REF: UAP/1970s/115Unexplained
1976-08-23
Canary Islands sighting
Gran Canaria/Tenerife · Spain·Mass sighting / naval·1970s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Doctor and many witnesses saw a luminous sphere with figures; Spanish Navy corvette crew observed; part of declassified Spanish dossier; later linked by skeptics to Poseidon missile test.
§ BWitnesses
Ship's crew, doctor Francisco Padron, hundreds
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Spanish AF declassified file; witness statements
§ DOfficial Investigation
Spanish military investigation
§ EStatus Assessment
Official file kept as unidentified; missile-launch explanation now favored by researchers
§ FVerifiable Sources
Spanish AF files; Ballester Olmos analyses
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1974-01-23🇬🇧 UK
Berwyn Mountains incident
Crash claim / explained core
1974-08-25🇲🇽 Mexico
Coyame 'crash' claim
Crash-retrieval folklore
1974-10-27🇬🇧 UK
Aveley abduction
Family abduction claim
1975-08-13🇺🇸 USA
Charles Moody encounter
Abduction claim (military)
1975-10-27 to 11-11🇺🇸 USA
SAC bases overflights (Loring/Wurtsmith/Malmstrom/Minot)
Nuclear base incursions
1975-11-05🇺🇸 USA
Travis Walton abduction
Abduction with 7 witnesses