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aeromech Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2006 Posts: 16970 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:25 am Post subject: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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https://www.cnet.com/news/mysterious-observatory-evacuation-stirs-alien-conspiracy-theories/
FBI agents showed up at the Sunspot solar observatory in tiny Sunspot, New Mexico, on Friday and shut down the facility, evacuating the local area, including the town post office.
"There was a Blackhawk helicopter, a bunch of people around antennas and work crews on towers, but nobody would tell us anything," Otero County Sheriff Benny House told the Alamogordo Daily News. "I don't know why the FBI would get involved so quick and not tell us anything."
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gt1953 Samba Member
Joined: May 08, 2002 Posts: 13848 Location: White Mountains Arizona
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:37 am Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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Interesting and yet weird. They will cover it up and we will never know. _________________ Volkswagen: We tune what we drive.
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9829 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:41 am Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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Easy explanation in two words: Space Force |
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 34012 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:18 am Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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aeromech wrote: |
I'm pretty sure we have a samba member somewhere in that area. |
Ask him about it after he is returned to earth following his brain scan and anal probe. |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69823 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:08 am Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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Others ... think the security issue may involve a foreign power attempting to use the observatory's antennas to spy on nearby White Sands Missile Range. |
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67_13Deluxe Samba Resident Alien
Joined: February 18, 2005 Posts: 912 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:52 am Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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That's weird but who know what the government does and why. |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12467
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 11:09 am Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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Official explanation, swamp gas |
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9829 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
Official explanation, swamp gas |
Hmmmmm-----I thought the swamp was drained. |
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 34012 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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iowegian wrote: |
Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
Official explanation, swamp gas |
Hmmmmm-----I thought the swamp was drained. |
Nope, the drain was swamped! |
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Spezialist Banned
Joined: July 01, 2005 Posts: 1941
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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Yeah, the dark star is due to make its way around from behind the sun and is headed our way. Guess the pahanna doesn’t think the planet (civilization) is worth saving.
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notchback Insensitive Jerk
Joined: December 16, 2003 Posts: 7024 Location: Behind the Zion Curtain
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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Spezialist wrote: |
Yeah, the dark star is due to make its way around from behind the sun and is headed our way. Guess the pahanna doesn’t think the planet (civilization) is worth saving.
I expect this post to be deleted, I tried to warn uoy. |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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Well whatever it is we’ve got our best people on it, this I can tell you, believe me 😁 |
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Manfred58sc Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2009 Posts: 3382
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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TomWesty Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2007 Posts: 3482 Location: Wyoming,USA
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 6:07 am Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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I lived in nearby High Rolls and Cloudcroft for a short while in the ‘70’s. My brother did weather observation for missile launches at Holloman AFB. If you look on Google Earth, It looks like there could be a straight line of sight from the mountain where the observatory is down to the Air Force Base and probably the missile range in the desert below. _________________ If you haven't bled on them, you haven't worked on them.
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Spezialist Banned
Joined: July 01, 2005 Posts: 1941
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
Well whatever it is we’ve got our best people on it, this I can tell you, believe me 😁 |
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gt1953 Samba Member
Joined: May 08, 2002 Posts: 13848 Location: White Mountains Arizona
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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Security issue supposedly.
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awreed Samba Member
Joined: January 14, 2010 Posts: 1268 Location: Kirkland, WA
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:21 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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What about the other observatories that were closed around the same time? Our government is only sparing us from the horrible foreknowledge of what's coming. Prepare for worldwide anal probing. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12856 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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awreed wrote: |
Prepare for worldwide anal probing. |
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Fish Samba Member
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62DoKaGuy Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious observatory evacuation stirs alien conspiracy theory |
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I'm not saying it was aliens...but it was aliens. _________________ ,,Wenige Menschen denken, und doch wollen alle entscheiden.'' -der Alte Fritz
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