Many people ask me, "What do you think the Marfa Lights really are?" There are many theories, many of which are possibly true: The spirit of an old Indian chief looking for his maiden, St. Elmo's fire, Apache campfires, Ignited phosphorous gases, Static electricity, Earthquake lights, Angels, Lights from radioactivity, Mirages, Ghost lights, Ufo's, Spirits. The list goes on...Take a look at the evidence and decide for yourself!

Some background: The first confirmed report of the Marfa Lights dates to a 1957 magazine article. Earlier oral reports of the Marfa Lights have been attributed to Robert Reed Ellison in 1883. According to the historian Cecilia Thompson, writing in 'History of Marfa and Presidio County', Mr Ellison did not record the Marfa Lights in his memoirs written in 1937 but told his family about them and this information was orally relayed by them. No verifiable written sources for the Marfa Lights predate the 1950's.

Reports of evidently similar strange nocturnal lights in this area have persisted all through the twentieth century, and they continue today. These reports often describe brightly glowing balls floating above the ground, or sometimes high in the air. Colors are usually described as white, yellow, orange or red, but green and blue are sometimes reported. There is a special viewing area outside of Marfa on Hwy 67 where you can watch the lights with telescopes.

There is a plaque there which explains the "natural phenomenon," saying it is a "miracle." I guess it is!!



The balls are said to hover at about shoulder height, or to move laterally at low speeds, or sometimes to shoot around rapidly in any direction. They often appear in pairs or groups, according to reports, to divide into pairs or merge together, to disappear and reappear, and sometimes to move in seemingly regular patterns. Their sizes are typically said to resemble soccer balls or basketballs.

It would be one thing if this was an isolated phenomenon, but "ghost lights" of this kind can be found all over the world!! Can it be that instead of the hokey explanations above, that there is a greater presence visiting this planet? What if the lights were trying to tell us something, and we're too stupid to understand it?

Other Places With Unexplained Lights

United States:
Arkansas - Gurdon ghost lights
North Carolina - Brown Mountain lights & Maco lights
Georgia - Surrency Spooklights
Missouri- Hornet ghost lights
Texas - Bragg Road ghost light (Light of Saratoga) & Marfa lights
Virginia - Cohoke lights

Other Countries

Norway - Hessdalen Lights - (Ghost lights)
Thailand - Mekong lights (Nekha lights)
Australia - Min Min Lights









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