The 1997 Phoenix Lights Incident
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Marcus Lowth
- September 30, 2018
- November 28, 2021
- 21 min read
- Expert Opinion
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- UFOs, Sightings
On the evening of 13th March 1997, the states of Arizona and Nevada would play host to one of the most fascinating and widely viewed events of recent history. Other sightings on the same evening were also reported in New Mexico and even south of the border in Sonora, Mexico. The incident is not only one of the most credible but one which boasts a (relative) wealth of footage and photographs. It was perhaps one of the first such encounters that played out in the Internet Age – albeit itself in its relative infancy – and as a result, the encounter not only became nationwide news but eventually caught the attention of the entire world.
Depiction of the Phoenix Lights compared to a real picture
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
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Dr. Lynn d. K. Said that she was a witness to the march 13 1997 in her book but news reports that claims she was not in phx that month of the year and no evidence suggests that she was. Yes she filmed lights before and after 3 13 1997 but she was not a witness to that date event of 3 13 1997. If u notice that in interviews that she dose she always said the she filmed in Jan 1997 and not in march 1997. But she makes the public think that she also was a witness to the 3 13 1997 sighting .. This is not true..
UFOs are real. In the early 80s, after midnight I saw a huge one with lights flying low passing over Vientiane/LAOS where I am living. It was a gigantic object which I had never seen in my life and I might be the only one in Laos to have seen it.
Another interesting fact is that actor Kurt Russell was the pilot who reported the lights. He came out and talked about it a couple of years ago I believe.
That’s a great piece of knowledge. I didn’t know that 🙂