New Mexico’s skies continue to captivate UFO enthusiasts, with the latest sighting sparking renewed intrigue. In October 2023, a vivid red light pulsated in the night sky above Albuquerque’s South Valley for nearly an hour, stunning witnesses. One onlooker, who captured the spectacle on camera, remarked to the Santa Fe New Mexican, “I’ve never seen a light that bright.” The strange sighting has since been cataloged by Enigma Labs, a private UFO reporting platform that allows users to submit sightings via a mobile app and website.
This latest incident adds to a growing list of 2023-2024 UFO reports in New Mexico, a state with a long history of unexplained aerial phenomena. Earlier in the year, a bright, orb-like object was seen floating above Jal, near the southern border. The observer described a charged, staticky feeling in the air as the orb moved with “angular elegance” over a Lea County oil field. Similar reports emerged from Hobbs, Roswell, and Chaparral, with eerie lights and objects captured on video by locals.
According to Enigma Labs, New Mexico now ranks as the top U.S. state for UFO sightings per capita, boasting 12.2 reports per 100,000 residents. This outpaces Nevada and Arizona, which report around 9 sightings per 100,000 people. “New Mexico is a focal point for UFOs,” noted Alejandro Rojas, a consultant for Enigma Labs. He added that recent data shows New Mexico “heads above the leader” in submission rates.
Enigma Labs has logged 754 sightings in Albuquerque alone, followed by Las Cruces (159), Roswell (143), and other smaller towns. Sightings range from orbs and plasma-like ships to unidentifiable craft that change shapes mid-flight. One notable encounter from February 2024 involved two friends driving along Albuquerque’s San Mateo Boulevard. They watched a craft morph from a long, illuminated structure into a triangle with three lights before it shifted to a helicopter-like form and vanished.
Experts like David Marler, executive director of the National UFO Historical Records Center in Rio Rancho, note that New Mexico’s legacy of UFO lore extends beyond the famous Roswell incident. “There are better, more well-documented cases,” Marler said, referencing sightings at Kirtland Air Force Base and the 1964 Socorro encounter. His research center houses thousands of files, microfilms, and recordings dating back to the 1940s, offering a rich archive for UFO enthusiasts and researchers alike.
With sightings continuing to pour in, New Mexico remains at the heart of the nation’s ongoing fascination with the unknown.
My late brother was a scopedope for SAC in reno in the early 1960’s ,the fighter pilots encountered ufos’ while training,and they were scoped, the next day a general and his mp squad came in to tell everyone they did not see it…why ?
New Mexico may have the most sightings but there will never be an actual encounter because, THERE IS NO INTELLIGENT LIFE HERE!!!
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I’ve heard that when UFOs fly around NM, that they roll up their windows, and lock their doors!!