Where there’s crops, there’s crop circles. | Photo by @ando_kurohige
No one knows for sure if aliens exist, but there are plenty of sightings in San Antonio that bolster belief. According to the National UFO Reporting Center, there have been thousands of sightings in Texas — and 350+ sightings in SATX alone.
Eyewitness accounts
They say seeing is believing. Here are several eyewitness accounts of UFO sightings in San Antonio from the State Report Index:
Jan. 29, 2022 | “An amazingly large (or close to earth) object passed by, creating a white tail behind it. The entirety of it sparkled [...] like a huge shooting star, but was distinctive in that it moved in slow-motion, was incredibly large, and was white with a thick tail that slowly dissipated as it moved.”
June 24, 2015 | "[The UFO] was cigar shaped kind of like a sleek Zeppelin, silver, no lights, no visible insignia. [...] It flew into that dark cloud and that was it, its tomb, it never came out.”
Aug. 3, 1973 | “The sky was so unusually clear. Soon two very perfect cumulus clouds moved into our view right above us. really perfect clouds, like a Disney drawing. [...] As we were observing this beautiful sight, a huge, perfectly round very huge sphere started slowly inching its way out of the top side of the cloud on our left. it had a green glow to it like a radium numbered watch.”
Aug. 6, 1965 | “We spotted the glowing object about 15 feet above the densely planted mesquite, oak, and huisache trees. We heard branches break or a crackling sound as if some were being burned up on contact. [...] we heard an earthly sound that shook the ground and vibrated the concrete patio we were standing on.”
Protecting Land to Protect Water | Wed., Sep. 21 | 6-7:30 p.m. | McKenna Events Center, 801 W. San Antonio St., New Braunfels | Free | Learn how experts review + maintain good groundwater from Texas Water Trade CEO Sharlene Leurig. 💧
Chris Fonseca | Wed., Sep. 21 | 8 p.m. | Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, 618 NW Loop 410 | $20 | Follow the journalist-turned-"Latino comedy legend” on his “I’m Not OK, But That’s OK” tour.
Thursday
Arts & Film Showcase | Thu., Sep. 22 | 6-8 p.m. | The Brick At Blue Star | Free | Bring your connoisseur’s eye (and ear) for an evening of local music, art, and short films.
Fury in Few & Mystere | Thu., Sep. 22 | 7 p.m. | The Amp Room, 2407 N St. Mary’s St. | $5 recommended | Jam out to Fury in Few with special guest Mystere.
Friday
miniFEST San Antonio TX | Fri., Sep. 23 | 5 p.m. | Paper Tiger, 2410 N St. Marys St. | $30 | Bridging The Music is bringing an evening of music, art + community in a festival-style atmosphere.
Caterpillars + Cocktails | Fri., Sep. 23 | 4:30-6 p.m. | Geekdom, 110 E. Houston St. | Join Geekdom for a celebration of conservation and the fall migration of monarch butterflies with caterpillar observation and butterfly tagging. 🐛
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A two-story restaurant is the newest addition to The Rock at La Cantera, the Spurs’ $500 million “human performance campus.” The $6.3 million restaurant is set to be completed by November 2023.
Civic Park — the first section of the ongoing Hemisfair project — is set to be completed in August 2023. Civic Park is designed to be the biggest park of the development, compared to Austin’s Zilker Park. 🏞 (San Antonio Report)
Show
Carver Community Cultural Center is ramping up for its 2022-2023 season. Starting Sat., Oct. 1 with Robert Cray Band, the center will highlight new + local artists from communities across San Antonio. (KSAT-12)
Celebrate
The Southwest Research Institute (formerly Essar Ranch) celebrates 75 years this week as a major employer in the 210 + a pillar of scientific research in the region. Originally a livestock breeding program, it now works in ocean engineering, clean energy, and space exploration. 🔬 (San Antonio Report)
Trending
Internet denizens flexed their PR skills, brainstorming names for the potential Austin-San Antonio metroplex envisioned by Austin Mayor Steve Adler. Suggestions included “San Austonio,” “the MetroMex,” and “the Austin-San Antonio Metropolitan Region (ASMR).” ✍️ (San Antonio Express-News)
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When one pop-up pops down, another pops... up.
Okay, we’ll work on that one. Suffice it to say, a new concept will move into Kineapple’s space at Pearl’s Food Hall after the smoothie + healthy eats spot closes on Sun., Sept. 25.
El Diente de Oro will serve dishes inspired by owners Orlando + Susana Aguirre’s visits to northern Mexico. The owners also operate Chilaquil, which currently neighbors the new spot. Expect asados de la abuela, carne asadas, and botana para picar.
The new concept will open for service in early October.
THE WRAP
Today’s issue was written by Dayten.
Editor’s pick: I feel like now that my smiling face is back in the newsletter, it’s a good time to reintroduce myself. As you all know, my heart is in San Antonio, but bodily I’m based out of Kansas City, MO. Get to know me in this article published in our sister newsletter, KCtoday. Glossary: Banksia + Mildred’s are cafés, Green Lady is a jazz lounge, and ReRoll is a board game bar.
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