Phoenix Lights over Phoenix, Arizona (1997)

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📝 Description

Two Phoenix Lights sightings in 1997 over the Phoenix metropolitan area: a first incident observed by various witnesses and later attributed by a Tucson astronomer and a retired Air Force pilot to A-10 Warthogs flying in formation; a second sighting attributed to Maryland Air National Guard aircraft dropping flares during a training exercise. Some observers still considered the first incident unexplained; many believed the lights were UFOs.

🔍 Circumstances

Evening observers reported a large, silent display of lights in the sky over Phoenix; subsequent explanations attributed the second sighting to military flares and training exercises.

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