James Long

Historical marker location:

Wyandotte, Oklahoma

( Marker is on 679th Road, 0.4 miles south of 100th Road (Oklahoma Highway 10C), on the left when traveling south.)

1845 - 1891.

In 1988, the residents of Boise City, Oklahoma, were tricked into believing they were under attack by aliens. A local radio station aired a fake news report about a UFO sighting, and many residents saw lights in the sky that they believed were alien spacecraft. The hoax became national news and has since become a part of the town's history.