Roswell missile silo sells for nearly $300k

ROSWELL, N.M., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A New Mexico real estate agent said an old missile silo listed for nearly $300,000 in Roswell has found a prospective buyer.

Jim Moore, who listed the 25-acre property for $295,000, said a prospective buyer has made an offer close to the asking price and he expects to finalize the sale by the end of the month.

The silo, which is listed as having "lots of potential uses" and formerly housed a water sales business, is one of 72 missile sites constructed around the country during the Cold War to hold Atlas F missiles.

The missile silo extends 10 stories underground and has fallen into disrepair, but Moore said the infrastructure remains solid.

"You don't see one crack anywhere," he told The New York Times.