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Twenty-one years later,

mystery of Phoenix Lights

still fascinates people

PHOENIX — March 13, 2018 marks the 21st
anniversary of one of the strangest things to ever
happen in Arizona, the Phoenix Lights
phenomenon.
Those who witnessed the bizarre lights
described them as “otherworldly” and the
phenomena is remembered fondly each year
since it — whatever it was — was spotted.
According to the Mutual UFO Network,
on March 13, 1997 between 7:30 and 10:30
p.m., thousands of people reported seeing
strange, bright lights flying over Nevada,
Arizona and part of Mexico.
“It wasn’t just one event, there were
many events across the state for more than 12
hours,” said Dr. Lynne Kitei with the Phoenix and two others about their experiences
Lights Network. investigating the lights. The found-footage style
The first event was described as a V- of film was first popularized by the cult hit
shaped object the size of a commercial plane “Blair Witch Project.”
soaring through the sky. UFO sightings are fairly common in the
One witness from Prescott who wishes to Phoenix area. At least once per year there are
be known only as J.R. said he watched a reports of strange lights in the desert sky.
boomerang-shaped object glide over Granite According to a 2014 Washington Post
Mountain, and it was at least a mile wide. He article, Arizona has the highest number of UFO
said there’s no way it was from this planet. sightings per capita in the country. []
“We don’t have anything that big,” he
said. “It was totally silent. I’ve never seen
anything even close to the colors from the
exhaust that propelled that thing. It was as big as
downtown Prescott and completely blocked out
the stars.”
The second event was reported by an
unidentified former Arizona police officer who
claimed he saw a series of stationary, orange and
red lights hanging over the Valley.
The Phoenix Lights were treated as a
joke at first by then-Gov. Fife Symington, who
had an aide dress as an alien for a press
conference about the phenomenon.
“This just goes to show that you guys are
entirely too serious,” Symington said then. TWO GOOD TO BE TRUE
However, Symington later did a with JUSTINA MARSH and PETER MARSH
complete 180 and not only said he saw the lights
himself, but believed them to be of otherworldly JUSTINA MARSH was born in Florida but moved to the Midwest at an early age. Justina knew from
origin. a young age that she had some special gifts that others did not but did not know exactly what these gifts
“I’m a pilot, and I know just about every were. Her parents told stories about ghosts Justina would talk to or how she would point out orbs floating
machine that flies,” Symington said. “It was around the room. Justina’s great grandmother practiced as a psychic many years ago and she is part of
bigger than anything that I’ve ever seen. It a family lineage of psychics. She decided to pursue an education and graduated with a bachelor’s degree
remains a great mystery. Other people saw it, in chemistry. Justina works as a chemist but also wants to do more. Justina was always interested in
learning all she could about the world. She realized that she could help share information using her
responsible people. I don’t know why people
psychic abilities. She is very interested in the paranormal world and conspiracy theories. To Contact
would ridicule it.”
Justina Marsh - Email - justinamarsh@xzbn.net
The orange and red lights were later
explained away as flares dropped by military
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aircraft during a training exercise at the Barry
Goldwater Range. However, the V-shaped PETE MARSH was born in Dorset, England. His family later moved inland to Wiltshire, England.
object remains unexplained. Growing up, his formative years were spent not far from Stonehenge or from the Avebury stone circles.
The Phoenix Lights have captured the He always had an interest in the unexplained in the world. Pete trained as an engineer with qualifications
imaginations of millions in the past 20 years, in materials science. After moving to Norway, he emigrated to the United States to further his career. In
including some people in Hollywood. The recent years, Pete has become increasingly interested in the history of the world, which has progressed
phenomenon will be the focus of a found- into studying spiritual beliefs. Pete continues to work as an engineer, and spends much of his spare time
researching the true nature and purpose of mankind. Pete does not claim psychic abilities, but has
footage horror film, “Phoenix Forgotten,”
learned to trust his intuition. Pete’s mother and grandmother were both psychically gifted. To Contact
scheduled to be released next month.
Justina Marsh - Email - petemarsh@xzbn.net
The film tells the story of Sarah Bishop,
a documentary filmmaker who returns to
Phoenix 20 years after her brother disappeared
investigating the Phoenix Lights. www.XZBN.net
While the plot is murky, it seems Bishop
will come across a video recorded by her brother