Person · Marfa lights

Karl D. Stephan

Engineer, Texas State University; led the 2008 spectroscopy campaign and the 2011 analysis of the 2005 bright object

Cites 2

Quantitative intensity and location measurements of an intense long-duration luminous object near Marfa, Texas

SRC

Spectroscopy applied to observations of terrestrial light sources of uncertain origin

SRC

Events 2

Texas State researchers watch for 20 nights with a telescope and a spectrometer

Event

EVT

Two monitoring stations record a light shining for over three hours during a thunderstorm

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Karl D. Stephan [Person FIG0DCKGNQJE2X1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/FIG0DCKGNQJE2X1

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  title     = {Karl D. Stephan},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Person, catalog key FIG0DCKGNQJE2X1},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/FIG0DCKGNQJE2X1}
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