In March 1971, an extraordinary series of events unfolded at a Spanish military radar installation near the coast. What began as routine perimeter patrols escalated into one of the most unsettling close-encounter testimonies to emerge from Cold War-era Europe. The account comes from Jesus Jofre Mila, a corporal stationed at the base, whose story was later discussed publicly in interviews and investigative programs.
This article is based exclusively on his testimony, reconstructed from later retellings and corroborated by partial witness accounts and secondary investigators.
An Uneasy Night at the Radar Base
On the night of March 25, 1971, something felt wrong almost immediately. The base’s German Shepherd patrol dogs – highly trained and accustomed to night duty, became unusually aggressive and agitated. No amount of calming helped. According to Mila, the dogs reacted as if sensing something entirely unfamiliar.
Shortly after, a guard pointed toward the sky. Above the radar domes, a disc-like craft appeared, described as a classic stacked or double-layered oval shape emitting a golden-yellow light. The glow was bright enough to illuminate the object clearly, yet strangely non-blinding.
Several soldiers watched as the object drifted slowly across the horizon, then suddenly accelerated at tremendous speed toward the sea before vanishing.
A Blinding Flash from the Water
That was not the end of the night’s events.
Another soldier stationed closer to the rocky shoreline later witnessed the object descend rapidly toward the ocean. Upon contact with the water, it emitted a violent flash of light so intense it temporarily blinded him. He was later found clutching his eyes, which remained swollen and red for days. Base medical personnel could not explain the injuries.
No conventional explosion, aircraft, or weapon discharge was reported.
The Green Light Beyond the Fence
Later that same night, Mila and a fellow handler armed themselves and followed one of the dogs toward the perimeter fence after noticing an unnatural green glow in an area where the base ended and open land began.
As they advanced, the atmosphere reportedly felt “charged,” like static electricity. Mila described a tingling sensation on his tongue, similar to touching a battery. Even the dog appeared distressed, shaking its head as if in pain.
Then they heard it.
Heavy footsteps -fast, deliberate, and unnervingly close.
Face-to-Face with a Tall Humanoid Figure
Out of the darkness emerged a very tall figure, estimated between 7 and 7.2 feet in height. The soldiers shouted warnings. There was no response.
Panicking, one soldier opened fire. Mila followed, firing his 9 mm sidearm multiple times. The muzzle flashes briefly illuminated the being.
What they saw was unlike anything human.
The figure was described as:
- Extremely tall and thin
- Pale in appearance
- With long, light-colored hair falling to the shoulders
- Wearing a tight, metallic-looking suit with a high collar
- A belt featuring a distinct inverted triangle symbol at the center
The being did not react to the gunfire.
For a brief moment, Mila described the sensation that time itself had stopped. Then the figure turned calmly and walked away, disappearing toward the fence.
A Fence That Vanished
Moments later, the soldiers heard metallic impacts. At dawn, the evidence was impossible to ignore.
A section of the inner perimeter fence; approximately 50 cm wide, had vanished entirely. The edges were scorched, as if cut or disintegrated. The outer fence beside it was completely intact. There were no footprints, no debris, and no mechanical explanation.
The missing section had to be crudely repaired with wire.
Dreams, Voices, and a Return to the Sky
In the nights that followed, Mila experienced intense dreams involving the encounter. On one night, he reported hearing overlapping voices in his head- unintelligible at first. Days later, he claimed the message became clearer, though he has remained guarded about its content.
On March 27, the lights returned, this time witnessed by dozens of personnel, possibly over a hundred. The object hovered visibly above the base for several minutes.
On March 29, the phenomenon escalated again: two military jet aircraft were reportedly seen approaching the object before all three accelerated away at extreme speed. Officially, no jets were launched that night. Unofficially, radar operators reportedly disagreed.
The Investigation That Left No Records
After the mass sighting, higher command intervened. Soldiers were interviewed individually and instructed to write reports. Shortly after, two American servicemen, accompanied by a Spanish Air Force officer, arrived on base.
According to witnesses:
- Soldiers were questioned separately
- Told explicitly to forget the incident
- Photographed against a white wall using an unusually powerful flash that temporarily blinded them
No explanations were provided. No official findings were released.
Later, Spanish ufologist Antonio Rivera reported that American technicians were seen inspecting coastal cliffs near where the object had descended into the sea. Officially, it was described as radar maintenance. The case was subsequently classified by the Spanish Ministry of Defense.An Unresolved Military Encounter
More than five decades later, the 1971 radar base incident remains unexplained.
There are no radar records, no declassified conclusions, and no conventional explanations that fully account for:
- The disciplined dogs’ reaction
- The blinding light injuries
- The humanoid figure unaffected by gunfire
- The selectively disintegrated fence
- The mass sightings over multiple nights
What remains is the testimony of trained military personnel, men with no incentive to fabricate a story that initially brought them reprimand rather than recognition.
Whether interpreted as a close encounter, a classified technology incident, or something beyond current understanding, the events described by Jesus Jofre Mila stand as one of the most detailed and unsettling military UFO encounters on record.
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