The second Tuesday of February is Extraterrestrial Culture Day, a celebration created by the New Mexico legislature in 2003 to honour “all past, present, and future extraterrestrial visitors” and to recognize the role alien lore has played in shaping culture, curiosity, and even tourism.
The day traces back to State Representative Daniel Foley of Roswell — a town forever linked to the most famous UFO mystery in American history. In 1947, rancher Mac Brazel discovered strange debris scattered across his pasture: metal rods taped together, glossy paper‑like material, foil, and plastic reflectors. The sheriff called the Roswell Army Air Field, armored trucks arrived, and on July 8 the Roswell Daily Record ran the headline: “RAAF Captures Flying Saucer On Ranch in Roswell Region.”
The next day, the military insisted it was just a weather balloon. Witnesses weren’t convinced. That tension — between official explanation and lingering doubt — has fueled decades of speculation, documentaries, conventions, and Hollywood storylines. Extraterrestrial Culture Day embraces all of it: the science, the mystery, the imagination, and the enduring question of whether we’re alone in the universe.
Before you scan the skies, here’s your Tillsonburg fuel update:
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Pioneer: $124.6
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Esso: $121.6
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Shell: $124.6
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Petro Canada: $124.6
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