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🌱 How did Alamogordo end up in a 1949 UFO ‘swarm’?
Alamogordo, New Mexico Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Alamogordo! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Alamogordo end up in a 1949 UFO ‘swarm’?
- What new protections could follow Alamogordo’s Tinsley Trailer Park fire?
Also on today's calendar: America's semiquincentennial at the Cathedral of St. John and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Hazy sunshine and very warm, with a high of 98 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 98, low: 71.
- Sunday: Very warm; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 97 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• In just one day in 1949, the US military observed about 200 UFOs in the area of the Sandia base, which was developing nuclear weapons, according to documents published by the Pentagon, which were… (news-pravda.com) — Declassified Pentagon documents describe about 200 glowing green UFOs reportedly seen near Alamogordo and the Sandia base in 1949, with similar objects observed near Roswell minutes earlier. While the sightings are decades old, they highlight the area’s enduring place in UFO lore as International UFO Day is marked on July 2. 
• Candidate Nagamine Issues First Major Policy Statement, Says Tinsley Fire Shows Need for State Leadership on Mobile Home Park Abuses (town.news) — After the June 28 Tinsley Trailer Park fire in Alamogordo, state House candidate Grace Nagamine is calling for stronger statewide protections for residents of local mobile home communities. She links the blaze and past utility failures in Alamogordo parks to weak enforcement of the Mobile Home Park Act, backing rent limits, resident purchase rights, and relocation aid for displaced seniors and families.
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Splash with Ben Aquatic Fitness Class
Alamogordo Recreation Center - 1100 Oregon Ave. Alamogordo NM 88310
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