Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Expediente Número 690626 — Avistamiento de Fenómenos Extraños, Gijón, 26 de Junio de 1969
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1969 sighting of a trapezoidal object over Asturias Airport was investigated by the Spanish Air Force. The object was identified as a weather balloon by an observer using binoculars, leading to the case being declassified in 1993.
This document is a declassified report (Expediente 690626) regarding an unidentified object sighting over the Asturias Airport in Spain on June 26, 1969. Between 10:45 and 12:00, witnesses observed a translucent, trapezoidal object moving slowly in an East-West direction. The object was described as having a plastic-like appearance and a bright edge that varied in intensity. The report notes that the object was observed by the general public and specifically by a correspondent from the Interplanetary Studies Center in Gijón, who used binoculars to identify the object as a weather balloon. This identification was compared to a similar sighting of a French CNES stratospheric balloon that occurred in Madrid on September 5, 1968. The report concludes that no further investigation was required and that there was no reason to maintain the 'CLASSIFIED MATERIAL' status. The document was officially declassified on September 17, 1993, by the Intelligence Section of the Air Operational Command (MOA).
No se aprecian aspectos que hagan aconsejable mantener la condición de 'MATERIA CLASIFICADA'.
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Official Assessment
The object was identified as a weather balloon, similar to one seen in Madrid on September 5, 1968 (French CNES stratospheric balloon).
The object was observed by the public and a correspondent from the Interplanetary Studies Center, who confirmed it was a weather balloon. No further investigation was deemed necessary.
Witnesses
- Corresponsal del Centro de Estudios InterplanetariosCorresponsalCentro de Estudios Interplanetarios
Key Persons
- Jefe del Aeropuerto de AsturiasReporting official