# Maryland Air National Guard statement on the flare drop

> The official account of the 10 pm lights: eight of the Guard's A-10s, in Arizona for winter training under Operation Snowbird, dropped high-intensity…

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# Maryland Air National Guard statement on the flare drop

DocumentpublisherIssued July 1997

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The official account of the 10 pm lights: eight of the Guard's A-10s, in Arizona for winter training under Operation Snowbird, dropped high-intensity flares from 15,000 feet over the Goldwater range.

Associated Press, 1997. publisher

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**Document** Associated Press · deseret.com · 1997-07-26 · publisher2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.deseret.com/1997/7/26/19325702/flares-not-ufos-caused-light-show-military-says)

## Sources 1

- [Flares, not UFOs, caused light show, military says](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQPVTM43EZF/flares-not-ufos-caused-light-show-military-says)_SRC_

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