Santa Maria Airport oval-object report
- Date of account
- reported date
- Location
- Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
What happened Airport personnel and other residents reportedly watched a metallic oval or disc near Santa Maria, with some accounts including radar or photographic attempts. The case entered Portuguese and international UFO literature during the 1965 wave. Evidence Multiple aviation-associated witnesses and contemporary reporting support that an unusual object was reported. Explanations considered Aircraft, weather balloon, lenticular cloud and sunlight reflection are possible. What remains uncertain Public source detail is inconsistent, and claimed radar or imagery is not available in a well-documented evidential chain. Primary source Santa Maria Airport oval-object report — Wikipedia
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