Witness account · Marfa lights

Edwin Barker: The 1989 team's equipment recorded a globe of light in the middle of Mitchell Flat…

The team's night-viewing equipment recorded a globe of light in the middle of Mitchell Flat that disappeared, came back and faded; observers at the time were sure it was not man-made. In 2020 Barker wrote that he was certain it was the rotating headlamp of a passing train.

Cites 1

The Marfa Lights: Examining the Photographic Evidence (2003–2007) (FOTOCAT Report #8)

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Reports 1

Unsolved Mysteries broadcasts its Marfa lights segment, with a watch by McDonald Observatory and Sul Ross scientists

Event

EVT

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Edwin Barker: The 1989 team's equipment recorded a globe of light in the middle of Mitchell Flat… [Witness account WIT0DCKJA8V8S2K]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/WIT0DCKJA8V8S2K

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  year      = {2026},
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