Subject: Re: Spook Lights in Alabama
From: Magical Nexus <magicalnexus@...>
Date: 21 May 2004 14:06
Hi Wyatt, Not everyone is cut out for field science but rest assured you don't need a= science degree to do it. You just have to be careful and critical and abov= e all else, you need to communicate with others doing similar work. These lights are very strange and there is no evidence to indicate what cau= ses them. For all we know they might not be natural.... so we are involved = in a search regarding an unresolved phenomenon. I have no idea what causes = them but simple comments regarding "geological activity" do not satisfy the= question. The idea that high pressures in quartz bearing substrata can cre= ate visual lighting displays is all well and good, but the displays in a la= b are hundredths of a second in duration. They don't light up and follow tr= ains around for tens of seconds or even minutes. I have seen some very strange light phenomena and I would suggest to those = that think they have all the answers that the variability of the phenomenon= begs a much closer examination. Ted Aaron Cox <wyattknows@...> wrote: Response: thanks for the info I checked out the Hassdalen project website. Those lights are very similar to what can be seen in the area of northern Alabama I mentioned. There are many similarities (size, shape, color, etc.). Some move at very low altitude (I know of two reports where the 6-8 orbs were about 2-3 feet from the ground. A fiend and I saw one at about 20-25 feet from the ground - it was directly above the engine of a train -the locomotive was moving at normal speed and the light suddenly appeard and followed the train until it was out of sight. I hope to conduct some field research soon. thanks wyatt --- Magical Nexus wrote: > Hi Aaron, > > I have seen similar displays in AZ and in So.Cal. > Same basic description, a rust orange sphere 3-4 ft > in diameter. > > Interestingly enough, similar descriptions can be > found describing these phenomena that are not so > location specific. Orange spheres have been reported > by airline crews at altitude, ground observers > describe them transiting over cities - Casa Grande > area South of Phoenix is one such place as I recall. > > With respect to protocols I would suggest that you > examine the work of Erling Strand > www.hessdalenproject.org and especially the work of > Massimo Teodorani and the EMBLA team www.itacomm.net > > Preparing relevent photographs involves using a > camera as a spectroscope to acquire optical spectra > that can be examined to identify constituent > components of the lights. You need a high resolution > digital camera - 5mpixels or stronger or a 35mmSLR > with a 210mm lens, daylight settings, no flash, > manual shutter if possible. Acquire a piece of > holographic diffraction grating (Edmund Scientific > sells sheets of it for 8 bucks a pop), cut it to fit > the outer lens of your camera. > > When shooting, always test your film against a known > light source so that its responsiveness can be > tested - same basic concept for ccd in digital. > > Once you have a capture on film, get it developed. > Note all technical details and provide it and the > test shot to either an expert in, say, mass > spectrometer work, a chemist or even myself, and > some determination might be made about the > constituents of the lights. > > Ideally one would have several of these cameras and > several observers (triangulation) - the drawback is > that this is primarily a night time technique. I > have heard that these orange lights occur in > daylight as well. > > In the location I have been watching there are > several kinds of lights and anomalous occurances. > They range from yellow-white, to green, red, and > blue. There are also highly reflective presences and > even once a very unusual display that seemed alot > like lightning but was quite pronounced in its shape > and behavior (very unlightning-like). > > There is alot of work that can be done in this area > and the prime requisite is a combination of critical > thinking and active data collection. I am certain > that we are documenting phenomena that are very > poorly understood though they have been around > forever. > > I am aware of one site that is covered in rock art, > some of it quite old (5K years) and seeming to > represent the phenomena. The native interest in this > particular site is quite interesting.... > > Anyway, hope this helps... > > Magical Nexus > > Aaron Cox wrote: > thanks for the quick reply > > > There is an area in north western Alabama where I > and > two friends have viewed these Spook Lights on > different occassions. The first time was in 1977. > The last time was last year. > > Because I no longer live nearby, I have less > opportunity to observe them. They have been seen in > this area for more than three decades. > > I have also interviewed witnesses who have seen them > up close - a few hundred feet away. They are > typically a fairly bright orange globe that are > about > 6-8 feet in diameter. Each sighting varies, but it > is common for the object to be in sight for about > 2-3 > minutes. > > Anyway, I am trying to gather information about > other > Spook Lights which are similar to this one. > > I would be interested in knowing what the > investigative protocols are. > > Thanks > > Wyatt > --- Magical Nexus wrote: > > I am not certain what you are asking for..... > sounds > > like you know of a location already. I am aware of > > over 70 locations around the globe where folks > claim > > anomalous light phenomena occur. I just got back > > from a week on a site documenting unusual lights. > > > > I will say that there are a band of locations > across > > the Southern US and Northern Mexico extending from > > So. Cal all the way to Florida where unusual light > > phenomena have been documented, so I wouldn't be > > surprized if they occured in Alabama also. > > > > The trick is to do something more than photograph > > them.... film and pics are nice but nobody really > > considers them of any use as scientific validation > > if offered alone as "proof". If you were to follow > > strict protocols and use a variety of sensing > > devices as well as take pictures that have > > scientific value, you might be contributing to the > > sum total of knowledge about so-called > Earthlights. > > > > Magical Nexus > > > > wyattknows wrote: > > Conducting research about Spook Lights in Alabama. > > > Any info would > > be appreciated. There is one place in Lauderdale > > County where large > > Spook Lights are sometimes seen. > > > > I and some friends have seen them on different > > occassions. > > > > wyatt > > > > > > Yahoo! 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