Share what you see

Report a sighting

A careful record is how an unexplained light becomes evidence. This form takes a few minutes. As you fill it in, it checks your light against every known source in the view.

Write your own account first. If you were with others, fill this in before you compare notes. People who talk before writing tend to converge on each other's details, and then two witnesses count as one. Your report stays on this device until you choose to download it or send it.
When and where
Marfa time (US Central), even if you are filling this in somewhere else.
Direction and height
Compared with the mountain skyline, the light was
The light
Colour (tick all that apply)
Movement
It also…
Conditions
That suggests a temperature inversion, which bends distant light.
Others and evidence
Keep the original files. They carry the exact time. The photo checker can measure a light's bearing and height from a photo with the skyline in it. If you post photos anywhere public, leave out anything that shows private land in detail.
Your account

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