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Mysterious 'security issue' forces a solar observatory to be evacuated
Some sources say 6 other observatories were also closed at around the same time, but I can't find the source of the claim. In fact, Linda Moulton Howe, of all people has debunked that claim.
There is a video from a few days ago of a man exploring the abandoned, unguarded facility.
But as of the 14th, guards have been posted.
Here's the Earthfiles article:
Sunday Update: Security Guards Now Posted At Sunspot Observatory’s Yellow-Taped Entrance
Apparently it will reopen tomorrow.
The above speculations are denied by the government.The sudden closure of the Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico has everyone talking -- everyone but authorities.
The facility focuses on solar research, and its telescope is one of the best ground-based solar observatories in the world. But on September 6, the observatory was evacuated because of a "security issue," and it remains closed and under FBI investigation.
Government officials have not given a clear explanation of what the issue is, however, and this has prompted wild speculation.
One popular theory circulating online is that aliens or UFOs could be the reason for the concern. The observatory is about 85 miles southwest of Roswell, where a mysterious object crashed in 1947, launching decades of talk about the wreckage.
Some sources say 6 other observatories were also closed at around the same time, but I can't find the source of the claim. In fact, Linda Moulton Howe, of all people has debunked that claim.
There is a video from a few days ago of a man exploring the abandoned, unguarded facility.
But as of the 14th, guards have been posted.
Here's the Earthfiles article:
Sunday Update: Security Guards Now Posted At Sunspot Observatory’s Yellow-Taped Entrance
Apparently it will reopen tomorrow.