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UFO case file · UFO-5600

Baleares Islands radar tracking report — February 9, 1979

CE1Mediterranean Sea1979-02-09

Baleares Islands (near), Mediterranean Sea

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Case description

On February 9, 1979, over 50 UFOs surrounded the butane freighter "Tamames" in the Mediterranean Sea as it approached the Escombreras refinery in the Baleares Islands. The radar of a second ship also reported the presence of the UFOs, but not ground radar.

Recorded details

Craft description
Over 50 UFOs surrounded the butane freighter "Tamames" in the Mediterranean Sea as it approached the Escombreras refinery in the Baleares Islands. The radar of a second ship also reported the presence of the UFOs, but not ground radar.
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