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September 1953, Santoña (Santander, Spain)

       On a clear night one witness, Sr. F. Campaña, saw an object rise from the sea 3500 m. away at a 75-degree angle. The object appeared solid and was bright blue in color. It rose sharply towards the NE for 1 minute and was lost to sight. (Firsthand, Félix Ares, BOF.)                              

This reference: A Catalogue of 200 Type-1 UFO Events in Spain and Portugal by Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos, #013, p. 3.

With thanks to Larry Hatch’s *U* UFO Computer Database by Larry Hatch, # 01003, © 2002

Note: 3500 meters = 2.17 statute miles-CF-  

UFOCAT PRN – 106301

UFOCAT URN – 019630 Data-Net Report, March 1971

UFOCAT URN – 062355 Computerized Catalog by Jacques Vallee (N=3073), #????, no © date

UFOCAT URN – 073229 World-Wide Catalog of Type 1 Reports, #0280 by Peter Rogerson,

                                        no © date

UFOCAT URN – 078141 Catalogue of 200 Type-1 UFO Events in Spain and Portugal, #013,

                                        © CUFOS 1976

UFOCAT URN – 106301 Case investigation files of Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos, no date

UFOCAT URN – 176635 *U* UFO Computer Database by Larry Hatch, # 03123, © 2002      

Europe - Spain

Santoña           Latitude 43-27 N, Longitude 3-27 W (D-M)

Santander        Latitude 43-28 N, Longitude 3-48 W

Reference: Spain and Andorra Gazetteer, prepared by the Office of Geography, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., April 1961      

UFO Location (UFOCAT) Latitude 43.44 N, Longitude 3.43 W (D.%)