Manises — airliner diversion & Mirage intercept

TAE flight JK-297 from Salzburg (via Palma) to Las Palmas saw red lights approach on a collision course near Ibiza and track the aircraft after it changed altitude. The captain diverted to Valencia — the first airliner diverted by a UFO. A Mirage F1 from Los Llanos then chased lights that accelerated away.

Explanation

Spanish Air Force files declassified in the 1990s did not confirm an anomalous object; researchers attribute the lights to refinery flare stacks and bright stars/planets.

What was seen

Shape: Red lights on a collision course; truncated cone
Witnesses: TAE crew, 109 passengers, controllers, Mirage pilot
Duration: ~1.5 hours

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• Spain
• 1970s
• Disputed
• Aviation encounters
• Official government documents
• Military witnesses
• Pilot and aircrew witnesses
• Radar tracking
• Reported electromagnetic effects
• Lights and fireballs

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