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Four U.F.O.s force a Caravelle to land in Valencia (Spain)

FOUR unidentified flying objects pursued during the night of Sunday to Monday, for more than four hours, a Caravel plane that was flying from Palma de Major to Tenerife, forcing it to land in Valencia.

The plane, from the company Transportes Aereos Espagnoles (T.A.E.), had 58 passengers on board, mostly Germans and Austrians.

According to its pilot, four luminous objects began following the airplane as it flew over Ibiza at 10 p.m. (local) on Sunday. After unsuccessfully trying to get some distance, the captain consulted the Valencia airport control tower who advised him to land.

The four UFOs. followed the plane to Valencia. It was then 2 o'clock. They then took up position, one above the military base in the city, another above the terminal, a third above the runway head, while the fourth flew over the military base.

Four Phantoms took off from the base of Los Llanos (province of Albacete). As they arrived in Valence, the U.F.O.s disappeared.

They were seen by other witnesses in the Valencia region.

Editors. -- This information deserves consideration. We interviewed by telephone one of our colleagues from Barcelona, "El Coreo Catalan", who confirmed to us, giving additional details, the dispatch sent by the A.F.P.

Only the commander of the aircraft, a Spaniard, provided full testimony. His statements can be summed up as follows: the Caravelle, coming from Salzburg, was literally chased by four U.F.O.s which had the characteristic of diffusing a red light accompanied by sparks. Still according to the commander, the hunt lasted four hours, between Ibiza and Valencia (it usually takes thirty minutes of flight between these two cities). The flight conditions becoming poor and without any particular explanation, the captain chose to land (1).

None of the 58 passengers confirmed or denied this version, nor the rest of the crew. The airplane, which suffered no damage, left for Tenerife with the same crew. We must believe that the case is taken seriously since the Spanish Minister of Transport came to Valencia and ordered an investigation as well as the military authorities.

(1) It is not excluded that because of the autonomy of the Caravelle, the commander decided to land in Valencia.