My wife and I stopped to check out the UFO watchtower. It is a cool place with lots of different items to check out in the garden. It was a very windy and cool day, the gift shop was closed so we looked around and then headed out. I'd like to stop by again and meet the owner, maybe even camp a night just to see what I can see.
Last October we included a trip to the UFO skip site and monument site on our honeymoon. I drove my GMC pickup but an automobile with decent ground clearance should be okay for the drive. We traveled about thirty miles south of Corona on CR B007 and parked along the road. We then hiked due east to the location of the SYFY monument and the stone obelisk. We were disappointed to find that the obelisk had been destroyed and the monument removed. We then hiked south-west to the Brazel debris field, which is the actual site that the debris was found. I used the metal detector and found wire but nothing exotic.
The entire area is on BLM property and open to the public, I contacted their Roswell office who provided a map, coordinates, and document explaining their policy on artifacts found on the property. Dinwiddie Cattle Co. owns the ranch adjacent to the skip site but does not own the actual skip or monument site, but does own the Hines house on CR B001, which has been razed, and the windmill location. I asked for permission to access their property but didn’t receive a reply.
I do hope to make this trip again and spend some more time visiting the site. If you have the chance, it’s definitely a beautiful, interesting and historic place to visit.