The magnetic waves are so unique that they create a vortex that draws in material from the upper atmosphere, including the ill-fated missile. The media swallowed it hook, line and sinker, and a legend was born.Īccording to this bizarre story, strange magnetic anomalies of the atmosphere prevent radio transmission in specific points and make the needles spin on magnetic compasses. Some say that it was Jamie who began playing up the importance of the region to generate interest in the area, and together with his new friends started creating a story with lots of pseudo-science and local folklore, and fed it to the regional media. Jaime rather liked the attention and money that the missile had brought, and when the military left, he along with two local landowners began to talk of the possibility of building a hotel in the area to encourage tourism. One version of the story tells about a certain local named Jamie who was hired by the military to guard the missile from vandals and sight-seers. The secretive nature of the operation was already spurring rumors among the residents. The entire operation was very hush-hush, consistent with governmental common sense, and nobody was told anything or asked. When the rocket was found after three weeks of intense search, an airstrip was built to transport the wreckage. Immediately, a team of specialists arrived to find the fallen rocket.
The missile lost control and instead of landing on the intended target continued 400 miles south and fell in the Mapimí Desert region. military base near Green River, Utah fired an Athena test missile toward White Sands Missile Range. The myth started in July, 1970, when the U.S.
Over the years stories of alien encounters, falling "hot pebbles" and all sorts of paranormal activities have been drawing tourists and curiosity-seekers from all over the world. Legend says that in this area electromagnetic transmissions cannot be received, radio doesn’t work, compasses do not point to magnetic north, and the flora and fauna have abnormal mutations. Deep in the desert in northern Mexico, between the states of Durango, Chihuahua and Coahuila, is an area known as zona del silencio or the "zone of silence", also known as Mapimí Silent Zone for its close proximity to the city of Mapimi.
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