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The FBI Mysteriously Close New Mexico Observatory
Posted on 9/13/18 at 6:47 pm
Posted on 9/13/18 at 6:47 pm
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Staff have been evacuated and the FBI has sent agents and a Blackhawk helicopter to the site, without telling anyone what's going on.
An observatory in New Mexico has been unexpectedly closed due to an unnamed "security issue," prompting evacuations and a visit from the FBI. The Sunspot Observatory is now currently closed to both staff and the public, with no word on why or when it will be open again.
“We have decided to vacate the facility at this time as precautionary measure,” said spokesperson Shari Lifson to the Alomogordo Daily News. “The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy who manages the facility is addressing a security issue at this time.”
Lifson said that the facility was first evacuated on September 6 and has remained closed since then. According to Lifson, the observatory has no date for reopening yet.
As part of the investigation into the security issue, the observatory has contacted the FBI, which has been reported on the scene with multiple agents and a Blackhawk helicopter. According to local sheriff Benny House, the agency has been working with local law enforcement but refuses to share any details.
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Posted on 9/13/18 at 6:49 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Dude
Posted on 9/13/18 at 6:51 pm to weagle99
People don't even look at the first page before starting a thread.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 6:51 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Twice in one day seems a little excessive
Posted on 9/13/18 at 6:58 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Why does the FBI close the same observatory three times in one day??
Posted on 9/13/18 at 7:22 pm to idlewatcher
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Why does the FBI close the same observatory three times in one day??
Third contact
Posted on 9/13/18 at 7:23 pm to idlewatcher
Did y'all hear about the hurricane that's about to hit the Carolinas ?
Posted on 9/13/18 at 7:27 pm to Crawdaddy
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Did y'all hear about the hurricane that's about to hit the Carolinas ?
Hugo looks like a beast.
Anyone tried that clear Pepsi yet?
Posted on 9/13/18 at 7:41 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Dammit I RA'd. I woulda been first with this but I got distracted IRL.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 8:39 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Heard it's a national security issues. Something about the Chinese spying on white sands missile range.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 8:41 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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Dammit I RA'd. I woulda been first with this but I got distracted IRL.
Not unless you’ve been distracted for the last 8 hours
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