The 1997 Phoenix Lights
A mass UFO sighting observed over Phoenix, Arizona, involving thousands of witnesses.
- Region
- Phoenix
- Country
- USA
- Category
- UFO
- Date
- 13 March 1997
- Continent
- North America
The report
On March 13, 1997, thousands of people across Arizona, including the city of Phoenix, witnessed a series of unexplained lights in the sky. The lights appeared in a V-shaped formation and were visible for hours. Many witnesses reported seeing a large, silent craft with lights along its edges. The incident remains one of the most well-known mass UFO sightings in the United States. The U.S. government initially dismissed the event, but it continues to attract interest from UFO researchers.
Sources and further reading
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