Expediente Número 781024: Avistamiento de Fenómenos Extraños en Menorca

This document constitutes the official investigative file (Expediente 781024) regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on October 24, 1978, near the Menorca Airport in Spain. The incident began at approximately 20:30 local time when the pilot of an AVIACO flight (A0203) reported seeing two unidentified objects to the Menorca control tower. The pilot described the objects as having white lights similar to those used on civilian aircraft to illuminate the leading edge of wings. He estimated their altitude to be below 500 feet and their speed to be consistent with jet aircraft. The airport controller, after the flight landed, observed the same two objects using binoculars and confirmed they were moving from East to West. Both the Menorca tower and the Palma Control Center confirmed that there was no official air traffic reported in that sector at the time. The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire) initiated a formal investigation, appointing a judge instructor to gather testimonies from the pilot and the controller. The investigation involved multiple exchanges of correspondence between the Third Air Region (Zaragoza), the Balearic Air Sector, and the Menorca Air Command. The investigation concluded that the objects were likely two military jet fighters flying in formation at high speed. The file includes transcripts of the radio communications between the pilot and the control towers, as well as the formal declarations taken from the witnesses. The document was declassified on May 10, 1995, by the Intelligence Section of the Air Operational Command.