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Answer · Phoenix Lights, 13 March 1997

A formation of five or more conventional aircraft at high altitude, probably military, in a V.

A formation of five or more conventional aircraft at high altitude, probably military, in a V.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests supported it: two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • A unit's flight records show a formation transiting Arizona north to south at that time.
  • Any photograph with a foreground gives a high altitude by parallax.
  • Witnesses at different places report different apparent sizes, as expected for a distant object.

What would rule it out

  • Flight records for all units airborne that evening show no formation on that track.

Evidence 2 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyA formation of five or more conventional aircraft at high altitude, probably military, in a V

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). A formation of five or more conventional aircraft at high altitude, probably military, in a V. [Answer ANS0CQPW4ME2VES]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQPW4ME2VES
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