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Manises UFO Incident

Event date
1979 Nov 11
Location
Manises, Valencia, Spain
Country
Spain

Record summary

A commercial aircraft carrying 109 passengers made an emergency landing after the crew observed red lights on a collision course. A Mirage F-1 fighter was scrambled; the pilot reported radar contact before the object accelerated away. The only Spanish commercial flight diverted due to a UFO.

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