Sidewalk Highway

Historical marker location:

21875 S 520 Rd, Afton, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of South 520 Road and E 220 Road, on the left when traveling south on South 520 Road.)

Marker installed: 2010

U.S. 66 - Will Rogers Highway. Chicago to Los Angeles.

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.