Case file · Sighting
Juan Sebastián Elcano sighting
On 19 November 1976 the crew of the training ship Juan Sebastián Elcano, a T-12 pilot, a Spantax captain and residents of Guía saw a luminous phenomenon between Gran Canaria and Punta de Jandía.
1976 CE · 28.07, -14.50 · status: explained
The sceptical view
The file presumed a missile; the pattern matches the Poseidon launches seen in the islands in 1976–1979.