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Answer · Phoenix Lights, 13 March 1997

A single large silent object with lights along its leading edges, flying low.

A single large silent object with lights along its leading edges, flying low.

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Where it stands

DisputedOne piece of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Witnesses at different places report the same apparent size and the same low altitude.
  • A photograph with foreground shows a low object.
  • A dark body occludes stars between the lights.

What would rule it out

  • A telescope or photographic record resolves the lights into separate aircraft.

Evidence 1 for · 2 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 single large silent object with lights along its leading edges, flying low. [Answer ANS0CQPW5KP3VX6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQPW5KP3VX6
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