Marfa lightsEvent
Event · Marfa lights
Unsolved Mysteries broadcasts its Marfa lights segment, with a watch by McDonald Observatory and Sul Ross scientists
First aired on 25 October 1989. The team's night-viewing equipment recorded a globe of light in the middle of Mitchell Flat, which Edwin Barker later identified as a passing train's rotating headlamp.
Involves 4
Edwin Barker
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Hallie Stillwell
FIGPerson
McDonald Observatory
ORGOrganisation
Sul Ross State University
ORGOrganisation
Cites 2
At 1
PLC
Happened to 1
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Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Unsolved Mysteries broadcasts its Marfa lights segment, with a watch by McDonald Observatory and Sul Ross scientists [Event EVT0DCKHKEZD40Y]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DCKHKEZD40Y
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title = {Unsolved Mysteries broadcasts its Marfa lights segment, with a watch by McDonald Observatory and Sul Ross scientists},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Event, catalog key EVT0DCKHKEZD40Y},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DCKHKEZD40Y}
}