a t the
f a r end . Ther e we re f our more marks 9- 1 0 m . away . ( F i r s t - hand ,
CE I . S t endek 8 , March 1 9 7 2 , 1 0 - 1 5 . LDLN 1 0 7 , Augu s t 1 9 7 0 , 1 4- 1 6 .
FSR C a s e H i s tor i e s 1 2 , Decembe r 1 97 2 , 1 - 3 . )

( 1 03 )
S unday , 2 Februa ry 1 9 6 9 ( 2 1 : 00 ) Ar oche ( Huelva , S p a in )

S even peopl e , inc l ud ing the V� z quez f am i l y , who we re at a pl ace

cal l ed " Va l de f anegas , " 7 km . f r om Ar oche , s aw a l um inous ob j ect
about 1 . 5 m . above the gr ound . I t emi tted an inten s e ye l l ow l i ght ,
wa s r ound in shape , an d the s i ze o f a c a r whee l . They obs e rved i t
f or two hours w i thout dar ing t o g o near . The re we re no traces the
next day . A f ew m i nut e s be f ore , ne i ghbo r s had seen a ba l l of f i re
in the sky , i l l uminat i ng the count r ys ide l i ke dayl i ght . ( ABC -Anda­
l uc ! a , 1 1 March 1 9 6 9 . )

( 1 04 )
Fr i d a y , 2 8 Februa ry 1 9 6 9 ( 02 : 45 ) M i a j a das ( C � ceres , S pa in )

At the t ime o f the e a r thquake that h i t the Andalus i a reg ion , a t ruck
d r iver and h i s he l pe r observed a s t r ange c r a f t and f ive crewmen .
The f ive be i ngs we re t a l l and l um i nous , appa rent l y humano i d . S e i zed
w i t h an i r r a t i ona l f e a r , the wi tne s s es drove awa y ve r y f a s t . ( Manue l
Osuna , BOF . )

( 1 05)
Thu r s day , 6 March 1 9 6 9 C abe s o d ' Or Mounta in , Busot ( Al i cante ,
S pa in )
S r . Juan Aren i l l a s L6pe z , d i rector o f the Busot C ave s , and h i s wi fe ,
who we re dr iv i ng in thi s area , s aw three ob jects i l lum inat ing the
mount a in f o r thr ee m inu te s . The e l ectr i c a l s ys tem o f the car
f a i l ed as the three ob j e cts l anded on the mount a i n . ( ABC , 7 Ma rch
1 969 . ) 23
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Sunda y, 9 March 1 96 9 ( 2 2 : 00 ) Monreal de l Campo ( Terue l , Spa in )

Sr . and Sra . M i ra ( both med i ca l s tudents ) we re dr iving f r om Va l enc ia

to Z a r agoza when they obs e rved an ob j ect tha t f l ew pa r a l l e l to the
road and 2 km. away . It was a f l a ttened egg , w i th a sma l l e r w·h i t e
sphere f l ying a l ong . The egg had 6 luminous po in ts in i ts cen t r a l
pa rt , g i v ing va r i ous d i s pl ays as i t l anded ve r t i ca l l y . The w i t­
nes s e s s topped tw ice to be sure they w·e re not the vict ims of s ome
i l lus i on , and they l a ter obs e rved a s imi l a r ob ject in f l i ght .
( F i r s t - hand , B a l l e s te r Olmos . )

( 107 )
Tues day , 2 5 Ma rch 1 96 9 ( 2 2 : 30 ) Renedo d e Va l davi a ( P a l enc ia ,
Spa in )
An 80 - year- o l d l ady obs e rved an ob j ect tha t emi tted a sma l l e r l ight ,
tha t l anded br i e f ly . The ma in ob j ect was compared to a w h i te s quare
or l ozenge , and it had a powe rful red l ight in the cente r . Th i s
li ght came down , l anded o n the roo f of he r ne ighbor• s house , and
then went back up . The w i tness thought she had seen s ome secret
m i l i t a r y expe r iment , and s he wants he r name w i thhe l d for f e a r of
troub l e w·i th the m i l i ta ry . The ob j ect wa s s een aga in a few d a ys
l a te r , and aga in on Apr i l 1 2 . ( F r . Anton io Fel ices , l e t te r to Ba­
l l e s te r Olmos , 24 Apr i l 1 9 6 9 . )

( 108 )
Apr i l 1 9 6 9 Bonar ( Le6n , Spa i n ) Approximate da te

In the la te a f te rnoon of a spr ing day , an unknown shepherd of a

ne i ghbo r i ng town saw an ob ject shaped l ike an inve r ted p l a te a t a
ve ry l ow he ight . The informa t i on i s not f i r s t - hand . Unde r inve s ­
t i gat i on . A popul a r ve rs i on , probabl y inexact , ta l ks of a l and ing
and occupant , bu t thi s ha s not been conf i rmed . ( David G . L6pe z ,
BOF . )

( 109 )
2 1 Apr i l 1 9 6 9 ( 2 2 : 00 ) Pena r anda--Maco te ra ( Sa l amanca , Spa in )
Appr oximate da te
Sr . Pablo Jim�nez S�nchez , a trade r , and h i s w i f e , N eme s i a , w e re
return ing to Va l l adol id in the i r car when they saw three l i ghts on
the ground to the r i ght of the hi ghway . One w as red , ve r y power ful
and i ntermittent , and the others green , l ocated on i ts extrem i t i e s .
When they w·e re at s ome 6 5 m . from the l ight s , they s topped the c a r
and put ou t the l i ghts of the vehi cl e , and then the ob ject ros e up
at great speed , and in s ome 10 s econds trave l l ed some 8 km. , w·h ich
was the exi s t ing vi s ib i l i t y , and d i s appeared . The n ight wa s ra iny .
Sr . J im�ne z i s a ba lanced , s incere , and ext rove r ted pe r s on . The
d i s tance between the l i ghts on the ext rem i t ie s ( s i ze of the ob j e ct ) :
s ome 2 0 meters . ( Fi r s t - hand , " C ha r l es For t " group , B OF . )

( 110 )
May 1 9 69 ( 03 : 00 ) Al corc6n ( Madr i d , Spa in )

S i x members of a mus i ca l gr oup who we re res t ing a f ter a recording

sess i on observed f or 2 0 minutes a br i ght l anded ob ject 1 . 5 km. away .
It w a s descr ibed on l y as a l ight , a ve ry br ight green l i ght . ( Ba ­
l l e s te r Olmos . )

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S und ay , 1 1 }1ay 1 9 6 9 ( 03 : 00 ) S ant a C a t a l ina d e S omo za ( Lean ,
S pa in )
S r . P . Gonza l e z L c5pe z , a cab d r i ver f r om Ast orga , states that he
obs e rved a l um i nous red ob ject above the road . I t was s pher ical ,
gave o f f a b r i ght l uminos i t y , and a horn- l ike pro l onga t i on f r om
one s i de was v i s ible . At the ne a r e s t d i s tance -- over 7 0 mete r s -­
the ob j e c t had t he s i ze o f a n automob i l e . Gon z a l e z went back t o
ge t h i s f r iend Z a c a r ! a s Fe rn�nde z a n d his w i fe , who obs e rved the
ob j ect w i t h him . ( F i r s t - hand , Dav i d G . L6pe z , Marta Ga rc ! a , and
Jav i e r Garc ! a , B OF . El Not i c iero Un ivers al , 1 4 May 1 9 6 9 . )

(112)
S und a y , 6 Ju l y 1 9 6 9 ( 2 2 : 50 ) Aracena ( Hue lva , S pa in )

Thr ee l a d i e s o f t he h i ghe s t S ev i l l ian s oc i ety and the i r two ma i d s ,

who l ive d iri two cottages about 7 0 m . apart , toget he r s aw seve r a l
lum i n ous ob j ect s unt i l 5 : 0 0 a . m . o f the next day . 'rhe i nc idents
began w ith TV interf erence , and then the powe r f a i l ed in Aracena .
The y f i r s t obs e rved an 8 0 - cm . bowl - s haped ob j ect co ming down s l owly
and s i l ent l y ove r the ho r i zon . I t was lum inous and whi t e . Later
the ob j ect was not s een any more , but a l i ght , of the " f oe- f ighte r "
typ e , 20 cm . in d i ameter , f l ew a l ong the road , hove red f o r twen ty
m inut e s , and e mi t ted a bl ind ing bl ue beam l ike a l a ser , that i l l um i ­
na t e d them . F e e l ing a f r a i d , they went into the house . Then , thr ough
a w i ndow , they s aw no f i reba l l at a l l , but a redd ish rectangle 1 - 1 . 5
km . away , s ome 2 0 m . l ong . Late r , a second " f oo- f ight e r " of 7 cm .
wa s s e en behind a nearby t ree . I t rema ined there unt i l 3 : 0 0 a . m . ,
when three o f t he women went to bed . Around 5 : 00 a . m . the othe r
two w i tnes s e s ob s e rved a cupola- shaped ob j e ct f a r away . I t was
s haded but o n i t s l owe r part a f ew l i ght s , s e parated and interm i t ­
tent one s , were s e en . The dogs of t he area we re howl ing al l the
t ime . The women are rel i ab l e . The n i ght o f the 7th the ir husbands
tr ied to dupl i c a te the phenomena w i t h the i r car he adl i ght s , etc . ,
but the y d i d not succeed . S i zes g i ven are appa rent d imens i on s .
( F i r s t- hand , Manue l Osuna . LDLN , Novembe r 1 9 7 0 , 6- 8 . )

( 1 13 )
Augus t 1 9 6 9 ( 1 5 : 00 ) Al c a l a de l R !o -- V i l l averde ( S ev i l l a ,
S pa in ) Approx imate d a te

S r . · La in ( pseudonym , wh ich w e u s e a t h i s reque s t ) i s a t echn i c i an

in an important f i rm . He i s ma rr ie d , and i s appa rent l y in h i s
th i r t i es . Dr iving hi s mot orcyc l e o n the h i ghway s ome k i l ometers
north o f S ev i l l a , he ma de a curve and ther e , a f ew met e r s away ,
f ound on the g r ound-- or just above 1t-- a s mooth obl ong l ight the
s i ze o f a sma l l bus w i t h a de f in i t e shape and w i th the redd ish
br il l i ance o f me l ted i r on . He cou l d see i t e a s i l y because i t was
in a t ree - l e s s f i e l d and becaus e f e a r had made h im s t op the cycl e ,
though he l e f t i t runn ing . The l i ght immed i a te l y s ped upward ,
almo s t vert i ca l l y , a t great s peed , and he s aw i t growing sma l ler
in t he d i s tance . No s ound or part i c u l a r odor was observed , but
he f e l t a great empt ine s s in h i s che s t , sur e l y due to pan ic , wh ich
d i sturbed h i s cons t itut i on and urgently f orced h im t o get down
f r om the cyc l e . S r . La in dec ided t o keep the inc i dent a secret .
He f e l t s i ck f or s everal months af t e rwards , but no amount of med i ­
c a l a n a l ys is and t e s t ing cou ld obt a i n a d i agnos is . The invest iga­
tor f e l t tha t an intere s t ing as pect o f the s i ght ing had been w i th­
he l d unt i l a future interview . ( F i r s t -hand , Manuel Osuna , B OF . )
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2 3 Augus t 1 96 9 ( 00 : 00 ) Matar� ( Ba rce l ona , S pa in ) Approx imate
date
Two w itne s s e s , S r . Pedro Que r a l t and anothe r pers on , who we re at the
s eas i de , obs e rved a l um inous ob j e ct tha t came down to the wa ter
l evel . I t was just a l i ght w i thout s tructure , l a rger than a s t a r ,
s c i nt i l l at ing , and wh it e . I t d i s appeared , re- appe a red , rose at in­
creas ing s peed , and was l os t t o s ight . The s i ght i ng l a s ted about 1 0
m inutes . ( CE I , BOF . )

(115)
Monda y , 2 5 August 1 9 6 9 ( 02 : 00 ) Aytona ( L� r ida , S pa in )

S r . and S r a . Roca and another couple s aw , wh i l e d r i vi ng nea r Aytona ,

a b r ight "wal l " o f whit e l ight at ground l evel . rrhey l o s t s i ght o f
i t as they drove t owards i t , and coul d n o t f ind i t aga in . 'rhe "wal l "
measured about 2 b y 4 met e r s . ( F i rs t - hand , Ba l lester O lmos . LDLN
1 1 4 , October 1 9 7 1 , 2 0 - 2 1 . )

(116)
Thurs da y , 1 1 S eptembe r 1 9 6 9 ( 1 8 : 00 ) Mor�n d e l a F rontera ( S ev i l l a ,
S pa in )
S r . F r anc i s co Gord i l l o Mont ana , 6 7 , h i gh l y r e s pected in thi s commu­
n i t y , where h i s s on owns a sma l l bus i nes s , wa s working on h i s ol ive
t rees a t a p l ace known a s " E l Z or r i che Ba j o , " 3 km. e a s t o f town ,
when he s udden l y obs e rved an ext r aord inary g l ow a f ew mete r s be l ow
his pos i t i on . I t c ame f r om a " r ound thing" on the ground . C over ing
his eye s , he wa l ked w ithin 1 5 m . of i t s pos i t i on , but had to s top as
he had troub l e b r eathing , f e l t pa i n i n eye s a nd throa t , and not i ced
a s tr ange sme l l . The l i ght had van i s hed . He l e f t h i s cap and tool s
there and f l ed . The case was not reported f or s ix months f or f e a r
of r i d i cul e . ( ABC -Anda l uc t a , 2 4 May 1 9 70 . F i r s t - hand , Juan S a l a s ,
BOF . )

(117)
F r iday , 1 2 S eptember 1 9 6 9 ( 0 0 : 00 ) F inca Mont i co , V iana de C ega
( Va l l adol i d , S pa in )
S r . F � l ix Lab a j o Rod i l ana , a man in h i s l a t e 3 0 ' s , wa s in h i s house
on the Mont i c o f a rm , where he worked a s a guar d . The n ight was c l ear
and the tempe ra ture was about 1 5 c. ° S r . Laba j o s aw a b r i ght l i ght
1 0 m . in c ir cumf e rence s it t ing on the ground 8 0 0 m . to the wes t . It
w a s making a l oud s ound . H e approached the l i ght ( wh i ch wa s s t eady )
by b i cyc le acros s the f l a t woodl and t o a d i s t ance o f 4 0 0 m . , when the
ob j ec t rose ver t i cal l y and took o f f to the wes t a t great s peed .
There were no t races . S r . Laba j o reported t ha t there were othe r
w i tnes s es , but he d i d not remember the i r name s . ( F i r s t - hand , B a l l es ­
ter O lmos . )

(118)
S aturday , 1 1 Oct ober 1 96 9 ( 08 : 25 ) C ape C ope ( Mur c i a , S pa in )

The f i s hing boat " Agust !n R a j as , " owned by S r . F ranc i s co S im� , 4 1

( the man who ha d hel ped f ind the Ame r i can nucl e a r bomb l os t i n
the Med iterranean o f f P a l omares ) , w a s about 5 km . f r om C ape C ope
when the ne ts caught a s ubmerged ob j ect that could not be f reed .
The S panish Navy was a l e r ted , and i s s ued a s t atement on Oct ober 1 3
not ing that a buoy had been used t o mark the spot and that Rea r
26 Adm i r a l Perry wa s in co1nmand of a s e a rch ope r a t i on aboard the he l i-
copt e r car r ie r " D�da l o . " Two des t ro ye r s , " Jorge Juan " and " Va l d�s , "
a s ubma r ine , .. 5 1 3 , " and anothe r s h i p , were invo lved in the operat i on .
The ob j ec t e s c aped . ( S evi l l a , 1 4 Oct ober 1 96 9 . I nf o rma c i ones , 7
November 1 9 6 9 . )

( 119)
Tues day , 2 5 N ovember 1 9 6 9 ( 2 2 : 00 ) Esparza ( Navarra , S pa in )

An engineer w-i th a doct o r ' s degree was d r iving to the m in ing f a c t ory
" Pot a s as de Nava r r a " when , having reached a pl ace cal l ed " La s Ar ru­
b i a s , " he obs e rved a l anded ob ject . I t was l ens - shaped , 8 m . in d i a­
me te r and 2 m . h i gh , me ta l l ic w'i th sharp edges . I t wa s rest ing on
i t s l and ing gea r nea r a s p r ing , 2 0 0 m . f rom the r oad . I t was f l uo­
r e s c ent yel l ow , but not b l inding . The w i tne s s s l owed down to w·a tch
it as it took o f f a t f an ta s t i c speed . Al though traces were care­
f ul l y examined and gr a s s was c a rbon ized a t the s i te , there a re i nd i­
c a t i ons tha t the c a s e m i ght be the resu l t of a j oke . ( F i r s t - hand ,
B a l l e s te r Olmos . F i rs t - hand , CE I . S te ndek 1 , June 1 9 7 0 , 1 1 - 1 4 . )

( 1 20 )
S a turday , 2 9 N ovember 1 9 6 9 ( 07 : 1 0 ) G in�s -- S evi l l a ( S ev i l l a , S pa in )

S r . R a f ae l Jul i o Jim�nez , 3 0 , and Manuel I n f ante P�rez , 1 8 , w e re

d r iving f rom Umbrete to S evi l l a when , 2 km . a f te r E s part inas , they
s aw an ob j e c t f l y ing at treetop l evel at the speed of an a i rpl ane .
I t was s haped l ike two inve r ted p l ates w·i th a dome in the center ,
that gave of f an interm i t tent b l u i s h g l ow· . The r im had a dozen red
and yel l ow· l ight s . ( F i rs t- hand , Manuel Osuna . LDLN , Jul y 1 9 7 1 ,
--

1 4- 1 5 . )

( 1 21 )
1 970 E l C a s t anuel o ( Hue lva , S pa in )

F oo- f i ghters f r e quented th i s haml e t , 5 km . NW of Ara cena , dur ing

a l l th i s yea r , and a c oup l e of l andings we re reported . One even ing ,
shor t l y a f te r d a rk , a motorcyc l i s t was d r iv ing on a moun ta in r oad
towa r d s the ham l e t when a l ight appea red to the l e f t , s i t ting on the
mount a ins ide . I t immed i a t e l y c r os s ed the h i ghway , as though in a
prod ig i ous l eap , l ight ing up the c ountrys i de a s i f i t were dayl ight .
Becom ing nervous , the w·i tne s s thought he had b raked h i s cycl e , but
when the l ight changed pos i t ion and f l ew· away , the cyc l e s uddenly
s t a r ted up aga in , w i th no act i on on the d r ive r ' s par t . ( F i r s t - hand ,
Manue l Osuna e t a l . , BOF . LDLN 1 3 3 , March 1 9 7 4 , 8 . )

( 1 22 )
Janua ry 1 9 7 0 ( 04 : 00 ) Vi ator ( Al me r t a , S pa i n )

A young man o f 2 3 , a p r of e s s ional dr ive r , w·ho wa s do ing h i s m i l i ta ry

s erv i c e a t c amp " Alvarez de S otomayor , " wa s on guard duty when he
obs erved a l ight a t ground l evel 5 0 0 m . away . I t wa s c l ea r l y- de ­
f ined , yel l ow· wi th a green i sh out l ine . I t s a l t itude was est ima ted
a t 10 m . , and it was s een for 3 m inutes , f l ying f rom e a s t to wes t .
( F i r s t- hand , Jos � Rue s ga , B OF . )

( 1 23 )
Janua ry 1 9 7 0 ( 2 3 : 00 ) Gerena -- Ol iva res ( S evil l a , S pa in ) Ap­
proximate date
One wi tnes s , S r . Jos � Ga r c l a Acal , wa s go ing to Ol ivares a f te r v i s -

27
 it ing hi s g i r l f r i end in Gerena , when he s aw an ob j ect take of f from
a h i l l s i de , l and a f ew met e r s away f r o� him , and as cend aga i n , f ly­
ing away . I t wa s an ova l - shaped ob j ect about the s i z e of a sma l l
car , that emi tted a s l i ght whi s t l ing no i s e and w a s inten s e l y lum i ­
nous . ( F i r s t -hand , Manuel Osuna , B OF . )

( 1 24 )
F r i da y , 2 7 March 1 97 0 ( 07 : 00 ) E l Gar robo ( S ev i l l a , S pa in )

At 7 : 0 0 a . m . on t hi s c l oudy Good F r i day ( i t d r i z z l ed at t ime s ) , the

ea r l y- r i s ers who l ive on S evi l l a S treet in th i s town , in the S ie r ra
Norena , s aw " s omething" red in calor at the f oo t of a ho lm o aJ� out ­
s i de t own , 3 0 0 m . away , c ont inuous l y wobbl ing . I t resembl e d a cy­
l ind r i c a l infl ated p l a s t i c bag , 2 m . l ong and 1 m . w i d e , hanging
f rom a b ranch . I t a lmos t t ouched the ground . Dur ing the day nume r ­
ous pe opl e , inc l ud ing S r . Manuel O r i l l �n Gonz � l e z and h i s w i fe , S r a .
Adel a i da Ga rc ! a P�rez , s aw t he ob j ec t , but took i t t o be a pla s t i c
bag c aught on a br anch and bl ow ing in the b reeze . F ina l l y , s hort l y
be f ore 4 : 3 0 p . m . , t he chi l d ren dec ided to approach the ob j ec t f or a
c l oser l ooJ.� . When they got 1 0 0 m . away , the ob j ec t took o f f towa rds
the W at an ang l e of 4 5 ° , at a speed tw ice that of a j e t a i rp l ane
when i t takes o f f . There wa s no s ound o r exhau s t , though the ob ject
did turn dar1� in f l i ght . At the t ime o f the depa r ture , the w i nd was
b low ing l i ght l y f rom the NW t o S E . '!'he re we re no t r aces . ( F i rs t ­
hand , Hanue l Osuna . LDLN 1 2 5 , May 1 9 7 3 , 1 6 . )

( 1 25 )
Monda y , 4 Hay 1 9 7 0 ( 07 : 3 5 ) S ant a Ma rta ( Albacete , S pa in )

S r . Jos � Manue l G i l abert , 2 2 , an aeronaut i c s gradua te f r om the C a l i ­

f orn ia A i rc r a f t Ins t i tute , w a s trave l l ing o n the B a r ce l ona - S ev i l l a
t r a i n whe n he not i ced s omething thr ough the w indow whi ch he a t f i r s t
took f o r a ref l ect i on in the g l a s s , b u t whi ch wa s a r e a l ob j ec t in
the d i s tance , perhaps 8 km . awa y . The ob j e ct l ooked l ike a r ing
whi ch re f l e cted the r a ys o f the s un w i th a metal l i c wh i te cal or , and
in whose center was a tal l pyr am idal towe r , as though emerg ing f rom
an empty or shadowy space . I ts s i ze , compa red w i th a ne arby house ,
would be 1 0 m . i n d i amete r , and the he i ght o f the towe r 3 m The
• •

ob j ect was f ly ing ove r the tops of the p ine trees , and a f t e r des cend ­
ing to l and , i t s tayed s t il l on the groun d . The obs e rva t i on l a s ted
two m inute s , and the ob ject wa s lost f r om s i ght by be ing h i d den be ­
hind the nearby hous e s . The s J�y was c l e a r , w ith s ome i s ol a te d c i r r o­
s t r a tus f o rmat i ons ; exce l l en t vis ib i l i ty . ( F i r s t - hand , J . Ve r a , BOF . )

( 1 26 )
Monday , 1 1 May 1 9 7 0 ( 0 3 : 00 ) Mor6n de l a F r onte r a ( S evi l l a , S pa in )

S r . Manue l Go rd i l l o ( age 50 , a f arme r ) d i s covered and showed t o the

pol ice s t range t races such as burns on t he ground and p l ant s , that
appe ared to have been m ade by r a d i ant he a t , in an area of 5 , 0 0 0
s quare me ters . In th i s a r e a we re two one -me ter- d i ame t e r c i r c l e s
2 4 m . apa r t wh ich we re s trange l y devo i d o f a n y p l an t s ( even roots ) .
E a ch c i r c l e had f ive pa i rs o f 4 . 5- cm . - d i ameter ho l e s a r ound t he pe r i­
me ter , w ith a pa i r o f 6- cm . - d i ameter ho l e s in the m i ddl e . The hol e s �
which bent unde rground , were at l e a s t 1 . 5 m . deep g At the 1 -me ter
l eve l a number of othe r hol es branched o f f f r om the ma in on e s . Al ­
t hough the y we re appa rent l y made dur ing a thunde r s t o rm ( a t 3 : 0 0 a . m .
the Gord i l l o f amil y wa s avraJ.:;:ened by unusua l l y l oud thund er , '\vh i ch
wa s a l s o he ard by a ne i ghbo r ) , t he hol e s we re re l at ive l y d r y . The re
28 wa s no rad i oact iv i ty . rrhe C iv i l Guard J�e pt the s i te unde r s urve i l -
l ance f or a t ime . S ever a l peop l e c l a imed to have seen s t range
l ight s a t about 3 : 00 a . m I t was al s o rumored tha t two dr ivers
• •

s aw the l and ing i ts el f . ( F i rs t - hand , Juan S a l as , BOF . F irs t­

hand , Manue l Osuna , B OF . S tendek 2 , S eptember 1 970 , 6- 1 5. S ten­
dek 3 , December 1 97 0 , 2 9- 3 0 . ABC , 1 6- 2 8 May 1 9 7 0 . )

( 1 27 )
Monday , 2 0 Jul y 1 97 0 ( 04 : 3 0 ) Hoyo de Manzanares M i l i tary C amp
( Ma d r i d , S pa in )
A powde r magaz i ne s e rgeant and a group o f guard s o l d iers of the
Hoyo de Manz ana res M i l i ta ry C amp saw , to the nor th , ha l fway up a
ne a rby moun t a in , an ob j ect which produced a column of intens e wh ite
l ight , whi ch d i s appe a red sudden l y . The next morn ing , off icers
ga thered ca l c ined gran i te s tone s from the pl ace , and exam ined ma rks
on the gr ound . Neve r the l es s , when consul ted unof f i c i a l l y and pr i ­
va t e l y , s ome high- r anking of f icers cla imed t o b e unawa re o f the
event , and gave i t no f ounda t i on . Ve ry doubtful case . ( CE I , BOF . )

( 1 28 )
F r i da y , 2 4 Jul y 1 9 7 0 ( 2 3 : 30 ) V i l l a lba d e l os Al cores ( Va l l adol id ,
S pa in )
Em i l i o Z a l ama , a l a d o f 1 5 , was 2 . 5 km . f r om the vi l l age on h i s way
home when he obs erved a s i l ent , l uminous ob ject 500 m . aw·ay , at
t reetop he i ght ( 3 m . ) . It was mushroom- shaped , w i th a whi te c i rcu­
l a r g l ow a r ound i t . I t rose and went away ve ry f as t . In the l and­
ing area there we re f ound pa tches of pl ants which had been ca rbon­
i zed in a s trange manner , as we l l as l imes tones wi th a s hiny bl ack
coa t i ng . ( F i r s t - hand , " Cha r l es Fort" group . S tendek 5 , June 1 97 1 ,
4- 9 . LDLN 1 3 1 , January 1 97 4 , 4- 6 . )

( 129)
S unda y , 2 6 Jul y 1 97 0 ( 1 3 : 00 ) Al cocebre ( C a s tel l 6n , S pa in )

A young man of 2 4 w·ho wa s engaged in underwa ter f i shing s aw an ob­

j ect res t ing on the s ea-bed . I t w·a s a cyl inder w i th one of i ts ends
s l ight l y c on ica l , mea sur ing 7 m . l ong by 3 m . w ide . It had no
r i vets and had a pol i shed surf ace , of the cal or of dul l s ta inl ess
s teel , w·i thout any c a l careous depos its or unevenne s s e s . At 3 : 00
a . m . the fol l ow-ing morn ing , a German l ady f r iend w·i th whom he was
out row·ing in the v i c i n i ty s a id she s aw· s ome thing come out of the
w a ter and l os e i t s e l f in the sky . S ix hour s l a ter i t was d i scov­
ered tha t the " caps ul e " ha d d is appeared , wi thout the re hav i ng been
any t i de or s torm tha t could have carr ied the cyl inder out to sea .
The ma r ine fl oor i s f l a t a t tha t point . The wi tnes s ' s tes t imony is
c ons i dered abs olutel y rel i abl e . ( F i r s t - hand , B a l l e s ter Olmos .
S tendek 5 , June 1 9 7 1 , 2 2 - 2 4 . FSR C a s e H i s to r i e s 6 , Augus t 1 9 7 1 ,
- --

5- 7 . )

( 130 )
Augus t 1 97 0 Ge rena ( S ev i l l a , S p a in ) Approxima te date

S rt a . Ger trud i s Gut i �rrez Taus , a 1 9- ye a r - o l d nurs ing s tudent , wa s

wal king w i th a boy named Jos � Manuel , on a f a rm outs i de Gerena .
S uddenl y , they s aw· between the ol ive trees a br ight orange l ight .
A t once , the l ight s tar ted mov ing a t gre a t speed , a l mos t skimm ing
a l ong the ground . Jos� shouted , " H i t the ground l " and the ob j ect
pa s sed ove r them s o l ow tha t it l i tera l l y s inged Ger trud i s • s fanny .
The ob j e c t d i s appeared over the hor i z on . ( Manue l Osuna , B OF . )
29
 ( 1 31 )
5 Augu s t 1 9 7 0 ( 04 : 30 ) P l a s enc i a - Be j a r ( C a ce re s , S pa in )
Approximate d a t e
S r . R . M . H . , a young , ext r over ted , un ive r s i ty- t r a i ned man , w a s
dr iving al one , g o ing t o Va l l adol id , when h e began to s ee a lum i ­
nous ob ject s ome 2 0 km . awa y, w i th a n apparent d i ame t e r o f 9 0 cm • •

He cou l d not te l l i f i t w a s a dvanc ing o r s t a t i ona ry . A l ittle

l a t e r , when the d is t ance d id n o t exceed 2 0 0 m . , the ob j e c t cut
ac r o s s the h i ghway and he a ded towa r d s a nea rby p ine g r ove . At
tha t moment i t s eemed to he s i tate , dec i d ing t o des cend in a c l e a r ­
ing i n the f o r e s t , whi ch i t d i d ve r t i c a l l y , and not l i ke a " de a d
l e a f . .. A s s oon as the ob j ect r e ached the g round , or ne a r l y s o ,
the l i ght went out comp l e t el y . The w i tne s s had s l owed down a s
much a s he coul d , but d i d no t d a r e s top . The ob j ec t w a s a red
s phe r e , s l i ght l y f l a ttened , w i th a g re en r ing a r ound i t and 3 o r
4 l eg s be l ow . ( F i r s t - hand , Hanuel O s un a , B OF . )

(132 )
W edne s d a y, 5 Augu s t 1 9 7 0 ( 2 2 : 45 ) C a z a l l a de l a S ie r r a ( S ev i l l a ,
S pa in )
S r . Manue l R od r ! gue z S �nche z , 4 5 , h i s w i f e , S r a . Ant on i a C ampos ,
t he i r nephew , Manuel R od r ! guez C ampo s , 2 0 , and n i ece , M a r t a R . C . ,
1 8 , and two dogs ob s e r ve d , f r om d i s t ances a s c l o s e a s 1 0 m . , a
whi t e r ec tangu l a r " pane l o f l i ght " 2 m . X 1 m . , tha t s udde n l y a p ­
pe a r e d i n f ront o f a bush . Th i s l um i n ous wa l l wa s ve r y b r i l l i a nt .
The boy was about to shoot a t i t when i t sudden l y van i s hed . The
d ogs we r e ve r y ne rvous t hr oughout the obs e rva t i on . The s i t e is a n
i s ol a t e d f arm 7 km . f r om t he r e s ervo i r " E l P i n t a d o . " ( F i r s ·t - hand ,
Hanue l Osuna . S tendek 3 , Decembe r 1 9 7 0 , 1 8 - 2 1 . )

( 1 33 )
S und a y , 1 6 Augus t 1 9 7 0 ( 00 : 30 ) Azna l c � z a r - P i l a s ( S ev i l l a , S pa in )

Sr . Jos � S �nche z H i da l go , h i s w i fe , and t he i r two sons we re c om ing

back f r om T o r r e la H i gue r a when they ob s e rve d a wh i te f oggy ob j e c t
t o the s i d e o f the r oad � I t r e s emb l e d a den s e cl oud a n d hove r e d 2
m . above the ground . S topp i ng the c a r , the w i tne s s e s g o t out and
went ne a r i t , but it f l ew to anothe r p l ace . It f l ed f rom t he w i t ­
nes s e s a coup l e o f mor e t i me s ( e ach t ime the c a r hea d l i gh t s went
dark w h i l e the ob j e c t was in fl i ght ) , and f i n a l l y d i s a ppe a r e d at
gre a t s peed . ( Le t t e r to the e d i tor , ABC - And a l uc t a , 1 8 Augus t 1 9 7 0 .
S tendeJ� 2 , S ep temb e r 1 9 70 , 4 - 5 ) o

( 1 34 )
S unda y , 1 6 Augus t 1 970 ( 01 : 00 ) Puente de He r re r a ( Va l l ad o l i d ,
S pa in )
S rt a . C . R . ( age 2 2 ) , an i l l i t e r a te s e rvant in the home o f S r Q Lu i s
d e D i e go , w a s watch ing t e l ev i s i on when s he he a r d a n intens e whi s t l ing .
Ther e w a s int e r f e r ence in the t e l ev i s i on p i cture , wh i ch s he c oul d not
c o r r ec t , s o s he turned the s e t o f f . S he went t o t he d o o r l e a d i ng to
the garden to f ind out what was mak ing the n o i s e , and wa s s urpr i s e d
to s ee a s t r ange ob j ect in the d r ivewa y , onl y 3 0 m . away , w i th a
human o i d 3 - 4 m . awa y f rom i t . The ob j e c t w a s S a t urn - s haped , 4 m .
w id e and 2 . 5 m . t a l l ( inc l ud ing the l eg s o f 6 0 cm . ) . The uppe r ha l f
was a c l e a r dome w i t h a b lue- w h i te l i ght o n top which turned s porad­
ica l l y . The 1 ight s hone d imme r a s it turned more s l owl y , but i ·t
neve r \.vent out . On the uppe r s ur f ace o f t he l edqe a r ound t h e ob j e ct
ua s a r oH o f \·Th i te , purp l e , and ye l l ow i s h l i gh t s \·rh i c h enc i r c l ed i t .
30 The occup an·t \•ra s 1 � 8 0 m . ·t a l l , \.Vea r ing d a r J� , t i gh t - f i t t i ng c l ot he s ,
 I

w ibh a t i g ht c ap of t he s ame� c o l o.r . A r o und the wr i s ·t s and a n J \: l e s he

ha d b r i g ht wh i t e b a n d s . He w a s l ook i ng at the f ie l d of al fal fa on
t he other s i de of the d r i veway , and l a t e r wa l l�ed tow a r d s the " s au­
cer , " t aJ( i ng l ong s teps , but then S r t a . C. R. went b a ck in the house
( s uch '\va s he r f r i ght ) , so s he d i d not see h i m en te r the " s aucer . "
The whi s t l ing s oun d , whi ch h a d cont i nued all t he wh i l e ( t ho ugh l e s s
i nten s e than at f irst ) , a g a in became s ha rper . W he n s he l oo l<:ed out
t he w in d o\v of he r r o om , " s au ce r " and o c c upant we r e g one . B ut where
the UF O h a d l an de d t he re wa s a un i f o rm g l ow , whi ch was v i s ible f or
sever a l n i ghts . Dur ing th i s s ame pe r i od t here w a s in th i s s ame a rea
a ser ies o f b l a c k f ootpr i n t s l ike those made by a boot , w i th ob l ique
s t r ipes on the s o l e . I nc i dent a l l y , t he m other o f S rt a . C . R . • s em ­
p l oye r , who w a s � l s o home at the t ime o f the s i ght ing , he a r d t he
wh i s t l in g , but d i d n o t s ee a nything . ( F i r s t - hand , " Cha r les F o r t "
gr oup , B O F . S t endek 1 1 , December 1 9 7 2 , 3 - 8 . FSR C a se H i s t o r ies 1 8,
F eb rua r y 1 9 74 , 1-5. )

(135)
Mon d a y , 2 4 Augus t 1 97 0 ( 21 : 30 ) Bol lul l os de l a M i t a c i 6n ( S ev i l l a ,
S pa in )

F o u r w i tne s s in two g r oups , among them a wo r k e r n ame d Ant on i o M a r ­

t in , who w a s c om i ng o u t of the l l a c ien d a de T o r requem ad a , go ing to
Omb ret e , s aw t wo l i ght s at gr ound l eve l . T he ob j e ct con s i s t e d of
the s e t w o l i gh t s , ab out 20 cm. in d i ameter : one w a s g reen a n d t he
o·t h e r one red , pho spho res cent . '£he ob ject was ab out 2 m. above t he
g r ound . Othe r s i ght ings by w o r ke r s at the H a c i enda on the f o l l ow­
ing two S un d a ys . Two i n dependent w i tnes ses s aw the s ame th ing two
and a ha l f hou r s l ater . ( F i r s t - han d , Manue l Osuna . LDLN ,
--
May 1 971 ,
1 5- 1 6 . )

( 1 36 )
S atur d a y , 1 9 S ept ember 1 9 7 0 ( 22 : 30 ) V i l l a lba de l os Al c o r e s ( Va l l a ­
dol i d , S pa i n )

S rt a . N. J. , 22 , t he wel l - educ a t e d Sec ret a r y o f t he V i l l a lb a de l os

A l c ores Town C oun c i l , was r e t ur ning by b i cyc le t o a nea rby f a rm
a fter buying g r o ce r i e s , and was s t opped to rest when s he he a rd b e ­
h in d her a t ype of " ve r y s t r ong bee - bu z z i n g " wh i ch r ap i d l y came
c l o ser , and th en s he s aw a w h i te ha l o f l ying t O'�Wv a r d s her at a he ight
of 3 or 4 m. f r om the g r ound . S he c r inged and covered her head ,
wh i l e s he and the s u r r ound i n g s 1-re re i l l um i n a t e d by t he 1 ight of an
ob ject w h i ch wa s he a d ing t ow a r d s the nea rb y h i l l s . The l i ght mus t
have been 1 or 2 m. in d i ameter . On he r a r r iva l at the f a rm , the
dogs i n e xpl i cab l y d i d not r e c ogn i ze her , and rece i ved her thre a ten ­
ingl y . The w i tn e s s rece ived a ma rked emot i on a l s hocJ� . The next
day they went to get the b o x of g r o ce r i e s that s he h ad ab andoned ,
and they wer e f ound p a r t i a l l y b l a ckene d and useles s , 6 0 m . f rom
whe r e they had b een left . 'rhe obs e rva t i on took p l a ce 3 Jun . f r om
the t o\vn . ( F i r s t - hand , " C ha r l es Fort" g r oup . S tendek 5 , June 1 9 7 1 ,
5- 9 . )

( 1 37 )
DG cernbe r 1 970 ( 1 2 : 00 ) El C a s t anue l o ( Huel va , S pa i n )

Th i s ham l e t of 200 soul s , 5 1m1 . NV..J o f .A r a cen a , \v a s t he s c ene o f a

f oo - f ight G r f l ap f o r more than a yea r . A l ive s t ock f a rme r named
�ru an i·t o ( a ge 43 ) made s eve r a l s ight i n g s , and 1-ra s pr iv i l e g e d to s ee
a l and i n g on one s unny d a y . He was out w i t h h is d og and goats ne a r
t he h i gl nv-ay 1 � l(ID . SE of t own , when he he a r d a s ound l ike t he buz z -
ing of a p owe r s a1v . T he a n i ma l s hea de d s t r a i ght for the h i ghway , 31
 as d id Juan i t o , a l i tt l e ways behind them . W hen he c ame w i t h in
s i gh t of the h i g hway he s aw , a t the ed ge o f ·t he rbad 6 0 - 7 0 m . awa y ,
a n ob j ect l i ke a r e f r i ger ator w i th f our l eg s . The ob j ec t w a s dul l
a l uminum i n col or . I t "\va s 1 m . w i de and 2 . 5 m . t a l l , w i th a. window
at each o f t he l ower two co rne r s . In the m i d d l e the re w e r e two
l i ght s , one above t he othe r . rrhe l e gs wer e 2 0 cm . t a l l . He wanted
-
t o a pproach i t , but f ound h ims e l f p a r a l yzed , as d i d t he an ima l s .
The he avy s ack of a co rn s Juan i t o w a s c a r r y ing d i d not s e em to we i gh
anything ! A f t e r about two m inutes , the ob j ect repe a ted the buz z i ng
s ound , and gave o f f a c l oud o f gray smoke wh i ch r o s e to jus t ab ove
the top of t l� ob j ec t , rema i n ing c ompact . The no i s e s t opped and
the " re f r i ge ra t o r " took off s l ow l y , l os ing i t s e l f in t he d i s tance .
W i th i t s depa r ture , the w i tne s s e s ( both human and an ima l ) l os t the ir
pa r a l ys i s , and we i ght r e turned to the s ack . The l e gs l e f t no ma rk
in the ha r d s l at y gr ound . ( F i r s t - hand , Manue l Osun a e t a l . , B OF .
LDLN 1 3 3 , March 1 9 7 4 , 7 . )

( 1 38 )
Wedne s day , 2 0 Janu a r y 1 9 7 1 ( 20 : 30 ) Azna l c � z a r ( S ev i l l a , S pa i n )

S r . Ant on i o Ga r c t a De l gado , 2 4 , and h i s b r o t he r Ja c i nt o , 1 4 , we re

go ing by mot o r cycl e t ow a r d s a f a rm 3 km . f r om Azna l c� z a r i n a d r iv­
ing ra in accompan ied by a s t rong w ind , when t hey ob s e rved a da z z l ing
or ange ob j ec t 4 0 0 m . away , s t at i on a r y 2 m . above t he g round . It
mus t have been 5 5 cm . i n d i amet e r , and i t w a s d i s c o i d a l i n s ha p e ,
and it i l l um in a ted the a r e a a r ound i t . 1�ey both w e r e a f r a i d . The y
rea ched the i r de s t ina t i on and c ont inued w a t ch ing t he ob j ec t f o r 1 5
more m i nut e s . S udden l y , a s i f it had " gone out , " i -t w a s gone , w i t h­
out moving o r ch an g i ng cal or . At the s ame t ime , the mot o r i s t Juan
" C ha rena " obs e rved the s ame phenomenon f rom a nea rby h i gh\-la y .
( F i r s t - hand , Manue l O s un a . LDLN 1 1 5 , November 1 9 7 1 , 1 6 . )

( 139)
Thu r s day , 1 8 F ebruar y 1 9 7 1 ( 20 : 3 5 ) Umb r e t e ( S evi l l a , S pa i n )

Ant on i o Ma r t t n e z Rub i o , 1 5 , wa s s t re tched out unde r an o l ive t r e e ,

and, upon ge tt ing up , s aw a l i ght whi ch he perce ived ve r y c l e a r l y on
the gr ound , next to a we l l 7 5 0 m . away . S t a r t i ng at 1 9 : 30 hou r s ,
s eve r a l gr oups o f ch i l dren o f Umbrete ha d s een an ob j ec t maneuve r
ove r the t own , des c r ib ing a curved t r a j ec to ry . The l and ing po int
s howed prec i s e l y whe re the t r a j e ct o r y ende d , a s r e c on s t ruc ted b y t he
i nves t i ga t o r . At the l and ing pl ace it was d i s c ove r e d that the r ake
ma rks in t he f i e l d had d i s appe a red d ue to a s l i g ht l y f l a t tened a r e a
o f 3 m . in d iamete r . ( F i r s t - hand , Manue l Osun a . LDLN 1 1 4 , O c t obe r
1 971 , 8-9 . )

( 1 40 )
S a turday , 1 May 1 9 7 1 ( 01 : 30 ) Vi l l al ba de l os Al c or e s ( Va l 1 adol id ,
S pa in )
S r . E . M . ( a 3 2 - ye a r - o l d emp l oyee in a F a s a - Renaul t a s s emb l y p l an t in
Va 1 l adol i d ) , his b r o the r S . M . ( a 2 6 - ye a r - o l d f a rm hand ) , and the i r
f a ther , A . M . ( a 6 5 - ye a r - o l d f a rmer i n V i l l a lba de l os Al c o r e s ) made
three s i ght ings o f i l l uminated UFOs wh i l e out d r i v ing to g o s na i l ­
gather ing nea r th i s town , wh i ch is 1 5 J<m . e a s t o f 1'-'le d ina d e R t os e c o .
The f i r s t l ight , wh i ch w a s s e en f o r t hr e e o r f our m inut e s a t the
inters ect i on - o f Ma t a 1 1 ana and C a rr ab a l Roads , made var i ous maneuve r s
acros s t he S an t a C ru z Headow , 2 km . away . 1'hey c ont inuA d on do"\vn
C a r r ab a l R oad , and , 2 0 0 m . b e f ore reach ing the M o nt e a l egre - Ampud ia
32 h i. qhHa y , ·they we r e surpr i s ed t o s e e a wh i t e 1 i ght appa rentl y c om in9
s tr a ight towa rds them on the nar row road . The dr iver ( E . M . ) feared
a c o l l i s i on , and s t opped the car . A f t e r s eve r a l expectant s econd s ,
t hey rea l i zed tha t t he b r i ght wh i te l i ght was rea l l y hove r i ng 1 - 1 �
m . above T e rue l o H i l l , 6 0 m . beyond the h i ghway ahead . W a tching
the l i ght s ource , wh i ch i l l um inat ed the top o f the h i l l , the y con­
t inued on down t he road . The 8 0 - cm . l ight rap i d l y came down t he
s id e o f the hi l l about 2 m . and turne d ; then they s aw tha t i t had
two orange t r i angu l a r l it t l e l ight s on the s i de s , but they were no
l onger v i s ib l e when it sudde n l y r o s e up and t o ok o f f at great speed
and d i s appeared to the NE . Jus t b e f o r e i t l e f t , a dark body became
d i s cern ib l e beh ind t he l ight . By the end of th i s 1 5- s e con d s ight ing
the c a r had a l mo s t reached the highway . The three men s oon reached
the P r ado de l as C aden a s ( Meadow o f Cha ins ) , and got out to gathe r
sna i l s . When i t s t ar ted r a in ing they go t b a c k in the car , and wa i ted
f or the r a in to l e t up . The y s aw t he c l ouds l i ght up , and then a
ye l l ow i s h-wh i t e l i ght appeared which s l ow l y came down ove r the car .
Th i s s igh ·t ing l a s t ed 3 0 m inutes . Dur ing none o f the three s i ght ings
was any no i s e evi d ent f r om the UFO . ( F i r s t - hand , '�ha r l e s For�'
group , B OF . LDLN 1 3 1 , January 1 97 4 , 4 - 6 . )

( 1 41 )
S unday , 2 May 1 9 7 1 ( 01 : 00 ) V i l l a lb a d e l os Al cores ( Va l l a dol id ,
S pa in )
S r . S . M . was unab l e to s l eep , and s o dec i ded to go f or a dr ive ,
hop ing t o s e e aga in what he had s een the previous n i ght w i th h i s
brothe r and f a ther . He was d r iving ove r the top o f a h i l l in the
S an t a C r u z Hea d ow ( 2 km . out of town ) when he s a\v a dark ob j ect
j u s t 1 2 m . awa y , hove r ing t hr e e meters above the f a rml and to the
r i gh·t o f the highway . A l a rge whi t e l i ght s ource in the m iddl e
made i t hard to d i s t in gu i s h t he dar1� ou ·t l i ne o f the ob j e c t at f i rs t ,
but i t s eemed to be about 3 m . w ide and 1 m . t a l l . Near e ach end
was a sma l l ye l l ow i s h l ight . rrhere wa s no sound . Fr ightened , S . M .
made a U turn ( in the p roce s s o f wh i ch he ran int o the d i tch , caus ­
ing d a ma ge t o t he c a r ) and s ped away at top s peed . Neanwh i l e , t he
UFO w a s movi ng away in the oppos i te d i rect i on . I t l e f t no traces a
( F i r s t - hand , .. C ha r l e s F o r t " group , BOF . LDLN 1 3 1 , Janua ry 1 9 7 4 , 4-
6. )

( 1 42 )
�\[edn e s da y , 9 June 1 9 7 1 ( 21 : 30 ) Azna l c � z a r ( S evi l l a , S pa i n )

S r . P e dr o Ch i c o A l varez and h i s w i fe were com ing f r om S evi l l a by

car when they ob s e rved a s t rong br i l l i ance l iJ�e a ba l l o f f i re , to
the i r l e f t . I t was 2 J� . a\·l ay and i l l um inated an area of 2 5 0 m .
around i t . 'They s t opped the car to bet ter obs erve the phenomenon .
I t mus t have been 7 m . in d i amet er , w i th the shape o f a ta l l dome ,
and was hugg ing the gr ound . T he ent i re ob j ec t gave o f f a wh i t e
l i ght , a n d no f us e l age was v i s ible . The obs ervat i on l a s ted 1 0 o r
1 5 m i nut e s Q ( F i r s t - hand , Manue l Osuna , B OF . )

( 1 43 )
S aturday , 2 6 June 1 9 7 1 ( 23 : 00 ) C ha uchina ( Granada , S pa in )

A marr ied man and a woman were mak ing l ove in a l onel y out - of - the­
way p l a ce when they s aw a great l uminous l ight , reddish- ye l l ow in
c o l or , l ocated two me t e r s from the ground . After wa tchi ng 1 5
m inutes they moved awa y . ( Manue l Osuna , BOF . )

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 ( 1 44 )
S a turday, 1 4 August 1 9 7 1 ( 20 : 00 ) Rota ( C 5 d i z , S pa i n )

A h i gh- s t and i ng S ev i l l i an f ami l y was vacat i on i ng when s eve r a l mem­

be rs became w i tne s s e s in thi s case . The y we r e S r a . D . , 4 6 , he r
daughte rs , S r a . B . , S rt a . E . D . , 2 4 , and the ch i l d , C . , 7 , her
h i ece , S ra . P . , 2 6 , and S r . B . , 3 3 , an indus t r i a l i s t . Po s s ibl y S r .
F . al s o , though thi s deta i l is not c l ear . S r a . D . was the f i r s t
one to · s ee the ob j e ct and at he r c r y o f al arm the res t o f ·the
wi tne s s es came runn ing , j o i n ing he r out on the pa t i o of the i r
summe r res idence . They s aw , 1 50 m . away , how an ob j e ct was coming
down t o a he i ght o f 1 1 m . , at whi ch po int it d ivided into two
parts , one of wh i ch r o s e unt i l it l o s t i ts e l f in the s ky , turn ing
bl ack , and the othe r fe l l t o e a r th a s though enve l oped in f l ame s ,
though pr ima r i l y whi t e in ca l or . I t s s i ze mus t have been about
2 m . X 0 . 6 0 m . ( b oth p a r t s were the s ame , c i gar- s haped ) . The B . ' s
d i d not see the ob j ect tha t rose . The gener a l react i on wa s tha t
of a s ton i shment , but S r a . B . was p a r t i cul a r l y a f fected and pan i cJ�ed
at the s t r ange s i ght . Nobody went out to l ooJ( for the f a l l en ob­
ject . The wi tne s s e s a re s incere . ( F i r s t - hand , Jo s � Rue s ga and
Enr i que C ampos , BOF . )

( 145 )
Honda y , 2 3 Augu s t 1 9 7 1 ( 00 : 30 ) Nuez ( Z amora , S pa in )

S r . B a s i l i o . C a s a s Rod r ! guez , 3 4 , a t ax i dr ive r , s aw a ye l l ow i s h

l i ght wh i ch at f i r s t h e c on s i de red t o b e on a t ractor . Then he
thought it mus t be tha t o f an a i rp l ane in t r oub l e . He s t opped ,
and the l i ght approached to a d i s t a nce o f 2 m . , at an e l eva t i on
of 1 m • • I t was an ext reme l y s t r ong and d a z z l ing l ight , w i th a
sma l l e r red l i ght i n f r ont . The ent i re ob j ec t was 4 m o in d i am­
ete r and 1 . 7 0 m . t a l l . The e l ect r i c powe r of S r . Ca s a s ' car was
int e r rupted . The l i ght suddenl y went out and re- appe a r ed 1 5 m .
to the r i ght , to l a te r move out o f s i ght b eh ind the t rees . The
s i ght ing l as t ed 1 0 minutes . ( F i r s t - hand , F r anc i s co Le z c ano Le z ­
cano , BOF . F i r s t -hand , Jo s � - Tom� s Ram ! rez y B a rbe r � , BOF . S ten­
deJ� 7 , December 1 9 7 1 , 1 6- 1 9 . )

( 1 46 )
S eptembe r 1 9 7 1 ( 1 9 : 30 ) Ar royo d e l a M i e l ( M� l aga , S pa in )

A ve r y respons ib l e young l a d o f 1 7 ye ar s , an insur ance a gent , was

camped out 40 m . f r om a sma l l l ake , pl aying his gu i t a r . The s J�y
wa s c l e a r , and there was a ve ry r e l axing n a t u r a l s i l ence . S ud den l y ,
he he a r d a gre a t s oun d p r oduced by a body wh i ch f e l l a n d p l unged
int o the wa te r s o f the l alce . N o t g ivi ng i t any impor tance , he ·to olc
a c i garette and l i t i t . Then he he a r d a n o i s e aga in , and ob s e rve d a
round ob j ect 1 m . in d i ame ter coming out o f the l ake , p roduc ing the
norma l r i se o f the wa te r , and i t rose sJcywa rd a t an ang l e of about
4 5° . The ob j e ct was a l um inous wh i te , of b l ind ing l ight ; Beh ind
the moving ob j ect was a t ype o f smoJce " l ike tha t f r om the exha us t
p i pe of a car . '' In a ma t ter o f s e c onds i t became a po int and d i s ­
appe ared . T�e re was anothe r w i tne s s , an Engl i s h camper name d E du ik
-vrho was wal king a round in the a rea . ( F i rs t - hand , Enr i que C ampo s ,
BOF . LDLN , lTu l y 1 9 7 2 , 9 . )

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 ( 1 47 )
1 2 S e p·t embe r 1 9 7 1 ( 1 9 : 00 ) E l Luna re j o , Azna l co l l ar ( S ev i l l a ,
S pa in ) Approximate date
S r . J·uan R odr � gue z Dom !ngue z ( age 8 2 , an i l l i t e r ate agr icul tur a l d ay­
l abor e r ) was in a hut gua rd ing a me l on f i e l d when , j ust be f ore n i ght ­
f a l l , a mach i ne the s i ze o f a bus l anded ne ar a d i s used a r tes i an we l l
3 5 0 m . awa y , and a " f orce " o f " s ol d i e r s " ( pe r haps over f i f t y i n num­
ber ) got out . 'rhe y we re o f normal human appe a r ance , w i th b l ue " un i ­
f o rms " and n o ha t s or he l me t s . The " s o l d i e r s " advanced i n f ormat i on ,
d i s a ppe a r ing into a na tur a l hol l ow in the f ie l d . F ive or s ix o f the
" ch ie f s , .. howeve r , rema ined behind on one of the s l ope s , l ooking a t
the w i tne s s . The y g ot out s omething l ike a l amp , and s hone it a t
h im , s o he h i d behind the hut . When h e showed h ims el f , they aga in
shone the " l antern" at h im . I t was now quite d a rk , s o o l d Juan ,
thor oughly s car ed , went to Azna l c 6 l l a r , be ing f o l l owed nearby to the
outs k i r t s of the t own by two of the " ch i e f s , " w i th the i r " l ante rn . "
Tr ace s . ( F i rs t - hand , I gnac i o Darnaude , BOF . FSR 2 0 : 3 ( 1 9 7 4 ) , 1 9-
21 . )

( 1 48 )
S a turd a y , 1 8 S eptember 1 9 7 1 ( 20 : 30 ) Al ca n i ce s ( Z amo ra , S pa in )

The t own ' s vete r in a r i a n , S r . A l fons o Hevue l t a C i d , the tel egraphe r ,

S r . E rne s t o C r e spo Rod r t gue z , and the f o r e s t ranger , S r . Manue l Ga ­
l l ego , a s we l l a s othe r l oc a l peop l e , ob served a d a z z l ing i l lumina ­
t i on 5 0 0 m . f r om the t own . rrhe phenomenon , wh ich l a sted ha l f an
ho ur , wa s an ext reme l y inten s e l ight , s omewha t b l u ish . Taking i t f o r
the l ight of a f i re , they a dv i sed the mayor , who not if ied the C iv i l
Gua r d . I n the p l ace i n que s t i on the re cou l d on ly be f ound an area
50 m . X 1 0 0 m. o f s t ubbl e wh i ch appea red burnt in c i rcu l a r spots .
N o t 5 m inute s had p a s s ed a f ter t he obs e rvat i on , and the gr ound was
a l ready c o l d . The l ight had al s o been s een by Sres . M. C a l vo F i d a l go
and F . Agui- l ar 'Te r r6n . ( E l Co rreo de Zamo r a , 1 9 and 2 1 S e pt embe r
1 9 7 1 and 3 Augus t 1 9 7 2 . ) -- --

(149)
S aturd a y , 1 8 S ept ember 1 9 7 1 ( 23 : 45 ) Chauch ina ( Granada , S pa in )

S r . G . G . , a bus ine s sman , and w i tne s s o f the case o f June 2 6 o f t h i s

ye a r , w a s re turn ing to h i s town when , 2 0 0 m . awa y , he s aw s ome t hing
c i r cu l a r w i th c l e a r edges and w i thout any hal o , of a dul l ye l l o w i s h
cal or , whi ch d i d not i l l uminate i t s surround ings . The ob j ect mus t
have been 2 t o 5 m . above the ground , and i t was s omewha t sma l l e r
t han a t r a ctor whee l i n s i z e . He got out o f the c a r and wa tched
the l i ght f o r ha l f a m inut e . He a r r ived home and returned to the
pl ace w i th h i s brother . In the middl e o f the road they thought t hey
s a\v " t\vo f i gures s i gna l l ing them w i th l a nte rns , " but when they
re ached t he pl ace in ques t i on there wa sn ' t anything or anybody
the r e . ( F i r s t - hand , Manue l Osuna . LDLN , March 1 9 7 2 , 1 5 . )

( 1 50 )
S a turda y , 1 1 Decembe r 1 9 7 1 ( 2 0 : 00 ) Venta de l os S antos ( J·a�n ,
S pa in )
S r . Gus t avo Noreno A l g a r r a and his w i f e , S r a . C a rmen Hun oz C a r r a s ­
c os a , we r e d r i v ing in the r a in t o Venta d e l o s S antos a t 3 0 Jrm . /hour
\ihen they s aw a l um inous ob j e c·t f l o at ing j u s t me ters above an e l eva ­
t i on 3 0 0 m . to the l e f t o f the h ighway . I t was e l l ipt i ca l , w i th red
i n the m i ddl e and an orange edge or ha l o . The w i tne s s e s drove pa s t
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 the UF O , and a ft e r t en m inute s the s t a t i onary ob j e c t c ou l d n o l onger
be s een . ( F i r s t - hand , EH IDAN I , BOF . )

( 1 51 )
W edne s da y , 2 2 December 1 9 7 1 ( 00 : 00 ) O s un a ( S ev i l l a , S pa i n )

S r . and S r a . C a s t i l l o , b o th l awyer� , were d r iving f r om C �d i z t o Gra­

nada in t he i r " S po r t - C oupe " c a r . After p a s s ing J·e rez de la F r ontera
they ob s erved tha t they were be.ing f o l l owed by a very powe r f ul l ight
wh i ch shone at the r e a r w indow and whi ch d i s a ppe a r e d wheneve r they
approache d or pa s s ed ano the r veh i cl e . The r a d i o of the car showed
s t rong i nt e r f e rence and ·the dog w i th them was ve r y exc i ted . �'Jhen
they came out of a curve , a f t e r they had l o s t s i ght of the l i ght ,
they enc ountered , 5 m . to the s i de o f the h i ghwa y and about 1 m .
above the gr ound , an ob j ect 7 m . l ong and 2 . 5 m . h i gh , whi ch s t ayed
there , r ocking . S ever a l r ound l ight s s u r rounded the s t ructure , w i th
powe r f u l b l ind ing whi te l ight s on top and in the m i ddl e , and sma l l e r
l i ghts be l ow . S ome thi ng wh ich r o t ated o n t o p pr oduced a ·type o f
v e r y s hr i l l whi s t l e . ( ABC -Andal uc ! a , 3 0 December 1 9 7 1 . F i r s t - hand ,
B a l l es ter Olmos . Manue l Osun a , B OF . )

( 1 52 )
Thu r s d a y , 3 0 December 1 9 7 1 ( 1 9 : 00 ) �1a i rena del A l j a r a f e ( S ev i l l a ,
S pa in )
Two young ( but ma t ur e ) l ove r s , S r t a . O l v i do G6me z D t a z and S r . Jul io
H ivas G6me z , had s een on t he 1 1 th , 2 0 t h , and 2 8 t h o f Decembe r l um i ­
nous ob j ects and l i ghts mov ing near them . O n the n ight o f the 3 0 th,
w·hen it was dr i z z l ing , they were aga in sJ\:y-watch ing f r om O l v i do 0 s
roof - te r ra ce when they s aw an ob j e c t appear in the s ame pl ace a s b e ­
f ore , s t a t i ona r y . J"ul i o t o ok photos o f the ob j e c t a n d o f the moon
( which w a s ful l on the 3 1 s t ) f o r purp o s e s of c ompa r i s on . They then
went down to the c ount r y to the s ame p l a ce as a l vrays , and the ob j ect
was l os t be low the hor i z on , not ver y f ar awa y . Th i s t ime Olv i do ' s
1 5- ye a r - o l d b r othe r , Anton i o , came a l ong . He c l imbed an o l ive tree ,
and coul d see i t in the d i s t ance ; he t oolc two mo re phot o s . The y c on­
t inued on towards Ma i r ena de l A l j ar a f e , and s topped 1 0 0 0 m . be f ore
the entr ance t o the t own . 'I'he ob j e ct , about the s i z e o f the c ro\..rn
o f an o l d ol ive tree , appea r e d to the r i ght s ide o f the r o a d , on o r
nea r the ground , a n d r o s e u p ver t i c a l l y f r om be tween the o l i ve t r e e s .
I t was 7 0 m o awa y , and i t s d iame ter woul d be l e s s than 1 5 m It . •

sudden l y acce l e r a ted a n d d i s a ppeared ove r the wood l and , t r ave l l i ng

j u s t above the t r ee t op s . ( At n o t ime d id i t maJ'\:e any s ound . ) On
the w a y back t o S an Juan de Azna l f a r ache , Ant on i o c l imbed anothe r
tree , and s av.r the ob j ec t hove r ing a t t he he i ght o f the o l i ve t r e e s
in a r a v i ne , a t l e a s t 2 km . awa y . H e took f ive m o r e phot o s o f i t .
'I'here was a rumor in Ma i re n a tha t a ma i d in tha t town ha d a l s o s een
the l and ing the re . Accord i ng to the Gu i amo P r oc e s s ing Lab , none o f
the p i c tures turned out , though they d id n o t re turn the nega t ive s .
( F i r s t - hand , Manue l Osuna , B OF . )

( 1 53 )
S a turday , 8 January 1 9 7 2 ( 21 : 35 ) C amas ( S ev i l l a , S pa in )

A man ab out 2 6 ye a r s o l d 'va s dr iving a " Pega s o " truck on the N a t i onal
H i gh\vay t o Ext r e ma dura , and was a t a p l a ce just b e f ore km . 4 6 8 , go ing
downhi l l , when he s aw a ve ry s tr ange b e ing i n the m i dd l e of the road ,
who s e emed t o want t o s to p the t ruck . He w a s a me t e r ta l l , w i th a
very f a t head and very l on g a rms and hands , and he s e eme d t o be naJ.�e d .
The dr ive r pan i cJced and s t epped on the acce l e r a tor , f or c i ng the be i n g
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 into t he c1 i t ch . The \v i ·tne s s d i d not s top un t i l 1 0 m i nutes l a t e r ,
when he r e a ched C ama s , whe re he reported the s i ght ing . ( Manue l
Os una , B OF . )

( 1 54 )
I S a t urday , 8 Apr i l 1 97 2 ( 00 : 3 0 ) Tal ave r a l a R e a l ( B ada j oz , S pa in )

S r . Juan C a r r i l l o Gue r r er o , a t ave rn - keepe r in Ta l ave r a l a Re a l , was

I
ret u r n ing home a t 1 2 : 2 0 a . m . when he s aw s omething l ike a red o r ange
in t he s l�y , moving s i l entl y l ike a me teor . Dur ing the f ew s e c onds
it w a s in s i ght , i t l i t up the who l e t own w i th i ts r a d i ance-- even
b r i ghter than d ayl i ght . 'ren m inute s l a te r , a t about 1 2 : 3 0 , S r a .
C a t a l ina Be c e r r a P ur i f i c a c i 6n w a s out in he r ya rd when sudden l y she
s a\·l next t o he r a ve ry \vh i te c o l umn o f smol�e a t le a s t 1 � m . w i d e
a n d ve ry t a l l . rrhe r e '\va s ne i the r vrind n o r s ound . S ec onds l a ter i t
began t o burn w i th a whi te f l ame , i l l um ina t ing the hou s e a s i f i t
we r e d ayt ime . S he s cr e amed in f r ight and r an ins ide . When he r hus ­
b an d went o u t s ide t o have a l ook , there wa s noth ing the re . He r robe
was hot , and c ove red w i th emb e r s , and had ve r y sma l l burn ho l e s . At
about the s ame t ime , c ab- dr ive r S r . Ans e lmo Pertega l V ivas was t aking
h i s f am i l y f or a d r ive nea r T a l aver a , and was s t opped a t a s top s i gn
1tlhen the c a r \va s s udden l y and s i l ent l y enve l oped in a lvh i te f l ame .
Eve r yone r a n out , l e av i n g t he c a r . Then they s aw tha t the re w a s no
f i re . A l s o at about 1 2 : 3 0 , a fisherman ca l l e d " E l Htls ico" ( " 'The
Nus i c i an " ) r e s t ing on t he bank o f the n e a rb y Gua d i ana H ive r s aw
s ome·t h ing l i J<e a whee l o f f i r e\vo rJ<s go ing s J�ywa rd , ern i tt ing wh i te
1 i c;rht . He \va s n ot s u r e i f i t s d i rec t i on w a s northt·l a rd or 1-re s tward .
A f ew days l at e r , a s t r ange l i ght was a l s o s een by o ther peop l e .
( Hoy , 1 4 , 1 6 , and 2 0 Apr i l 1 9 7 2 . )

( 1 55 )
F r i d ay , 9 l.Tune 1 97 2 ( 22 : 30 ) Al godonal e s ( C � d i z , S pa in )

Dr i v ing t hr ough the moun t a ins ne a r A l godona l e s , on h i s way f r om

M§ l a ga t o S ev i l l a , a 2 7 - ye a r - o l d t rave l l in g s a l e sman began to per ­
ce ive a l i ght , but tho ught i t mus t be a c a r . Al l o f a s udden , a
gre a t b r i ghtne s s b l i nd e d h im and the c a r f a i led , tho ugh the he a d ­
l i ghts s ta yed on . In the m i dd l e o f the r o a d 5 m . ahea d the re was a
ye l l ow i sh ova l o f thr obb ing l i ght , 2 m . l on g , and but a felv cent i ­
me t e r s t a l l , g i v ing h im the impr e s s i on o f be ing pur e ene rgy . S ur­
r ound ing the ova l we r e b l ue p r otube r anc e s a The ova l d is appe a r e d
a f t e r 2 m i nute s , a n d h e thought h e s aw a l i ght ove r the d itch . As
he g o t out , he obs e rve d tha t the ova l w a s mov ing a l ong at mode r a te
s p e e d t otv a r d s the gul l y , a t the he i ght o f the tree tops , 1vhi ch i t
i l l um in a t e d a s i t went by . I t d i s a ppea r e d i n the d i s t ance . I t ha d
b e en c ompl e te l y s i l en t , and d id no ·t have any par t i cul a r odor . 'The
w i tne s s l e a r ne d f rom the own e r of the next r o ad s i de inn tha t the
prev i ous n i ght the s ame thi ng ha d happened t o a coup l e a t t he s ame
pl ace . ( F i r s t - hand , Hanue l O s un a , BOF . LDLN 1 3 0 , Decembe r 1 9 7 3 ,
--

18. )

( 1 56 )
Thur s d a y , 2 2 June 1 9 7 2 ( 0 2 : 00 ) Logrono ( Logrono , S pa in )

J·a v i e r Ba s que , a 2 0- ye a r- o l d l a d s t udying f o r the p r i e s thood , wa s

r e a d ing in h i s b e d when he was a s t on i s he d to see an i ntens e l y powe r ­
f u l l i ght outs ide the l iv ing room w indow , whi ch was s l i ght l y a j a r .
l l :L s a s ·ton i s hmen t turned to f e a r vlhen ·the t\vo l e aves o f the w indow
opened s l o\v l y ·t o l e t i n a l uminous e l l i ps o i d 50 cm . by 3 2 - 3 4 cm • •

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 Mov ing s i l en t l y and s l ow l y , i t c ame s t r a i g ht towa r d s the c e n te r o f
the entr ance t o h i s b e d r oo m- a l c o ve ( 2 m . a w a y f r om the he ad o f the
be d ) , at a he i ght o f about 2 m . . 'VJ i th the en t r ance of the dev i c <:� ,
the t r an s i s t o r rad i o on his beds i de tab l e ( i t wa s st il l turned on ,
though the rad io s t a t i on had s i g ne d off for the n i ght ) s ta r ted pro­
duc i ng h i gh- p i tched b e e p s , so he tu rned on the t a pe - r e c o r d e r o n the
cha i r n e x t to h i s be d . At about t h i s t ime the dev i c e s udden l y
d r o ppe d d own t o a he i ght of s ome 40 cm • • A f te r a f ew mom e n t s it
pu t ou � a b e am o f l i ght ab o u t 5 cm . '\v i d e \·rhi ch e x t e n d r� d s l ow l y unt i l
it r e a che d t he radi o , c a u s i ng it t o s way . The l i gh t d r ew b a cl� t o
ha l f its l e n g t h, ch a ng e d its an g l e , and t he n s l owl y pro j ected i t s e l f
t o1v a r d s the t a pe - r e c o r d e r ( \vh i c h d i d n o t s ·w a y ) , touch i n g i t but a
mome n t be f o r e s l owl y w i t h d r a w i ng c omp l e te l y into the ob j e c t . The
ob j ect a ga i n r o se up to a he i ght of 2 m. , ha l t e d for a f ew s e c onds ,
and he a d e d s t r a i ght for the vr i n d ovv , c l i mb in g out of s i ght on ce it
r e a c h ed the s treet . The i nc i dent had l a s ted 15 m i n ut e s . �rhe b e ep ­
ins:r f rom t h e r a d i o continued even a f ter the c r a f ·t had g one , tho ugh
it g r ew f a i n t e r and f a i nte r unt i l d i s a p pe a r ing a l to g e the r . Jav ier
ha d a va gue but pe r s i s t ent s en s a t i on in the f r ont a l part of t he
b r a i n wh i c h m a y be exp r e s s ed in the vro r d s " me a s ur e t he t ime , me a s ure
o f t ime . " Th i s s en s a t i on l a s te d f r om t he m omen t he turned on the
t a p e - r e c or d e r un t i l the ob j e c t l e f t the r o om . Ana l ys i s o f t he t a pe
s howe d tha t i t wou l d h a ve been i mp o s s ib l e f or Jav i e r to p r o d uc e the
be e p s h ims e l f . Tha t s ame m o r n ing , a t r ave l l ing bus i ne s s man d r iv ing
on a h i g hway n e a r Logr ono wa s f o l l o\ved by a s ·t r a nge 1 i �J1 rt r e s emb l i ns
t ha t s e en by Jav i e r B a s que . It put i ts el f above the car , s t opp ing
t he mo to r f or a momen t and t e r r i f y ing h im . ( F ir s t - hand , P e d r o Red6n
and A l b e r t a Ade l l of C E I . S tendek 1 0 , S ep t embe r 1 9 7 2 , 4- 1 3 . S t en ­
d ek 1 3 , June 1 9 7 3 , 3 - 1 8 . FS R 1 9 : 2 ( 1 9 7 3 ) , 1 0 - 1 3 . )

( 1 57 )
1 0 lTul y 1 9 7 2 ( 22 : 1 5 ) Alcarace jos ( C 6 r doba , S pa in ) Ap p r o x i ­
mate da te

Sr . R a f a e l A r a nd a , a young t r a ve l l i n g s a l e s man of S ev i l l a , w a s d r iv­

in�J h i s J.��enaul t - 8 at 9 0 - 1 0 0 J<:rn . /h r . on a b a c1( r o a d a p p r o a c h in g ·t he
t. o\vn o f Z\ l c a r a c e j o s ( i n ·t he n o r t he r n p a r ·t o f t he p r ov i n c e ) , a n d \•Ta s
s t i l l 3 l\.m . a\·r a y w he n the c a r s udden l y s l ow e d d O"'i'ln E ven pus h i n 9 �

t he a c c e l e r a ·t o r to the f l o o r c ou l d not malce i t q o f a s t e r ·than 7 0 or

80 km . /hr . . S e c on d s l a t e r he b e c ame awa r e of " a g r e a t '\vh i te l i gh t
b u l b , " who s e 1 i gh t b e am '\·.r a s d i r e c t e d s t r a i gh t t o,·r a r d s the c a r , but
w i th o u t d a z z l i n g h im a t al l . As t he l i ght a dvance d , it r o ta ted in
a c l o c Jrn i s e d i r e c t i on . 1�e l i ght wa s ab out 1 - 1 � m . in d i amete r , a nd
-v.r a s on or ne a r t he g r o un d to the r i ght of t he h i g hvra y , among ·the
s c r ub oaks wh i ch h i d the l ow e r p a r t of the ob j e c t . A r a n d a c ame to
a c u rve in the r oa d to the r i ght , and the l i ght r o t a t e d f a s te r , but
appa rent l y w i thout mov i ng f r om whe r e it mu s t have b e e n all the t i me .
He n ow l o s ·t s i gh t of i t , and w a s a s t on i s he d t o ob s e rve t ha t the c a r
wa s d r iv ing n o rma l l y . I t a l l l a s te d l e s s than a m inu t e . The next
d a y he t o ok hi s car to the Renau l t dea l e r i n C 6 r doba for a n exam i n a ­
t i on , but t h e y c ou l d n o t exp l a in t he s udden f a i l ur e of the acce l e ra­
tor . ( F i r s t - ha n d , E n r i que C a mp o s , BOF . )

( 1 58 )
16 Ju l y 1 97 2 ( 1 1 : 00 ) C e rv i S ( L� r i d a , S pa i n ) App r ox im a t e da te

S r . J o s � C a m ! Mun t a n o l a a nd h i s f a the r , S r . R am6n C am ! , 7 0 , were

dr i v i n q in the i r C i troen p i c l;::up t ruclc in moun t a inous c oun·try, f r o m
B o r j a s B l a nc a s ·t o a p l ace 4 ;,�m . b e f o r e C e rvi � . �J t.u_:; ·t bcf o r e reaching

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the en t r anceway a t the i r d e s t inat i on , they not iced tha t in tbe f ie l d
o f f o n the l e f t s i de o f the road , next t o the bags o f o l ive l e aves
they we re coming t o get , wa s an ob j e ct w i th a red dome , w i th a
sma l l e r bl ue - g r e en bump on e i the r s i de . o f the dome . At f i r s t they
thought i t mus t be the r e s i dent ' s t r actor . They cont inued on to
the ent rancewa y , "\vhe re they s topped . Ham6n got out and went dolvn
to whe re the ob j ec t ha d been s e en , but in the 1 0 s e c onds i t took
him to get the r e it wa s gone , and could not b e f ound anywhe re in
the a r e a . The re we re s eve r a l other s im i l a r s ight ings at C e rv i § in
m i d - Ju l y of aut omob i l e- l ike or t r a c tor- l ike ob j ects . The exact d a te
i s known f o r onl y one c a s e , but the s i ght ings occurred in this orde r ,
f o l l ow ing the C am t s i ght ing : At 1 : 0 0 p . m . S r . Lu i s Manre s a , about
7 5 , wa s 3 0 0 m . f r om the e dge of town when he obs e rved f o r 1 0 m inut e s
a n ob j ec t at a c r o s s roads . L a t e r h e f ound a t the s i te a c i r c l e 2 - 3
m. i n d lameter whe r e the th i s t l e s had been kn o cJced dow·n , but not
br oken . A t 9 : 0 0 a . m . on S unda y , Jul y 1 6 , two br others , S r s . Jos �
an d M i gu e l F a r r � , were t r ave l l ing 3 km . f rom C e rvi � , on the r o a d t o
B o r j a s B l anca s , lvhen t h e y s aw a s i lver - c o l o r e d ob j e ct 4 m . i n s i ze ,
mov ing s l olv l y 5 0 0 m . avray . ( S r . Jo s � Rue F a r r � had prev i ous l y made
anothe r s i ght i ng a t 6 : 0 0 p . m . dur ing this pe r i od , about 1 1� . we s t
o f t h i s one , ) The morn ing s ight ing of S ra . Anton i a Ma r t ! F a l a o , o ve r
7 0 , j u s t ou·t s i de t own \va s of a s t range 1·1 h i t i s h veh i c l e 3 m . in s i z e ,
w it h a ce l l ul o i d - l ike ma te r i a l for a w inds h i e l d , and no one v i s ib l e
ins i d e . ( F i r s t - hand , C E I , B OF . S tendek 1 8 , December 1 9 7 4 , 3 3 - 3 7 . )

( 1 59 )
S eptembe r 1 9 7 2 ( 00 : 00 ) Gerena ( S ev i l l a , S pa in )

Sr . and S r a . Va l de r a s ( he had been a f amous s occer p l ayer with the

Be t i s team of S ev i l l a f or many ye a r s ) we re dr iving down the l ong
s l ope to the C ont i f arro on the i r \·f ay home f rom S evi l l a , when they
s aw an eno rmou� l i g�t 7 0 0 m . to the l e f t . The da z z l ing ova l l i ght ,
ye l l ow i s h in c a l or , wa s ve ry cl o se t o the ground , i f not on i t . It
ne i t he r moved no r b l inJce d , and the r e was n o s ound . S r . Va l deras
s pe d up the c a r to l eave the area . NL�e rous UF Os have been reported
in tha t reg i on ove r the ye a r s . ( F i r s t - hand , Manue l Os una , B OF . )

( 1 60 )
S aturdaJ , 2 7 January 1 9 7 3 ( 0 6 : 50 ) Va l deh�nca r ( C �ceres , S pa in )

S r . V i cent e Ar i a s -Mant e s , 4 2 , a vTorJ.�man , had l e f t his hous e to lva l l\.

to wo r1c on a f a rm 2� Jcm . a'\·T ay , l..rhen , upon reaching the p l a ce ca l l ed
" La s C ruces , " \·rh i ch i s 3 50 m . f r om ·the ent rance to the t ov.rn , he s a\v
hove r i ng ove r the gr ound 5 0 or 6 0 m . away a l ight whi ch at f i r s t
r e s emb l ed a mo t o r cyc l e , lvhi ch gave o f f a n ama z ing lvh it i sh- yel l ow
r a d i ance lv�i ch i l l um ina ted h im . I t s outl i ne wa s fuzzy . After 5
minute s • ob s erva t i on , dur ing whi ch t ime h e was s t opped or wa l k ing ,
"�:-Then he turned a r ound t o l ooJc a t i t , the s ource o f l i ght had d i s ap ­
pe a red . 'rhe n i ght \..ra s c l ea r and the \ve a ·t he r c� ry , TJ i th no c l ouds .
T�e r c was no mo t i on or s oun d by the l i ght . The onl y t h i ng i t d i d
\va s s h ine inte rm i t ·tent l y . The ·tHo dogs the -vr i tne s s had \v i th him
did not act abn o rma l l y . Dur ing a l l the f o l l ow ing n i ght s eve r a l r e s i ­
dents o f Va l dehan c a r showed up a t the ind i c a te d p l a ce i n t he hope o f
ob s e rv i ng the phenomenon aga in , but i t d i d no t repe a t i t s e l f . The r e
we r e no t r aces . ( F i r s t - hand , ER IDAN I , B OF . )

( 1 61 )
F ebruary 1 9 7 3 ( 04 : 0 0 ) La Mi n i l l a Re s e rvo i r ( S evi l l a , S pa in )

A c owhe rd named � l orenc i o dec ided t o l e ave hi s hut bec aus e of the
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 barking of :the dog . A few hundred meters away , on the shore df the
reservo ir (·which is jus:t north of El ..Ga·rrobo ) , he .saw a �lumirunus
object . On the upper middle part it had a smaller blue circle,,
which spun at great speed. Florencio advanced a few steps towards
the object , but as the dog lay on the ground , refusing to move., �he
too stopped out of fear . The object suddenly took off across 1bhe
reservo ir , causing a d isturbance in the water , whi ch raised up
several meters as it went by. It d isappeared in the mountains to
the east at a considerable .speed. At 'the land in-g s ite there was
a circle of flattened ground. Later someone warned Florencio not
to tell anyone about the event . (Manuel Osuna, BOF.)

( 1 62 )
Thursday , 1 February 1973 (07·:00 ) Valdeh�ncar (C�ceres , Spain )

On several occas ions w itnesses saw a ball of l ight float ing about
1 � m . above the ground in the woods near Va� deh:fincar. T.he � ight
was always silent and without any o.dor. It was about the rsize of
a motorcycle headl ight , with a whit ish-yellow color , and twinkled
like a star. Angel Munoz , -a '1 9- ·year- old goatherd , saw it ·three
times in January, once at 1 :00 a,.m. and a'nother ·t ime a�t 2:30 .a . m • .•
It moved along followi ng the terra in. Fulgencio Asn.ara , a f:a:r m
hand in his 20's , and a friend of Munoz , saw it some 8-10 days Later,
at 1 2:1 5 a . m. on a cold calm ·night. The l ight stayed still unt il it
disappeared suddenly , only to re-appear some 100 m. from where it
had been. Aslara went into town , and when he came back 4 5 minutes
later , the light was nowhere to be seen . The sighti ngs of both
Munoz and Aslara took place near an abandoned uran ium m i ne west '.<!l·f
town. Vicente Ayamon't e , in his 40 • s , ·who works on the same farm
as Aslara, saw it on February 1 , a1t 7:00 a .m . , at . a d istance .of 6.0-
70 m.. Again it was stationary, *but , unlike the previous occas ion, ,
th is time there was a strong wind. Ayamonte went away, and ·when :he
looked back , 50 m . away , it had gone. The mother of ·the propt ie­
tress of the cant ina was al so said to have witnessed the l ight .
(Extremadura , 7 February 1 973 . F irst-hand , M. Tamayo , F . • Ares, and
M . Am 1ro1 a , BOF . )

( 16 3 )
Sunday , 22 Apr il 1973 (22 : 00) Cazalla de la S ierra -Guada�canaiJ..
·(s evilla , S pa in)!
Anton io Pfrez Cumbre , a 1 9- year- old boy who l ives witi:l h is _ parents
on the farm of "Los Parras , " was driv ing north to Guadalcanal on
Highway 432 when he saw a row of four round yellow l ights ·next t.o
the road j ust beyond the next curve , on the other side of 'the ·r av-ine
ahead. They were at about his 1 1 o ' clock pos it ion, , and 300 m . away
in a straight l ine . The two lights on the left were about 1 m .
acros s. The ones on the r ight we.re about 5'0 cm . acros s , and they
' brightened per 1odica·l ly., · giv±ng rt·he impres s ion of approach ing the
witnes s . The l ights always kept in the same format ion , with the
larger ones al-ways on the l eft , as though they were part of a . s in­
gle object , though none could be seen 'in the darknes s . S.r • . Pire z
stopped and s ignal l ed with hi s headlights , and suddenly .one �of the
big l ights generated a d iametrical violet-colored stripe. The wi t­
.ness turned his S eat- 600 -around in an at.tempt ·to ·fl. ee , b.u:t. had
travelled just a few meters when he was surprised ·to see the l ights
go ing by on his left . At that point his motor failed , and the
· lights passed by in s ilence. , moving southward. The car could .now
be s.tarted again . The witness soon encountered the l ights ,.a·gain.,
this time hover ing 10 m. above . a s t r:aight :stretch ·of .road . · He d i d
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not s top , but drove r i ght under them . S oon a f ter th is S r . Perez
encountered the l ights f or the fourth t i me , jus t a me ter above the
pavement . As he approached , he not i ced tha t his headl ights seemed
to be abs orbed by the l i ghts , and d i d not pass to the other s i de ,
nor d i d they i l l uminate any fusel age . S r . P�rez s tepped on the
acce l e ra tor in an a t temp t to ram the l i ghts , but when he got 2 5 m .
away , they r ap idly moved hor i zontal l y to the va l l ey on the l e f t
( t o the ENE ) , and l os t thems elves i n the n ight . A couple of days
l a ter tw·o ye l l ow· burn ma rks were f ound on the gr ound where the
l i ghts were f i r s t s een . They w·e re 9 m . apa r t , whi ch w a s about the
d i s tance betw·e en the two end l ights . ( F i rs t- hand , Manue l Osuna et
al • •Ph�nome nes S pa t i aux 3 7 , S eptember 1 97 3 , 2 2 - 2 7 . )

( 1 64 )
Tues da y , 2 4 Apr i l 1 97 3 ( 2 2 : 00 ) C az a l l a d e l a S ierr a -- Guada lcanal
( S evi l l a , S pa in )
An ton i o P�re z Cumbre r e turned to the s i te of h i s UF O encounter of
the 2 2nd wi th his f a the r , a brother- in- l aw· , and a f r iend . Look ing
e a s t f rom a po int on the road jus t s outh of the above -men t i oned
s i ght ing , they s aw· on the mounta ins i de 2 0 0 m . away s omething ra ther
round , wi th a r i ng of about e i ght sma l l l ights , a l te rnatel y ye l l ow
and red ones . The l i ghts , which were al terna t ing cal or and inten­
s i ty , l ike a l uminous roul ette whe e l , suddenl y became br ighter .
Two s ma l l red bal l s sudden l y shot out of the r ing , and d i s integrated
in the a i r bef ore reaching the ne ighbor in g mountain to the south .
( F i r s t - hand , Manue l O suna e t a l Ph�nom� ne s S pa t i aux 3 7 , S ep­
• •

tember 1 9 7 3 , 2 5 . )

( 165 )
Tue s day, 1 5 May 1 9 7 3 ( 21 : 45 ) From Km . 3 to Km . 7 , Gerena--S evi l l a
H i ghway ( S evi ll a , S pa in )
S r a . Ma r t a Qui r�s Va l deras , a young w i dow· empl oyed i n a medical
pr oducts l aboratory in S evi l l a , where s he l ives , was driv ing w i th
he r tw o- ye a r - o l d s on tow·a rds S ev i l l a w hen , a t km . 3 on H ighway No .
5 2 1 , s he s aw· an unusua l ci rcul ar violet l i ght to the r ight . It
changed t o a n intense red- col o red c i rcle whose l i ght bothered the
w i tnes s . I t s d i ame t e r w as es t imated at 0 . 7 0 to 1 me ter . It paced
the car at a d i s tance of 5 m . , keep ing the same speed as the car
and the s ame pos it i on re l a t ive to i t . S he s a id tha t it was ra ther
s tr ange tha t , dur ing the who l e t ime , she d i d not not ice pass ing any
other car , as it i s norma l l y a bus y road . No inte rf erence or ma l­
funct i on o f the eng ine or l i ghts was repor ted . ( F i rs t- hand , J .
Ma teos , B OF . )

( 1 66 )
Augus t 1 9 73 General t s imo Res ervo i r , Benag�ver ( Va l enc ia ,
S pa in ) Approxima te da te
One n i ght , S r . Lu i s G im�nez I l lueca , 2 7 , a s l aughterer , and h i s
brother- in- l aw Juan C i fuentes , 1 5 , a s tudent , w·e re dr iving by car
f r om the P antano del Genera l ts imo ( Gener al t s imo Reservo i r ) to the
l oca l i ty of 'ru� j a r , w hen , a f ter 3 km . , they s aw· a l i ght of a me tal ­
l i c red calor in a tr i angul ar or tetrahedral shape w·i th " d i amond­
l ike " f acets , which wa s s i t t ing on a hi l l s ome 2 0 m . f rom the road .
The l i ght mus t have ha d an area of one s quare me ter . S uddenl y , a f ­
te r a few s econds , i t w·ent ou t . One k i l ome ter f a r ther on they s aw
an empty parked car . Even though they me ant to s top , they d i d not
do s o . ( F i r s t - hand , Bal les ter Olmos . )
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 ( 1 67 )
F r iday , 1 7 Augus t 1 9 7 3 ( 22 : 45 ) S an E s teban de S a s rovi r a s ( Ba rce-
l ona , S pa in )
M i gue l Pag�s Rodr !gue z , an 1 8 - year- o l d s a l e sman ( h i s v i s ion i s im­
perf ect due to a v i sual de fect in the r i ght eye ) , w a s w a l k ing to a
f r iend ' s house in the C an Ama t deve l opment e a s t o f S an E s teban de
S as rov i r a s when h i s a t tent i on was attracted t o tw·o s trange l i ghts
1 0 0 m . aw ay , each about tw i ce the s i ze of an automob i l e headl i ght .
A dazzl ing s teady ye l l ow l ight wa s a me ter above the roadw a y ahead ,
and a daz z l ing or ange l i ght ( bl inking i r re gul ar l y w i th an app r ox i ­
ma te pe r i od of one s econd ) w a s behind a twi s ted ol ive t ree t o the
l e f t of the road , a t a he i ght of 2 . 5- 3 m •The re w a s no sound
•

dur ing the s i ght ing , which l a s ted onl y a coupl e o f m inute s . Ne r­
vous and f r i ghtened , M igue l s tarted runn ing , and , s t i l l 5 0 m . f rom
h i s f r ien d ' s hous e , c a l l ed out his name . 'rhey me t on l ow g r ound ,
and when M i guel took h im up to the r oad t o s how him the l i ghts ,
they w·e re not to be s een . Due to the ve ry short t ime tha t they
were out of M igue l ' s s ight , the l ights may have s impl y turned o f f
ra the r than gone awa y . But he wa s n o t b r ave enough t o inve s t i ga te
tha t n ight . M i gue l d i d exam ine the s i te the next day , howeve r , and
could f i nd no traces . ( F i r s t- hand , Albe rta Ade l l , �B OF . S tendek
1 5 , Decembe r 1 97 3 -Ma r ch 1 9 7 4 , 3 5- 3 7 . )

( 1 68 )
Monda y , 3 Decembe r 1 9 7 3 ( 20 : 3 0 ) Roc i ana ( Huel va , S pa in )

S r . Franc i s co Ferraro Be j a rano , a 51 - ye a r - ol d weal thy l andowne r ,

and one o f h i s wo rke r s were dr iving on F e rraro • s f a r m on the i r way
t o the nea rby town of Almonte when they s aw· a l i ght w·h i ch they at
f i r s t took for a trac tor , but l ater i t became obvi ous tha t i t was
not . The wo rker s aw· it f ir s t , and pa inted it out t o his bos s . The
l ight wa s rectan gul a r , about 1 . 2 0 m . tal l by 0 . 6 5 m . w i de , w i th
fuz zy edge s . The uppe r por t i on was an intense red l i ght which d i d
n o t d i f fuse . The l ow e r qua rter w·as a pul s a t ing orange . On e a ch
s i de of the rectangl e there w a s p ro jected downw·a r d an orange r a y
wh i ch d i d not , howeve r , reach the ground , j u s t 2 m . bel ow . The
w i tne s s es we re abl e to get as c l ose as 1 50 m . f r om the ob j ect ,
wh ich w a s hovering . A f te r 2 0 - 3 0 minute s , w hen S r . F e r r a r o got out
of the car w'i th a f l a shl i ght , it moved aw·ay t ow a rds the s outhw e s t ,
becom ing hi dden by the euca l yp tus trees in tha t d i rec t i on . The
ob j ect neve r ma de any s ound , and a lwa ys s t a yed 2 m . amove the
gr ound . The n i ght wa s c l ear , w i t h no wind or fog . ( F i rs t-hand ,
Manue l Osuna e t a l . , B OF . )

( 1 69 )
Tue s day , 2 5 D ecember 1 9 7 3 ( 18 : 30 ) Almon te ( Hue l va , S pa in )

S r . Joaqu!n O jeda , a c hauffeur by profes s i on , w a s re turn i ng by

car to Almonte a f te r having gone hunt i ng . P a s s i ng a p l ace c a l l e d
"La Canada , " he s aw wha t l ooked l ike two d i s co idal ob jects one
me t e r in d i ameter and 3 0 m . apart g l i d ing over the t reetops 1 5 0
m . aw·ay , a t a he i ght o f s ome 5 m . . They w·e re a s t r ong orange
cal or , and d i d not l i ght up the ground , nor d i d they leave any
pa r t i cul a r odor . The i r movement was s l ow and the w i tne s s , out s i de
the car , w a tched them a l mos t ha l f an hour , dur ing whi ch t ime the
ob jects made ve ry smoo th turns . He perce i ved a sound " l ike tha t
of h i gh- tens i on w i re s v ibrat ing in the w ind . " S r . O j eda dec ided
t o move underne a t h the obj ects , s o he got in the car . The ob­
j ec ts then acce l e ra ted s udden l y and in a f ew seconds moved s e v-
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e r a l k i l ometers awa y . The w itness had the impres s i on that both ob­
j ects be l onged to the s ame body, on an unseen fus e l age . The s econd
d i sk s eemed to be a meter higher t han the f irst . ( F irst - hand ,
Manuel Osuna , BOF . )

( 1 70 )
S at urday , 1 2 Januar y 1 97 4 ( 20 : 30) Bol l ul l os Par del Condado ( Hue l -
va , S p a in )
S r . F r anc i s co C abrer a Rui z , owner o f a s upermarket in Roc iana , in
h i s 3 0 ' s , was return ing from a funeral in Bol lul l os with his wife ,
s i s ter , and uncl e when they s aw two intense red l ights ( which d id
not d i f fus e ) 5- 6 m . away, about 60 cm . , in d i amete r , one above the
othe r . They were moving towards them hor izontal ly at a he ight of
4- 5 m . above the road , at a s peed o f about 60 km . /hr The two
• •

b a l l s ( as S r . C abrera s omet imes ca l led them ) fel l in the v ineyard

to the r ight of the road , behind the h igh earth barr icade sepa rat ing
the farm f r om the hi ghway . S r . Cabrera s topped the car and got out
to see what had f a l l en . S tand ing on t iptoe to l ook over the barr i­
cade , he s aw in the vineyard a dark , ova l - shaped body . I t was
about 1 m . t a l l and 3 m . l ong . When S r . C abrera returned to the
car for a f l ashl i ght , a s ingl e red bal l , onl y 2 0 cm . in d i ameter ,
rose up ve rt ical l y in comp lete s i lence a t about 2 0 km . /hr . , l os ing
i t s e l f by i t s he ight . None of the ob j e ct s made any s ound . No
t races . The w i tne s s es were a l l puzz led by the s ight . ( F i r s t - hand ,
Manue l Osun a et a l . , B OF . )

( 1 71 )
2 5 F ebruary 1 9 7 4 ( 04 : 0 0 ) Aznal c3 l l ar ( S evi l l a , S p a in ) Ap-
proximate date
The events took pl ace on the f a rm " E l Vicar io , " a meadow of holm
oaks l ocated about 4 km . f r om Azna l c�l l a r , t owards S anl �car l a Mayor .
C l e a r s ky . The t hree w itnes s e s , res ident s o f S anlGcar , are S r . Jos l
A lmans a M� r que z , who i s a butcher , s ingl e , w ith l ittl e education , and
S r . M . o . and S r . J . P . C . , who reques t anonymi ty . These l as t two , who
were intervi ewed separ atel y , agree on everything . They had gone
hunt ing e a r l y in the morning , and the i r car was t r ave l l ing s l owl y on
a path in the meadow . S udden l y , they s aw a type of " ember " approach­
ing . They s topped the car , though w ithout turn ing o f f the l ight s ,
whi l e the l i ght cont inued advanc ing towards them . Becom ing fr ight­
ened , they turned of f the l ight s . The l ight then s topped 2 0 m . away
f or a few s econds , before r is ing up vert ica l ly at f antas t ic speed ,
d i s appe a r ing due to the he ight . The UFO wa s 1 m . in d i ameter , did
not i l l uminate the ground , and move d at a he ight of 5 or 6 m . ,
a lmost gra z ing the tops o f the oaks . The w itne s s es were ter r i f ied ,
and were ove rcome with great exc itement . The durat ion of the inc i ­
dent was three m inutes . ( Adr i � n S �nche z • s s ight in g o f March 2 0 ,
1 9 74 , took p l ace 5 km . on the othe r s ide o f A znal c � l l a r , towards E l
C a s t i l l o de l as Guardas . ) ( F ir s t - hand , Manue l Osuna et al . , BOF . )

( 1 72 )
S unda y , 1 7 March 1 97 4 ( 03 : 30 ) Km . 6 , Puerto d e S ant a Mar ! a--S an-
l � car de B a rr ameda ( C �di z , S p a i n )
S r . C r is t�bal Mun oz Rome r o , a rel iable and respons ibl e person , and
a dr iver in the s ervice of the P res ident of the C � d i z C ity Counc i l ,
was returning by car a f t e r l e aving the s a id municipal author ity in
S �n l uca r , by a r oute he knows wel l , when , whi l e pas s ing through a
very foggy a re a , onl y 5 km . f rom the Rota Nava l A i rbas e , he obs e rved
a met a l l ic whi t e l ight above and to the r ight of the car . The shin-
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 ing l ight was advancing , and i t mus t have been about 1 0 m . f rom f,
the
road . S econds l ater he s aw t he s 1 1houette of a human- l 1ke be �g
• •

more than 2 m o tal l , next to the road , who seemed to be wear i ng a

d iv ing suit , whi ch pro j ected a br ight , cylindr ica l , s olid- l ike beam
of l ight f r om the f r ont part o f the col l a r . The l ight cou l d
l engthen and shr ink . As t he car pas s ed b y n e a r t h e be i ng , the
automob i l e eng ine began to f a i l , and it f e l t l ike the automobil e
wa s " shaking l ike a l e a f " due to the occurrence o f a very st r ong
wind . Feel ing t rul y a fr aid , the witnes s sped up a s f a st as pos ­
s ible unt i l l e av ing the s ite . ( D i a r io --
d e C � d i z , 2 4 March 1 9 7 4 .
ER IDAN I , BOF . )

( 1 73 )
Monday, 1 8 Mar ch 1 9 7 4 ( 0 0 : 00 ) Almendra l e j o--M� r i d a ( Bada j o z ,
S pa in )
S r . Vicente Gonz� l e z Romero , a 2 4 - year- ol d phys ical educat ion in­
structor in M�r ida , was dr iving home f r om Z a f r a when , s hort l y a f ter
pass ing A lmendr al e j o , he saw a s teady b right whi t e l ight on the
h ighway ahead . S r . Gonz� l e z drove 1 �- 2 km . towards i t , and then
a change in the grade caus ed h im to l os e s ight of i t . The l ight ,
about the s i ze of an automob i l e t i re , did not re- appe a r until 5 km.
l ater , when S r . Gon z l l e z s aw i t cl oser than bef ore , movi ng a l ong
the surface of the hi ghway t owards h im . A f t e r trave l l ing a d i s ­
t ance of s ome hundreds o f meters towards the w itne s s , the l ight
moved towards the l e f t and d i s appea red . ( Fi rst-hand , CE I , B OF . )

( 1 74 )
W edne sday , 2 0 March 1 9 7 4 ( 1 1 : 10 ) E l C amp i l l o , Azna l c� l l a r ( S ev i l la ,
S pain )
S r . Adr i �n S �nchez S � nche z , 3 1 , a bus ines s agent , was dr iv ing be tween
Aznal c�l l a r and E l C as t i l l o de l a s Guardas when he stopped to watch
an ob j ect f a l l ing s il en t l y f rom the sunny s ky into the nea rby val ley .
S r . S § nche z got out o f h is car and wal ked up a sma l l h il l , expecting
t o obs erve t he crash o f an a irpl ane , and wa s s urpr i s ed t o see a l a rge
sh iny met a l l ic w ingl e s s c igar- shaped ship , hover i ng 3 - 4 m . above the
gr ound , 50 m . away . I t was 2 0 0 m . l ong and 1 5- 20 m . h igh , i nc l ud ing
the two " ant ennas "· on top . A huge rectangu l a r door opened in the
re ar end , and a format i on of three sma l l e r ob j ect s proceeded t o enter
the ship . They were about 7 m . i n d iamet e r and 4 m . t a l l , shaped
l ike yo- yos , but w i th po ints at the top and bottom . Two o f t hem did
enter the mother ship , but the third turned and headed s lowl y towards
the w i tnes s . S r . S Snche z pan i cked and race d away in h i s car , pur­
sued f or about 1 5 km . ( 1 0- 1 5 m inutes ) by t he ob j ect , whi ch c ame as
cl ose as 1 0 - 1 5 m • • The craft interrupted the news program on the car
radio , rep l a c i ng it w i th a s ound l ike a l iqui d spurt i ng . Two o f the
f our men f rom E l C as t i l l o de l as Gua rdas who accompani ed S r . S �nche z
back t o the s ite suf fe red i l l phys ical e f f e ct s -- an upset s tomach in
one case and a s evere he adache in the othe r . Pos s ib l e t races . ( ABC­
Andal uc t a , 2 2 March 1 9 7 4 . F i r st - hand , Manuel Osuna et a l . , BOF . ---­

Stendek 1 6 , June 1 974 , 9- 1 7 . St endek 18 , December 1 9 74 , · 3 2 . FSR 20 : 3

( 1 974) , 3 . FSR 20 : 4 ( 1 974 ) , 1 1 . )
( 1 75)
Thursday , 2 1 March 1 97 4 ( 02 : 30 ) Va l dehi j aderos ( S al amanca , S pa in )

S r . Maxim i l i ano I gl es i as S �nche z , a 2 1 - year - o l d truckdriver , was

dr iving home to Lagun i l l a when he encounte red a b l inding white l ight
on the road 7 0 0 - 8 0 0 m . ahead . By the t ime he s topped 2 0 0 m . away ,
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the l i ght had d immed , and he coul d s ee t ha t i t was a smooth meta l l ic
s t ructure 1 0 - 1 2 m . w ide , r e s t i ng on three l egs . To the r i ght wa s a
s econd darker ob j ect , hover ing at a he ight of 1 5- 1 7 m • • The l ights
and motor of the F or d "Av i s " d iesel truck went out . Then Maxi s aw
two b e ings in f r ont of the f i r s t c r a f t who wa lked together , ges tur ­
ing w i th the i r a rms , and f ac ing him . One of them po inted at Maxi .
They were 1 . 9-2 . 0 m . t al l , and wore shiny d iv ing suits . After they
d i s appeared to the r ight of the cra f t , it s l owl y rose towards its
compan i on , making a humming s ound . Maxi drove past the UF Os ( the
truck now funct i oned norma l ly ) , and when he s t opped to l ook back ,
the i l luminated c r a f t was aga in on the ground . Now a f r a id , he s ped
home . That even ing at 1 1 : 1 5 , when it was dr i zz l ing , Maxi had a
s econd UFO encounter a t the exact s ame pl ace . Thi s t ime there were
thr e e cra f t , one on the road and the other two to the r i ght , each
8-9 m . apart . Maxi s t opped the truck 200 m . away, and the l ight s
and eng ine went out . F our " people " s uddenl y appe a red , who gestured
and l ooked a t the wi tnes s , and pointed at him . When they s tarted
wa lk ing towards h im he got out of the truck and ran away , l eaving
the door of the cab open . Two km . away he was forced to h ide in a
dra inage d it ch , and a f t e r the be ings had gone he caut i ous l y returned
to the t ruck ( both doors were now c l os ed l ) . The be ings re -appeared
in the m iddl e o f the h i ghway ( as at f ir s t ) a s s oon as Maxi had
c l osed the door behind h im . They ges tured and l ooked at each othe r ,
and a few s econds after they moved o f f t o the r ight and d i sappea red ,
the c r a f t on the road c l imbed s l owl y at an angle , making a humm i ng
sound , and st opped to hove r at a he i ght of 1 5-1 7 m . above the other
two . The truck now s tarted read i l y ( the engine woul d not s tart be­
fore ) , and Max i drove 200 m . past the UFOs , whi ch were a l l on the
ground aga in when he l ooked behind o He got out and came with in 8 -9
m . o f the f our be ings , but keep ing behind s ome bushes . F or three
minutes Maxi watched them pushing two tool s into the ground of the
embankment of the road . One was " T" - shaped and the othe r horseshoe­
s hape d . Fear aga i n rep l a ced cur ios i t y , and Maxi returned to the
t ruck and cont inued on to Lagun i l l a . There were traces . (F i r s t ­
hand , C E I . S tendek 1 7 , S eptember 1 9 74 , 2 - 1 0 . S tendek 1 8 ,
December 1 97 4 , 1 2 - 1 6. S tendek 1 9 , Ma rch 1 9 7 5 , 3 8 . S kyl ook 8 3 ,
October 1 9 7 4 , 5. S kyl ook 8 5 , December 1 97 4 , 3 - 7. S kyl ook 8 8 , March
1 9 7 5 , 1 6-1 7 . FSR 2 0 : � 9 74 ) , 4-6 . FSR 2 0 : 4 ( 1 9 74T; 1 0-1 1 . APRO
--- ----

Bul l et in , March-Apr i l 1 9 7 4 , 1 and 3 . )

( 1 76 )
Wednesday, 2 7 March 1 9 7 4 ( 0 3 : 00 ) S anta Mar t a d e Oya ( Pontevedra ,
Spa in )
S r . Juan M inguel a Domtnguez ( age 60 , a barber ) wa s awakened by an
unbea r ab l e hea t , and heard his three hunt ing dogs howl ing desperate­
l y in t he garage next to h i s coastal country hous e . He l ooked out
the w indow to s e e a br i ght greenish ova l ob j ect hover ing j us t above
the rocks on the beach . Its d imens i ons were 1 0 0 m . X 3 0 m . , a lthough
the s e data a r e approximat e and doubt ful . I t had no doors or w indows .
The ob j ect r o s e s l ow l y and then d i s appeared at tremendous speed . It
left behind a wh ite c i rc le on the o i l -b l a ckened shore . S r . Mingue l a
wa s f r ightened by the exper i ence . A l ady nea rby a l s o felt the t re ­
mendous heat . ( FSR 2 0 : 3 ( 1 97 4 ) , 4. FSR 2 0 : 4 ( 1 9 74 ) , 1 0. ABC , 3 0
---
March 1 9 74. D iariO d e C �d i z , 2 8 March 1 9 74 . )

( 1 77 )
Thur s da y , 2 8 March 1 97 4 ( 1 7 : 00 ) Morerue l a Monastery, Benavente
( Z amora , S pa in )
S r . Gu i l l ermo Rodr !guez R ie s co , a 4 7 - ye a r - o l d res t aurant owner , was
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 I fishing in the Esla R iver when his two hunt ing dogs warned him that
someth ing strange was go ing on . He turned around and saw, about
150- 2 0 0 m . away to the east, a type of dull wh ite plast ic hump­
backed robot 2 m. tall, w ith a round head, a neck, and no arms,
slid ing or rolling along in s ilence . The lower part was h idden in
the grass. When he sicked the dogs on it, the robot glided away
uph ill . The sighting lasted 5 or 10 minutes . Sr . Rodr! guez went
to get h is cous in , a m ilitary man of h igh rank, who was fish ing a
little ways away, and when the two men came bacJ{ and inspected the
area the robot was gone, though they found traces . These consi sted
of some tracks wh ich sensibly co incided w ith where the robot was
headed . They were 4-5 cm . wide , running a total distance of 10 0-
150 m. through the thicket, but interm ittently . The tracks ended
abruptly. It was calculated that they were produced by a body of
some 8 0-10 0 kg. in weight. S r . Rodrtguez was dazed for five days
afterward. (F irst-hand, Jos�-Tom�s Ram!rez y Barber�, BOF. F irst­
hand, Ballester Olmos . LDLN 1 44, Apr i l 1 975, 23 . )

(17 8 )
Thursday, 28 . March 1974 (21 : 30 ) Rorts, La Madroa, Vigo (Ponteve-
dra, Spa in)
Mar ta del Carmen Boullosa (12) was at the door of her house when
she saw, at the wall 15 m . away, a round ob ject the size of a small
car, with three or four legs. It shone br ightly w i th a wh ite l ight ,
and made a soft sound . When Marta looked at it her arms were para­
lyzed . Marta was so frightened that she required a sedat ive . (La
Voz de Gal icia, 31 March 1974 . )

(179 )
Saturday, 30 March 1974 ( 19 : 20) Ibeas de Juarros (Burgos, S pa i n )

Sres. Julio Algora Gut ilrrez (56) and Luis Ayala Barber� (45 ) , both
techn icians at the Inst itute Nac ional de Reforma y Desarrollo Agra­
rio (Nat ional Inst itute of Reform and Agrarian Development ) , and
ne ighbors in Burgos , were returning to Burgos from a f ishi ng tr i p
when they saw a bright orange ob ject appear in the sky to the left
(south ) of the h ighway at a great he ight . S r . Ayala ( the dr iver )
saw it first, and po inted it out to his fr iend . The ob ject slowly
moved to the r ight , over the highway . Then it came down very
rap idly towards the h ighway, stopp ing for a couple of seconds 25
m . ahead of the car , at a height of 15-20 m . , forc ing Sr. Ayala to
brake. It was then as w i de as the highway (7 m. ) . Then it con­
t inued its clockwise loop back to the left and up-- at first at
great speed and then slowly-- before d isappearing in the d istance .
It made no sound . The s ighting lasted about two m inutes . There
was no effect on the car . Sr . Algora (of normal eyesight ) thought
that the ob j ect had the shape of a rectangle w ith po inted ends ,
except that it became oval dur ing the right portion of its tra jec­
tory, when it was closest . But to Sr . Ayala ( who wears glasses)
it was always an oval . D istance and s ize are approxi mate ; the ob­
ject m ight also have been at a height of 100-200 m . and a d i stance
of 150-200 m . . (F irst-hand , Ballester Olmos . F irst-hand , ERIDANI,
BOF. )

(18 0)
Satur day, 3 0 March 1974 (21 : 30 ) Hombreiro (Lugo, Spa in )

A 46-year-old ban]{ manager in Lugo and his w i fe were approach ing

Homb re iro by car when they were bl inded by a bright yellowish-green
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ob ject 5 2 m . to the r ight ( NW ) of the r oad . The mot or s topped and
the l i ghts went out . The ob j ect wa s 4 m . wide by 2 m . tal l , and
was on or very nea r the ground , in a pas ture . Three or four m in­
ut es l a ter the ob j ect rose s l ightl y and moved away hor i z onta l l y to
the NNW a t about 1 0 km . /hr . , soon d i s appea r ing behind the t rees .
The motor and l ight s of the c a r now funct i oned norma l ly aga in .
The UFO , whi ch had made a s o f t buz z ing or whi s t l ing sound , l e f t
trace s -- three rectangular hol e s where it w a s f i r s t s een , a n d two
more , deeper one s , 3 5- 40 m . t o the s outh . The next morn ing l ights
were s een i n the va l l ey . ( F ir st-hand , C a r l os - Javier Fern � nde z
Val d iv i e l s o and C a r l os -Alberto Alvarez Fern � ndez , B OF . )

( 1 81 )
S unday , 3 1 March 1 9 74 ( 1 6 : 00 ) Almoster ( Tarr agona , S pa in )

Two f a mi l ies f rom Reus , S r . P aul ino Torner ( a tool sha rpener ) and
his w i fe , S r a . Jos e f ina G ibert , and the i r 2 - ye a r - o l d d aughter , and
S r . B artol om� Rubi o ( a b r i ckl aye r ) and his w i fe , S ra . F r anc isca
Bonachera , and the i r two s ons , aged 1 0 and 1 2 , we re near Almos t e r ,
hav ing j us t p i cn icked , when they heard a l oud no i s e , and saw a
sma l l metal l ic - l ooking ova l - shaped ob j ect ( 8 0 cm . in d i amet e r )
app r oach r a p i d l y f r om the s outhe a s t , and suddenl y s top to hove r
above a carob tree 1 5 m . away . The ob j ect , o f a d i rty cal o r ,
was r a p i d l y s p inn ing . Af ter a momentary per iod of hover ing , i t
move d away in l ow f l i ght ove r the carobs and hazel t rees , which
wer e moving as though in the wind . The c r a f t passed under a high­
tens i on l ine and s toppe d by three somewhat more s turdy carobs 4 0 0
m . f rom the w i tnes s e s . Thes e t ree tops moved v iolent l y i n a c ircu­
l a r mot ion f or three or f our minut e s , evidently due to the pre­
s ence of the UF O . Then the ob j ect seemed t o d i s appea r-- i t prob­
abl y went into the nearby depre s s ion . At the s ame t ime the intense
s ound f r om the ob ject ( the s ound had cont inued ) and the movement of
the b ranches and le aves s tarted decreas ing gradua l l y unt i l s topp ing
a l togethe r . F i f teen or thi rty m inutes l ater S r . Rub i o went to in­
ves t igate , but coul d not f ind anything e ithe r by the carobs or in
the depres s i on . The mot i on of the ob ject was in the S E-NW-S d i rec­
t ions . ( F i rs t - hand , C E I . S tendek 1 6 , June 1 9 7 4 , 2 2 - 2 5 . FSR 2 0 : 3
( 1 9 74 ) , 2 - 3 . )

( 1 82 )
Monday , 1 Apr i l 1 97 4 ( 1 7 : 30 ) Roc iana ( Huelva , S pa in )

A 2 7- year - o l d man was in his f am il y ' s v i neyard , between Roc iana and
Bol l ul l os P a r del C ondado , when he s aw an ob ject 5 0 - 60 m . away,
res t ing s i l entl y on f our one - meter - l ong l i ght rays which d id not
grow w i de r . The ob j ect i tsel f was in the shape of a t runcated
c one , me ta l l ic b l ue in calor . I t wa s 1 � m . tal l and 3 m . wi de at
the b a s e . In the upper part was a l ong rectangul a r glas s - l ike win­
d ow , but nothing cou l d be seen in the dark inter i or . After a min­
ute the ob j ect took off at an angl e , rema in ing upr ight , and was out
of s ight in a few s e c onds . No t races . ( F i r s t - hand , Manue l Osuna
et a l . , B OF . )

( 1 83 )
Thur s day , 4 Apri l 1 9 7 4 ( 08 : 30 ) S an Mart tn de C a l l obre , La Estrada
( Pontevedra , S pa in )
Mar t a Lu i s a Di�gue z L�pe z ( 1 3 ) and her cous in Manol i t a L�pez Rodr t ­
gue z ( 1 2 ) , s tudents in the 7 th and 6 th grades , respect ivel y , o f

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 el ement ary s choo l , were go ing to get the school bus when , a t the
pl ace ca l led "N ogue i ra , " on the road to the Vegadeo-Pontevedra
highway , they saw how there appeared in the sky a " met a l l i c cra f t "
which, w i thout mak ing any no i s e , came down to about 1 2 m . f r om the
gr ound , abo ut 1 0 0 m . wes t of the g i r l s . The ob j ect was the s i ze
of a bus , and on the upper part was a -• turret" with two square
open ings , and , on t op , a " s earchl ight " in the sha pe of a l ong ver­
t ica l appendage which ended in a round body . Unde rneath the ob j ect
were two "L " - shaped l egs . The cal or of the ob j ect was a lum inum­
gray . Af ter s topp ing some seconds , it moved away in a northeast­
e r ly c ourse , d i s appe a r ing in the north . The obs e rvat ion l a s ted a
minute . Once in t he bus they told what had happene d to them . The
que s t i onna i res compl eted by the g i r l s show ident ica l respons e s �
and a di rect inqu i ry i s very des irabl e . ( E l F a r o de VigQ , 5 Apr il
1 974 . F i rs t- hand , C E I , BOF . )

( 1 84 )
S unday , 7 Apr i l 1 9 7 4 ( 03 : 30 ) La Parra A i r Force Base , S an Fernando
( C �d i z , S p a in )
A patrol o f soldiers obs erved a l ight about 1 , 00 0 m . away . I t was
l ike a l ighthous e which intermittent l y emi tted a revolving beam of
br ight whi te l ight which swept the ground and l i t up the w i tnes s es .
When t he l i ght was h idden the phenomenon wa s orange . Apparent l y ,
the l ight came f rom a ver t i c a l body l im i ted b y two ve rt ical l ine s ,
\"Thos e base was impos s ibl e to determine . After wa tching an hour ,
the sold iers not i f ied an off icer , who w itnes s e d the cur i ous phe­
nome non unt il 5 : 50 a . m . • Dur ing this t ime the convent ional exp l a ­
nat i ons ( he l i c opter , p o l ice car , ambul ance , a irpl ane , e tc . ) were
d i s ca rded . An off ice r o f higher r ank wa s t hen not i f i e d , but the
l i ght had gone be f ore he a r r ived . S oon a f t e r , i t re- appe ared ,
somewhat farther away , and next a round wh i te ob ject was seen in
the sJcy . I t had two pro j ec t i ons in the l ower pa r t , l ike a convex
arc ins cr ibed in its c ir cumference . ( F i rs t - hand , CE I , B OF . Ba l l e s t er
Olmo s . )
(185)
We dn e s da y , 1 0 Apr i l 1 9 7 4 ( 2 1 : 00 ) Las Vert ientes ( Gr anada , S pa in )

A UF O fol l owed S r . Jos � S er r ano Penalver • s t ruck ( he i s a truck

dr iver by profes s ion ) f or 6 5 km . on the Granada - Pue r t o Lumbrer a s
highway . The s ight i ng s ta rted 1 0 km . be fore La s Vert i entes , when
S r . Serrano ( a ge 3 5 , a res ident of Murc i a ) s aw a l ong br ight whi te
l ight in an open area to the l ef t , very ne a r the gr ound 3 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 m .
awa y . The l ight shone upward . There was another , s ma l l e r , whi te
ba l l of " compact l ight " in the f oreground . S econds l ater the l a rge
one turned red . S r . S er r ano got out of the truck for a moment t o
wa tch the s i l en t l ights . When he resumed h i s j ourney the sma l l
l ight c ont inued al ong on the l e f t s ide o f the truck f o r 1 0 km • •

Then i t dis appeared f or a moment , to re- appea r s tr a ight ahead a t a

d i s t ance o f 2 0 - 3 0 m • • Both w i tnes s and ob j ect s t opped . The f l a s h­
ing white ba l l , about a meter in d iamete r , turned red when a cyl ­
indr i cal ext en s i on 1 0- 1 5 am . wide came out o f the l owe r par t . When
the extens i on reached the ground the l ight immed i a t e l y went out .
Af ter the wi tne s s pa s s ed La s Vert ientes , the " compact wh ite l ight "
re- appeared to the l e f t . The s t r ange l ight paced the truck at a
d i s t ance of 60 m . , a t s peeds up to 90 km . /hr • • I t became hidden
from t ime to t ime by hi l l s , curves , etc . , and was a l s o not v i s ib le
as S r . S errano drove by the towns of Chi r ive l and V� l e z Rub i o ( A l ­
mer t a ) and i n the v i c in i ty o f a roads ide inn midway be tween V� l e z
Rub i o and Puerto Lumbreras . Three k i l omet e r s be f ore Puerto Lum-
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breras (Murcia) , when the highway entered a narrow valley w ith
restricted vis ibility, the light disappeared for good, two hours
after the sighting had started . Sr . Serrano spent the night in
Puerto Lumbreras, though he was too nervous to sleep well, and,
also, his left leg (the one which had been nearer the UFO) began
to hurt, as though it had "fallen asleep . " (First-hand, CEI.
Stendek 1 6, June 1 974, 26-28 and 2 . )

(1 8 6 )
Saturday, 1 3 April 1 974 (02 : 00 ) Herrera de Alcantara (C�ceres,
Spain)
Sr. Julio Acosta Bertol (age 3 3 , a teacher ) and h is wife, Sr a .
Gloria Torres Dom tnguez (28 ) were at home when they saw a bright
whitish rhombus- shaped object 20 m. tall and 1 00 m. long, on the
ground 300 m . to the north . In the upper left part there appeared
a reddish- yellowish semi- c ircle which moved to the center, chang­
ing to a circle 3 m. in diameter . To the lower l eft of the circle
were two points of light, the three lights forming a straight line .
A minute or two later the circle moved to the upper edge of the
rhombus, becoming a semi- c ircle again. The circle moved slowly
towards the horizon . At this point the couple went inside, after
watching for 5 or 6 minutes . Agust !n Berzas Berzas (age 1 7, a
student ) also saw the object for a period of 45 minutes , from his
home, 300 m. east of the Acosta residence and 1 50 m . from the UFO .
He heard it make a sound like an old-t ime alarm clock . There were
no traces � (First-hand, CEI, BOF . F irst-hand, Ballester Olmos. )

(1 87 )
1 5 April 1 974 (06 : 00 ) Aznalc�llar (Sevilla, Spain ) (Approx-
imate date )
Sr. Jos� Hato Rodr tguez and Sr. L�pez Iglesias were 3 km . from
Aznalc�llar (where they live ) on their way to a Sevilla shipyard,
where they work as electricians, when they saw a row of four bright
silvery lights 20 m . apart, 500 m . to the right of the highway, on
the side of a hill . Shortly after they were first seen, the lights
disappeared . (El
- Noticiero Universal and Diario - de C�diz, 1 7 April
1974 . )

(1 8 8 )
Friday, 1 9 April 1 974 (22 : 00 ) Valdegrana Islet, Puerto de Santa
Mar ta (C� diz, Spain)
Two 24 -year-old sweethearts, Sr. Jos � Luis Cruz Salvatore and Srta .
Cristina Nieto Mally, were driving on the Paseo Mar !timo when they
saw, above the Valdegrana Islet in front of them, a flat round
(slightly oval ) object slowly des cending to hover over a pine grove,
at a height of about three meters. Sr. Cruz drove past it, go ing
around a curve, and then came back to watch the bright orange ob­
ject. But as he approached it the motor stopped, and it could not
be s t a rted until after a bright fluorescent green light rose at
great speed from the place they were watching, and lost itself in
the sky . (Informaciones, 22 April 1 974 . )

(189 )
Friday, 1 9 April 1974 (22 : 45 ) Agua Frta, Cortegana (Huelva, Spain)

Sr. Francisco Maestre, 49, municipal police chief of Cortegana, was

on routine watch when he observed in the bottom of the valley , 4 km .
away towards Agua Fr!a, an intense red light in the shape of an open
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 "V. " Th inki ng at f i r s t that i t wa s a f i re , he s oon d i scarded tha t
pos s ib i l ity , due to the cons tancy and s tab i l ity o f the br i ghtnes s
and to the f act that the woods had been wet by the recent r a ins .
The phenomenon was on the ground , cover i ng an area o f about 1 0 0
square meters , and wa s s een by more than 2 0 peop l e , among them S r .
S ebas t i�n Romero ( forest r anger ) , S r . Manue l L�pe z ( techn ical hea l th
a s s i s tant and teacher ) , and S r . Franc i s c o Mart !n ( bus ine s sman ) . Sr .
Maestre wat ched the phenomenon unt i l 1 2 : 3 0 a . m . , when he l e f t the
pl ace . The fol l owing Jul y 2 there was s een in the s ame a rea , 8 km .
away , a redd i s h l i ght l ike a " car headl i ght a t 1 0 0 meters . " On this
occas i on S r . Maestre went to the pl ace , but d id no t f ind any t r aces .
( F i rst-hand , C E I , BOF . F i rs t - hand , B a l l e s te r Olmos . )

( 1 90 )
S unday , 1 9 May 1 97 4 ( 2 2 : 00 ) Genera l ! s i mo Rese rvo ir --Tu� j ar ( Va l en-
c i a , Spain )
S r . Lui s G im�nez I l l ueca , 2 8 , a sl aughterer ( s ee c a s e 1 66 ) , was re­
t urning to Val enc i a w i th h i s s is ter ' s boy f r i end , Juan Nebrera Ote ro ,
2 2 , a s ol d i e r , dr iving a Renault truck . C om ing out of a tunne l next
to the dam , where the upgrade to the port of " Mataparda" begins , they
s aw " l ightn ing" on the other s i de , taking it for a s to rm , but then
changed the i r m inds upon see ing the s ta r ry sky . S oon , upon pa s s ing
t he h i l l , they s aw on t he l e f t s everal f l as hes in succes s i on . They
cont inued , and s topped when they not iced a " red th ing" whi ch gave
o f f a strong intermi ttent l ight , a coup l e o f k i l ometers awa y , res t­
ing on a mount a in . I t resemb l ed a " type o f l i ght bulb or s earch­
l i ght , " w i th a red l i ght behind . The sha pe of the l um inous ob ject ,
whi ch l it up the h i ghway , could not be made out . The UFO went up
the mounta ins i de s l owl y , s taying even w i th the ground , and then took
o f f to the north . They were go i ng to cont i nue when they s aw a red­
d ish l ens - shaped ob j ec t r i se up f r om a mounta in 200 m . to the l e f t .
I t was 1 0- 1 2 m . in d i ameter , w i th two dome s , one on top a nd a sma l l er
one on the bottom . I t a scended s i l entl y about 3 0 m . , s topped , and
des cended ver t i cal l y back behi nd the mounta i n . The ent ire ep i s ode
l a s ted about 4 minute s . The C iv i l Guard inspected the a rea , but
found no trace s . ( F i r s t- hand , B a l l e s te r Olmos . )

( 1 91 )
F r i day, 2 4 May 1 9 7 4 ( 1 1 : 30 ) S an C l ement e ( Cuenca , S p a in )

S r . Demetr i o C a rras cos a Mart t nez ( age 5 3 , an empl oyee in the mun i ­
c i p a l s l aughterhouse ) encounte red whi l e on h i s moto rcyc l e a l anded
UFO NE of S an C l emente , near the Rus R iver . I t was in the shape o f a
l emon ( but a d a rk green i sh khaki i n cal or ) , 4 m . l ong by 3 m . t a l l ,
with a hor i zonta l row o f 6 or 7 " w indows " bordered in b l ack , in t he
middle . The body of t he c r a f t was s upported 2 m . above the gr ound on
3 or 4 l e gs . S r . C a r r a s cosa wa s s o surp r i s ed t ha t h i s cyc l e skidded ,
and he f e l l to the ground . He t r ied to approach f o r a better l ook ,
but he d i dn ' t get any c l os e r than 70 m . when i t r os e r ap i d l y wi th a
h i s s ing s ound , sp inning and making the s tones and s o il j ump and em it­
t ing four s purts of smoke , as we l l a s a s trong sul f ur odor . At a
cons i derable he ight i t headed obl i quel y to the north , and d is appe a red
in the d i s tance in 4 or 5 s econds . The ent i re s ight ing l as ted 1 0 or
1 2 s econds . There were t races , includ ing hol e s in the ground , dr ied
vet ch pl ants , and c a l c i ned s tones which ha d apparent l y undergone a
temperature of 2 , 000 - 3 , 0 0 0 ° C . ( F irst - hand , Bal l e s t e r Olmos . F i rst­
hand , ER IDAN I . S tendek 1 7 , S eptemb e r 1 9 74 , 2 5 - 2 8 . S tendek 1 8 , De ­
cember 1 974 , 3 - 8 . )

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 ( 1 92 )
Monday , 2 7 May 1 9 7 4 ( 00 : 00 ) Almona s t e r La Real ( Huelva , S pa in )

Many peop l e in C ortegana , among them S ra . Mar ! a Jes6s Gonz � l e z

Rome r o , 10 , S r a . Ma r ! a Antonia Gordo Gonz �l e z , and S r . Antonio
F e rn�ndez Gordo , s aw at m i dn i ght a sma l l round ob ject s p inn ing
l ike a t op whi ch gave o f f br i l l i ant intermi t tent f l ashes of l ight ,
and rose from the ground i n a pl ace in the d i s tr ict of A lmonaster .
The ob j ect d i s appeared f r om s ight a t great s peed , moving northward
t owards Jabugo . The w it ne s ses cal l ed the mun i c ipal pol ice chief ,
S r . F r anc i s co Maes tre Mont ana , 4 9 , who j o ined them in obs e rving a
phenomenon s imi l ar t o that of the case of Apr i l 1 9 , 1 9 7 4 , at Agua
F r t a , but th is t ime it had a s quare shape , of an intense red ca l o r ,
and was in the mun ic i p a l d i s t r ict o f Jabugo . Three days before , on
the 2 3 rd , a f a rmer in Aroche had s een a l ong r ound ob j ect " l ike a
r ocke t " pas s by at a he ight of 1 0 m . o The ob j ect , 50 cm . l ong , was
red in f ront and ye l l ow behind , and was going a t great speed in a
wes t e r l y d irect i on , be i ng seen f or onl y a few s econds . ( F i rs t - hand ,
B a l l e s te r Olmos . )

( 1 93 )
Monda y , 2 7 May 1 9 7 4 ( 03 : 3 0 ) Vel ada ( Tol edo , S pa in )

S r . Jul i �n B e j a r ano Mor cuende , 4 2 , a bank emp l oyee in T a l avera de

l a R e ina , wa s d r iving al on e nea r R amaca s t ana s ( Avi l a ) at 2 : 3 5 a . m .
when he obs e rved a " shoot ing star" com ing down from the northeas t
at great speed . The " st a r " s topped , whi l e the w i tnes s cont inued on
his way very s l owl y , at onl y 2 0 km . /hour , keep ing the l i ght under
watch . I t woul d sh ine b r ight l y w i th a whi te l ight for f ive seconds ,
and then go out f o r f ive seconds . After 2 0 or 2 5 minutes i t pa s s ed
in f ront of the car and came l ower , and now the round l ight was sky
b l ue i n cal o r , though i t continued b l inking a s be fore . I t was s i ­
l en t l y moving sl owl y to the r ight of the car and paral l e l to i t .
S r . B e j a r ano had made one of his f requent s tops to watch i t better ,
when , a t about 3 : 3 0 , the l i ght s topped over a woods of holm oaks ,
and des cended into i t , at a d i s tance of 3 km . away , near the town
of Ve l ada . ( F i r s t - hand , CE I , B OF . )

( 1 94 )
Thurs day , 1 3 June 1 97 4 ( 1 5 : 45 ) Ventorro del C ano-- P l a z a de Tetu�n ,
Madr i d ( Madr i d , S pa in )
A 1 7 - ye a r - ol d l ad , Migue l Angel Arced iano L�pez , was walking on a
f a rm on the north s ide of km . 2 . 5 of the Madr id--Boadi l l a del Monte
highwa y , when he s aw a UF O coming f rom the s outhwe s t , des cend ing
s l ow l y f r om the mos t l y cl oudy sky . The cra ft was shaped l ike two
pl a tes w i th a bel l on top , w i th very bright bl inking l ights . It
w a s s p inn ing and v ib r a t i ng at the s ame t ime . S ever a l t imes i t
r o s e out of s ight and then came down to become v i s ib l e aga in . It
f i n a l l y went behind a m i l i ta ry c a s emate 2 km . SW of the w i tnes s ,
and d i s appea red in a depres s ion there . The ob j ect re- appeared 1 0
minutes l at e r , p a s s ed in f ront o f the casemate , ros e ver t i ca l l y at
gre a t s peed , and f l ew away to the north . The f r ightened w i tnes s
cou l d not he a r any no i s e f r om the ob j ect , and reported n o inte r fer­
ence on h i s r a d i o t r ansm itter dur ing the two-hour s i ght ing . Sr.
Arce d i ano • s s ight ing occurred at pract i ca l l y the s ame place as the
S anta M6n i c a l and ing o f June 1 , 1 96 7 . ( F i rs t - hand , ER IDAN I , BOF . )

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 ( 1 95 )
Thur sday , 1 3 June 1 9 74 ( 1 6 : 45 ) Las Lader as , Guadar rama ( Mad r i d ,
S pa in )
S r . Jos � F i del da L ama ( an infantry ma j or ) was on the b a l cony of
his hous e w i th his wi fe , S ra . Mar t a del P in ar Qu intero Aya l a , and
S rta . Ma r t a Angust i as G6me z when they s aw a br i ght whi te b a l l about
one meter in d i ame ter on the hi l l s i de 1 km. away . The l ight b l inked
at the r a te of a hea r tbeat , becoming b r i ghte r and d imme r . After 4
or 5 m inutes the l i ght went out , and a sma l l e r b a l l ( the s i ze of a
soccer b a l l ) came out of i t . Thi s b a l l was as l uminous as the other
one , and it r o l l e d 50 m . downh il l . When S r . Da Lama l ooked b ack at
the l a rger ba l l it was gone . Ra in soon s t arted to f a l l f r om the
overcast s ky . Both lum inous bal ls had burned the unde rbrush . ( Pue ­
bl o , 2 0 June 1 97 4 . FSR 2 1 : 1 ( 1 9 7 5 ) , i i i - iv . )

( 1 96 )
S aturday , 3 August 1 9 7 4 ( 22 : 1 5 ) Bena j ar a fe ( M� l aga , S pa in )

Two semina r i ans in f o rmed the o f f ice of the local newspaper tha t they
had s een an un ident i f ied ob j ect on the s ea em i tt ing orange , ye l l ow ,
and green f l ashe s , which emerged and subme rged s ever a l t ime s i n a
row , then d i sappe a r ing in the sky a t great speed . The ob j ect was
200 m . away . It was al s o s een by the cus tome rs of a r e s taurant and
a hotel in the area . ( S ur , 4 Augus t 1 9 74 . )

( 1 97 )
Tuesday, 6 August 1 9 74 ( 1 8 : 40 ) B a s e l l a ( L�r ida , S p a i n )

S r . F . M . and h i s o l d wet nur s e , S ra . R . C . , were dr iving s outhward

near B as e l l a when they s aw an ob ject f l y ing ahead and to the r ight
of the car , at a d is tance of 1 00 m . , f o l l owing t he s tr a i ght course
of the tree- l ined S egre R ive r , whi ch r an par a l l e l t o the r oad . The
ob j ect , whi ch was f l ying at a he ight o f 1 5 m . and a speed o f 7 0 km. /
hour , ha d a body 4 or 5 m . l ong and 1 o 5 m . high , w ith what looked
l ike r a p i d l y- sp inn ing rotors ( l ike a he l icopter ) or a d i s c 1 . 5 m .
above . The met a l l ic ob ject wa s ma inly red , w ith whi te on the l e f t
s i de , and had whi te l i ghts above and be l ow , towa rds the l e f t s ide .
The two l i ghts bl i nked on and o f f al ternate l y , e a ch one s taying l i t
for about ha l f a second . The craft made a un i fo rm "ve l vety" s ound
l ike a new wel l - greased motor . It gradua l l y d i s appeared in the d is ­
tance . The s ight i ng l as ted about a minute or two . The sky was sun­
ny . ( F i r s t - hand , CE I , B OF . F ir s t- hand , B a l l e s te r Olmos . )

( 1 98 )
Sunday , 1 3 October 1 97 4 ( 00 : 1 5 ) Gene r a l t s imo Res e rvo i r , B enag�ve r
( Va l enc i a , S pa in )
G . C . , a 2 4 - year- o l d Frenchman with a ma s te r ' s degree in l e t ter s ,
fores try enginee r , and l ieutenant in the a i r a rmy ( jet p i l ot w i th
2 500 hours ) , wa s d r iving by car , accompan ied by s ome S pan i s h f r iends ,
Juan and two young l ad ies , when they s aw s ome thing l ike bl ue-white
" summer l i ghtn ing" in the d is tance . S omewha t f a r the r on they s aw ,
2 0 0 m . away, a l um inous b lue -wh i te s phere , l a rge r than a truck in
s i ze ( d i ameter of 1 0 - 1 2 m . ) . The cal or and l i ght did not va ry , and
it bare l y i l lum ina ted the ground : " i t wa s r a the r an inte r i or l ight ,
l ike the mouth of a furnace , " but i t hurt the eye s to l ook a t it .
The sphe re was perfect and was 3 m . f r om the ground . G . C . changed
the ca r l ights , and they d i d not r e f l ect on the UFO . 2 0 s econds
l a ter the sphe re d i s appeared from s ight " as i f it ha d been turned
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off . " The wi tne s ses w e re f r i ghtened , and the g i rl s were almos t hys ­
te r i c al . ( F i r s t - hand , B a l l e s ter Olmos . )

( 1 99 )
Wedne sda y , 1 January 1 9 7 5 ( 06 : 2 5 ) Quintanaortuno ( B urgos , Spa in )

F our s o l d i ers ( Mano l o Aguera , Fel ipe S �nchez , R i ca rdo Igl es ias , and
Jos� La s o ) were r e t urn ing by car to the Army Eng ineer ing Academy in
Burgos w·hen Aguer a ( the dr ive r ) s aw· a l i ght f a l l f r om the sky at
great s peed . He s t opped the car and all f our got out and wa tched an
i ntens e l y l uminous ye l l owi sh body jus t above the ground 400 m . aw·a y,
a t the pl ace whe re the l ight had f a l l en . I t ha d the " f orm of a
truncate d cone , " 2 m . t a l l and 3 m . wi de , and emi t ted whi te j e ts of
1 ight towa r ds the ground . The 1 ight w·ent out suddenl y and f our
others appe a red in a stra i ght l ine , very cl os e to each other , l ight­
i ng up in succes s i on . Dr iving on , the s ol d iers s topped tw o more
t imes to wa tch the l i ghts ( the second t i me onl y tw·o of the ob jects
we re l i t up ) . The re were s eve r a l othe r w i tnes s e s , inc lud ing S r .
Jos � R iva s R i ano , o f the secret pol i ce . An inve s t i gator ( S r . Ma l o
Ma r t t ne z , a pr ies t ) f ound tw o par a l l e l burned areas , 60 m . X 1 2 m .
a n d 3 0 m . X 1 2 m . , separated b y a d i s tance of 1 5 m In the bu rned
• •

areas there w·e re numer ous r andoml y spaced " holes " where the gra s s
h a d been burned down to the ground . Excep t f or tw·o l a rge one s ( which
mea sured 1 m . X 0 . 3 1 m . and 0 . 6 0 m . X 0 . 3 1 m . ) , the " ho l es " me asured
about 0 . 2 0 m . X 0 . 2 5 m • ( La Actua l idad E spanol a , 2 0 Janua ry 1 9 7 5 .
•

F i r s t- hand , C E I , B OF . S tendek 1 8 , December 1 974 , cover . S tendek 1 9 ,

Ma rch 1 9 7 5 , cover and 3 - 9 . S kyl ook 8 9 , Apr i l 1 9 7 5 , 1 and 3 - 5 . )

( 200 )
Thursday, 2 January 1 9 7 5 ( 23 : 30 ) A i r Force F i r ing R ange , Arguedas
( N avarra , S pa in )
When the members o f the m i l itary patrol o f the a i r f orce f i r ing
range of La s B � rdenas Rea les were on a r out ine reconna i s s ance m i s ­
s i on , they obs e rved s ome very intense l i ght s of intermi ttent b r i ght­
ne s s and o f d i f ferent colors , which were moving s l ow l y and then
s t ayed s ta t i onary on the ground . The barr acks were notif ied , and
o f f icers obs e rved w·i th b inocul a rs an ob j ect shaped l ike " ha l f an
o range , " whi ch rose and s low·l y d i s appe a red on the hor i z on . Next
another s t rong wh i te l ight appea red whi ch even i l l uminated the
ground . S oon a f terward it , too , d i s a ppeare d . The ob j ects w·e re in
the view· of about 3 0 observers for three or four minute s . The case
w as o f f i c i a l l y expl a ined as produced by op t ical ef fects and refl ec­
t i ons of the hal o of the moon and of the s tars on the ground fog
whi ch covered the pl ace . But the f acts do not agree w· ith th i s ex­
pl ana t i on : it s eems tha t one of the ob j ects f lew ove r the heads of
the so l d iers , there a re other independent wi tnes ses , and , f ina l l y ,
tr ace s were f ound . ( E l Pens amiento Navarro and ABC , 5 January 1 97 5 .
E l Not i c i e r o Un ivers al; 6 Janua ry 1 9 7 5 . InformaCIOne s and ABC , 8
January 1 9 7 5 . ABC , 9 January 1 9 7 5 . La Actua l idad Espano l a�O Jan­
uary 1 9 7 5 . FS R 2 0 : 5 ( 1 9 74 ) , 3 2 - 3 3 . S kyl ook 8 7 , February 1 9 7 5 , 1 9 . )

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0 4 AL M E R I A os PV IL A 06 B A 0 AJ 0 l
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1 0 C A C ER E S 1 1 CA C I l 1 2 C A S T E L L ON
1 3 C l UDA O R E A L 1 4 C 0 R D 0 tj A 15 C0 R UN A
1 6 C U E NCA 1 7 G E RON A 18 GR ANA D A
1 9 GU A DA L AJ A R A 20 GU I P U ZC O A 21 H U E LV A
2 2 HUE S CA 2 3 J A EN 24 LE ON
2 5 LE R I DA 2t L O G R O NO 27 LUGO
28 r·1 A 0 R I D 2 9 �A LAG A 30 MU R C ! A
31 N AV ARH A 32 CR ENS E 33 OV I ED O
34 PA L ENC I A 3 5 FO N T E VE D R A 36 S A L AM A N C A
3 7 SAN T AN D E R 38 S E GOV I A 39 S E V IL L A
40 SO R I A 41 T A R R A GO N A 42 T E R LE L
43 TOL E DO 4 4 VA LEN CI A 4 5 V A L LADOL I D
4 6 V I Z C AY A 4 7 Z A fJ O R A 48 Z A R AG O Z A

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3 B E I NG R E PORTE D ( O C U P AN T E 5 )
4 T R AC ES ( H U E LL A S )

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 1 1 4 LE O� ( LE O N , S P A ! N ) Y E A R AN D L OC A T I O N I MP R E C I S E I C 24 3
2 25 L� N fl. N C H A ( T O L E D O , S P A ! t\ ) Y E A R , L O C A T I ON I I'-1 P R E C I S E IK 43 3
.3 4 08 1 2 32 2 345 AR RO Y O MOL I N O S D E LEO N ( h U EL V A , S F A J N ) Ir-'1 2 1 1 4
4 1 01 1 C 34 GA RG AN T A L A O LL A ( C A C ER E S , S PA ! � ) IJ 1 0 3
5 os 04 3 5 1 930 AZ N Al C A Z A R ( S E VI LL A , S P A I N) A P PR 0 X I r� A T E D A T E IM 39 13
6 1 2 5 0 7 38 2 3 �0 GU A D A L A J A R A ( GU A D AL A J A R A , SP A J N ) L OC . IMP R E C I S E IK 1 9 23
7 7 4 8 GA R G A N T A L A O LL A- YU S T E IV O N A S T E R Y ( C A C E R E S , S P A J N ) IJ 1 () 13
R 3 ?2 !J 3 50 0545 VI L L AR T A D E S AN J LAN ( C I U D A D R E AL , S P A I N ) IK 1 3 2
9 3 1 2 04 so R E U S - T A R R A G O N A ( T A R R A G CN P , SP A IN ) IH 4 1 1
10 5 1 4 04 50 CAMARA SA ( LE R ID A, SPA I N) IH 2 5 2
11 0 8 52 2 2 00 AY TONA ( L E R I D A, S P AI N ) IH 2 5 1
12 () 1 07 53 1 1 00 V I L L AR E S D EL SAZ ( C U E r\ C A , S P A I N ) A PP RO X I M A T E DAT E IK 1 6 234
1 3 I) 9 53 S� N T ON A ( S A N T A N D E � , S P A i r\ ) ID 37 2
14 15 1C 54 AL V I TO (BA I XO A L E � T E J O , FO RT U GA L ) AP PR O X I M A T E DAT E IP 0 2
1 5 01 1 1 54 2240 OR D EN E S ( LA C CR U N A, S P AI �) lA 1 5 2
16 2 07 1 2 54 072 5 GA I NC H UR I l Q U E T A , I R U N ( G U I PU Z C 0 A , S P A I N ) I E 20 2 4
17 7 1 9 1 2 54 CA R T AY A ( HUEL VA, S PA I N ) I M 2 1 2
18 3 JS C 1 5 5 1 600 OY A RZU N ( G U I P Ul C O A , S P A I N ) lE 20 2
19 03 5 5 1 600 MONTOR NES DEL V A L LE S - LA R CC A ( B AR CE LON A , SPA IN ) A . Y . IH 8 234
20 Ot 55 0 1 00 MU R O S ( L A C O R u N A , S P A l t\ ) lA 1 5 3
21 56 LA GR A NJ A ( S E GO V I A , S P A ! N ) A P PR O X I M A T E Y E A R ID 38 2
22 0l5 5 6 1 400 G R A NJ A DE T O R RE H E RMO S A ( B AD A JO Z , S PA IN ) IJ 6 13
23 3 28 08 57 0 300 NAZ AR E C E S T R E M A D U R A , F O R TU GA L ) IP 0 2 4
24 3 30 04 58 EL PA D UL ( G R A r\ A D A , S P A ! N ) I ,-., 1 8 2
25 n8 58 1 9 30 MULHAC EN P E AK ( G R A N A D A , SP A l N ) A PP RO X I MA T E D AT E H·1 1 8 2
26 1 c 58 1 900 1 5 KM F ROM F I GU E R A S T O C: E R O .t,J A C G E RO NA , S P A I N ) IH 1 7 13
27 3 1 7 1 2 58 1 930 FORN EL LS , M E N O f< C A C ti A L E A R I C I S L AN D S , S P A J N ) I l 7 1
28 3 3 1 1 2 5 8 2 3 55 L A HE R R E R I A < S E V I LL A , SP A I N ) IM 39 2
29 1 3 0 7 59 0000 SU C H S CLE R I DA ,S PA IN) A P P R O X I MA T E DA TE IH 25 1
30 1 0 0 6 60 () 3 3 0 AL GOl C AL uA R V E , P O R T U G A L ) A P P RO X I M A T E DA T E JP 0 23
31 5 06 0 1 61 0 3 00 T0 R R 0 J A D E L P R I 0 R fl T 0 ( T A R R A G ON A , S P A I N ) IH 41 2
32 7 1 1 O t 61 2 300 V I LLAN U EV A DE L R I C ( S E V I L LA , SP A I N ) IM 39 1
33 62 AL P O R T E L ( .1\ L G A R V E , P O R T U G A L ) AP P RO X . Y EA R IP 0 1 4
34 0 2 62 ti O R J A S BL A N C A S C L E R I D A, SP A I N ) IH 2 5 2
35 6 07 C4 62 0000 MONTAG UT ( L E R I D A , SP A ! N ) IH 2 5 1
3 fl 1 1 63 COMARR UGA ( T A R R A G C N A , S P A l t\ ) AP P . D A TE IH 4 1 3
37 64 TU E J AR { V A L EN C I A, SP A I �) .A P P . Y EAR IL 44 2
38 c 7 64 1 1 30 LA S RO Z AS ( MA Ck i O , S P A I N ) A P P RO X ! M A T E DA T E IK 28 2 4
39 1 2 65 061 5 SAN J A V I E R A I R F O RC E BA SE U"' U R C I A , S P A I N ) APP. Y E A R IN 30 1
40 7 06 0 2 66 2 000 AL U C H E ( M A DR J O, SP A!N) IK 28 2 4
41 04 66 0 200 LOS AL C A Z A R E S M I L I T A R Y C A �P (M U R C I A , S P A I N ) AP . DA T E IN 30 3
42 1 6 0 5 66 C O R D OB A ( C O R D C B A , S P A l f\ ) A PP R OX I M A T E D AT E I JYl 1 4 23
43 2 7 0 t 66 0400 C I S T EL LA ( C: E R C N A , S P A l l\ ) I H 1 7 1 4
44 c 8 66 0000 PO R C I E D A , P O T E S ( S A N T A N O ER , S PA I N ) I D 37 2 4
t.. S 1 c 66 F I GUE R AS ( G E R CN A , SP A I N ) .� P P . D A TE I H 1 7
46 'l t 07 i'1 L.J N T A D A S A I RPCRT , P R A T LL 08 R EG A T ( 8 AR C E L 0 N A , S P A I N ) IH 8 2
47 4 D1 f'l t 67 2 1 00 SA N T A MON I C A ( 1'-l A D f d O , S P A i t\ ) IK 28 2 4
48 n 7 67 n _� o o PAL MA DE MALL Ok C A ( ti A L E � R I C I S L AN DS ,S PA I N ) I I 7 234
49 1 Cl ? 08 67 2 1 00 IGR I E S ( HU E S C A ,S P A IN) IG 2 2 2
50 4 2 1 09 67 on 3 C' S A i� T A C 0L 0 M A - L A k 0CA ( 8 A R C E L ON A , S P A I N ) IH 3 23
51 2 5 09 67 2 1 3n SAN FE L I U D E C 0 D I t\ A S ( 8 A R C E L ON A , SP A I N ) A P P • DAT E IH 6 3
52 6 16 11 67 1 3 00 PL E N C I A ( V l Z C A Y A , S P A i t\ ) I E 46 1
53 68 EL P A D UL ( G R A N A D A , SP A ! N ) IM 1 8 1
54 05 0 1 6b 11 8 1 5 TO RREL L AS DE FO I X ( ti A R C E L O N A , S P A I N ) A PP . O A T E IH 8 2
55 5 2? (' 3 6 o 'l 1 3 0 LA C OD O S E R A ( t: A D A J O l , S P A ! N ) IJ 6 1
56 5 22 0 3 68 20 1 5 NOUN T T OB A Z O , C A N D AN C H U (H UE S CA SP AI N) IG 22 2 4
57 c4 68 TO S S A DE MAR ( G E R C f\.J A , S P A I N ) A P P . D AT E IH 1 7 23
58 (4 68 1 9 0. 0 GE R EN A-OL I V AR E S ( SE V I LL A, SP A I N ) IM 39 2
5q 7 23 06 68 000 5 MOUNT 8 A N D E R A S , 8 l l6 A O ( V l Z C A YA , S P A I N ) lE 46 2

60 0 7 68 2 3 00 MENDAV I A ( L OG RO N O , S P A I N ) I D 26
61 5 n2 r8 6� 1 8 00 LOS R A S O S , V A L D E M A t\ C O { C I U D A D RE A L , S PA I N ) IK 1 3
62 5 02 08 68 2 3 44 M0UNT G AL L I C A N T ( T A R R A G ON A , S P A I N ) IH 4 1 1
63 4 1 5 c8 6 8 '1 0 3 0 V I LLAV E R D E-BR ENE S ( S E V I L L A , S P A ! t\ ) IM 39 2
64 5 1 6 08 6K 0600 SE R R A DE ALMCS ( T A R R A GO NA ,SP AI N ) IH 4 1 1 34
t5 1 26 08 68 0 300 SER R A D E ALMOS ( T P R R A GO � A , SP AI N ) IH 4 1 1
{; 6 3 2H 0� 6b 1 930 UC E RO ( S O R I A , S P A ! I\ ) ID 40 2
67 4 29 oa 68 21 30 SA N S A D LJ R N I D E O S OR M O RT ( 8A R C E L ON A , S P A ! N ) IH 8 1
68 4 29 0 13 68 21 40 MOUN T KOBE TA S , 8 I L8 A O ( V I Z CA Y A, S P A I N ) lE 4 6 2
69 5 30 08 68 C O L L O T O ( O V I E DO , S F A I N ) IS 3 3 1
70 51 o � 6o 2 0 0 () SA N T I P ONC E { S E V I L LA , S F A IN ) A PP . D A T E IM 39 234
71 6 31 08 68 2300 UM B R E T E ( S E V I L L A , S P A l t\ ) IM 39 1
72 09 68 VALV ER DE D E L EG A N ES ( EA DA JOZ ,S P AI N) IJ 6 1
73 () 9 6 ;� 2200 SI E RRA NEVADA C G R AN A O A, SP A ! N ) LO C . I M PR E C I S E IM 18 1
74 7 0 1 09 68 0 1 () 0 PO L L E N S A , P A L ri: A ( B A L E A R I C I S L AN O S , SP A I N ) I I 7 1
75 7 01 09 6R 2 3 00 NO RE N A ( O V I E D O, S P Al N ) IB 33 1
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