Article about the UFO Watchtower in the SLV

[RenaissanceLady]

Apparently I'm in the wrong line of work.

Judy Messoline moved to Colorado to raise cattle. But the herd didn't thrive too well on the dusty grasses around her ranch in Hooper. So she sold them off and started looking for a new business venture. That's when she decided to build a UFO watchtower.

And, apparently, it's going gangbusters.

That's what a new video report, uploaded to YouTube on Jan. 29, seems to imply. The citizens of Hooper have been seeing things in the skies for decades and having a nice, quiet place to keep an eye out was just the ingredient missing to make the town one of the latest UFO hot spots in the nation.

Vice Media covered the story for their "Spaced Out" series, instead of the usual mixed bag about incredible, natural phenomena seen in deep space. This time they decided to stay a little closer to home.

The various witnesses don't describe anything too exotic, and the graphics don't include any actual UFO videos or photos. But the message is clear. True believers have a new haven to indulge in their hobby, and a nearly bankrupt rancher has found a thriving new business model to keep her farm going.

For the full article and video, please click here.

My county has four things that come in spades: Snow, more snow, blowing snow and Bigfoot sightings. I also strongly suspect we have our share of booze-hounds, which may be related to these four things.

Assuming no one wants to drive countless miles on snow to see snow, could there be a market for Bigfoot sightings? Should I get my own little "watchtower" (platform) next to Pike National Forest and sell Bigfoot knickknacks? I wasn't expecting this idea to be a business model but it at least it's a job that can't be outsourced.

 

[Randall]

Interesting bit of ufology culture there. Thanks for posting that up !

 

[Stagger Lee]

"a job that can't be outsourced"
now you're talking. That word is the most feared in my workplace these days. Seems like you're in a good spot for the Bigfoot business- start it off as a weekend gig and see if it takes off.

 

[RenaissanceLady]

"a job that can't be outsourced"
now you're talking. That word is the most feared in my workplace these days. Seems like you're in a good spot for the Bigfoot business- start it off as a weekend gig and see if it takes off.

This could be a new business model: The SLV can have the UFO Watchtower; My BFE county could have a Bigfoot Watchtower; New Jersey could have a Jersey Devil watchtower. Maybe Gene and Chris could get extra funding for the Paracast this way and set up a.... (hmmm.....) rattlesnake watchtower or whatever they feel needs to be watched in Arizona? Perhaps they could sell Arizona knickknacks surrounded by thermometers showing just how hot it is outside? There must be some way to capitalize on this.

 

[Stagger Lee]

"Jersey Devil watchtower" I like that. When I was a kid, my neighbor had a poster of the Jersey Devil hanging in his garage, that scared and fascinated me. We live along the river that seperates Pennsy from Jersey.

 

[starise]

I just watched that vid last night. She seems to have a knack for making the most of her situation.

 

[RenaissanceLady]

Speaking of Bigfoot(s) (Bigfeet?) in my area, this was filmed in my little town. Wish I had actually seen the Finding Bigfoot episode that this was referring to. I had friends who attended the town hall meeting.

“Finding Bigfoot” Just a Reality TV Show : UFOlogy & Paranormal Field Investigation – UFO Nut.com – Unconventional Flying Objects Nonhuman Unidentifiable Technologies

 

[Wade]

This could be a new business model: The SLV can have the UFO Watchtower; My BFE county could have a Bigfoot Watchtower; New Jersey could have a Jersey Devil watchtower. Maybe Gene and Chris could get extra funding for the Paracast this way and set up a.... (hmmm.....) rattlesnake watchtower or whatever they feel needs to be watched in Arizona? Perhaps they could sell Arizona knickknacks surrounded by thermometers showing just how hot it is outside? There must be some way to capitalize on this.

will there be refreshments served ?

 

[RenaissanceLady]

will there be refreshments served ?

I'm a rather good cook, so the sky's the limit. Maybe do some theme-inspired food, such as $5 Big-Footlong subs and Big-Footlong coneys? Of course, we already have this up here:
Coney Island - Bailey, CO

(Ingrid Bergman will always have Paris. I get nothing more than a giant hotdog and Bigfoot Watchtower dreams... )