# Stephan 2006: What Marfa Lights Probably Aren't

> Karl Stephan, 2006. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Meeting abstract (APS Texas Section, 2006) in which Stephan reviews Bunnell's data and…

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# What Marfa Lights Probably Aren't

Karl Stephan, 2006. _American Physical Society meeting abstract, 2006_.

Meeting abstract by Karl Stephan of Texas State University. It reviews intensity, position and movement data collected by James Bunnell since 2002, says headlights and mirages are visible from the site but easy to distinguish from the phenomenon, finds that methane combustion could supply the energy for many observations but not all, and rules out antimatter and evaporating black holes.

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## What it's used for here

Meeting abstract (APS Texas Section, 2006) in which Stephan reviews Bunnell's data and weighs headlights, mirages, methane, antimatter and black holes.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Burning gas, possibly in a vortex](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/answers/ANS0DCKMYCHBTA4/burning-gas-possibly-in-a-vortex)

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[Methane combustion could supply the energy for many of Bunnell's observations, though not all.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKQ3FF16ZG/methane-combustion-could-supply-the-energy-for-many-of)

Evidence

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[Reviewing Bunnell's data in 2006, Stephan wrote that headlights and mirages are visible from the site but easy to tell…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKPA0KY16X/reviewing-bunnells-data-in-2006-stephan-wrote-that)

Evidence

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[The Marfa lights](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights)

The mystery article

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[If some of the lights are natural, what produces them?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/questions/QST0DCKKR8KK0DP/if-some-of-the-lights-are-natural-what-produces-them)

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## Cite it

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Stephan, K. (2006). What Marfa Lights Probably Aren't. American Physical Society meeting abstract, 2006. https://meetings-archive.aps.org/tss/2006/aps1/1
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