The UFO watchtower is definitely one of the most unique attractions to visit in Colorado. It is located in a middle of nowhere, in San Luis Valley in southern Co. San Luis Valley is a spectacle on its own IMO. A huge perfectly flat valley surrounded by dramatic mountains on almost any side. It's 50km wide and 100km long, reaching to New Mexico. Driving a road that is 70km straight line was something totally new to me. When it got darker car's headlights were visible. You could see a car 15km away, they seem close but it actually took a lot of time to pass each other, it was weird.
This is San Louis valley from Google maps. The pin is located pretty much where the UFO Watchtower is.
Okay, to the subject now, the UFO Watchtower. Basically, this valley is apparently a hotspot for strange sightings in the sky. There are countless instances where people have seen strange stuff up there. On the spot, I read strange metal-looking spheres and so on. Several documentaries have been made and books written about this location. Also, at the exact spot where this observation tower is, it's noted that there is supposedly a strange magnetic energy.
People have brought a lot of stuff there over the years. Honestly, most of it is total crap but some cool stuff too. Many alien figures and statues. Also, many USA license plates which I would have loved to bring back home lol since I collect these. I would love to have all the license plates of all USA states but it's expensive to get them sent here to Estonia. As of now, I have a couple of them. If you steal from this spot then bad luck will fall on you it was said there lol.
The alien ship-looking thing made a strange alien sound with the wind, it was a bit creepy indeed.
A bit of additional information on these signs here.
I did look in the sky periodically yes. Unfortunately, I failed to see any of the UFOs and aliens or anything strange. I also didn't feel anything of these vortexes. I can't really say that I'm a believer in these vortex things but I keep an open mind. I definitely believe in aliens somewhere out there. It's extremely unlikely that we are alone in this universe. We are special but not that special to not have life anywhere else.
Check out these insanely cool god rays that appeared at some point, it was a cool sight. Maybe that was my extraterrestrial sight lol, created by advanced species. Maybe lights not from sunshine but from a spaceship 👽!
San Louis Valley is also an extremely dark place during the night. There are no big settlements nearby and light pollution is at its minimum. I spent one night in this valley and did get to see the starry sky for some time until the clouds came in. Here are a couple of photos I got captured in the evening. I didn't have a tripod so I had to make do with a camera on the ground.
It is for sure a great location to go if you wish to stargaze. Again, I saw nothing strange in the sky when it was dark. San Louis Valley is also called Dark Sky National Park.
The next morning I went to another unique place called Great Sand Dunes National Park which is also in this valley. This is a subject I'm gonna write about soon and the hike we did in the sand mountains. Stay tuned!
