Writer Ty Bannerman shared reported ghost stories from White Sands on New Mexico Strange this week. He detailed spectral legends tied to the desert region during the show.
Hosts Chad Brummett and Stephanie Chavez interviewed Bannerman about the area on KRQE. Bannerman shared the legend of Pavla Blanca. She reportedly walks across the white dunes in search of her husband.
The discussion covered additional folklore linked to atomic bomb testing at the location. Mysterious tales surround the dunes.
White Sands contains expansive gypsum dunes across the southern New Mexico desert. The federal site is known for historic military nuclear testing.
Bannerman works as an editor and journalist. He also produces the local history podcast City on the Edge.
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