This photo can be found online with the claim that it was taken in Fyffe during the UFO sightings in 1989 but no one at the time published a photo of a craft like this. Residents making reports typically said they saw lights in the sky.
Fyffe UFOs 25th Anniversary, Odd Travels
This illustration shows what Fyffe Police Chief Junior Garmany and his assistant Fred Works described as the object they saw in the sky over Fyffe.
Fyffe UFOs 25th Anniversary, Odd Travels
An illustration published in The Gadsden Times in February 1989 of people spotting UFOs over Fyffe. (Contributed by The Gadsden Times)
Fyffe UFOs 25th Anniversary, Odd Travels
Newspapers around the world reported the strange sightings in Fyffe in February 1989, including The Gadsden Times, which published photos and illustrations.
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In this file photo, Angela Carroll shows then-Fyffe City Councilman Billy Carroll a green alien doll used to promote the town’s UFO (Unforgettable Family Outing) Days in August. (AL/com/File Photo)
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At one point, Fyffe officials celebrated its UFO history by erecting signs with an alien advising people to buckle up. In the background is the main street through town, Highway 75. (AL.com/File Photo)
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Howard Mitchell was on the Fyffe Town Council during the UFO sightings in 1989 and later became mayor. (AL/com/File Photo)
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These days, the strange objects in the sky over DeKalb County are hot air balloons that are featured as part of the Fyffe UFO, or Unforgettable Family Outing, Days Festival each August. (AL/com/File Photo)
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When tourists descended on Fyffe following the UFO sightings in 1989, the tiny town looked like a circus. In this Associated Press photo, a woman dressed as ALF, who was an alien character on a hit TV show at the time, while a man entertained.
Fyffe UFOs 25th Anniversary, Odd Travels
Fyffe isn’t the only Alabama town with a history of UFO sightings. In 1973, Falkville Police Chief Jeff Greenhaw reported he saw a metallic-looking creature standing in the middle of the road. In this Associated Press photo, Greenhaw demonstrates where he saw the creature. Greenhaw was ridiculed and lost his job.
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The photo of a metallic creature taken in 1973 by Falkville Police Chief Jeff Greenhaw.
Fyffe UFOs 25th Anniversary, Odd Travels
This illustration published in The Tuscaloosa News in 1978 is based on a description of a UFO reported by Terry White in Blount County.
Fyffe UFOs 25th Anniversary, Odd Travels
