REF: UAP/1990s/165Contested
1997-03-13
Phoenix Lights
Phoenix, AZ & statewide · USA·Mass sighting (two events)·1990s
Contested
§ ASummary
Thousands saw (1) a silent mile-wide V of lights transiting the state ~8pm and (2) 10pm hovering lights over Phoenix later shown to be A-10 flares (Maryland ANG); Gov. Fife Symington mocked it then (2007) said he saw the craft himself.
§ BWitnesses
1,000s incl. Gov. Symington, pilots, police
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Videos of 10pm event; USAF flare admission; witness databases (NUFORC)
§ DOfficial Investigation
USAF explanation for 10pm event only
§ EStatus Assessment
Split: flares (10pm) official; 8pm V-craft remains unexplained/contested
§ FVerifiable Sources
Kean (2010); Symington 2007 CNN statement; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Lights
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1997-1999+🇺🇸 USA
Skinwalker Ranch acquisitions & NIDS study
Property-based anomaly study
1995-01-06🇬🇧 UK
Manchester Airport near-miss
Airliner near-miss (official report)
1995-07-31🇦🇷 Argentina
Bariloche near-landing incident
Airliner + airport blackout
1995 (release)🇬🇧 UK/Global
'Alien Autopsy' film (admitted hoax)
Film hoax benchmark
1996-01-20🇧🇷 Brazil
Varginha incident
Entity capture claim
1996-12-11🇨🇦 Canada
Yukon 'mothership'
Mass sighting of giant craft