Phoenix Lights: A Two-Phase Sighting That Shaped Modern UAP Perception
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Thousands in Arizona (and nearby parts of Nevada and Mexico) in 1997 witnessed two phases of the Phoenix Lights—a silent, mile-wide V-shaped craft and later a row of bright hovering lights—sparking an Air Force flare explanation, political theater, and a lasting shift in UFO lore toward mass, multi-angle sightings of possible advanced aircraft.