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ART0DCKJYFTFMAN·Artifact · recording

Monitoring-station recordings of the bright object, 3 June 2005

RecordingNot freely licensed (journal article)Night of 2–3 June 2005 CDT (3 June UTC)
Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

Stacked 4.2-second frames from stations 1 ("Roofus") and 2 ("Snoopy") showing the object, stars, an aircraft track and a mercury-vapour lamp 16 km away. The paper reproduces frames; the recordings are with Bunnell.

James Bunnell's stations 1 and 2, 2005. Not freely licensed (journal article)

Copies 1

Frames in the published paperJames Bunnell's stations 1 and 2 · ceticismoaberto.com · 2005-06-03 · Not freely licensed (journal article)Primary source: Quantitative intensity and location measurements of an intense long-duration luminous object near Marfa, Texas2 steps from the original

Where it was made

San AntonioCiudad JuárezAustinChihuahuaMazatlánPiedras NegrasKilleen1Mitchell Flat200 kmSan AntonioCiudad JuárezAustinChihuahua1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Monitoring-station recordings of the bright object, 3 June 2005 [Artifact ART0DCKJYFTFMAN]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DCKJYFTFMAN
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