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Answer · Marfa lights

Some are close, low over Mitchell Flat

Some are close to observers, low over Mitchell Flat within a few kilometres or less.

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Where it stands

Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Lights show parallax between observers a few hundred metres apart.
  • Spectra show little oxygen absorption.

What would rule it out

  • Every checked triangulation of a close-seeming light puts it at a road or building kilometres away.

Evidence 1 for · 2 against

The questions it answers

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Some are close, low over Mitchell Flat [Answer ANS0DCKMG364183]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DCKMG364183
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