Saturday, April 27, 2024
Contact    |    RSS icon Twitter icon Facebook icon  
Unexplained Mysteries
You are viewing: Home > News > The UFO Phenomenon > News story
Welcome Guest ( Login or Register )  
All ▾
Search Submit

The UFO Phenomenon

Brown Mountain Lights captured on camera

By T.K. Randall
May 27, 2019 · Comment icon 14 comments

The phenomenon has made the Brown Mountain area a popular attraction. Image Credit: CC 2.0 Mark Clifton
Mysterious lights that have been reported over Brown Mountain for decades were recently caught on video.
Often observed from the Blue Ridge Parkway, the unexplained lights spotted around Brown Mountain in North Carolina have remained a mystery for over 100 years.

The lights have been sighted so many times in fact that it is almost certain that they exist, however researchers have long struggled to agree on what is responsible for producing them.
While some people have claimed that the lights are evidence of extraterrestrial visitors, scientists remain unconvinced and instead favor natural or meteorological explanations.

This latest footage of the phenomenon was captured on camera by Appalachian State University physicist Daniel Caton and his team after several years of failed attempts.

The lights are visible between 0:52 and 01:02 in the video below.



Source: Charlotte Stories | Comments (14)




Other news and articles
Recent comments on this story
Comment icon #5 Posted by Not A Rockstar 5 years ago
Nothing faint about fireflies in the dark. May is breeding season pretty much for most of the types, if not all. 
Comment icon #6 Posted by joc 5 years ago
My original thought was...what is so interesting about Brown Mountain Lions...aren't all mountain lions brown?   my bad
Comment icon #7 Posted by DirtyDocMartens 5 years ago
I've seen the Marfa lights. Totally different experience. They slowly wink on, stay lit for about 30 seconds, then fade out. Sometimes they split in two before going out, one at a time. Really cool.
Comment icon #8 Posted by DirtyDocMartens 5 years ago
I've seen the Marfa lights. Totally different experience. They slowly wink on, stay lit for about 30 seconds, then fade out. Sometimes they split in two before going out, one at a time. Really cool.
Comment icon #9 Posted by pbarosso 5 years ago
hes a physicist not a bug studier. he probably doesnt even know about fire flies.
Comment icon #10 Posted by Openmindhere 5 years ago
Fireflies...
Comment icon #11 Posted by pallidin 5 years ago
It's Bigfoot smoking a, ummm, cigarette. Move on to the next mystery....
Comment icon #12 Posted by Calibeliever 5 years ago
I watched this a couple times and didn't see anything unusual. Bugs, car headlights (lower left), city lights in the distance, etc. What am I missing?
Comment icon #13 Posted by stereologist 5 years ago
The video does not appear to report what are commonly known as Brown Mountain lights.  https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4226 I suspect they are insects, possibly illuminated by an IR source.
Comment icon #14 Posted by MissJatti 5 years ago
They look like rods to me (flying insects phenomenon) But I did see something strange on the right side of the screen between 0:37-0:40 of the video.


Please Login or Register to post a comment.


Our new book is out now!
Book cover

The Unexplained Mysteries
Book of Weird News

 AVAILABLE NOW 

Take a walk on the weird side with this compilation of some of the weirdest stories ever to grace the pages of a newspaper.

Click here to learn more

We need your help!
Patreon logo

Support us on Patreon

 BONUS CONTENT 

For less than the cost of a cup of coffee, you can gain access to a wide range of exclusive perks including our popular 'Lost Ghost Stories' series.

Click here to learn more

Top 10 trending mysteries
Recent news and articles