Mysterious 'security issue' forces a solar observatory to be evacuated

AleksandarN · Sep 15, 2018

Kind of freaky. Wonder what is going on? It has been closed for more than a week.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/15/us/national-solar-observatory-closed-evacuated-trnd/index.html

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 solar 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, New Mexico, where a mysterious object crashed in 1947, launching decades of speculation about the wreckage.

NatlSolarObservatory@NatSolarObs
· Sep 13, 2018

Thank you for your patience while the closure at Sunspot Observatory is resolved. Our other facilities are open and NSO is operating as normal. @AURADC - our management org - is addressing a security issue at Sunspot and has temporarily vacated the facility as a precaution.

Robert Moose@RobertMoose

If y'all could atleast say "This has nothing to do with anything observed in space." That would be awesome, help calm down conspiracy Twitter.

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Not to worry, according to the FBI, which told CNN affiliate KOAT that extraterrestrial activity is not the problem.
Adding to the mystery is that residents around the area were forced to evacuate without any explanation as to why, KOAT reported.
"We were told we had a credible threat through the FBI and to leave," evacuee Sean Williams told the station.

Robert Moose@RobertMoose
· Sep 13, 2018

Replying to @NatSolarObs @AURADC
If y'all could atleast say "This has nothing to do with anything observed in space." That would be awesome, help calm down conspiracy Twitter.

Joe Napoli@joenapoli7

Oh, I believe it has everything to do with what was seen in space. 100%.

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9:23 AM - Sep 14, 2018

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CNN contacted the sheriff's office in Otero County, but a spokesperson said the office is not working with the FBI and couldn't provide any answers.
The FBI transferred CNN's request for comment to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), which manages the observatory.
Though AURA provided no immediate response, the association had already released the following statement:
"AURA is addressing a security issue at the National Solar Observatory facility at Sacramento Peak, New Mexico and has decided to temporarily vacate the facility as a precautionary measure until further notice," read the statement.
"All other NSO facilities are open and operating normally. AURA, which manages Sacramento Peak with funding from the National Science Foundation, is working with the proper authorities on this issue."
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ipaman · Sep 16, 2018

We're still in the dark but our old friend @Toycen would have been on it.

dc rock · Sep 16, 2018

I was reading those tweets and intrigued, especially with the "Oh, I believe it has everything to do with what was seen in space." Then I clicked to their Twitter accounts...

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