Thomas to give talks on UFO incident, Pyramid Lake War at WNC's Carson City observatory
Spend this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 20 and 21, with Mike Thomas as he provides a good UFO story and history lesson in a war that took place in Nevada in 1860.
The free talks begin at 7:30 p.m. and take place at Jack C. Davis Observatory on Western Nevada College's Carson City campus.
Thomas will talk about the “Pyramid Lake War” on Friday, Aug. 20 and the “The Roswell UFO Incident” on Saturday, Aug. 21. The 1860 armed conflict between the Northern Paiute and the recently arrived settlers, supported by the U.S. Army, will be Thomas' focus on Friday and the reported recovery of a crashed flying saucer on the U.S. Army Air Field in Roswell, N.M., in July 1947 will provide a lively topic on Saturday.
The observatory is open to the public from sundown to 11 p.m. on Saturday nights for Star Parties. The Western Nevada Astronomical Society hosts these parties, bringing together people with an interest in astronomy. Newcomers are welcome.
Attendees must wear a facial covering.
The observatory is located at 2699 Vanpatten Drive in Carson City.