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Answer · Marfa lights

No; all documented lights are ordinary sources

No; every well-documented light so far is a vehicle, ranch light, train, fire, star or planet, and the "genuine" lights are rarer cases of the same.

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Where it stands

Still possibleThree pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Every photographed 'genuine' light, checked against maps, times and ephemerides, lies on a road, railway or known light.
  • Systematic monitoring with checked clocks and bearings finds no light outside known sources.

What would rule it out

  • A light triangulated by two or more stations, with times and bearings checked, to a place no vehicle or lamp could be.

Evidence 3 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). No; all documented lights are ordinary sources [Answer ANS0DCKMEB8DVZR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DCKMEB8DVZR
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