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Were the 10 pm lights flares?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·3 answers·0·0 following
Answered: LUU-2 illumination flares dropped by Maryland ANG A-10s over the North Tac range at 10 pm.Passed its tests and review.

Where it stands

Three answers have been proposed. LUU-2 illumination flares dropped by Maryland ANG A-10s over the North Tac range at 10 pm. leads, with evidence 3 for, 1 against: supported by its tests. Two are still possible.

Why it matters

The videos that define the Phoenix Lights show the 10 pm event. The flare explanation was given four months later and has been contested by advocates ever since⁠[1].

Answers 3

Evidence: 3 for, 1 against
Most likely
Evidence: 1 against
Disputed
None of these.
Failed a test; not refuted outright
Evidence: none yet
Disputed

History

  1. Associated Press puts forward: lUU-2 illumination flares dropped by Maryland ANG A-10s over the North Tac range at 10 pm.
  2. Associated Press: barwood called the explanation too convenient and noted it does not cover sightings 200 miles away; those…Against: LUU-2 illumination flares dropped by Maryland ANG A-10s over the North Tac range at 10 pm.
  3. Associated Press: the Guard's spokesman and the Arizona Guard's records place a flare drop at 10 pm over the range about 60…For: LUU-2 illumination flares dropped by Maryland ANG A-10s over the North Tac range at 10 pm.
  4. Ortega: tony Ortega's 1998 analysis and later sceptical reviews find the videos consistent with flares at the range.Against: Lights of another kind hovering over the city, as advocates maintain.
  5. Phoenix New Times (Valley Fever): a comparison flare drop filmed by a local station looked the same, and frame analysis shows the lights moving…For: LUU-2 illumination flares dropped by Maryland ANG A-10s over the North Tac range at 10 pm.
  6. Wikipedia contributors puts forward: lights of another kind hovering over the city, as advocates maintain.
  7. Wikipedia contributors: lt Col Ed Jones confirmed in 2007 that he flew in the flare-dropping formation.For: LUU-2 illumination flares dropped by Maryland ANG A-10s over the North Tac range at 10 pm.
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