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Answer · Phoenix Lights, 13 March 1997

Lights in formation against a dark sky are perceived as one object, and memory consolidates the perception…

Lights in formation against a dark sky are perceived as one object, and memory consolidates the perception over time.

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Where it stands

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

What it predicts

  • Earlier records read as lights; later ones as a craft.
  • Accounts recorded years later add a dark body and a size estimate.

What would rule it out

  • The earliest written reports consistently describe a solid body occluding stars.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyLights in formation against a dark sky are perceived as one object, and memory consolidates the perception…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Lights in formation against a dark sky are perceived as one object, and memory consolidates the perception… [Answer ANS0CQPW98W1QZ3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQPW98W1QZ3
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