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Study

Scientists led night watches in Missouri logging mysterious lights with instruments and photography

Disclosure Rating — 6/10

  Summary

Physics professor Harley Rutledge organized teams to observe luminous phenomena around Piedmont, Missouri. Over three years they captured spectra and trajectories, proposing natural plasma explanations.123456789

  Instrumented stakeout

Led by physics professor Harley Rutledge, the team documented unexplained aerial lights with cameras, magnetometers, and spectrographs. Observations sometimes showed structured objects moving silently.

  Findings and debate

Rutledge concluded the lights represented controlled craft of unknown origin. Skeptics argued the data could be misinterpreted atmospheric phenomena.

  References

  1. southeastern.edu

  2. link.springer.com

  3. theblackvault.com

  4. en.wikipedia.org

  5. missouristate.edu

  6. library.semo.edu

  7. amazon.com

  8. mufon.com

  9. skepticalinquirer.org

Published on May 1, 1991

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