The Farmington, New Mexico UFO Armada Case
- By
Marcus Lowth
- June 10, 2019
- October 24, 2021
- 8 min read
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When we see the word armada most of us will imagine a fleet of warships on the open waters. However, over a three-day period in 1950 in Farmington, New Mexico, in broad daylight, no less, over a thousand residents of the area witnessed instead, a fleet of “flying saucers” – anywhere from 200 to 500 in total – hovering and maneuvering in the skies above them. Given that the state of New Mexico, and indeed the entire United States was less than three years removed from the famous Roswell Incident, it is easy to see how this incident would have caused a mixture of panic and interest.
Did multiple alien crafts appear over New Mexico over several days in 1950?
What is perhaps strange, then, is the fact that today, almo...
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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 saw one day of the Farmington fly over. It was real. It wasn’t cotton flying, it wasn’t weather baloons. We were out on the play groune for recess & someone looked up & saw the dancing circular sparkling in the sun objects. Soon all of us were looking up, fascinatred by the display. It was a mesmerizing display of objects moving around one another high in the air. Our teachers thought they were unknown aircraft (including my teacher who had just exited the Air Forse.) The teachers husled usinto th4 building & I heard one of them say, in case the crafts dropped bombs. I don’t know why photos haven’t shown up but I know it was “quickly” rumored around town: it’s not safe to talk about it, keep quiet.) Of course we did talk… but only to trusted friends & family. It was a different time, when government was still trusted & people were patriotic & loyal to our countries interests. People were struggling to make a living & had little interest in anything else. People didn’t “refuse to comply” very much, back there & back then. People who didn’t comply didn’t stay in ’50’s Farminton very long back then, (But that is another tight knit small town story.) Be assured it happened & I’m sure some people are still alive who saw it.
Given the fact so much of this case was concealed, it leads one to believe it was another hushed up event. Lack of photos means nothing, as the AF had several very good photos that they either ignored, labeled lens flares, bad processing, or hoaxes (even when their own attempts to reproduce them failed miserably). Numerous files in Project Blue Book list photos that not included in the files, have letters from people wanting their photos or negatives back, and repeated claims they USAF did not have them only to later find them. Then rushing through a hurried “analysis” of a photo of a phot and label it a hoax or a error in development. In that time and place, with the FBI and AF “interrogating” people and ridiculing them and threatening people, it was easier to destroy the evidence.
What completely discredits the validity of the claimed Farmington UFO Armada in March 1950 is the lack of photographs of the UFOs from witnesses. It was said that the town of Farmington had between 4,000 to 5,000 residents at that time, and the UFO Armada happened over a three day period. The town had a daily newspaper titled Farmington Daily Times. They would have had at least one resident photographer, but they did not print any photos of any of the UFOs over the three days. What’s more is that none of the residents of the town photographed the UFOs. Even if there was a government cover-up to quash information of the UFO Armada, there would have been at least one resident refusing to comply. But nothing! Only claims and speculation.