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- From: tomeleven@aol.com (TOM ELEVEN)
- Newsgroups: alt.paranet.ufo
- Subject: Re: "Ghostlights"
- Date: 22 Jun 1996 02:32:55 -0400
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- In article <31C5CE18.52FF@inlink.com>, Mark Sumner <range@inlink.com>
- writes:
-
- >Bill Peterson wrote:
- >>
- >> I'll speculate that an abnormally large concentration of quartz
- crystals
- >> will be detected in that area.
- >>
- >
- >Bill,
- >
- >I hate to say this, but I don't put much faith in the "earth lights"
- >explaination.
-
-
-
-
- Perhaps we have not considered the possibility of a "mirage " effect.
- We could be dealing with lights that are being seen from BEYOND the
- horizon. The "headlight" theory may not be considered valid because the
- nearest highway might be too far away, but ask any sailor. Often objects
- below the horizon can be seen on the ocean when the weather conditions are
- just right. If the area in question has a particularly flat horizon and
- the atmospheric conditions are right, it is possible that the lights from
- automobiles and houses MANY miles away may be seen in the air above the
- horizon. The distance beyond the horizon that these light sources are
- coming from will vary with the temperature of the air. Any turbulence in
- the air will cause the lights to flicker Thus the "ghostlights" may be
- a nightime mirage, that is visible simply because lights are involved.
- The upper air might cool drammatically faster that the land near the hot
- ground at night, thus setting up the conditions that cause mirages. In
- daytime, the conditions might not be favorable, so mirages of distant
- hills or buildings would not be seen during the day. They would not be
- seen at night either, despite favorable conditions if artificial Light
- sources were not available.
-
-
- tomeleven@aol.com Thomas M. Ray/\/\/\/\
-