Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Expediente Número: 681206 / 09 — Avistamiento de Fenómenos Extraños (La Rabassada, Barcelona)
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A married couple reported sightings of unidentified luminous objects in Barcelona in December 1968. Military intelligence concluded the sightings were likely caused by a bright celestial body.
This document file (681206/09) details a sighting of unidentified luminous phenomena reported by a married couple in the La Rabassada area of Barcelona, Spain. On December 6, 1968, at 06:30 hours, the witnesses observed a round, flattened object emitting white, red, green, and orange lights. The object was initially stationary before moving toward San Cugat del Vallés. A second, similar object was observed shortly after at a higher altitude. On December 9, 1968, at the same time and location, the witnesses observed a single red, round object that moved very slowly for an extended period. The military intelligence section of the Mando Operativo Aéreo (MOA) reviewed the report. While noting a lack of significant meteorological data, the investigators concluded that the description of the objects was sufficient to rule out aircraft. They hypothesized that the sightings were likely the result of observing a bright celestial body near sunset, subject to atmospheric distortion. The file was subsequently declassified on April 21, 1993, with the note that no further investigation had been conducted and that the matter did not warrant continued classification.
La repetición del avistamiento, de características muy similares y coincidente en lugar y tiempo, abona la hipótesis de que pudo tratarse de la observación de un astro brillante, próximo a su ocaso, con los consiguientes efectos de amplificación y distorsión de la imagen real.
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Official Assessment
La repetición del avistamiento, de características muy similares y coincidente en lugar y tiempo, abona la hipótesis de que pudo tratarse de la observación de un astro brillante, próximo a su ocaso, con los consiguientes efectos de amplificación y distorsión de la imagen real.
The description of the objects allowed the military to rule out aircraft as the stimulus for the sighting. The repetition of the event suggested the observation of a bright celestial body near sunset, potentially distorted.