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Witnesses of the Phoenix Lights Incident (1997), What Did You See? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello everyone,

I'm fascinated by the Phoenix Lights incident that occurred on March 13, 1997, and the numerous eyewitness accounts. If you were one of the witnesses or if you have information related to the event, I'd love to hear your experiences.

What did you see in the sky that night?Can you describe the lights or the formation you observed?
How did you feel when you witnessed this event?
Did you notice any unusual characteristics of the lights or their behavior?
Your accounts can provide valuable insights into this mysterious incident.

Feel free to share your stories, memories, or any details you remember. Your contributions are greatly appreciated!

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Well, no answer that these guys want to hear.

Spot on, this applies to so many other paranormal events too. Some people refuse to believe that their favorite “mysteries” were never really all that mysterious to begin with. Nor are they willing to accept explanations they view as being too mundane. At a certain point they’ve sunk so much time and become too emotionally invested in the legend to accept anything but the most wild and grand explanations.

Dyatlov Pass is a great example of this. The avalanche theory was always the most likely explanation but without question the least exotic. But it also applies to things like the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film, the 1934 Loch Ness monster photo, the Amityville/DeFeo murders, and conspiracy theories surrounding damn near every modern political assassination since Lincoln.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I recall a TV show years ago that covered this sort of thing. One part I still clearly recall was video of a white light “dancing” in the sky a few miles away for a minute or two before quickly dropping out of sight (behind a mountain range I think). The typical claims of alien crafts were made along with “no man made aircraft could do this” etc.

A researcher was able to quickly debunk if all by pointing out that the people who made the video were in a straight line with an airport runway on the other side of the mountain. They were seeing the headlights of airplanes as they turned onto final landing approach. From directly lined up in front of the runway you would see the headlight appear almost motionless, with a little wobbling, as the aircraft lines up and approaches the runway. Then the light would quickly drop as the airplane descended to land. “No man made aircraft could do this” indeed… Most people just never watch them from that angle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I keep hearing these complex theories about why people take on more and more false information. Is there anyone who’s mapped this out in a disciplined way, with data? Or been able to reproduce its structure using unsupervised algorithms?