# Luke Air Force Base reply to a FOIA request about the lights

> Says no records exist, that Luke's aircraft on the night of 13 March were on normal training and had no involvement in the lights, and that the base does…

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# Luke Air Force Base reply to a FOIA request about the lights

Document3 pagesPublic domainDated 1 May 1997

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Says no records exist, that Luke's aircraft on the night of 13 March were on normal training and had no involvement in the lights, and that the base does not know where the flare explanation came from.

The Black Vault (John Greenewald), 1997. Public domain

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## Where it was made

[Luke Air Force Base, Glendale, Arizona](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CQPW0FM3G03/luke-air-force-base-glendale-arizona) · Air base

## Sources 1

- [The Phoenix Lights Incident, March 13th, 1997](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQPVX284E68/the-phoenix-lights-incident-march-13th-1997)_SRC_

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