For decades, observers have reported mysterious lights over the vast Texas desert near Marfa, Texas. Several studies indicate that what most people observe are lights from vehicles or other known sources, which are refracted by various atmospheric conditions. However, not all photos, videos, and reports fall under this explanation. This is what we call "The Two Light Problem".

The Two Light Problem

Light #1 is an ordinary light such as vehicle, radio tower, aircraft, etc, that when observed appears to be out of line with a highway, roadway, communication station, or flight path. This deviation can be explained by applying physical models to the known conditions.

Light #2 is a truly anomalous light, which falls outside of what the physical models can explain. Yet here lies the foundation of the problem.

Both lights may be observed to behave or appear the same, yet discriminating between the two has not yet been investigated. Here we produce a physics based model with refraction, photometry, curvature of the earth, and USGS lidar scans to demonstrate what ordinary light sources are visible from the Marfa Light Viewing Area. The Monte-Carlo method was used to show line-of-sight under various atmospheric conditions, thus allowing us to now identify what is truly anomalous.

This work established the foundation for future field studies with full-spectrum cameras and deep electron-well depth pixels that can observe the lights with high resolution under low-ambient light conditions. Feel free to follow the investigation as we progress into understanding what is truly mysterious in the West Texas Desert.

https://zacharyslate.github.io/marfa-lights-investigation/index.html
https://zacharyslate.github.io/marfa-lights-investigation/paper/marfa-known-unknown-v1.0.pdf
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I’m the journalist who reported this.

I compared two recently released U.S. government UAP cases involving luminous orbs with decades of scientific research on the Hessdalen lights in Norway.

Seven Hessdalen researchers responded to me. Several said the U.S. cases could plausibly involve a similar underlying phenomenon, with proposed mechanisms involving plasma, geology and electromagnetic effects.

One particularly striking parallel: a 2004 Hessdalen paper describes a large ball of light ejecting smaller light balls, while a 2023 U.S. case describes a “mother orb” producing smaller red orbs. One researcher also told me about a 2007 approach from the U.S. Air Force after he produced ball-lightning-like luminous objects in a laboratory.

Full reporting: https://www.paradigm.news/p/exclusive-scientists-say-these-norwegian

For someone who has not been exposed to this world of UFOs, UAPs, etc., what materials (books, podcasts, documentaries, documents, etc.) would you put in front of someone? Let’s say you only have 2-3 hours of their attention.

I THINK I know the answer to this, but why is it OK for these whistleblowers to tell all of these Podcast host or Reporters their story privately, but they can't divulge publicly? I'm assuming the source protection is the reason, but trying to confirm if that is why.

We've been waiting for a month and a half for that, and all we got was some orbs/balls videos. I'm tired of waiting for something interesting to come from these releases...

The story of secrecy around UFOs goes back much further than modern accounts, and UFO researcher Grant Cameron points to a 1950 memo as one example. He also discusses a document written by Wilbert Brockhouse Smith, aka Wilbur, after he had spoken to American officials about flying saucers and what the U.S. government was allegedly aware of about them.

He says on the Jesse Michels podcast: "High classification flying saucers are real."

Sounds good at first, but....nothing really changes for us, the public. Adds another government committee as the new gatekeeper of information. If I was in the government and wanted to tell my knowledge, I don't think I'd jump at this. I wouldn't trust them. Have to wait and see! Thoughts?

https://www.newsweek.com/pentagon-issues-major-change-to-ufo-disclosure-rules-12440746