Which agency produced Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986)?

Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986) is a primary-source record from Ejército del Aire / Ministerio de Defensa. Its original classification was DESCLASIFICADO (originally CONFIDENCIAL).

What programs and topics appear in Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986)?

Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986) references MOA, MACOM, JACAR AITANA, Spain, EVA-5 Aitana and Alicante.

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Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986)

Spanish Air Force declassified expediente (EVA-5 JUL 94) compiling EVA-5 Aitana radar-station logs on the 24 and 26 April 1986 and 26 July 1986 sightings, declassified in May 1998.

Brief

The file is an Ejército del Aire MACOM intelligence dossier built from MOA correspondence after CJMOA's 11 July 1994 message 707-C asked subordinate units to recover UFO information that had appeared in the press. On 13 July 1994 JACAR AITANA replied via MSGID 1384 SEC with what EVA-5 still held: a manual-altitude radar detection on 24 April 1986 at 00:22Z showing strange objects between bearings 100 and 120 degrees at 8,000 feet, a 26 April 1986 daylight event in which an object was seen falling into the sea off Benidorm and two Mirages scrambled from Manises against an unknown at bearing 180, 40 NM, 39,000 feet, and a 26 July 1986 23:30 radar track on the Baleares-Cádiz route. The MACOM intelligence officer's 1 May 1998 propuesta concluded there were no aspects warranting continued classification and the expediente was stamped DESCLASIFICADO.

Metadata

Agency: Ejército del Aire / Ministerio de Defensa
Release: 1986-04-24
Type: PDF • .pdf
Length: 8 pages
Classification: DESCLASIFICADO (originally CONFIDENCIAL)
Programs: MOA, MACOM, EVA-5, JACAR AITANA
Tags: Spain, EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante, Benidorm, Manises, radar, Mirage scramble, 1986, Ejército del Aire

Key points

Expediente identifier is EVA-5 JUL 94, covering EVA-5 Aitana (Alicante) events on 24 and 26 April and 26 July 1986.p.1
The dossier was assembled from MOA correspondence archives after CJMOA's MSGID 707-C of 110715Z JUL 94 asked subordinate units to recover UFO information that had appeared in the media.p.2
JACAR AITANA answered via MSGID 1384 SEC at 131000Z JUL 94, addressing the EVA-5 cases identified in the CJMOA list.p.2
MACOM intelligence assessed no aspects justifying continued classification and proposed DESCLASIFICADO at Torrejón on 1 May 1998.p.3
The 24 April 1986 entry logs a manual-altitude radar detection at 00:22Z of strange objects between bearings 100 and 120 degrees, with measured altitude between 8,000 feet, that did not change position.p.8
On 26 April 1986 at 18:00 EVA-5 observed an object falling into the sea off Benidorm and notified the Guardia Civil.p.5
On 26 April 1986 at 19:30Z EVA-5 switched to manual for altitude on an unknown at bearing 180, 40 NM, 39,000 feet, and two Mirages were scrambled from Manises.p.8
On 26 July 1986 at 23:30 EVA-5 detected an unknown radar echo on the Baleares-Cádiz route.p.5
The originating message frames the recovery effort as countering the public perception that the Ejército del Aire was concealing UFO information.p.4

Verbatim

No se aprecian aspectos que hagan aconsejable mantener la condici6n de "MATERIA CLASIFICADA" .
p.3
PROPUESTA DE CLASIFICACION: DESCLASIFICADO
p.3
1986 - 26 de Abril . 18:00 Desde EVA-5 se observa objeto cayendo a l mar frente a Benidorm , se notific a a la Guardia Civil.
p.5
1986 - 26 de Julio. 23 : 30 EVA-5 detecta eco desconocido en ruta de Baleares a Cadiz.
p.5
SE PASA A MANUAL PARA ALTURA DE UN DESCONOC.DO EN 180 BRADOS 40 NM. 39.000 PIES . SE DESPEGAN 2 MIRAGES DE MANJS£5 .
p.8
REFORZANDO CONVICCION QUE E.A. OCULTA INFORMACION OVNI.
p.4

Most interesting

The declassification rationale is unusually candid: CJMOA's 1994 recovery effort was explicitly motivated by a desire to rebut the public 'argumento infundado' that the Spanish Air Force was concealing UFO information.
The 24 April 1986 detection is logged in manual altitude mode (operator-driven height-finding), with the targets holding bearing between 100 and 120 degrees and not changing position.
Two Mirages were scrambled from Manises against the 26 April 1986 contact, the same base whose 1979 Manises incident drove the broader Spanish declassification program.
JACAR AITANA's reply notes that of the five EVA-5 cases CJMOA had listed from media reports, the unit still held information on two and volunteered information on a third.
The expediente sits inside a wider EVA-network catalog that also lists EVA-3 Constantina and EVA-9 events, plus base sightings at Morón, Talavera la Real, Jerez, Tablada, and San Javier.

Cross-references

PDFExpediente, Avistamiento en EVA-4 Rosas, Gerona (13 September 1991)Ejército del Aire / Ministerio de Defensa
PDFExpediente, Avistamiento en Canarias (22 June 1976)Ejército del Aire / Ministerio de Defensa
PDFExpediente, Avistamiento en Canarias (5 March 1979)Ejército del Aire / Ministerio de Defensa
PDFExpediente, Avistamiento en Menorca (24 October 1978)Ejército del Aire / Ministerio de Defensa
PDFExpediente, Avistamiento en Canarias (24 November 1974)Ejército del Aire / Ministerio de Defensa
PDFExpediente, Avistamiento en Bardenas Reales, Navarra (2 January 1975)Ejército del Aire / Ministerio de Defensa
PDFExpediente, Avistamiento en Canarias (22 May 1980)Ejército del Aire / Ministerio de Defensa
PDFNormativa OVNI, Spanish Air Force UFO Investigation and Declassification Procedure (8 November 1996)Ejército del Aire / Ministerio de Defensa

Common questions

What is Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986)?: Spanish Air Force declassified expediente (EVA-5 JUL 94) compiling EVA-5 Aitana radar-station logs on the 24 and 26 April 1986 and 26 July 1986 sightings, declassified in May 1998.
What does Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986) reveal?: Expediente identifier is EVA-5 JUL 94, covering EVA-5 Aitana (Alicante) events on 24 and 26 April and 26 July 1986. The dossier was assembled from MOA correspondence archives after CJMOA's MSGID 707-C of 110715Z JUL 94 asked subordinate units to recover UFO information that had appeared in the media. JACAR AITANA answered via MSGID 1384 SEC at 131000Z JUL…
Which agency produced Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986)?: Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986) is a primary-source record from Ejército del Aire / Ministerio de Defensa. Its original classification was DESCLASIFICADO (originally CONFIDENCIAL).
When is Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986) dated?: Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986) is dated 1986-04-24. It was declassified 1998-05-01.
What programs and topics appear in Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986)?: Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986) references MOA, MACOM, JACAR AITANA, Spain, EVA-5 Aitana and Alicante.
What does Expediente, Avistamiento en EVA-5 Aitana, Alicante (24 April 1986) say, in its own words?: "No se aprecian aspectos que hagan aconsejable mantener la condici6n de "MATERIA CLASIFICADA" ." (source p. 3).

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