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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

UFO. Spain

ID	#1605015931
Added	Tue, 10/11/2020
Author	July N.
Sources	thinkaboutitdocs.com Jane Thomas, UFO News clipping Service, March 1979, p. 15 Pueblo, February 9, 1979
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Research

Initial data

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Incident date:

09.02.1979 03:00

Location:

возле Балеарских островов, Средиземное море

Spain

More than 50 UFOs surrounded the butane cargo ship Tamames in the Mediterranean sea as it approached the Escombreras oil refinery in the Balearic Islands.

The ship's log reports that the clouds appeared at 3 am, and the ship's radar showed the presence of many huge air objects. The yellow lights in the clouds lasted six hours.

The second ship's radar also reported the presence of UFOs, but not ground-based radar.

Original news

Date: February 9 1979
Location:  near Balearic Islands, Mediterranean Sea
Time:  3:00 AM.
Summary:   Over 50 UFOs surrounded the butane freighter “Tamames” in the Mediterranean Sea as it approached the Escombreras refinery in the Balearic Islands. The ship’s log reports that clouds appeared at 3:00 a.m., and the ship’s radar showed the presence of many huge aerial objects. The presence of yellow lights in the clouds continued for six hours. The radar of a second ship also reported the presence of the UFOs, but not ground radar.
Source:  Jane Thomas, UFO News clipping Service, March 1979, p. 15, citing Pueblo, February 9, 1979

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