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TexasTowelie

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Sun Sep 16, 2018, 05:19 AM Sep 2018

FBI mum about sudden closing of solar observatory. Conspiracy theories fill the silence

Mystery continues to surround the sudden shutdown last week of the national Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico, which remained closed Thursday with little explanation offered.

The silence has given rise to guessing games and conspiracy theories bouncing around on social media about what happened at the facility in the Sacramento Mountains, especially given reports that the FBI was involved.

The observatory, near Alamagordo, was evacuated last Thursday, reported the Albuquerque Journal and other local media outlets.

“Sunspot apologizes for the continued closure of the facilities,” a statement on the observatory’s Facebook page said on Sunday. “The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (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.

Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/article218345090.html

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FBI mum about sudden closing of solar observatory. Conspiracy theories fill the silence (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2018 OP
THE FEDS ROB-ROX Sep 2018 #1

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Sun Sep 16, 2018, 05:28 PM
Sep 2018

This facility should not be closed. The FBI has to comply with reporting why this facility is closed. The public has to be informed since this is NOT a secret facility like NTS, LANL, etc.

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