Farmington UFO Armada
Over three days in March 1950, residents of Farmington, New Mexico reported seeing formations of hundreds of metallic objects in the sky.
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Background
Between March 15 and 17, 1950, approximately half the population of Farmington, New Mexico — estimated at several thousand people — reported witnessing large formations of objects moving through the sky. The local newspaper, the Farmington Daily Times, ran the headline 'Huge Saucer Armada Jolts Farmington.'
Der Vorfall
The sightings occurred in broad daylight and were observed independently across the town.
Witnesses described groups of silvery, disc-shaped objects flying in formation.
These objects performed maneuvers that conventional aircraft could not replicate.
Zeugenaussagen
Some estimates placed the number of objects at several hundred.
The events took place approximately 110 miles from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
This fueled speculation about a connection to nuclear research.
Untersuchung
The Air Force attributed the sightings to cotton tufts or Skyhook balloons carried by wind.
Many residents rejected this explanation given the reported behavior of the objects.
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