Cando, Spain

{{Short description|Village in Galicia, Spain}}

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| settlement_type = Village

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Cando (parish of San Tirso) is a village in northwestern Spain, in Outes, province of A Coruña, and the region of Galicia, with a population of around 1000.

It was the location of the observation of a fireball in early 1994, and the subsequent discovery of an explosion site (crater),{{Cite journal | doi=10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01607.x|title = Investigation of a bright flying object over northwest Spain, 1994 January 18| journal=Meteoritics & Planetary Science| volume=33| pages=57–64|year = 1998|last1 = Docobo|first1 = J. A.| last2=Spalding| first2=R. E.| last3=Ceplecha| first3=Z.| last4=Diaz-Fierros| first4=F.| last5=Tamazian| first5=V.| last6=Onda| first6=Y.| issue=1 | bibcode=1998M&PS...33...57D | doi-access=}} which has been interpreted by some as being related to UFO activity.{{cite news|language=es |url=http://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/revista/no-era-era-raro_142306.html |title=No sé que era, pero era raro|newspaper=Diario de León|date=13 June 2004|accessdate=16 April 2016}}

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Category:Populated places in the Province of A Coruña

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