Canary Islands Alien Sphere
A transparent sphere rose from the Atlantic while thousands watched from multiple islands. Inside, a doctor and taxi driver clearly saw two tall humanoid beings at controls. The Spanish Air Force investigated and officially declared it unexplained.
The Atlantic Sphere with Beings
On June 22, 1976, a massive luminous sphere emerged from the ocean near the Canary Islands. Thousands witnessed it. Two men saw beings inside. The Spanish Air Force investigated and could not explain what visited the Atlantic that night.
The Event
June 22, 1976:
- Evening hours
- Atlantic Ocean
- Near Canary Islands
- Multiple witnesses
- Government investigation
The Sphere
What appeared:
- Enormous glowing ball
- Blue-yellow-white light
- Rose from ocean
- Hovered
- Became transparent
The Islands
Who saw it:
- Gran Canaria
- Tenerife
- Fuerteventura
- Multiple islands
- Same time
Dr. Francisco Julio Padron
Primary witness:
- Medical doctor
- House call trip
- In taxi
- Closest observer
- Detailed testimony
His Encounter
What happened:
- Sphere approached road
- Became transparent
- Could see inside
- Two beings visible
- Enormous craft
The Beings
What he saw:
- Two figures
- Very tall
- At control panels
- Operating craft
- Humanoid form
The Taxi Driver
Second witness:
- Unnamed
- Professional driver
- Saw same thing
- Terrified
- Corroborating account
The Navy Ship Atrevida
Military witness:
- Corvette crew
- Multiple sailors
- Official log entry
- Documented sighting
- Government evidence
Spanish Air Force Investigation
Official inquiry:
- Full resources
- Witness interviews
- Data analysis
- Documentation
- Serious effort
The Conclusion
Their finding:
- Genuinely unexplained
- Not aircraft
- Not natural phenomenon
- Not known technology
- Authentic UFO
File Release
Declassification:
- 1994 release
- Complete files
- All documents
- Public access
- Rare honesty
Why Significant
Unique factors:
- Beings seen
- Mass witnesses
- Military confirmation
- Official investigation
- Unexplained conclusion
The Transparency
Key detail:
- Craft became see-through
- Interior visible
- Beings observed
- Operating controls
- Unprecedented
Analysis
What it means:
- Occupants confirmed
- Intelligent control
- Advanced technology
- Non-human origin?
- Open questions
Significance
One of the few officially investigated UFO cases with beings observed, mass witnesses, and government acknowledgment.
Legacy
The Canary Islands case stands apart because the Spanish government told the truth—they investigated thoroughly and admitted they couldn’t explain what thousands of people saw, including the beings inside.