Solar Observatory in New Mexico closed down and evacuated, near Roswell. Aliens or what? This is strange.

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A solar observatory in New Mexico was mysteriously evacuated last week and remains shut down until further notice, even as a geomagnetic storm bears down on Earth’s atmosphere.

According to local media, the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, NM has been closed since last Thursday, along with the nearby post office, and employees affected have no idea why.

The FBI has since showed up to the site and Blackhawk helicopters have been seen circling overhead, but officials remain tight-lipped as to what’s going on, saying only that they are ‘addressing a security issue.’

The mysterious activity has sparked conspiracy theories across the internet given its alignment with with this week's solar storm.

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The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, NM has been closed since last Thursday, along with the nearby post office, and employees affected have no idea why. The mysterious activity coincides with a solar storm, which hit Earth this week +4
The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, NM has been closed since last Thursday, along with the nearby post office, and employees affected have no idea why. The mysterious activity coincides with a solar storm, which hit Earth this week

The facility is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), and has been vacant since September 6.

It’s been nearly a week since the initial evacuation, but no details have been released.

Last week, a spokesperson for AURA told the Altap dancerordo Daily News that they evacuated as a ‘precautionary measure.’

Otero County Sheriff Benny House revealed that even local law enforcement has been kept in the dark, despite being told to stand by.

‘The FBI is refusing to tell us what’s going on,’ House told Altap dancerordo Daily News.


‘We’ve got people up there that requested us to standby while they evacuate it. Nobody would really elaborate on any of the circumstances as to why.

‘The FBI were up there. What their purpose was nobody will say. But for the FBI to get involved that quick and be so secretive about it, there was a lot of stuff going on up there.

‘There was a Blackhawk helicopter, a bunch of people around antennas and work crews on towers but nobody would tell us anything.’

As of September 11, officials confirmed the facilities were still closed, and would not be reopened until they were given the green light.

‘We were told on September 6th that we would be evacuated along with the surrounding area, we were not told why,’ USPS spokesperson Rod Sturgeon told ABC 7 KVIA.

‘We were just told to be out of the area. We remain suspended until we are allowed to return.’

The mysterious activity has sparked conspiracy theories across the internet given its alignment with with this week's solar storm. A solar storm that could damage power supplies, affect satellites and trigger aurora was expected to slam the Earth's atmosphere Sept 11 +4
The mysterious activity has sparked conspiracy theories across the internet given its alignment with with this week's solar storm. A solar storm that could damage power supplies, affect satellites and trigger aurora was expected to slam the Earth's atmosphere Sept 11


Scientists warned earlier this week that a huge hole has opened up in the sun's corona, which could cause damage to power supplies and affect satellites.

It will also likely trigger auroras. Fast moving solar winds are created where the star’s magnetic field opens up into space, captured as vast black regions in satellite imagery.

Charged particles have now made their way out into the solar system and begun to hit the atmosphere of our planet.

The charged, magnetic particles from the solar storm can interfere with machinery in Earth's orbit as well as at the planet's surface, such as GPS systems and radio signals. They can also threaten airlines by disturbing Earth's magnetic field.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a storm watch for a G2-level solar storm which is considered 'moderate' on the 5-level scale (5 is the highest).

Geomagnetic storms are ranked on a severity scale, with G at the bottom, R in the middle and S at the top.