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29 dossiers

Unexplained Lights

Lights in the sky, over water, along roads — spooklights and glows that resist a settled explanation. Some have plausible natural accounts; a few have survived a century of attempts at one.

By jurisdiction:North Carolina4
Ranch
High confidence

Skinwalker Ranch

Ballard, Utah

Private ranch associated with UFO and paranormal claims.

6 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Paulding Light

Watersmeet, Michigan

The mystery light in the woods—since 1966, the debate continues.

5 claims · 3 legends→
Cemetery
Medium

Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery

Midlothian, Illinois

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

4 claims · 4 legends→
Mountain
High confidence

Brown Mountain

Morganton, North Carolina

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

5 claims · 2 legends→
Unexplained Light Viewing Area
High confidence

Marfa Mystery Lights Viewing Area

Marfa, Texas

Unexplained light viewing area in Marfa; research record.

4 claims · 2 legends→
Railroad Corridor
Medium

Gurdon Light

Gurdon, Arkansas

Railroad corridor in Gurdon; research record.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Castle
Medium

Pythian Castle

Springfield, Missouri

Castle associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Lake
Medium

Reelfoot Lake

Tiptonville, Tennessee

The lake the 1811–12 earthquakes made—cypress forest drowned overnight.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Swamp
Medium

Hockomock Swamp (Bridgewater Triangle)

West Bridgewater, Massachusetts

The heart of the Bridgewater Triangle—ghost lights, pterodactyls and cult legends.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Wilderness
High confidence

Linville Gorge

Morganton, North Carolina

The "Grand Canyon of the East"—lights, falls and deaths in a 12,000-acre gorge.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Coastal Rock
Low

Ojo del Buey

Dorado, Puerto Rico

Mameyal coastal formation associated with Cofresí treasure tales.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Cave
Medium

Anna Bixby's Cave

Cave-in-Rock, Illinois

Cave associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House
Medium

Drish House

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Historic house in Tuscaloosa; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Road
Medium

Spook Light Road

Peoria, Oklahoma

Road in Peoria; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ridge
Medium

Chestnut Ridge

Greensburg, Pennsylvania

The PA ridge where Bigfoot, UFOs and the "Chestnut Ridge lights" converge.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Railway Legend Area
Medium

Maco Light railway site

Maco, North Carolina

Former rail corridor associated with a disputed conductor-ghost story.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Railroad Tunnel
Medium

Moonville Tunnel

Moonville, Ohio

Abandoned 1857 rail tunnel haunted by a lantern-swinging brakeman.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Ranch
Medium

Blind Frog Ranch

Roosevelt, Utah

Television-featured ranch with unusual-light claims.

2 claims→
Hills
Low

Barrio Tibes hills

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Hills associated with El Jacho folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Fort
Low

Fort Hays State Historic Site

Hays, Kansas

Fort associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Low

Memory Gardens Cemetery

Valley City, North Dakota

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Former Railroad Corridor
Low

Crossett Light

Crossett, Arkansas

Former railroad corridor in Crossett; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Railroad Corridor
Low

Winns Crossing — Chapel Hill Ghost Light

Chapel Hill, Tennessee

Railroad corridor in Chapel Hill; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Roadside Grave
Medium

William Gibson Gravesite

Springville, Alabama

Roadside grave in Springville; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Bay Folklore Area
Low

Biloxi Bay — Firewater Ghost Folklore Area

Biloxi, Mississippi

Bay folklore area in Biloxi; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Former Cemetery
Medium

College Burial Ground site

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Former Georgetown cemetery associated with a 1939 light-story reference.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Railway Legend Area
Medium

Maco Light site

Maco, North Carolina

Railroad crossing where Joe Baldwin’s lantern swung for a century.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Low

Blossomberg Cemetery

Fish Creek, Wisconsin

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim→
Cemetery
Medium

Holy Rood Cemetery

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Historic segregated cemetery with a misattributed light legend.

1 claim→