QuestionsMarfa lightsIs there any record of the lights from before motor traffic reached the Marfa plain?Answer
Answer · Marfa lights
Yes; the lights were seen in the 1880s
Yes; settlers and cowboys saw the lights in the 1880s, before any motor traffic.
Where it stands
Still possibleTwo pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- A letter, diary, newspaper item or memoir written before about 1920 describes lights on the Marfa plain.
What would rule it out
- A thorough search of local newspapers, county records and settlers' papers from before 1920 finds nothing.
Evidence 2 for · 1 against
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The questions it answers
Open3 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Yes; the lights were seen in the 1880s [Answer ANS0DCKMQ0G4TX8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DCKMQ0G4TX8
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