# Associated Press 1997: Flares, not UFOs, caused light show, military says > Associated Press, 1997. 12 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The official explanation of the 10 pm lights, as first announced. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQPVTM43EZF/flares-not-ufos-caused-light-show-military-says Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Phoenix Lights, 13 March 1997](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights)Associated Press 1997 **0** # Flares, not UFOs, caused light show, military says Associated Press, 1997. _Deseret News (Associated Press)_. AP report of 26 July 1997 on Captain Drew Sullins's statement for the Maryland Air National Guard: eight A-10s, flares from 15,000 feet over the Goldwater range, the remainder jettisoned before landing at Davis-Monthan; Frances Barwood's reaction. **Phoenix Lights, 13 March 1997** ArticleChecked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The official explanation of the 10 pm lights, as first announced. ## Cited by on this site 12 records [LUU-2 illumination flares dropped by Maryland ANG A-10s over the North Tac range at 10 pm.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights/answers/ANS0CQPW7AC3PRJ/luu-2-illumination-flares-dropped-by-maryland-ang-a-10s-over) Answer ANS [Maryland Air National Guard statement on the flare drop](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights/artifacts/ART0CQPWDNG6CBN/maryland-air-national-guard-statement-on-the-flare-drop) ART [Barwood called the explanation too convenient and noted it does not cover sightings 200 miles away; those…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights/evidence/EVD0CQPW89M6AFK/barwood-called-the-explanation-too-convenient-and-noted-it) Evidence EVD [The Guard's spokesman and the Arizona Guard's records place a flare drop at 10 pm over the range about 60…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights/evidence/EVD0CQPW7J618QT/the-guards-spokesman-and-the-arizona-guards-records-place-a) Evidence EVD [Maryland ANG A-10s drop flares over the Goldwater range](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights/events/EVT0CQPW1EW4Z0R/maryland-ang-a-10s-drop-flares-over-the-goldwater-range) EVT [The Maryland Air National Guard says its A-10s dropped the flares](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights/events/EVT0CQPW1YG7VS1/the-maryland-air-national-guard-says-its-a-10s-dropped-the) EVT [Drew Sullins](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights/people/FIG0CQPW07T117P/drew-sullins) FIG [Frances Barwood](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights/people/FIG0CQPVZR62RH8/frances-barwood) FIG [The Phoenix Lights, 13 March 1997](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights) The mystery article MYS [Maryland Air National Guard, 104th Fighter Squadron](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights/organisations/ORG0CQPW0FM4RGE/maryland-air-national-guard-104th-fighter-squadron) ORG [Were the 10 pm lights flares?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights/questions/QST0CQPW44T0W52/were-the-10-pm-lights-flares) Question QST [Drew Sullins (for the Maryland Air National Guard): Eight A-10s on training missions over the Goldwater range dropped…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/phoenix-lights/accounts/WIT0CQPW3N65MH5/drew-sullins-for-the-maryland-air-national-guard-eight-a-10s) WIT ## Cite it ``` Associated Press (1997). Flares, not UFOs, caused light show, military says. Deseret News (Associated Press). https://www.deseret.com/1997/7/26/19325702/flares-not-ufos-caused-light-show-military-says ``` [Read it free at deseret.com](https://www.deseret.com/1997/7/26/19325702/flares-not-ufos-caused-light-show-military-says) Key **SRC** 0CQPVTM43EZF Kind Journal article Rights The publisher's Kept 29 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CQPVTM43EZF/flares-not-ufos-caused-light-show-military-says/csl.json)