Posted on 03/14/2025 7:24:40 PM PDT by Beowulf9
PHOENIX — On the night of March 13, 1997, thousands of Arizonans looked up and saw something they couldn’t explain—a massive, V-shaped formation of lights hovering in the sky.
Twenty-eight years later, the Phoenix Lights remain one of the most infamous UFO sightings in U.S. history, fueling speculation, debate, and ongoing scientific curiosity.
Among those who witnessed the phenomenon firsthand was Dr. Lynne Kitei, a former medical professional who was so profoundly impacted that she left her career in medicine to study the lights full-time.
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Kitei recalls the day vividly, describing how two lower orbs appeared to hover motionlessly.
“It was just bizarre. Again, I'm a healthy skeptic, but I was seeing something that was so extraordinary.”
While some, like Kitei, are convinced that the lights were something beyond our current understanding, others believe there is a more earthly explanation.
Chris Impey, an astronomy professor at the University of Arizona, points out that the southwest sees an unusually high UFO reports—coinciding with the region’s large number of Air Force bases, frequent military flights, and clear skies.
“You know, the Southwest generates a lot of UFO sightings, and it's not coincidental,” Impey explained. He says he tends to believe the more conventional theory that the Phoenix Lights could have been A-10 aircraft flying in a chevron formation, followed by military flares.
And sometimes, he adds, people may just be seeing the planet Venus.
“After sunset, you'll see it low on the horizon, and with atmospheric effects, it might look like it's moving or hovering. That’s a classic UFO sighting.”
Kitei, however, remains unconvinced.
“The impact it made on the witnesses themselves is so compelling,” she said. “It cannot be explained.”
For Impey, the hope is that the mystery inspires more people to look up at the night sky with curiosity and critical thinking.
“I want people to see all those planets that were aligned in the sky a week ago, the International Space Station, SpaceX rockets—hopefully not raining debris on you,” he joked. “There’s good stuff in the sky. But if you see something you can’t explain—practice skepticism.”
For those fascinated by the Phoenix Lights, Dr. Kitei’s documentary will be shown this Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Arizona Heritage Center.
E.T just wanted to phone home.
The big mystery is why extraterrestrial aliens would travel 100 trillion miles through frozen vacuum just to fly around in the sky, dissect some cows, and butt-probe the occasional unsuspecting passerby. Something doesn’t add up.
Bull sh^t.
Used to be an aircraft engineer that had a weekend getaway place here and he stood and watched that SOB go right over his house. The lights were the drive system according to him.
Then, tell me that the former Governor lied when he finally described it? He was a former pilot.
There are three or four incidents that are actually UFO incidents. The Phoenix Lights, The 1953 Kingman Az crash, that one in England at the Air Base and the Tic Tacs, or Nimitz encounter.
BTW, last year or so, they released documents where the agency responsible was asking where the recovered stuff was for the Kingman Crash. So, they admitted it.
I have visited the Kingman site. Of course nothing there but we had to go, just to see if what was described in that incident could have happened. And it all fits.
I vaguely remember a tv show that suggested that some F-16s out of Luke AFB were dropping flares that night.
The Lubbock Lights from 74 years ago are much more impressive.
I saw a video where they went to the same location, during the daytime, where the UFO video was shot. In daylight you could see a mountain range. When you overlay the the two clips you could see the lights disappeared when they fell behind the mountains. It was flares.
You'd think they'd have better navigation systems.
The lights you see if you ‘google’ Phoenix lights were not the lights which passed over the city earlier.
Years ago saw some grainy cellphone video of the actual lights passing over. But now the search algorithms keep coming up with the later lights (those which some believe to be illumination flares)
This was not that.
they took a bad turn while their GPS was updating...
Yep, I saw the same thing a long time ago.
Yes, Air Force flares have been suggested as an alternative explanation. But flares don’t hover motionless in the air, or line up perfectly with each other. No one really buys it.
Bfl
This is THE ONE that I’m actually curious about
There were thousands of witnesses, yes? (or so I’ve read)
Phoenix Lights Ping.
[The big mystery is why extraterrestrial aliens would travel 100 trillion miles through frozen vacuum just to fly around in the sky, dissect some cows, and butt-probe the occasional unsuspecting passerby. Something doesn’t add up.]
Yes, unless these are demons setting up the world for a big event which leads to the Strong Delusion (which comes from God, actually).
That’s what I’ve always said - the “flares” explanation is ridiculous
That would make some sense at least, but we really don’t know. We do know, however, that in the last days “men’s hearts will fail them for fear”.
Yes, what WILL be the Strong Delusion that God will send?
It seems to say that they will believe that Satan’s Antichrist is the Messiah (IMHO)
“Aliens” and “spaceships” would be a great way to explain a pre-trib Rapture.
Well, time will tell...
God bless
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