Canary Islands Sphere Incident (1976) — CTD-0217

DATE22 Jun 1976

LOCAL TIME10:00 PM

LOCATIONCanary Islands, Spain

COORDINATES40.28°N, 3.74°W

Hundreds of witnesses across multiple Canary Islands observed a massive luminous sphere for over 40 minutes. A physician reported seeing two humanoid figures inside the transparent blue sphere. The Spanish Air Force declassified its report in 1994, concluding a genuine unidentified phenomenon had occurred.

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WITNESSES & UNITS

Military personnel & radar operators

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Archived investigative case file

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