The 1976 Cannon Air Force Base UFO Encounters
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Marcus Lowth
- May 17, 2019
- October 24, 2021
- 9 min read
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Over a two night period in January 1976, a student journalist, “Bruce”, alone on the first night and with multiple witnesses on the second, would witness several mysterious objects over Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, as well as a “cat and mouse” chase courtesy of military jets scrambled to pursue these strange and seemingly “trespassing” crafts.
Did UFOs hover over Canon Air Force Base in 1976?
What’s more, after finally publicly disclosing these incidents, Bruce would receive very concerning warnings, both from ominous strangers on the phone, and concerned neighbors who witnessed strange events around his home when he wasn’t there. It is a case, like several others that have come back to the forefro...
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
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I was a USAF 2LT working on the Flight Line at Cannon AFB in Clovis the night in January 1976 when we saw unidentified”bright lights” in the night sky over the base. Strange lights were visible for multiple nights to follow.
I lived near Clovis for almost 2 years and noted how an Air Base was central to the economy of that area! Having my own experiences with anomalous aerial craft during my time in N.M.; I am convinced they are real and Visitors from somewhere else, who may have been here longer than homo sapiens!