UFO Watchtower opens near Hooper, Colorado

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The UFO Watchtower near Hooper, Colorado
Judy Messoline's UFO Watchtower in Colorado's San Luis Valley Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rancher Judy Messoline built a small viewing platform and campground in Colorado's San Luis Valley, an area with sighting reports since the 1960s. She told NPR it began as a joke to draw highway traffic; it now logs visitor-reported sightings.

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  1. PressUFO 'watchtower' in Colorado that started as a joke now draws thousands per year (opens in a new tab)NPR / 2025-04-30

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