FBI Mysteriously Closes New Mexico Observatory

[Lenno]

The FBI Mysteriously Close New Mexico Observatory

Staff have been evacuated and the FBI has sent agents and a Blackhawk helicopter to the site, without telling anyone what's going on.
Sep 12, 2018

An observatory in New Mexico has been unexpectedly closed due to an unnamed "security issue," prompting evacuations and a visit from the FBI. The Sunspot Observatory is now currently closed to both staff and the public, with no word on why or when it will be open again.
“We have decided to vacate the facility at this time as precautionary measure,” said spokesperson Shari Lifson to the Alomogordo Daily News. “The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy who manages the facility is addressing a security issue at this time.”
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Lifson said that the facility was first evacuated on September 6 and has remained closed since then. According to Lifson, the observatory has no date for reopening yet.
As part of the investigation into the security issue, the observatory has contacted the FBI, which has been reported on the scene with multiple agents and a Blackhawk helicopter. According to local sheriff Benny House, the agency has been working with local law enforcement but refuses to share any details.
“The FBI is refusing to tell us what’s going on,” said House. “We’ve got people up there that requested us to standby while they evacuate it. Nobody would really elaborate on any of the circumstances as to why.”

“We have decided to vacate the facility at this time as precautionary measure"

The sheriff speculated that the evacuation could be due to some kind of threat made against the facility or its staff, but expressed confusion as to why local police would be left out of the loop. “If that’s the case, why didn’t they call us and let us deal with it?” he said. “I don’t know why the FBI would get involved so quick and not tell us anything.”
Another possibility could be some sort of hazardous chemical leak or other natural danger, but again there’s no reason for the FBI to keep everyone in the dark. Whatever the reason, the scientists are forced to postpone their research while the FBI’s investigation continues.
Source: Alomogordo Daily News

[JAG06]

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[Caplock50]

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Or could it be a part of the 'black hats' spy network 'Q' has said was taken down?


Edited to add:

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[DontTreadonMe7]

Hillary Clinton says hello.

[Caplock50]

Hillary Clinton says hello.

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[Pastor Guest]

Sunspot Solar Observatory finally releases statement amid mounting conspiracy theories a week after it shut down to address a mysterious 'security issue' - but STILL won't say what's going on - Daily Mail

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ity-issue.html

[Caplock50]

A 'confusing thing' about this article is that it doesn't mention that the town and its Post Office are also 'shut down'. The whole town of Sunspot has been evacced...and not just the observatory.

[Lenno]

Child pornography reason behind Sunspot Observatory closure, according to court documents

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• Aaron Bracamontes

Posted: Sep 19, 2018 03:53 PM MST
Updated: Sep 19, 2018 03:53 PM MST

• New Mexico observatory closed for security reasons to reopen

A federal search warrant reveals that Sunspot Solar Observatory was shut down as FBI agents conducted computer forensic searches for child pornography.
The source of child pornography was traced to an IP address used at the observatory and a source within the building observed a computer with "not good" images on it, the warrant states.
An investigation by the FBI revealed that a janitor is the main suspect in the search, however he has not been charged with a crime even though his name in on the warrant.
The warrant states the suspect would use the observatory Wifi and a personal laptop to download the child pornography.
A limited number of people have access to the observatory from dusk until dawn, which helped narrow their search.
The observatory in the mountains of southern New Mexico had been closed since Sept. 6 because of an undisclosed security concern, but reopened on Monday.