Philtower Building

Historical marker location:

427 South Boston Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of Boston Avenue and 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Boston Avenue.)

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.