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UFO case file · UFO-5266

Carapito Beira Alta unidentified-object report — January 4, 1977

CE2Portugal1977-01-04

Carapito Beira Alta, Portugal

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Case description

At 12:30 a.m. on January 4, 1977 at Carapito Beira Alta, Portugal, A man was training his German shepherd dog in a pine grove when the animal suddenly became agitated and sat next to him. He then saw hovering 10 meters from the ground a dark metallic domed object that was emitting a beeping sound. The witness suffered from severe headaches soon after the incident, and his dog died with no obvious cause of death in August of the same year.

Recorded details

Local time
12:30 a.m.
Craft description
He then saw hovering 10 meters from the ground a dark metallic domed object that was emitting a beeping sound.
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