# Where are the lights, and how far are they from the viewing area? · Marfa lights > Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/questions/QST0DCKKKVT63PG/where-are-the-lights-and-how-far-are-they-from-the-viewing Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-28T20:04:19+00:00 --- **0** # Where are the lights, and how far are they from the viewing area? Asked 28 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·3 answers·0·0 following **Three answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters A single observer cannot tell a small light nearby from a bright one far away. Distance decides between explanations: headlights on US 67 and ranch roads lie 8 to 30 km or more away⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDX42K774/the-marfa-lights-examining-the-photographic-evidence)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDE6BATSV/an-experimental-analysis-of-the-marfa-lights-progress-report), while several witnesses describe lights coming close to them over Mitchell Flat⁠[[3]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDEXQ20GZ/the-truth-is-out-there). ## Answers 3 [**Far away, on US 67 and ranch roads** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/answers/ANS0DCKMFMEX1JZ/far-away-on-us-67-and-ranch-roads) None Evidence: 2 for Still possible [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/answers/ANS0DCKMGF8CHAA/none-of-these) None Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Some are close, low over Mitchell Flat** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/answers/ANS0DCKMG364183/some-are-close-low-over-mitchell-flat) None Evidence: 1 for, 2 against Still possible ## What would settle it 1. Range a sample of lights, including any reported as close, by two-station triangulation with bearings checked against stars, or by oxygen A-band spectroscopy. ## History 1. 2005[Stolyarov et al. puts forward: far away, on US 67 and ranch roads](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDE6BATSV/an-experimental-analysis-of-the-marfa-lights-progress-report) 1. 2005[Stolyarov et al.: a chase car on US 67 south of Marfa, signalling by radio, was seen from the viewing area in the same place as the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDE6BATSV/an-experimental-analysis-of-the-marfa-lights-progress-report)For: Far away, on US 67 and ranch roads 1. 2006[Hall puts forward: some are close, low over Mitchell Flat](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDEXQ20GZ/the-truth-is-out-there) 1. 2006[Hall: two geologists in 1973 reported two cantaloupe-sized lights coming towards them at about 200 mph, one of which hovered…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDEXQ20GZ/the-truth-is-out-there)For: Some are close, low over Mitchell Flat 1. 2007[Dunning: at least two television crews posted observers to triangulate the lights; none located them, and the lights were shown…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDFE4QFK9/the-marfa-lights-a-real-american-mystery)Against: Some are close, low over Mitchell Flat 1. 2020[Borraz Aymerich & Ballester Olmos puts forward: far away, on US 67 and ranch roads](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDX42K774/the-marfa-lights-examining-the-photographic-evidence) 1. 2020[Borraz Aymerich & Ballester Olmos puts forward: some are close, low over Mitchell Flat](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDX42K774/the-marfa-lights-examining-the-photographic-evidence) 1. 2020[Borraz Aymerich & Ballester Olmos: the checkable photographs of "genuine" lights from 2003–2004 match vehicles 8 to 30 km away, the tracks raised above the road by refraction.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDX42K774/the-marfa-lights-examining-the-photographic-evidence)For: Far away, on US 67 and ranch roads 1. 2020[Borraz Aymerich & Ballester Olmos: the triangulations that placed Bunnell's lights away from roads rest on bearings and times found to be in error.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDX42K774/the-marfa-lights-examining-the-photographic-evidence)Against: Some are close, low over Mitchell Flat 1. 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