# An arc lasting over three hours would have to dissipate on the order of 140 kW through a bush or patch of ground…

> An arc lasting over three hours would have to dissipate on the order of 140 kW through a bush or patch of ground without blowing a 15 A fuse or burning…

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# An arc lasting over three hours would have to dissipate on the order of 140 kW through a bush or patch of ground…

An arc lasting over three hours would have to dissipate on the order of 140 kW through a bush or patch of ground without blowing a 15 A fuse or burning it away; the object also brightened gradually over several frames and moved about 150 m south in its last hour.

Suggestive0

## What it bears on 1 answer

[A power-line arc](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/answers/ANS0DCKMRK7NP3H/a-power-line-arc)

Still possible

AGAINST

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). An arc lasting over three hours would have to dissipate on the order of 140 kW through a bush or patch of ground… [Evidence EVD0DCKPZ00RG56]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKPZ00RG56
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**EVD** 0DCKPZ00RG56

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