Civilian reports · Source: NUFORC
UFO sightings in Las Cruces, New Mexico
There are 4 civilian UFO sighting reports from Las Cruces, New Mexico in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1987 to 2012. That is 8% of the 51 reports from New Mexico, the third most of any place in the state. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (3) and amorphous (1).
The reports
Sighting reports from Las Cruces
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- 11 Oct 2012 · 20:30Orb· 2 min
4 fireballs side by side
Show on map - 10 Oct 2012 · 20:30Orb· 2 min
4 fireballs in sky side by side
Show on map - 15 Oct 2006 · 19:00Orb· 2 s
Made me think of UFO. Unsure what this was. No camera available. Solitary witness.
Show on map - 28 Oct 1987 · 20:30Amorphous· 30 min
Las Cruces lights.
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Where these reports come from
Reports are from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) public database: what members of the public said they saw, in their own words. Nobody has checked them, and most sightings have ordinary explanations.
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