During the 1970s, much like in other parts of the world, Spain experienced an apparent surge in UFO sightings, many of which also featured encounters with strange humanoid entities. Just one of these took place at the Talavera le Real Air Force Base in Badajoz, Spain, and featured three military per…
The Talavera Le Real Air Force Alien Incident – One Of Many 1970s Spanish UFO Encounters - UFO Insight Search Conspiracy UFOs Aliens Space Cryptozoology Supernatural Subscribe Log In ☰ The Talavera Le Real Air Force Alien Incident – One Of Many 1970s Spanish UFO Encounters By Marcus Lowth July 23, 2021 March 27, 2022 31 min read Posted inAliens, Encounters According to an account that appeared in the February 1978 edition of Flying Saucer Review (Vol. 23 No. 5), a case of paralysis during an apparent UFO and alien encounter occurred on 12th November 1976 at Talavera le Real Air Force Base in Badajoz, Spain near to the border with Portugal. The incident was not only witnessed by three military personnel but also resulted in severe (if temporary) health problems for one of them. The Talavera le Real Air Force Base Alien encounter is one of the most intriguing on record It also featured the apparition and disappearance of a strange, glowing humanoid entity, one that appeared to defy logic and physics as it faced the barrage of military fire from the soldiers involved. Indeed, the Talavera Le Real Air Force incident is one of the most detailed and remarkable on record. The fact is during the 1970s, as we shall examine, particularly the mid to latter part of the decade, UFO sightings in Spain were almost a regular occurrence, with sightings being witnessed by people in the street as they went about their daily lives, to airline pilots who held the lives of others in their hands as they witnessed such strange objects thousands of feet above the ground. And what’s more, many of these incidents also involved strange humanoid beings that would appear to be the occupants of these equally strange aerial vehicles. The report of the Talavera Le Real Air Force incident entered the public arena in the previously mentioned Flying Saucer Review courtesy of UFO investigator Juan Jose Benitez (and was transcribed by Gordon Creighton). Contents [hide]1 A Sudden Ear-Piercing Whistling Noise2 Searching Of The Perimeters3 Something In The Darkness Behind Them4 It Faded Away Like “An Image On A Television Screen!”5 Lingering Symptoms Of A Strange Encounter6 Waves Of UFO Sightings In 1970s Spain6.1 The Humanoid Encounter In Baracaldo6.2 Encounter In Medellin6.3 Sightings In The Months Before The Medellin Encounter6.4 The Mothership Sighting Of Adrian Sanchez6.5 Sightings Of Strange Craft All Over Spain6.6 A Double Sighting On A Lonely Spanish Road6.7 Sightings Over Madrid6.8 The San Antonio Harbor Incident6.9 The Las Bardenas Reales Encounter7 The Later Years In The Spanish Skies Of The 1970s7.1 The Bizarre Encounter Of Pablo R – Yet Another Spanish Humanoid Case7.2 The Guadiamar River Incident7.3 Near-Collision November 1979 Incident7.4 “Hello! How Are You?”7.5 Fishing Crew Cone-Shape8 The Michelin Man Sighting Encounter9 “…Difficult For Official Quarters To Admit!” A Sudden Ear-Piercing Whistling Noise The incident unfolded at just before 2 am when two Spanish soldiers [1] – Jose Maria Trejo and Juan Carrizosa – were on sentry duty at the “fuel stock zone” when they heard a sudden strange sound that immediately caught their attention. They would describe it as at first sounding like “typical radio interference” which suddenly changed to an “acute, penetrating whistle” that was “so piercing” it caused significant pain in their ears. Each was now alert to the real possibility of an intruder and so began to scan their surroundings. The whistling sound continued for around five minutes before suddenly coming to a stop. They would undertake a search of the perimeters, not finding anything untoward and no signs of a breach of security. However, only moments after this patrol was carried out, the bizarre whistling sound began once more. They would describe this second whistling as being “so sharp and so penetrating” that they feared it would drive them mad or that their “eardrums were going to be ruptured”. A map showing where the incident took place Once more the ear-piercing whistling sound continued for around five minutes before suddenly ceasing. This time, however, when the sound came to a stop a bright light was immediately visible overhead lighting up a large part of the ground below. This unnerving glow lasted for around 20 seconds before it vanished, sending the area back to the darkness of the early morning hours. Shortly after, a third soldier, Jose Hidalgo, joined the two bemused men outside, with him was one of the military Alsatian guard dogs. He had also seen the magnificent glow and was preparing to conduct a tour of the perimeters of the base. The two soldiers agreed to join him, and on their way made their way to a small hut where the guards and the corporal slept. They would wake Corporal Pavon and inform him of the potential situation unfolding. He would immediately order a full search of the area, which the three soldiers would undertake. As they set out, the entire area was completely silent and still once more. Searching Of The Perimeters To begin with, the search was quiet and uneventful. In fact, the three soldiers took a certain amount of solace from the fact that the guard dog was calm and far from worked up. However, as they were approaching the next sentry box, things changed. They noticed a “whirlwind” of sorts began around them, bizarrely only seeming to affect the area where the soldiers stood. The sudden wind made them reach for and load their rifles. They each stood as still as possible, their eyes darting around the area for signs of an intruder. Then, the sound of breaking branches reached their ears. They would unleash the guard dog who immediately ran toward the area where the noise came from. The soldiers waited, watching the area the dog had run to, expecting to hear barks and snarls when it located whoever, or whatever, had made the sound. However, all they heard was silence. A short time later, the dog came back toward the group. The men immediately noticed how the animal appeared spooked or frightened, and appeared to stagger, “as though (it was) seasick”. Just what was the strange humanoid entity? They would eventually manage to coax the guard dog into investigating the area in question several more times. However, each time it would come back to the men “whimpering”, eventually circling around them which is something they have been trained to do to indicate danger. Needless to say, this only raised the levels of alertness and anxiety of the three men. After several moments, one of the soldiers called out in an attempt to get a response from whoever was hiding in the shadows. By this point, the guard dog and begun to snarl at the unseen presence, while continuing to circle the three soldiers. Then, things changed once again. Something In The Darkness Behind Them Suddenly, Trejo experienced a bizarre “sensation” that there was “someone” behind him. In fact, he was so spooked that cold shivers went right through his stomach. At the same time, he noticed the glow of a green light in his peripheral vision. Automatically, he turned to face the green glow. In front of him, at a height of around 10 feet tall, was a humanoid figure at an approximate distance of 50 feet from where he stood. At this point, the other two soldiers had also turned to face the strange scene. One would later recall that the strange figure seemed to be made up of many different small points of light. They would further describe it as having extremely long arms and a small head in comparison to its body. It also appeared to wear some kind of helmet. Although all of the soldiers felt sure the figure was on the ground, none could recall seeing its feet or legs, almost as if its lower body was without legs. Was the strange figure an alien or something else? Trejo, who was by far the nearest to the figure was at first unable to move through shock and fear. Then, after gathering his thoughts, he raised his rifle and prepared to shoot. However, before he could pull the trigger, he found himself unable to move. What’s more, a piercing “weakness” permeated his body. He would later recall that this sensation only began when he “tried to press the trigger” of his gun. It was almost as if, he would suggest later, that “the being had guessed my intentions”. He felt himself falling to the ground. Before he did so, he shouted out to his fellow soldiers, “Down! They’ll kill us!” With that, Trejo fell face-first to the ground, now unable to speak, and having problems seeing. Behind him, though, Carriozosa and Hidalgo were preparing to fire their own rifles. It Faded Away Like “An Image On A Television Screen!” As Trejo lay face down on the ground, the two remaining soldiers opened fire. They later estimated they unleashed between 40 and 50 shots between them. However, almost immediately after opening fire, the two men looked on in amazement as the figure simply vanished into thin air, one of them describing it like the “fading out of an image on a television screen”. Within several moments, the figure had simply vanished. Once the entity had gone, Carriozosa and Hidalgo rushed toward Trejo to ensure he was not harmed. As they did so, the strange, ear-piercing whistle sounded out once more, this time lasting for around 15 seconds. Then, complete silence took over. Although he was largely unhurt, Trejo had an intense bruising type of pain in his chest (despite not having fallen on it or being struck there). This would last for approximately 20 minutes before easing off and then ceasing altogether. By this time, almost the entire base had heard the shots of the soldier’s rifles and had rushed outside, themselves now ready to confront whatever intruder might have gained entry to the base. The men did their best to explain what had happened to varying levels of disbelief. Where did the mystery figure disappear to? As soon as the sun was up several hours later, a unit of around 50 men conducted a thorough search of the area. However, not only was no evidence of the apparent entity’s presence found, not a single cartridge case was discovered in the area the soldiers had fired their weapons. Given that they fired around 50 shots, at least one (if not several) should have been discovered. In fact, they should have been littered everywhere. And later analysis of the men’s rifles proved that they had indeed been fired when they said they had (although the entire base heard the shots for themselves). Perhaps even stranger, though, was the fact that not a single bullet mark was discovered in the wall behind where the strange being was stood. Although many of the shots should have hit the target, the two soldiers who fired the rifles were certain that at least some of the barrage should have hit the wall. The entire unit, including the base superiors, was mystified as to the incident. Several days later, though, more intriguing events unfolded. Lingering Symptoms Of A Strange Encounter Several days after the incident, Trejo’s vision began to worsen, so much so that he could barely see. He would ultimately be transferred to the military hospital building where he would lay largely unresponsive for around 24 hours. At first, it appeared as though he was recovering and was discharged from the sickbay. However, less than a week later, he seemingly relapsed with his sudden ill health and was transferred to Badajoz Hospital. He would remain there for 10 days while doctors conducted several tests and examinations on him. These ranged from eye and hearing tests to blood and stool samples, and various X-rays. However, nothing out of the ordinary was discovered. One of the soldiers was in hospital for several weeks after the incident He was eventually discharged from the hospital and returned to duty. After several days, though, the mystery illness returned, beginning with him temporarily losing his sight. Although his vision would return, the overpowering unwell feeling didn’t leave him and he was eventually, on 30th November, transferred to the Hospital del Aire – the Air Force hospital in Madrid. Many similar examinations and procedures were carried out on Trejo during his time at the hospital. However, like before, doctors could find nothing physically wrong with him other than a “nervous maladjustment”, likely to the terrifying encounter in the early hours of that November morning. After several weeks, he was again released. This time, it appeared whatever had been troubling him, at least in terms of his physical health, was over. Ultimately, the soldiers were mystified as to what they witnessed that night but they were certain that “all three of us saw it”, adding that “the thing was something very much like a man, but very tall”. The events and what was behind them remain a complete mystery. As do such details as to what happened to the cartridge cases and why there were no bullet marks in the wall behind the strange creature. As Benitez writes in his summary of the case there are many similar cases on record where “figures have appeared – generally of a human form – presenting a totally non-material appearance, and with an intense illuminous radiation around them”. Waves Of UFO Sightings In 1970s Spain The above account is intriguing, to say the least. It is, though, simply one of many intriguing UFO and alien encounters to have taken place in Spain during the 1970s. Whether these sightings and encounters are in any way connected to the incident that unfolded at Talavera le Real Air Force Base is not certain. Several similar details emerge in them, though, and they all point toward one thing – that there was something strange occupying the Spanish skies during this time, and, at least on occasion, making its presence known just as much on the ground. The Humanoid Encounter In Baracaldo Around two weeks before the Talavera la Real Air Force Base incident, on the evening of 29th October 1976 in Baracaldo, another incident unfolded involving humanoid entities. The account entered the public arena courtesy of the research of J.J. Benitez in the book La Quinta Columna. On the night in question, a group of six teenagers were playing in a field, in a walled-in area near to the cemetery when a sudden loud sound, similar to static, captured their attention. They began to look around in an attempt to locate where the strange noise was coming from. Two of the group eventually spotted a bizarre telephone booth-shaped object overhead, seemingly descending down to the ground near to where they stood. There were many UFO sightings in Spain in the 1970s Without waiting for the others, they rushed out from their relative cover and out toward the open field to see the object closer, arriving in time to see it land on what appeared to be three small legs. As it stood there a red and white light bathed the immediate surroundings in its glow. They watched for several moments waiting for any signs of activity. Then, something happened. In the middle of the craft, an oval-shaped doorway suddenly became visible. As it opened a red light shone out from the inside. Moments later, two humanoid figures emerged, each extremely tall. They each dressed in what appeared to be “tight-fitting black diving suits” with a particularly wide belt around their waists. After quickly surveying their surroundings the two figures began toward the walled area. As they moved the two boys noticed the figures had “bright shiny eyes” but seemingly no other facial features (it is not clear if this is because they were covered or they simply didn’t have them). They continued to watch as one of the humanoids banged on the wall before the pair moved to the center of the walled-in area. The remaining four young teenagers remained inside the courtyard area, uncertain what was happening. Then, one of the humanoids reached into a sack clipped at his side and produced a strange stick from his bag shortly before they disappeared. Encounter In Medellin Two years before the two humanoid encounters, according to a report [2] in the December 1974 edition of Flying Saucer Review (Vol. 20 No. 3) titled Spanish UFO Fiesta by Eileen Buckle, an encounter in the early hours of 14th June 1974 unfolded in the town of Medellin. The incident would even appear in the Madrid evening newspaper, Pueblo (the 22nd June 1974 edition). According to the account, 46-year-old Santiago Pulido Romero, a man who led a quiet and humble life with his wife and six children, would suddenly find himself at the center of a bizarre and intriguing UFO encounter. The event took place in a “clay-colored field” within sight of the Castle of Medellin, with a spattering of trees nearby. On the morning in question, at around 5:30 am while it was still relatively dark, Romero was on his way to his father’s farm. However, as he passed the small group of trees, a “strong light” hit him square in the eyes. At almost the same time, a little way off in the distance, he could see a “funny-looking contraption” that was moving at “unbelievable speed” at around 300 feet above the ground. From his perspective, it appeared as though the vehicle was headed in his direction. It was at this point, Romero switched off the headlights of his car and began to creep forward very slowly. A short time after he killed the headlights, the moving device appeared to stop its pursuit of his vehicle. However, when he reached a hill in the road and switched them back on again, the “apparatus came towards me again at very high speed”. Once more, when he turned the headlights of the car off, the moving lights “faded off”. Artist’s impression of the UFO witnessed by Santiago Pulido Romero He continued on his way with the lights off, and while the object remained in view, moving along the open fields, it did not directly approach him. Upon arriving at his father’s farm, he ran inside the house and locked the door behind him, giving himself several moments to gather his thoughts. After several moments, and after recovering a pitchfork from the property, he opened the front door and peered outside. He could see the device – whatever it was – simply hovering patiently over the farm. He would elaborate that “the light it gave off was so intense that it looked like daytime”. Then, he made his way quickly back to his car and proceeded to flash the headlights at it in an attempt to elicit a response. As soon as he did so, however, the “thing headed for me like a bat out of hell”. He immediately turned the lights off once more, and within a moment the object had calmed again somewhat, returning to hovering over the farm. Romero would describe to Buckle how the object both moved at great speed while spinning at the same time, sometimes zigzagging or even moving like the pendulum of a clock. He would further describe the object as “round on the bottom with a cone-shaped tower on top” further elaborating that the round section was completely transparent with a “great yellow light” coming from the inside. The coned tower appeared to be made of some kind of shiny metal and was approximately 30 feet high while the bottom section was around 60 feet across. Even more fascinating, he could see “three men” inside the transparent section of the craft. They were approximately six to seven feet tall and appeared to be manipulating switches or levers and each was wearing some kind of helmet. Ultimately, he would observe the object for another 90 minutes or so until the sun began to rise fully. At that point, the object moved away from the farm and disappeared. Romero would state that even if he “lived to be a thousand, I’ll never forget that experience!” Buckle would also note several other witnesses who also viewed the strange glowing object in the Medellin region at around the same time. One of these was a young boy who was heading toward La Oliva and who would see it from the road on which he was walking, while a couple in the San Benito region also witnessed it. Sightings In The Months Before The Medellin Encoun… truncated (38,115 more characters in archive)