Case file · Sighting
Spantax flight, Tenerife–Las Palmas
On 17 September 1968 the crew of a Spantax Fokker between Tenerife and Las Palmas reported a luminous object near the aircraft.
1968 CE · 28.20, -15.90 · status: explained
The sceptical view
The military judge who investigated concluded it matched ball lightning.