Farmington, New Mexico UFO
In March 1950, Farmington witnessed a large-scale UFO sighting, with hundreds of residents reporting strange objects in the daytime sky from March 16 to March 18. The event received widespread coverage, including a front-page headline "HUGE 'SAUCER' ARMADA JOLTS FARMINGTON" in The Daily Times on March 18, 1950, as well as reports in other newspapers like The Santa Fe New Mexican ("Farmington 'Invaded' by Saucer Squadron") and the Las Vegas (New Mexico) Daily Optic ("'Space Ships' Cause Sensation").