Witness account · Phoenix Lights, 13 March 1997

Drew Sullins (for the Maryland Air National Guard): Eight A-10s on training missions over the Goldwater range dropped…

Eight A-10s on training missions over the Goldwater range dropped high-intensity flares from 15,000 feet to illuminate the target area, then jettisoned the remainder at high altitude before returning to Davis-Monthan; one pilot called it "one hell of a light show".

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Flares, not UFOs, caused light show, military says

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Maryland ANG A-10s drop flares over the Goldwater range

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Drew Sullins (for the Maryland Air National Guard): Eight A-10s on training missions over the Goldwater range dropped… [Witness account WIT0CQPW3N65MH5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/WIT0CQPW3N65MH5

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  title     = {Drew Sullins (for the Maryland Air National Guard): Eight A-10s on training missions over the Goldwater range dropped…},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Witness account, catalog key WIT0CQPW3N65MH5},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/WIT0CQPW3N65MH5}
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