# Borraz Aymerich 2020: The Marfa Lights: Examining the Photographic Evidence (2003–2007) (FOTOCAT Report #8) > Manuel Borraz Aymerich, Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos, 2020. 47 records on Mysteries Department cite it. 176-page re-analysis of Bunnell's best… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DCKDX42K774/the-marfa-lights-examining-the-photographic-evidence Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Marfa lights](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights)Borraz Aymerich 2020 **0** # The Marfa Lights: Examining the Photographic Evidence (2003–2007) Manuel Borraz Aymerich, Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos, 2020. _FOTOCAT Report #8, Barcelona and Valencia_. A 176-page report that re-examines 17 photographs taken from the viewing area on four dates in 2003 and 2004, which James Bunnell presents in Strange Lights in West Texas as among his best images of genuine Marfa lights. Using Google Earth and Stellarium, the authors find errors in the reported azimuths and times, match every checkable light track to vehicles on Nopal/Escondido Road across Mitchell Flat and on ranch roads farther south, 8 to 30 km away, and conclude there is no objective evidence of an unexplained phenomenon. It opens with a review of earlier investigations from 1975 to 2013 and reproduces Bunnell's reply of 13 December 2018. **Marfa lightsSecondary source** ReportCopy of **[Bunnell's photographs of "genuine" Marfa lights, 2003–2004](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/artifacts/ART0DCKJYRX3R3A/bunnells-photographs-of-genuine-marfa-lights-20032004)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here 176-page re-analysis of Bunnell's best photographs of "genuine" lights, matching every checkable track to roads, with a review of earlier investigations and Bunnell's 2018 reply; read in full at https://www.ufoscans.com/raw/academia_edu_UFO/THE_MARFA_LIGHTS_Examining_the_Photograp.pdf. ## Cited by on this site 47 records [An electrical plasma with a geological source](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/answers/ANS0DCKMXRQCM1R/an-electrical-plasma-with-a-geological-source) Answer ANS [Far away, on US 67 and ranch roads](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/answers/ANS0DCKMFMEX1JZ/far-away-on-us-67-and-ranch-roads) Answer ANS [Headlights reflected off the soil beside US 67](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/answers/ANS0DCKM7G81VHM/headlights-reflected-off-the-soil-beside-us-67) Answer ANS [No; all documented lights are ordinary sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/answers/ANS0DCKMEB8DVZR/no-all-documented-lights-are-ordinary-sources) Answer ANS [Some are close, low over Mitchell Flat](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/answers/ANS0DCKMG364183/some-are-close-low-over-mitchell-flat) Answer ANS [Bunnell's photographs of "genuine" Marfa lights, 2003–2004](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/artifacts/ART0DCKJYRX3R3A/bunnells-photographs-of-genuine-marfa-lights-20032004) ART [Unsolved Mysteries segment on the Marfa lights, October 1989](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/artifacts/ART0DCNYRXA0YE4/unsolved-mysteries-segment-on-the-marfa-lights-october-1989) ART [Bunnell's photographs of "genuine" Marfa lights, 2003–2004: reproductions in FOTOCAT Report #8](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/copies/CPY0DCNZDBXH61R/bunnells-photographs-of-genuine-marfa-lights-20032004) CPY [Bunnell monitoring-station video, Mitchell Flat, 2003 onward](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0DCKJJQ1BFBX/bunnell-monitoring-station-video-mitchell-flat-2003-onward) Dataset DAT [A 20-night instrumented watch in 2008 saw no light that met the criteria for a genuine Marfa light.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKP82XNEK2/a-20-night-instrumented-watch-in-2008-saw-no-light-that-met) Evidence EVD [A globe of light recorded on Mitchell Flat in 1989, which observers were then sure was not man-made, was later…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKP7KDQ643/a-globe-of-light-recorded-on-mitchell-flat-in-1989-which) Evidence EVD [After sorting out mirages, distant headlights and ranch-track lights in 1994, Paul Devereux judged from local…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKP9PBW3FP/after-sorting-out-mirages-distant-headlights-and-ranch-track) Evidence EVD [Borraz and Ballester Olmos judge the 2005 object not compelling evidence for the Marfa lights or for any geophysical…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKQ0ENSQM4/borraz-and-ballester-olmos-judge-the-2005-object-not) Evidence EVD [Bunnell's best photographs of "genuine" lights carry errors in their recorded bearings and times, so triangulations…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKPAC6JYRM/bunnells-best-photographs-of-genuine-lights-carry-errors-in) Evidence EVD [Ellison's 1937 memoir of the 1883 drive has no clear reference to the lights; the story reaches print only through his…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKPNN6KCPS/ellisons-1937-memoir-of-the-1883-drive-has-no-clear) Evidence EVD [Ellison's own 1937 memoir describes the 1883 drive across the Marfa plain but makes no clear reference to mysterious…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKPME474BS/ellisons-own-1937-memoir-describes-the-1883-drive-across-the) Evidence EVD [Every checkable one of Bunnell's best 2003–2004 photographs of "genuine" lights matches vehicles on local roads 8 to 30 km away.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKP761ADG2/every-checkable-one-of-bunnells-best-20032004-photographs-of) Evidence EVD [Lights that Bunnell counted as genuine appeared on only about 0.9% of the nights his cameras monitored between…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKPAXEZTMP/lights-that-bunnell-counted-as-genuine-appeared-on-only) Evidence EVD [Ohtsuki's cameras at Marfa in 1989 caught a 10-second light that began "long and thin like a string" and shortened…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKQ2KARMTD/ohtsukis-cameras-at-marfa-in-1989-caught-a-10-second-light) Evidence EVD [The checkable photographs of "genuine" lights from 2003–2004 match vehicles 8 to 30 km away, the tracks raised above the road by refraction.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKQBEWJPQG/the-checkable-photographs-of-genuine-lights-from-20032004) Evidence EVD [The flicker the airborne survey's ground observer saw is explained by terrain hiding the road and by bends turning…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKNVHDHZCF/the-flicker-the-airborne-surveys-ground-observer-saw-is) Evidence EVD [The triangulations that placed Bunnell's lights away from roads rest on bearings and times found to be in error.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKQDM2HFR9/the-triangulations-that-placed-bunnells-lights-away-from) Evidence EVD [Time exposures of traffic on US 67 reproduce the tracks of the "classic" lights seen towards the Chinati Mountains.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKNSXRB7JY/time-exposures-of-traffic-on-us-67-reproduce-the-tracks-of) Evidence EVD [While ground video recorded lights on 25 August 2000, the airborne hyperspectral sensor and crew saw nothing unusual…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/evidence/EVD0DCKNW1XBMCX/while-ground-video-recorded-lights-on-25-august-2000-the) Evidence EVD [Borraz and Ballester Olmos publish their re-analysis of Bunnell's best photographs](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/events/EVT0DCKHYY8V296/borraz-and-ballester-olmos-publish-their-re-analysis-of) EVT [Bunnell's cameras record a gigantic jet above a thunderstorm](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/events/EVT0DCKHXJECHGY/bunnells-cameras-record-a-gigantic-jet-above-a-thunderstorm) EVT [Donald Witt of Sul Ross State traces lights to a ranch and to US 67](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/events/EVT0DCKHHX5B62Y/donald-witt-of-sul-ross-state-traces-lights-to-a-ranch-and) EVT [Paul Devereux and Hal Puthoff's field visit sorts mirages, distant headlights and ranch-track lights from the reports](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/events/EVT0DCKHKVM896F/paul-devereux-and-hal-puthoffs-field-visit-sorts-mirages) EVT [Robert Reed Ellison is said to have seen lights while driving cattle through Paisano Pass](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/events/EVT0DCKHFQWYW5Q/robert-reed-ellison-is-said-to-have-seen-lights-while) EVT [Texas State researchers watch for 20 nights with a telescope and a spectrometer](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/events/EVT0DCKHYNPGB9F/texas-state-researchers-watch-for-20-nights-with-a-telescope) EVT [The Marfa Lights Viewing Center opens on US 90](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/events/EVT0DCKHWBZ7QW3/the-marfa-lights-viewing-center-opens-on-us-90) EVT [Unsolved Mysteries broadcasts its Marfa lights segment, with a watch by McDonald Observatory and Sul Ross scientists](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/events/EVT0DCKHKEZD40Y/unsolved-mysteries-broadcasts-its-marfa-lights-segment-with) EVT [Donald Witt](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/people/FIG0DCKGPF4K8F0/donald-witt) FIG [Edwin Barker](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/people/FIG0DCKGPV5X055/edwin-barker) FIG [Manuel Borraz Aymerich](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/people/FIG0DCKGQ5QQ7XE/manuel-borraz-aymerich) FIG [Paul Devereux](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/people/FIG0DCKGR0QWBR8/paul-devereux) FIG [Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/people/FIG0DCKGQJKTRYT/vicente-juan-ballester-olmos) FIG [The Marfa lights](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights) The mystery article MYS [McDonald Observatory](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/organisations/ORG0DCKGYVW9EVA/mcdonald-observatory) ORG [Sul Ross State University](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/organisations/ORG0DCKGY4MFZ7Y/sul-ross-state-university) ORG [Mitchell Flat, Presidio County](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/places/PLC0DCKG0VNQXM7/mitchell-flat-presidio-county) PLC [Site of Marfa Army Airfield](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/places/PLC0DCKG4S4DQZF/site-of-marfa-army-airfield) PLC [Once vehicles, ranch and other artificial lights, fires, stars and mirages are excluded, do any Marfa lights remain unexplained?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/questions/QST0DCKKKFZBKJA/once-vehicles-ranch-and-other-artificial-lights-fires-stars) Question QST [What are the lights seen on most nights from the viewing area east of Marfa?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/questions/QST0DCKKFJFECKD/what-are-the-lights-seen-on-most-nights-from-the-viewing) Question QST [Where are the lights, and how far are they from the viewing area?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/questions/QST0DCKKKVT63PG/where-are-the-lights-and-how-far-are-they-from-the-viewing) Question QST [Edwin Barker: The 1989 team's equipment recorded a globe of light in the middle of Mitchell Flat…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/accounts/WIT0DCKJA8V8S2K/edwin-barker-the-1989-teams-equipment-recorded-a-globe-of) WIT [Robert Reed Ellison, as recalled by his granddaughter: Told his family of lights near Paisano Pass that…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marfa-lights/accounts/WIT0DCKJ8CAWYCN/robert-reed-ellison-as-recalled-by-his-granddaughter-told) WIT ## Cite it ``` Borraz Aymerich, M., & Ballester Olmos, V. J. (2020). The Marfa Lights: Examining the Photographic Evidence (2003–2007). FOTOCAT Report #8, Barcelona and Valencia. https://www.academia.edu/43589341 ``` [Read it free at academia.edu](https://www.academia.edu/43589341) Key **SRC** 0DCKDX42K774 Kind Report Rights unknown Kept 28 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original 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/SRC0DCKDX42K774/the-marfa-lights-examining-the-photographic-evidence/csl.json)