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Since 1883, locals have been reporting seeing strange lights above the horizon in the Mitchell Flat, in the desert near Marfa, Texas. They describe them as glowing orbs the size of basketballs, at times yellow, white, blue, red, or other colors. They hover, twinkle, merge, split into two, float up into the air, flicker, or dart across the sky. According to the Native Americans living in the area, the Marfa Lights are fallen stars. Fans of the paranormal have explained the Marfa Lights as aliens or maybe as the ghosts of Spanish conquistadors. A group of physics students from the University of Texas at Dallas explain the lights as the reflection of headlights from vehicles on nearby U.S. Highway 67. An alternative explanation is the lights are caused by layers of air at different temperatures, a phenomenon known as fata morgana. In fact, nobody really knows what causes the Mysterious Marfa Lights, but it is great fun to guess.
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