National Solar Observatory, USPS office in Sunspot, NM evacuated for 'safety reasons'

New update, 35 minutes ago: Security deployed in photo?
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a reply to: wylekat

You mean like BSE style? I better not end up watching another abortion video..those guys who strung everyone along were sick in the head.

originally posted by: wylekat
a reply to: BigDave-AR

Makes sense I seem to remember something similiar up on Pike’s Peak @14k feet along with a bunch of EMS with oxygen up there all the time

I wish they had that on Mt. Fuji! 12,388 feet of thin aired HELL.

It didn’t effect me and I have the lungs of a 12 year old asthmatic girl, my mom has real bad asthma and she got loopy up there once we got back inthe car she passed out until we got down below 10kft. I was amazed I handled the altitude so good the view was amazing made me want to make the pikes peak hill climb race it was hard to go up it slow in my 99 Cobra.

a reply to: ToasterBorst

Good catch, It has been mentioned previously that the Sherrif was there chasing people on site. Lots of people have gone up there now so it makes sense to post guards. Also it helps to keep people talking about that site, whilst maybe something is going on somewhere else.

originally posted by: 898929
a reply to: xtradimensions

This is what I think is the most likely scenario. It's in a prime location for spying, even if they weren't getting really sensitive info, maybe it was enough to tip the feds and raid the place.

Could be... The NSO does have foreigners that work with National Science Foundation.

Maybe one of them stuck a Made in China weather cam up there. Those Chinese components are pretty sneaky
Or something like that... : )

a reply to: threeeyesopen

The guards are stationed at the gate around the clock, but they have not been in the facility and have no more of an idea about what's going on than anyone else, Escalante said. "We're just mainly right here making sure people don't come past this point," said Red Rock guard Joe Mangum. "Everybody was evacuated, and from that point, that's as far as they can go."

Article also confirms that the camping employee is still going onto property to work, but not allowed to go to his house? wtf?

A tent belonging to an employee and resident of the observatory was set up near the gate. The employee is allowed to enter the facility to do routine maintenance but can't stay in his home, Escalante said. "He just comes in to do what's he's got to do, work his shift, and that's it," she said.

a reply to: BigDave-AR

In the context of my post what difference does it make whether it's 20,000 or 200,000?

a reply to: ToasterBorst

Haha I knew the place would be full of people looking for a peek. I wonder who hired Red Rock security to come gaurd the place?

a reply to: xtradimensions

Good article it covered about everything.

originally posted by: Surveyor7
a reply to: BigDave-AR

In the context of my post what difference does it make whether it's 20,000 or 200,000?

I was just curious didn’t mean to ruffle your tail feathers mate.

a reply to: 898929
That sounds plausible to me as well.

I know from personal experience with an FAA Tower/antenna that is located on our private lane in rural Missouri, about 200 yards from my front door, that government owned antenna’s and towers are closely monitored by the government even if they are in rural areas. A government vehicle visits and maintains the tower here at least once a week. (Funny story...Once our tiny HOA decided to approach them about helping to maintain the private lane they access to get to the tower because we were getting ready to have the road chip-and-sealed. They replied they wouldn’t pay to help maintain the road and if we didn’t like it they would take the road and we wouldn’t have a road to our houses anymore. Needless to say, we didn’t ask again.)

Sorry...a bit off topic, but my point is the government does keep an eye on towers and antennas even if they are out in the middle of nowhere, so if the government got wind that a foreign agency was piggy-backing some sort of spy antenna or camera or recording/transmitting device, then I would think this response would explain that scenario.

originally posted by: 898929
a reply to: ToasterBorst

Haha I knew the place would be full of people looking for a peek. I wonder who hired Red Rock security to come gaurd the place?

AURA most likely.

a reply to: 898929

Only guess is AURA; but now I'm even more thrown off with this employee/resident allowed to do maintenance on-site, but not go to his house angle. Strangeness intensifies.

Edit: haha! Dave beat me!

originally posted by: ToasterBorst
a reply to: 898929

Only guess is AURA; but now I'm even more thrown off with this employee/resident allowed to do maintenance on-site, but not go to his house angle. Strangeness intensifies.

Edit: haha! Dave beat me!

I figured I was the one late to the game because I got distracted by a text mid reply lol guess I was just a tad faster on the draw.

originally posted by: ToasterBorst
a reply to: threeeyesopen

The guards are stationed at the gate around the clock, but they have not been in the facility and have no more of an idea about what's going on than anyone else, Escalante said. "We're just mainly right here making sure people don't come past this point," said Red Rock guard Joe Mangum. "Everybody was evacuated, and from that point, that's as far as they can go."

Article also confirms that the camping employee is still going onto property to work, but not allowed to go to his house? wtf?

A tent belonging to an employee and resident of the observatory was set up near the gate. The employee is allowed to enter the facility to do routine maintenance but can't stay in his home, Escalante said. "He just comes in to do what's he's got to do, work his shift, and that's it," she said.

That is so strange that the worker is allowed inside the perimeter to do his work, but can’t go to his home inside the perimeter...yet he can sleep in a tent a stone’s throw away. Seriously weird!

originally posted by: xtradimensions

originally posted by: ToasterBorst
a reply to: threeeyesopen

The guards are stationed at the gate around the clock, but they have not been in the facility and have no more of an idea about what's going on than anyone else, Escalante said. "We're just mainly right here making sure people don't come past this point," said Red Rock guard Joe Mangum. "Everybody was evacuated, and from that point, that's as far as they can go."

Article also confirms that the camping employee is still going onto property to work, but not allowed to go to his house? wtf?

A tent belonging to an employee and resident of the observatory was set up near the gate. The employee is allowed to enter the facility to do routine maintenance but can't stay in his home, Escalante said. "He just comes in to do what's he's got to do, work his shift, and that's it," she said.

That is so strange that the worker is allowed inside the perimeter to do his work, but can’t go to his home inside the perimeter...yet he can sleep in a tent a stone’s throw away. Seriously weird!

Agreed they’re screwing the pooch big time with how they’ve handled this ordeal.

a reply to: xtradimensions

Yes 100% this. It's high crimes messing with FCC stuff. Your HOA story is a perfect example of the reaction you get when dealing with the government. I wonder if they're having trouble identifying who hakced in or set up the surveillance, that's why they haven't said anything.

a reply to: vinifalou

Only angle I'd have on that is they showed some proof that this would generate money somehow for the government as well.

I could be wrong, but it isn't exactly adding up any other way.

They would need to have bought the FBI in

From what's being offered, ONLY the sheriff has seen the FBI show up. Nothing else seems to be agreeing with his story.

the local police

He could have been slipped a few thou. I'll just say I've... seen things concerning cops, and leave it at that.

and the post office

Harder to explain- but notice we're getting nothing on that front except from that Spurgeon person. Nothing from a postmaster general, or anyone in an associated government position. I think it'd be horribly interesting if a Sunspot postal worker had a talk with someone in DC about their sudden transfer.

I'm noticing this has been kept really *local*, without much in the line of outside (like anyone from anywhere, like say, NM's capitol) people coming in to give a real statement. The governor has not issued a statement, Neither has Holloman, if you think about it- the closest military base, and not so much as someone seeing a helicopter take off- or we'd have heard about it- nor anyone else. Kinda weird, in a "who is running the show" sense.

a reply to: xtradimensions

What could the % be of the chance he's being paid for his services- IE sleeping in the tent and growling about it?

originally posted by: wylekat
a reply to: xtradimensions

What could the % be of the chance he's being paid for his services- IE sleeping in the tent and growling about it?

Maybe he’s putting on a show to be able to sue them for hardship?