Spain is one of the countries where more UFO sightings have occurred. In reality, there are a large number of documented cases that have remained unexplained or that have served to feed the idea that there are other forms of life in the universe. What are the most important ones that have been recorded?
The first supposed UFO sighting took place in Spain almost 200 years ago. With this you can see that the search for aliens is not exactly something of our time. Several generations ago, Spaniards were already captivated by the idea that there were aliens visiting us from distant planets to analyze us or who knows if to abduct us.
The first sighting in Spain
At least, the first recorded in the press and testimonies of the time. It took place on February 14, 1846 in Ciudad Real. The newspapers seem to have been trying to assimilate the news before carrying out its publication, since the first testimony on the subject did not appear in the newspapers until March 6.
The sighting occurred in Campo de Criptana and was never resolved. Some scientists of the time mentioned that what had been seen in the sky was a very bright meteor. But it was not confirmed in view of the fact that the astronomical exploration of the time did not have the current means. It is important to be aware of what it means that the first UFO was sighted as early as 1846, since society had not yet been enthusiastic about this concept. Consider that, for example, Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds event was not broadcast on the radio until 1938.
25 years later there is another “visit”
The second time in which the Spanish would speak of UFOs would be in 1851, the year in which a luminous phenomenon was witnessed in the night sky. What the newspapers of May of that year report is that there was a light that was placed just in front of the Moon. That surprised all the citizens and it was not something that only one or two people saw. The sighting occurred in Villaviciosa de Odón, in Madrid.
In this case, the explanation of what happened is simpler, since the incident would fit with the appearance of a lunar halo. In any case, in the 50s of 1800 it was something that impressed the citizens because of the mystery it entailed.
Sightings in the Canary Islands
The 70s made many of the eyes of fans of aliens put on the Canary Islands. The reason for this is that there were repeated sightings that coincided in their characteristics and in the behavior of the supposed UFOs. Due to the way in which they were repeated on different occasions, the Spanish government took action on the matter to investigate officially.
They were recorded in 1974, 1976 on two occasions, 1977 and 1979. As we indicated, there are features of these sightings that coincided in all cases. For example, these were long-term sightings that could even last 40 minutes. There was also a record of how lights were seen moving very quickly across the sky, some of them having come out of the water. In many of the sightings there is talk of how the lights expanded with the intention of forming hemispheres of a high level of brightness.
Military and civilians alike saw the phenomenon and a multitude of photographs were taken that “demonstrated” that an unidentified flying phenomenon had been recorded. The government documents signed in the 70s about what happened were declassified over the years and, today, can be downloaded in PDF format without any requirement. Until today, what happened in the Canary Islands in this decade has gone down in history as one of the biggest UFO incidents in the world. And the government itself acknowledges that these are unidentified objects for which no fully convincing scientific explanation has been found.
encounter with an alien
Also in the 70s there was another of the most historically important incidents of which there has been a record of the contact of the Spaniards with extraterrestrials. In this case it was in Talavera la Real, but the situation had different circumstances.
After a series of strange noises at the air base where they worked, three soldiers began to search an area where they had also seen a very bright light in the sky. They heard leaves breaking, and when they looked up, they saw an alien. One of them fainted due to the supposed attack of the being, while the other two started shooting. The alien had a humanoid appearance, but it was characterized by the fact that his height was much higher than that of people, since he easily reached three meters. Also, his head was black in color like a helmet and had green light glowing around it.
A group of 50 soldiers went out to check the area the next morning. What surprised everyone is that they did not find the casings from the shots that their companions had undoubtedly fired. What had happened? Over the years, the soldier who found the alien has spoken on several occasions and commented that, in reality, the alien’s attack saved him from being shot by his companions. After passing out, he was in a coma for more than 10 days.
Other sightings in Spain
As you can see, Spain is a country that has a long history of UFO sightings. Aliens could have visited us on many occasions and left a trail as to the movement of their ships or even the abductions or appearances that these mysterious life forms have made. In addition to those discussed, the occasion in which the crew of an airplane saw a UFO in Manises is famous, as well as the many UFOs that have supposedly been detected in Robledo de Chavela. There, NASA has huge antennas that are used for different purposes and whose location has been the protagonist of numerous sightings over the years.
In any case, you already know that, for now, nothing is clear and that everything is assumptions. Alien stories are always liked and generate a lot of expectation among citizens, especially now that many documents have already been declassified with which the mystery is still very much alive. Perhaps in the future everything will be explained.
