Solar observatory incident in New Mexico

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.cnet.com/news/mysterious-observatory-evacuation-stirs-alien-conspiracy-theories/
https://www.alamogordonews.com/story/news/local/2018/09/07/sunspot-observatory-south-cloudcroft-closed-due-security-issue/1227788002/
https://gizmodo.com/this-is-how-it-starts-fbi-suspiciously-locks-down-eva-1829012554

Probably a more mudane security threat though!

 

[Flyaway]

Officials explain why they closed Sunspot Solar Observatory (and it wasn’t aliens)

After days of fighting rumors about alien visitations, the managers of the Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico say they’re reopening the facility — and have shed more light on the reason for its 10-day security-related closure.

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/sunspot-solar-obervatory-not-aliens/