Post by topsecretresearch on Apr 29, 2014 20:14:32 GMT -5
DeKalb County town celebrates UFO past with family festival
Published on Aug 26, 2013
The town of Fyffe was the location of UFO sightings on Friday and Saturday, February 11--12, 1989. Over fifty people in the town of less than two thousand called the Fyffe Police Department to report sightings on two separate occasions.
Associated Press - August 19, 2008 12:14 PM ET
FYFFE, Ala. (AP) - The town of Fyffe has turned a string of UFO sightings from almost two decades ago into an annual weekend festival.
The town attracted international attention and developed a mini-industry when hundreds turned up to search the night sky for flying saucers in early 1989.
Now the city of less than 1,000 is holding its fourth Unforgettable Family Outing or UFO Days on Friday and Saturday.
Fyffe Mayor Larry Lingerfelt said the festival has grown every year and the town decided to embrace their reputation as the UFO capital of Alabama.
This year, there will be helicopter rides for the first time at the free festival along with music, hot-air balloon rides and live music.