The flight was @ night and the light to darkness transition is pronounced on the coasts. Fly enough nighttime and special VFR, it’ll happen to you. And if you are solo the first time you experience the phenomena, the prognosis is bad.
You believe the gubermint account if you’d like. I have dug a lot. Not adding up at all. But I do not wish to slide into that on the Q thread. BUT because this is a Q thread, I would remind people that doing your own research is important. I have done mine.
I have learned that when someone is hell bent on not hearing others, they ain’t going to hear it.