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A detailed historical report on YouTube of a UFO close encounter of 6/2/1964 appearing to deliberately set fire to an 8 years old boy in New Mexico

Unknown1 witnessNamed sourcesJun 2, 1964, 12:00 AMHobbs, NM

Witnesses

1 witness

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

3

Source context

Limited context

53

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

r/UFOs

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Live sighting record 9471fc1e-e1a9-47cc-8835-f6e02da644ff.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise4:46 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Day length14h 11m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature76°F
Cloud cover8% · Clear
Wind7 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Jun 2, 1964, 12:00 AM

Timezone

Mountain Time

Location

Hobbs, NM

Observers

1 witness

Witness account

Narrative

Speaking at the International UFO Congress in 2022, David Marler extensively reported (starting at https://youtu.be/dsC2uHLSI84?list=PLYdE_TyhyuGJl0a574wxpQOn--rckawLg&t=2869 ) on a 6/2/1964 Hobbs, NM, close encounter with a flying black, 5'-6' tall by 2'-3' wide, round, top shaped object appearing to deliberately target and engulf an 8 years old boy in fire. This resulted in serious 2nd degree burns requiring a 9-10 day hospitalization and a month recuperation at home. Bizarrely, there was n...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowJun 2, 1964, 12:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Hobbs, NM.

PublishedSep 5, 2026, 7:37 PM

r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.

Linked event

Grouped into the International UFO Congress incident dossier.

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Source material

media

Primary footage

Open

Playable video asset embedded from the original source record.

source

Original report

Open

Direct source material from r/UFOs.

telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.