Lights on the Mountain. Pisgah National Forest.

Written By National Park After Dark

For generations, the stories of ghost lights in the Appalachian forests of North Carolina have captured the attention of locals and piqued the curiosity of travelers. These orbs of light have been witnessed by hundreds over the years, and no one is questioning their existence, they are questioning their origins. Are they spirits? UFOs? Bioluminescent bugs? Automobile headlights? ETs? Today we discuss the Brown Mountain lights.

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Sources

Sources

US Forest Service, Explore Asheville, NPS, ABC13 News, Carolina Country, Blue Ridge Outdoors, Geological Survey Circular, The Skeptical Inquirer, Dan Canton Physics

Book - The Brown Mountain Lights: History, Science and Human Nature Explain an Appalachian Mystery by Wade Edward Speer

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