Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Expediente Número 680515 (Bis) - Avistamiento de Fenómenos Extraños
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AI-Generated Summary
This file documents the official investigation into a 1968 UFO sighting in Catalonia, which was ultimately identified by the Spanish Air Force as a weather balloon. It includes correspondence between a private citizen and the Ministry of Air, concluding with the file's declassification in 1996.
This document file, numbered 680515 (Bis), contains administrative correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported in the Catalan airspace on May 15, 1968. The file includes an inquiry from a private citizen who requested information from the Ministry of Air's Information and Propaganda office. The citizen noted rumors that radar stations in Rosas and Calatayud had detected an object that performed extreme vertical maneuvers, climbing from 8,000 to 60,000 feet, and that interceptor squadrons from Zaragoza and Torrejón had been scrambled. The Ministry of Air processed this inquiry through the Chief of the Air Staff (JEMA). The official response from the 2nd Chief of the General Staff, dated June 24, 1969, clarified that the object was confirmed to be a weather balloon. The military stated that the rumors of extreme vertical maneuvers were unfounded. Furthermore, it was noted that while the object was detected by the 4th Alert and Control Squadron, it was not intercepted by pilots because the aircraft were on a training mission and were low on fuel. The document concludes with a declassification notice dated November 8, 1996, by the Intelligence Officer of the Air Operational Command (M.O.A.), stating there was no longer a need to maintain the 'classified' status of the file.
El supuesto OVNI observado en Cataluña -confirmado como un globo sonda posteriormente- el día 15 de Mayo de 1968 y detectado por el radar del Escuadrón de Alerta y Control nº 4, no pudo ser visto por los pilotos de una formación en misión de instrucción por encontrarse con el combustible prácticamente agotado y tener que regresar a su Base.
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Official Assessment
El supuesto OVNI observado en Cataluña fue confirmado posteriormente como un globo sonda.
The object reported on May 15, 1968, was identified as a weather balloon. The military noted that the reported vertical maneuvers were unfounded and that the object was detected by the 4th Alert and Control Squadron, though it was not intercepted by pilots due to fuel constraints.
Key Persons
- JEMAJefe del Estado Mayor del Aire
- General 2° Jefe del E.M.General 2° Jefe del Estado Mayor