Mysterious Solar Observatory Closure - Now with an update. Gets weirder.

A little over a week ago the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico was suddenly closed. In fact, the whole town has been evacuated with no explanation given for days. In addition, satellite live feeds from various places all went dark at the same time.

Thanks go to the Secureteam10 channel on YouTube for the above report. Secureteam10 is focused on strange space anomalies and UFOs; but, also keeps a close eye on all things related to space. This time they actually beat out the mainstream media in reporting this. In fact, it was because of them that the mainstream media eventually addressed the issue at all regarding the closure.

USA Today - Authorities are staying quiet about that mysterious solar observatory evacuation in New Mexico.

The Washington Post - Officials shed little light on closure of solar observatory.

Fox - FBI mysteriously closes observatory in New Mexico.

The second video is of a father and son walking through the facility. In it they spot a drone flying above them, the third video is of the drone footage. Seems neither knew the other was examining the facility.

UPDATE:

Galactic Connections.  A collection of articles on what has been going on.

Here is what we know so far. On Thursday, September 6, 2018 FBI agents arrived at the facility in a Blackhawk helicopter. The agents spoke to the head of the facility and ordered the facility evacuated. The FBI contacted the local police and asked them to assist with the evacuation and everyone left. Neither the police or the people at the facility were told why. After about a week some local person entered the site and took the video above. There were no guards and the homes were empty. A couple of days ago guards were sent to the facility to keep people out. The guards are not in hazmat suits. As of September 16th no explanation has been given. The official explanation is that it was over a "security concern"; but, what that concern is, is still unknown.

There have been many speculations as to what is going on. It does not appear that the site is contaminated (people thought maybe mercury had escaped from the telescope), whatever happened has nothing to do with things in space or the sun and whatever the concern is does not appear associated with the military bases around it. My first thought was that it might have to do with a disgruntled employee or a threat from someone outside of the facility that has a problem with what they do there.

UPDATE:

KVIA - Sunspot Solar Observatory Reopens.  Turns out I was right. Someone was a threat to the employees there. Still, they should have told people what the issue was.

UPDATE:

KTSM - Child pornography reason behind Sunspot Observatory closure, according to court documents.  Well, the story gets even stranger and makes even less sense. Evacuating the post office and people from their houses because a janitor downloaded child porn at night to his personal laptop.