Phoenix Lights

The Phoenix Lights were a series of unexplained objects spotted by thousands of people in the Phoenix skyline on March 13, 1997. The U.S. Air Force has claimed that the lights were flares dropped by a Thunderbolt II, though many, including then-governor Fife Symington, reject this explanation.

Fast Facts

1. Appeared between 7:30pm - 10:30pm
2. Lights were amber, evenly spaced, moving at slow speed
3. There were four lights total
4. One by one the lights moved to the east and then disappeared
5. Witnessed by hundreds of people
6. A similar occurrence was seen in the skyline on April 21, 2008, but was later proven to be helium balloons with flares¹

UFO Sightings

UFO's are unidentified flying objects. While some believe UFO's are a type of alien phenomenon, most UFO's are alleged sightings and have been linked to various military crafts and testings. UFO sightings have taken place around the world as early as 1800. A few of the most well-known sightings are the 1947 Roswell Incident in New Mexico and Ex-President Jimmy Carter's sighting in 1969.²

Quotes

"As a pilot and a former Air Force Officer, I can definitively say that this craft did not resemble any man-made object I'd ever seen. And it was certainly not high-altitude flares because flares don't fly in formation." -Fife Symington³

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