A mysterious white structure on a mountain in New Mexico has sparked speculation of UFO spotting on social media. Users wondered if the structure is proof of intelligent life. Some users reported seeing the image of this structure in the past as well.
The internet is agog with pictures of a mysterious white object on a mountain in New Mexico. The picture which has since become viral on social media has spawned discussions and speculations that it could be an unidentified flying object or in other words an extra-terrestrial object.
Something in the shape of a disc embedded in a mountain in New Mexico, USA, at an altitude of 2,255 meters
(34°24’21.8″N 107°05’44.4″W)
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The objects were first noticed by Google Earth users and are located at a height of 7,400 feet, about 34 miles away from the Sevilleta National Refuge in La Joya in Socorro County, New Mexico. It is an off grid and isolated location with no roads leading to the place or any inhabitation.
Social Media users have flooded the X platform and are wondering if it is a UFO or something extraterrestrial.
One user wrote,
“Ceiling hatch of a subterranean hangar for UAP?”
Another user wondered,
“Does this mean there could be an intelligent life in New Mexico?”
Users also started scouring historical images of the area on Google Maps and found many unusual things.
Users found a box-shaped structure in the same spot in 1975 as well as a white disc in 2003. However, there are also users who are not take the UFO story and contend that it could be a water tank for providing water to wild animals.
They also stated that in the past structures in remote locations have been confused for something extraterrestrial. Other users have also supported this line of argument and said that it indeed could be a water storage tank.
Everyone must be aware of the Roswell incident but New Mexico has a history of UFO spotting multiple times. Media house KRQE News 13 interviewed David Marler, the executive director of the National UFO Historical Records Center and he stated,
“When you look at the history of UFO sightings in New Mexico, admittedly, we don’t have a large population compared to some states, but what we do have is a wealth of military operations areas and scientific and research development areas.
The state has a rich history of UFO sightings going back to 1947 by trained and qualified observers – military, civilian, and pilots.”
The first instance of a UFO sighting was first reported by military radar operators from Kirtland Air Force Base on November 4, 1957.
A similar UFO was spotted by not one but four military radars from Kirtland Air Force Base in September of 1959. The UFO was reported to be flying at a speed of 2,200 miles per hour. There were no aircrafts then which could fly at this speed.
The military was dead serious about such radar sightings because it was a period of Cold War and rivalry with the then existent Soviet Union.
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