1 00:00:01,877 --> 00:00:02,835 Tonight on "The Proof is Out There: 2 00:00:02,836 --> 00:00:04,129 Unexplained Edition." 3 00:00:04,254 --> 00:00:06,964 A trucker spots unusual lights in the sky. 4 00:00:06,965 --> 00:00:08,509 What's happening? 5 00:00:10,594 --> 00:00:11,969 One of the leading theories 6 00:00:11,970 --> 00:00:15,264 was that this pink cloud is evidence of chemtrails. 7 00:00:15,265 --> 00:00:16,933 What's behind North Carolina's 8 00:00:16,934 --> 00:00:19,393 mysterious Brown Mountain lights? 9 00:00:19,394 --> 00:00:21,646 Actually, there's claims that soldiers 10 00:00:21,647 --> 00:00:23,648 from the Civil War were killed, 11 00:00:23,649 --> 00:00:27,068 and what we see are their ghosts carrying lanterns at night. 12 00:00:27,069 --> 00:00:29,111 And what about these glowing orbs seen 13 00:00:29,112 --> 00:00:33,533 in Texas for at least 150 years? 14 00:00:33,534 --> 00:00:36,160 The Marfa lights fall into a broader category 15 00:00:36,161 --> 00:00:39,872 of light phenomena we often refer to as ghost lights. 16 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:41,333 Around the world, 17 00:00:41,458 --> 00:00:43,918 people are collecting evidence of the unexplained. 18 00:00:43,919 --> 00:00:46,420 Tonight's focus, unidentified lights. 19 00:00:47,965 --> 00:00:49,840 It's some sort of natural phenomenon 20 00:00:49,841 --> 00:00:52,426 in the atmosphere or related to the Earth 21 00:00:52,427 --> 00:00:55,721 that we've not yet fully understood and explained. 22 00:00:55,722 --> 00:00:57,556 Our experts will analyze the evidence 23 00:00:57,557 --> 00:00:59,600 and then pass a verdict. 24 00:00:59,601 --> 00:01:01,560 What's exciting is nobody really knows. 25 00:01:01,561 --> 00:01:04,939 That's cool. - "The Proof" starts now. 26 00:01:12,614 --> 00:01:15,575 Good evening and welcome to "The Proof is Out There." 27 00:01:15,576 --> 00:01:19,078 Recently, one of our dedicated viewers saw something strange 28 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:22,665 and glowing in one of his home security cameras. 29 00:01:22,666 --> 00:01:25,501 So he did what you're supposed to do. 30 00:01:25,502 --> 00:01:28,462 He sent the footage to this email address to see 31 00:01:28,463 --> 00:01:30,881 if we could shed some light on the situation. 32 00:01:30,882 --> 00:01:34,135 July 2023, Baltimore County, Maryland. 33 00:01:34,136 --> 00:01:36,470 After waking up in the morning, 34 00:01:36,471 --> 00:01:40,099 66-year-old John Parsons checks his security camera 35 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:42,685 to see if anything notable happened overnight, 36 00:01:42,686 --> 00:01:45,187 and he's shocked by what he sees. 37 00:01:45,188 --> 00:01:46,522 There was something floating. 38 00:01:46,523 --> 00:01:50,151 I'd seen on your shows before pictures of orbs, 39 00:01:50,152 --> 00:01:52,153 and that's the first thing that crossed my mind. 40 00:01:52,154 --> 00:01:54,405 And then I started seeing a few more, 41 00:01:54,406 --> 00:01:55,906 and they seemed 42 00:01:55,907 --> 00:01:58,492 to come out of nowhere and disappear just as fast. 43 00:01:58,493 --> 00:02:00,328 Some of them even seemed to have like 44 00:02:00,329 --> 00:02:02,079 a ghostly trail behind. 45 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,539 It was kind of weirding me out, 46 00:02:03,540 --> 00:02:05,082 so I didn't know what it was. 47 00:02:05,083 --> 00:02:07,918 Then John remembers something his late wife, 48 00:02:07,919 --> 00:02:10,588 Sheila, told him before she passed away. 49 00:02:10,589 --> 00:02:13,132 I lost my wife back in 2020. 50 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:14,425 She died of cancer. 51 00:02:14,426 --> 00:02:17,512 She told me she would be watching over me. 52 00:02:18,430 --> 00:02:20,890 It could be her watching over me. 53 00:02:20,891 --> 00:02:22,975 Orbs like these are balls of light 54 00:02:22,976 --> 00:02:24,560 that are said 55 00:02:24,561 --> 00:02:27,521 to be manifestations of energy connected to spirits. 56 00:02:27,522 --> 00:02:29,857 Journalist Alexis Brooks says they've been captured 57 00:02:29,858 --> 00:02:31,442 in other photos and footage 58 00:02:31,443 --> 00:02:34,654 and are sometimes called angel or spirit orbs. 59 00:02:34,655 --> 00:02:37,907 Spirit orbs are loosely considered the souls 60 00:02:37,908 --> 00:02:39,200 of deceased loved ones. 61 00:02:39,201 --> 00:02:40,951 Some argue that the spirits 62 00:02:40,952 --> 00:02:45,122 of the deceased can only show up as orbs 63 00:02:45,123 --> 00:02:46,248 because they don't have the energy 64 00:02:46,249 --> 00:02:48,501 to manifest themselves physically. 65 00:02:48,502 --> 00:02:51,545 In 2013, Janice Whitmer of Nashville, 66 00:02:51,546 --> 00:02:55,049 Tennessee allegedly captured several potential spirit orbs 67 00:02:55,050 --> 00:02:56,926 on her cell phone. - She was actually 68 00:02:56,927 --> 00:03:00,554 in her mother's hospital room as she was passing away. 69 00:03:00,555 --> 00:03:05,560 And Janice saw images of what she refers to as angel orbs. 70 00:03:06,812 --> 00:03:08,187 I know it has to be angels. 71 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:10,314 She clearly said 72 00:03:10,315 --> 00:03:13,317 that she felt that those orbs as angels 73 00:03:13,318 --> 00:03:16,988 of light had shown up to help her mother cross over. 74 00:03:18,198 --> 00:03:20,825 But will we be able to solve the case 75 00:03:20,826 --> 00:03:23,828 of the moving orbs in John Parsons' front yard? 76 00:03:23,829 --> 00:03:26,540 Let's have our experts round this up. 77 00:03:30,335 --> 00:03:32,461 First, an authenticity check. 78 00:03:32,462 --> 00:03:34,213 I began with analyzing 79 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:36,674 the structural data using Medex forensics. 80 00:03:36,675 --> 00:03:40,386 This is a pretty common type of surveillance technology 81 00:03:40,387 --> 00:03:43,431 and there are no concerns with the source of the file, 82 00:03:43,432 --> 00:03:46,725 we can trace that structural data back to that application. 83 00:03:46,726 --> 00:03:49,478 Okay, so is it just something mundane like 84 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:52,314 an insect flying right in front of the lens? 85 00:03:52,315 --> 00:03:54,650 This object that's airborne in front 86 00:03:54,651 --> 00:03:57,027 of the camera may actually be very, 87 00:03:57,028 --> 00:03:59,280 very small but when it's directly in front 88 00:03:59,281 --> 00:04:02,199 of the camera it appears very large and out of focus. 89 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,577 I don't think that these circles 90 00:04:04,578 --> 00:04:08,956 are insects because they're moving far too slowly 91 00:04:08,957 --> 00:04:12,793 and I don't see any evidence of anatomical features 92 00:04:12,794 --> 00:04:15,129 that insects should have like wings 93 00:04:15,130 --> 00:04:18,256 for these whitish grayish spots we're looking at. 94 00:04:18,257 --> 00:04:20,718 Specs of dust are also commonly found 95 00:04:20,719 --> 00:04:23,512 on camera lenses so is that what we're seeing instead? 96 00:04:23,513 --> 00:04:27,475 We're looking at objects that have more of 97 00:04:27,476 --> 00:04:30,227 a flat shape whereas a piece 98 00:04:30,228 --> 00:04:34,482 of dust actually makes something look more spherical. 99 00:04:34,483 --> 00:04:37,735 The shape is a clue as well as the trails, 100 00:04:37,736 --> 00:04:40,154 which I wouldn't expect from dust particles. 101 00:04:40,155 --> 00:04:41,947 Szydagis says the direction the orbs 102 00:04:41,948 --> 00:04:44,617 are moving is leading him to something else. 103 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:47,119 Perhaps there are drops of moisture. 104 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:51,165 The path of each appears to be very subtly 105 00:04:51,166 --> 00:04:55,044 curved, and I believe that that curvature is the curvature 106 00:04:55,045 --> 00:04:56,629 of the lens. 107 00:04:56,630 --> 00:04:58,964 Some of them go the opposite direction or side to side 108 00:04:58,965 --> 00:05:02,593 but tiny droplets of water could be light enough 109 00:05:02,594 --> 00:05:06,722 to be blown by wind or affected by heat. 110 00:05:06,723 --> 00:05:09,809 It's possible, but Primeau isn't so sure. 111 00:05:09,810 --> 00:05:11,227 Something that would be dripping out 112 00:05:11,228 --> 00:05:13,270 of the lens would demonstrate a gravity, 113 00:05:13,271 --> 00:05:15,773 it may actually take over the entirety of the lens. 114 00:05:15,774 --> 00:05:17,733 We're not seeing drops of water 115 00:05:17,734 --> 00:05:20,903 that are covering up and blurring out the whole lens, 116 00:05:20,904 --> 00:05:23,280 so what are these white orbs showing up 117 00:05:23,281 --> 00:05:24,865 on John's security camera? 118 00:05:24,866 --> 00:05:27,326 Could they actually be the spirit of his wife? 119 00:05:27,327 --> 00:05:28,828 It's tough to say what it 120 00:05:28,829 --> 00:05:31,580 is and where it came from without at least an inspection 121 00:05:31,581 --> 00:05:32,748 of the device. 122 00:05:32,749 --> 00:05:35,043 The identification is inconclusive. 123 00:05:38,922 --> 00:05:41,465 Our verdict, we can't seem to find 124 00:05:41,466 --> 00:05:43,926 a convincing explanation for this footage 125 00:05:43,927 --> 00:05:45,594 so we have 126 00:05:45,595 --> 00:05:48,597 to call it an unidentified light phenomenon for now. 127 00:05:48,598 --> 00:05:51,475 There's also no surefire scientific way to prove 128 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:53,060 it's a ghost. 129 00:05:53,061 --> 00:05:56,773 So in the absence of evidence, that's for you to decide. 130 00:05:59,276 --> 00:06:01,235 Well, this next story concerns a light 131 00:06:01,236 --> 00:06:03,237 that has had people scratching their heads 132 00:06:03,238 --> 00:06:05,991 for almost 150 years. 133 00:06:07,409 --> 00:06:10,411 January, 2011, Joplin, Missouri. 134 00:06:10,412 --> 00:06:12,329 Lisa Livingston-Martin is driving 135 00:06:12,330 --> 00:06:16,000 on the aptly named Devil's Promenade Road 136 00:06:16,001 --> 00:06:18,002 right off Route 66. 137 00:06:18,003 --> 00:06:20,337 Spotting something eerie in the distance, 138 00:06:20,338 --> 00:06:23,340 she comes to a stop and pulls out her camera. 139 00:06:23,341 --> 00:06:26,302 Over the red glow of her car's brake lights, 140 00:06:26,303 --> 00:06:28,138 she captures this. 141 00:06:29,639 --> 00:06:32,641 In the distance, an orange orb of light hovers 142 00:06:32,642 --> 00:06:33,475 over the road. 143 00:06:33,476 --> 00:06:34,894 It's bigger and brighter 144 00:06:34,895 --> 00:06:37,731 than a star and too low to be the moon. 145 00:06:39,149 --> 00:06:42,985 Lisa says it is a well-known sight among locals. 146 00:06:42,986 --> 00:06:45,571 They even have a moniker for it. 147 00:06:45,572 --> 00:06:48,115 It's gone by several different names 148 00:06:48,116 --> 00:06:51,201 and there's reason for that. 149 00:06:51,202 --> 00:06:53,704 Originally, it was seen around the hamlet 150 00:06:53,705 --> 00:06:57,249 of Hornet, Missouri and so that's where it got its name 151 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:59,168 as the Hornet Spook Life. 152 00:06:59,169 --> 00:07:01,211 People have even taken videos, 153 00:07:01,212 --> 00:07:03,797 like this one from 2022. 154 00:07:03,798 --> 00:07:07,384 All of the attention has spawned plenty of theories. 155 00:07:07,385 --> 00:07:10,846 The Hornet Spooklight has actually quite a long history. 156 00:07:10,847 --> 00:07:12,306 It's been reported 157 00:07:12,307 --> 00:07:16,560 as early as 1836 along the Trail of Tears. 158 00:07:16,561 --> 00:07:19,480 One of the stories was that there was a Quapaw maiden 159 00:07:19,481 --> 00:07:21,940 who was in love with a warrior. 160 00:07:21,941 --> 00:07:23,359 He died in battle, 161 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:27,321 so she drowned herself and that this spook light 162 00:07:27,322 --> 00:07:28,656 is her spirit 163 00:07:28,657 --> 00:07:32,576 or her soul as an orb looking for this warrior. 164 00:07:32,577 --> 00:07:34,078 But this mystery didn't 165 00:07:34,079 --> 00:07:36,497 just inspire local folk tales. 166 00:07:36,498 --> 00:07:38,499 At one point, it even drew the attention 167 00:07:38,500 --> 00:07:40,918 of the federal government. 168 00:07:40,919 --> 00:07:43,629 The Army Corps of Engineers went there 169 00:07:43,630 --> 00:07:48,342 in 1946 to try to figure out what it was and declared 170 00:07:48,343 --> 00:07:52,554 this the mysterious light of unknown origin. 171 00:07:52,555 --> 00:07:54,724 They couldn't figure out what it was. 172 00:07:56,601 --> 00:07:59,688 Let's see what our experts think we're looking at. 173 00:08:04,109 --> 00:08:06,068 One of the ideas that people think about 174 00:08:06,069 --> 00:08:09,405 this glowing ball at the end of the street is that it 175 00:08:09,406 --> 00:08:10,739 has something to do 176 00:08:10,740 --> 00:08:13,242 with swamp gas that has been ionized or ignited. 177 00:08:13,243 --> 00:08:15,202 Swamp gas occurs naturally 178 00:08:15,203 --> 00:08:17,162 when organic matter like mud 179 00:08:17,163 --> 00:08:20,916 and sediment decomposes, releasing flammable methane. 180 00:08:20,917 --> 00:08:24,128 If swamp gas is exposed to a spark, it can burst 181 00:08:24,129 --> 00:08:26,463 into colorful flames. - But if you look 182 00:08:26,464 --> 00:08:29,633 at the geology in the region where that light is appearing, 183 00:08:29,634 --> 00:08:31,844 you don't see any indication of swamps like we see 184 00:08:31,845 --> 00:08:34,513 in Florida or in England and those areas where you get 185 00:08:34,514 --> 00:08:36,889 a lot of swamp gases and stuff. 186 00:08:36,890 --> 00:08:39,226 Could these lights actually be connected 187 00:08:39,227 --> 00:08:41,562 to Native American folk tales? 188 00:08:41,563 --> 00:08:42,937 What I always kind of find 189 00:08:42,938 --> 00:08:46,692 a little troubling is whenever you have something 190 00:08:46,693 --> 00:08:49,903 that's a mystery, you try to explain it away 191 00:08:49,904 --> 00:08:53,282 with an Indian myth. 192 00:08:53,283 --> 00:08:56,744 The Quapaw elders dispute this story that it 193 00:08:56,745 --> 00:09:01,040 was a maiden who drowned herself because this area 194 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:02,750 is not their homelands. 195 00:09:02,751 --> 00:09:06,754 And so they say that this light is not her. 196 00:09:06,755 --> 00:09:09,548 Is it possible that this is all just a trick 197 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:12,593 of the light from cars in the distance? 198 00:09:12,594 --> 00:09:14,428 I don't subscribe to the hypothesis 199 00:09:14,429 --> 00:09:17,514 that we're seeing an optical illusion from car headlights. 200 00:09:17,515 --> 00:09:19,725 First of all, car headlights come in pairs. 201 00:09:19,726 --> 00:09:22,728 So maybe the car headlights are too far away 202 00:09:22,729 --> 00:09:24,146 and they've merged. 203 00:09:24,147 --> 00:09:26,732 But then, again, a lot of individuals over the years 204 00:09:26,733 --> 00:09:30,194 have reported this light being very close to them 205 00:09:30,195 --> 00:09:33,113 and yet without them hearing a sound like a car engine. 206 00:09:33,114 --> 00:09:36,241 So I really don't think that these are car lights. 207 00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:38,202 Ultimately, these lights might remain 208 00:09:38,203 --> 00:09:40,412 a mystery, at least for now. 209 00:09:40,413 --> 00:09:42,247 It's some sort of natural phenomenon 210 00:09:42,248 --> 00:09:44,958 in the atmosphere or related to the earth 211 00:09:44,959 --> 00:09:47,921 that we've not yet fully understood and explained. 212 00:09:52,842 --> 00:09:55,719 Our verdict, unexplained phenomenon. 213 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,639 Stray headlights might explain some of the sightings 214 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,432 of the Hornet Spooklight, 215 00:10:00,433 --> 00:10:03,393 but definitely not those that predate the invention 216 00:10:03,394 --> 00:10:04,770 of the automobile. 217 00:10:04,771 --> 00:10:07,731 There might not be an answer to this mystery yet, 218 00:10:07,732 --> 00:10:09,484 but we'll keep our eyes on the road. 219 00:10:16,241 --> 00:10:19,243 Around the world, we've been seeing a strange phenomenon 220 00:10:19,244 --> 00:10:23,122 that so far science has been unable to explain definitively. 221 00:10:23,123 --> 00:10:26,792 Well, it's here again, this time in the Lone Star State. 222 00:10:26,793 --> 00:10:30,629 We all know Texas is probably best known for its cowboys 223 00:10:30,630 --> 00:10:34,092 and cattle, but wait until you see this. 224 00:10:35,009 --> 00:10:37,386 June 5th, 2019. 225 00:10:37,387 --> 00:10:40,764 It's dusk in the West Texas desert outside the town 226 00:10:40,765 --> 00:10:44,101 of Marfa, about 400 miles from the capital of Austin. 227 00:10:44,102 --> 00:10:46,395 Margaret Collier is with her family on the side 228 00:10:46,396 --> 00:10:47,938 of the road hoping to see something 229 00:10:47,939 --> 00:10:50,859 that has been reported for well over a hundred years. 230 00:10:52,318 --> 00:10:56,072 And just as the sun begins to go down, she captures this. 231 00:10:57,657 --> 00:11:00,242 Bright glowing orbs appear on the horizon that begin 232 00:11:00,243 --> 00:11:02,579 to twinkle and then disappear. 233 00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:10,127 I think the big like surprise moment for me 234 00:11:10,128 --> 00:11:11,712 was when they really started, you know, 235 00:11:11,713 --> 00:11:14,089 lighting up and splitting off and all 236 00:11:14,090 --> 00:11:16,049 the different colors showing up. 237 00:11:16,050 --> 00:11:18,427 That was the most exciting for me. 238 00:11:18,428 --> 00:11:19,803 Then as night falls, 239 00:11:19,804 --> 00:11:21,763 Margaret continues to film the lights dancing 240 00:11:21,764 --> 00:11:23,849 over the desert plains. 241 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:25,350 I was just so mesmerized by it. 242 00:11:25,351 --> 00:11:29,521 It would be really cool if it was something paranormal 243 00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:31,773 or alien related. 244 00:11:31,774 --> 00:11:34,027 What are these strange balls of energy? 245 00:11:35,153 --> 00:11:38,030 The Marfa lights fall into a broader category 246 00:11:38,031 --> 00:11:40,949 of light phenomena we often refer to as ghost lights. 247 00:11:40,950 --> 00:11:44,995 Ghost lights are these anomalous sources of light 248 00:11:44,996 --> 00:11:48,790 that appear and disappear at random in a given area. 249 00:11:48,791 --> 00:11:50,918 People have no idea where they come from. 250 00:11:50,919 --> 00:11:53,337 The local indigenous group in the area, the Apache, 251 00:11:53,338 --> 00:11:55,881 believe that these lights are the ghost 252 00:11:55,882 --> 00:11:57,674 of a long dead chief named Alsate. 253 00:11:57,675 --> 00:11:59,051 According to the legend, 254 00:11:59,052 --> 00:12:03,388 Alsate was killed by a Mexican firing squad in 1882. 255 00:12:03,389 --> 00:12:06,475 And what people are seeing is his ghost roaming 256 00:12:06,476 --> 00:12:09,896 through the territory for some unfinished business. 257 00:12:11,940 --> 00:12:13,607 But while many experts believe there must be 258 00:12:13,608 --> 00:12:16,193 a more scientific explanation, 259 00:12:16,194 --> 00:12:19,571 Banias says exactly what they could be is up for debate. 260 00:12:19,572 --> 00:12:21,114 They would say 261 00:12:21,115 --> 00:12:22,616 that this is some sort of other light phenomenon, 262 00:12:22,617 --> 00:12:25,410 whether it's some sort of electromagnetic phenomenon, 263 00:12:25,411 --> 00:12:29,206 you know, humidity mixing with electricity 264 00:12:29,207 --> 00:12:30,624 in the air causing sparks, 265 00:12:30,625 --> 00:12:32,125 but between these different theories, 266 00:12:32,126 --> 00:12:35,045 supernatural versus natural, we still don't really know 267 00:12:35,046 --> 00:12:37,047 what causes the Marfa lights. 268 00:12:37,048 --> 00:12:39,050 It still remains a mystery to this day. 269 00:12:41,094 --> 00:12:42,844 So what do we have here? 270 00:12:42,845 --> 00:12:45,681 It has been said that if you ask 100 different people 271 00:12:45,682 --> 00:12:46,932 what the Marfa lights are, 272 00:12:46,933 --> 00:12:49,601 you will get 100 different answers. 273 00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:52,104 In fact, many come together each summer 274 00:12:52,105 --> 00:12:54,439 for the Marfa Lights Festival. 275 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,900 But admittedly, that's more of a party 276 00:12:56,901 --> 00:12:58,610 than a scientific conference. 277 00:12:58,611 --> 00:13:00,904 For that angle, we'll need to ask our experts 278 00:13:00,905 --> 00:13:01,823 what they think. 279 00:13:05,994 --> 00:13:07,703 Is there a logical explanation? 280 00:13:07,704 --> 00:13:09,788 Is this simply car lights in the distance? 281 00:13:09,789 --> 00:13:10,789 I don't think so. 282 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:12,207 What we watch here, 283 00:13:12,208 --> 00:13:15,002 these lights are pretty stationary and the Marfa lights 284 00:13:15,003 --> 00:13:18,463 have been seen for over 100 years and we didn't 285 00:13:18,464 --> 00:13:20,550 have cars and highways back then. 286 00:13:21,843 --> 00:13:23,760 Could this then be a natural event? 287 00:13:23,761 --> 00:13:25,304 Maybe it could be static discharge, 288 00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:27,306 lights generated by the planet 289 00:13:27,307 --> 00:13:29,349 because of static charge, 290 00:13:29,350 --> 00:13:32,185 current being generated by rushing water 291 00:13:32,186 --> 00:13:35,022 and through a particular rock strata. 292 00:13:35,023 --> 00:13:37,107 So is this an atmospheric event? 293 00:13:37,108 --> 00:13:39,526 When light is created by the atmosphere, 294 00:13:39,527 --> 00:13:44,448 it comes from electrical charges, such as lightning. 295 00:13:44,449 --> 00:13:46,158 It's a very big flash, 296 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:49,244 something that is very quick to happen and then disappears. 297 00:13:49,245 --> 00:13:51,788 But to get storms, we need moisture, 298 00:13:51,789 --> 00:13:54,207 we need plenty of shear, 299 00:13:54,208 --> 00:13:56,793 we need something to move across the region 300 00:13:56,794 --> 00:13:58,170 to create those storms. 301 00:13:58,171 --> 00:14:00,088 In this case, it's a clear day, 302 00:14:00,089 --> 00:14:02,049 which would rule out the possibility 303 00:14:02,050 --> 00:14:05,386 of an atmospheric phenomenon causing these lights. 304 00:14:06,637 --> 00:14:09,973 The theory is that lights that are generated 305 00:14:09,974 --> 00:14:12,684 by some type of electrical energy, 306 00:14:12,685 --> 00:14:17,230 coupled with some magnetic influences, perhaps underground, 307 00:14:17,231 --> 00:14:20,192 that ends up becoming visible in the air as some type 308 00:14:20,193 --> 00:14:22,235 of lit phenomenon. 309 00:14:22,236 --> 00:14:23,987 Certainly something is glowing. 310 00:14:23,988 --> 00:14:25,322 Tectonic activity is unlikely 311 00:14:25,323 --> 00:14:28,075 to have caused these lights because in reality, 312 00:14:28,076 --> 00:14:30,786 there is no significant tectonic movement 313 00:14:30,787 --> 00:14:33,246 in the Marfa region. 314 00:14:33,247 --> 00:14:36,041 It all is associated across the West Coast 315 00:14:36,042 --> 00:14:39,169 and some portions of the East Coast. 316 00:14:39,170 --> 00:14:42,297 What's exciting is nobody really knows, that's cool. 317 00:14:42,298 --> 00:14:44,508 And so I think the Marfa lights are really 318 00:14:44,509 --> 00:14:47,637 a true modern mystery that we don't have answers to. 319 00:14:51,808 --> 00:14:55,352 Our verdict, we're going with unexplained phenomenon. 320 00:14:55,353 --> 00:14:56,895 Like we've seen 321 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:58,480 before with similar mysterious unexplained lights around 322 00:14:58,481 --> 00:15:00,982 the world, there are too many theories to settle 323 00:15:00,983 --> 00:15:02,901 on just one. 324 00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:05,362 But that doesn't mean we're gonna stop trying. 325 00:15:05,363 --> 00:15:07,823 So the next time you're traveling through Marfa, Texas, 326 00:15:07,824 --> 00:15:09,908 be sure to stop on the side of the road 327 00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:12,912 and get us more footage to investigate. 328 00:15:15,540 --> 00:15:16,957 For more than a century, 329 00:15:16,958 --> 00:15:19,334 people have reported seeing mysterious lights 330 00:15:19,335 --> 00:15:21,711 over North Carolina's Brown Mountain. 331 00:15:21,712 --> 00:15:24,047 But despite thousands of sightings and at least 332 00:15:24,048 --> 00:15:28,051 a dozen theories on the possible cause, to this day, 333 00:15:28,052 --> 00:15:29,344 no one has figured out 334 00:15:29,345 --> 00:15:31,721 what they are or if they're even real. 335 00:15:31,722 --> 00:15:34,432 Our next video may finally provide the proof 336 00:15:34,433 --> 00:15:35,351 we've been seeking. 337 00:15:36,602 --> 00:15:39,688 It's July, 2016 in the Pisgah National Forest 338 00:15:39,689 --> 00:15:41,731 in Western North Carolina. 339 00:15:41,732 --> 00:15:44,401 Two astronomy grade cameras have been installed 340 00:15:44,402 --> 00:15:47,154 by Appalachian State University astrophysicist, 341 00:15:47,155 --> 00:15:49,030 Dr. Dan Caton, to observe 342 00:15:49,031 --> 00:15:51,783 the Brown Mountain Ridge every night. 343 00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:54,662 And now they seem to have captured something inexplicable. 344 00:15:59,083 --> 00:16:01,543 Anomalous white lights blink on sporadically 345 00:16:01,544 --> 00:16:03,336 in the night sky high above the ridge 346 00:16:03,337 --> 00:16:05,715 and over the street lights down in the town. 347 00:16:06,632 --> 00:16:07,883 In the span of about 20 minutes, 348 00:16:07,884 --> 00:16:10,844 they appear at least four times. 349 00:16:10,845 --> 00:16:14,181 Dan says when he played back this footage, he was amazed. 350 00:16:14,182 --> 00:16:16,224 This video stood out and then it 351 00:16:16,225 --> 00:16:18,476 had something that was obviously different. 352 00:16:18,477 --> 00:16:21,813 But we had a light here that persisted over 20 minutes, 353 00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:25,442 came and went, had no lateral motion sideways, 354 00:16:25,443 --> 00:16:27,319 had no up-down motion. 355 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:31,573 These claims are paranormal. They deserve investigation. 356 00:16:31,574 --> 00:16:32,991 Although accounts 357 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,409 of the mysterious lights go back many years, 358 00:16:34,410 --> 00:16:35,827 the first published article 359 00:16:35,828 --> 00:16:38,163 about them only came out in 1912. 360 00:16:38,164 --> 00:16:39,998 Around this time, there were frequent reports 361 00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:42,250 of sightings from a spot near a local hotel 362 00:16:42,251 --> 00:16:43,960 in the mountains. 363 00:16:43,961 --> 00:16:47,505 The US Geological Survey decided to investigate. 364 00:16:47,506 --> 00:16:50,217 People claim that what we're seeing here 365 00:16:50,218 --> 00:16:53,595 is a phenomenon known as ball lightning. 366 00:16:53,596 --> 00:16:54,930 You have static electricity, 367 00:16:54,931 --> 00:16:56,973 just like you do with a regular lightning strike, 368 00:16:56,974 --> 00:17:00,060 except instead of it arcing into a sort of line, 369 00:17:00,061 --> 00:17:04,022 it balls up and it sort of hovers temporarily. 370 00:17:04,898 --> 00:17:06,357 Others, though, believe 371 00:17:06,358 --> 00:17:08,943 the Brown Mountain Lights have a spookier source. 372 00:17:08,944 --> 00:17:10,194 There's a school of belief 373 00:17:10,195 --> 00:17:11,404 that the Brown Mountain Lights 374 00:17:11,405 --> 00:17:14,574 are actually some sort of manifestation 375 00:17:14,575 --> 00:17:16,242 of spirits or ghosts. 376 00:17:16,243 --> 00:17:17,618 There's claims that soldiers 377 00:17:17,619 --> 00:17:21,248 from the Civil War were killed during a battle near 378 00:17:21,249 --> 00:17:23,083 the mountains, and what we see 379 00:17:23,084 --> 00:17:25,627 are their ghosts carrying lanterns at night. 380 00:17:28,631 --> 00:17:30,006 Another theory that's been floated 381 00:17:30,007 --> 00:17:31,716 is train headlights. 382 00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:35,095 In 1913, a USGS investigator found 383 00:17:35,096 --> 00:17:37,389 that Southern Railway trains could be seen 384 00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:38,848 from Brown Mountain, 385 00:17:38,849 --> 00:17:41,351 and that many reported sightings lined up 386 00:17:41,352 --> 00:17:42,852 with the train schedule. 387 00:17:42,853 --> 00:17:44,354 But this idea was flushed out 388 00:17:44,355 --> 00:17:47,983 after the tracks washed away in a 1916 flood, 389 00:17:47,984 --> 00:17:50,402 and the sightings continued. 390 00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:52,779 So will our experts finally be the ones to get 391 00:17:52,780 --> 00:17:55,616 to the bottom of this centuries-old mystery? 392 00:18:00,705 --> 00:18:04,207 We don't understand, from a scientific perspective, 393 00:18:04,208 --> 00:18:06,042 how ball lightning could form. 394 00:18:06,043 --> 00:18:08,461 We have a series of equations in physics known 395 00:18:08,462 --> 00:18:10,005 as Maxwell's equations. 396 00:18:10,006 --> 00:18:13,550 Maxwell's equations tell us how to make predictions 397 00:18:13,551 --> 00:18:16,678 for how electrical phenomena behave. 398 00:18:16,679 --> 00:18:19,806 Unfortunately, Maxwell's equations 399 00:18:19,807 --> 00:18:21,182 don't give us something 400 00:18:21,183 --> 00:18:22,726 that look like ball lightning. 401 00:18:22,727 --> 00:18:24,686 These four complex equations are named 402 00:18:24,687 --> 00:18:26,104 after Scottish physicist 403 00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:28,523 and mathematician James Clerk Maxwell, 404 00:18:28,524 --> 00:18:31,526 who came up with an early version of them in the 1860s. 405 00:18:31,527 --> 00:18:33,194 Based on the equations, 406 00:18:33,195 --> 00:18:36,114 the size of ball lightning's electric charge would be too 407 00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:38,366 great for it to move as observed here. 408 00:18:38,367 --> 00:18:41,119 So could the lights just be coming from a plane? 409 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:42,413 When the light shows up, 410 00:18:42,538 --> 00:18:44,331 it looks sort of like a floating, hovering ball, 411 00:18:44,332 --> 00:18:46,249 you know it's not a plane. 412 00:18:46,250 --> 00:18:47,751 A plane that has blinking lights, 413 00:18:47,752 --> 00:18:49,210 is traveling through the frame, is gonna make 414 00:18:49,211 --> 00:18:51,421 a long, drawn-out line. 415 00:18:51,422 --> 00:18:53,048 But what if it could be a reflection 416 00:18:53,049 --> 00:18:55,091 of a light on the ground? 417 00:18:55,092 --> 00:18:58,136 The Fata Morgana phenomenon occurs when the temperature 418 00:18:58,137 --> 00:19:01,640 of the air below the line of sight is colder 419 00:19:01,641 --> 00:19:03,433 than the air above. 420 00:19:03,434 --> 00:19:07,187 This causes light rays passing through to bend down, 421 00:19:07,188 --> 00:19:10,649 making the image of the object appear higher than it is. 422 00:19:10,650 --> 00:19:14,194 This is an illusion that occurs near the horizon. 423 00:19:14,195 --> 00:19:18,240 And we see lights that are significantly above the horizon. 424 00:19:22,870 --> 00:19:25,747 The high altitude of the lights doesn't seem 425 00:19:25,748 --> 00:19:28,625 to make much sense for the Fata Morgana theory 426 00:19:28,626 --> 00:19:30,043 and the conditions need 427 00:19:30,044 --> 00:19:32,420 to be just right to create such an illusion. 428 00:19:32,421 --> 00:19:34,381 This is seen with such frequency, 429 00:19:34,382 --> 00:19:36,966 we're going to rule that explanation out. 430 00:19:36,967 --> 00:19:38,760 Therefore, our verdict 431 00:19:38,761 --> 00:19:42,055 is that the Brown Mountain lights remain unexplained. 432 00:19:42,056 --> 00:19:44,099 Hopefully, with continuing research, 433 00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:45,309 we will someday crack the code. 434 00:19:52,525 --> 00:19:55,443 The great Jim Morrison once advised all motorists 435 00:19:55,444 --> 00:19:57,028 to keep your eyes on the road 436 00:19:57,029 --> 00:19:59,364 and your hands up on the wheel. 437 00:19:59,365 --> 00:20:02,200 But that's easier said than done when what's coming 438 00:20:02,201 --> 00:20:04,411 at you on the highway is breaking on 439 00:20:04,412 --> 00:20:06,288 through the doors of perception. 440 00:20:07,248 --> 00:20:09,749 It's a November night in 2019 441 00:20:09,750 --> 00:20:12,085 and long-haul trucker James Cole is passing 442 00:20:12,086 --> 00:20:14,045 through Stevensville, Wisconsin. 443 00:20:14,046 --> 00:20:15,505 After hours of plain highway, 444 00:20:15,506 --> 00:20:18,718 he comes around a turn and sees this. 445 00:20:21,929 --> 00:20:23,888 A fuchsia light glows over the road, 446 00:20:23,889 --> 00:20:26,559 a stark contrast to the dark night sky. 447 00:20:30,479 --> 00:20:31,980 And it doesn't go away either. 448 00:20:31,981 --> 00:20:35,066 As James drives, it appears to get bigger and closer. 449 00:20:35,067 --> 00:20:37,193 I was talking on the CD radio 450 00:20:37,194 --> 00:20:39,362 as I was passing other trucks to say, hey, 451 00:20:39,363 --> 00:20:40,572 do you guys see this? 452 00:20:40,573 --> 00:20:42,991 What is this thing? What is that? 453 00:20:42,992 --> 00:20:46,661 No one was calling back. But it's most unusual. 454 00:20:46,662 --> 00:20:48,913 James is perplexed by why his shout-outs 455 00:20:48,914 --> 00:20:51,416 to his fellow truckers are met with radio silence. 456 00:20:51,417 --> 00:20:53,543 I had posted it to my YouTube channel. 457 00:20:53,544 --> 00:20:54,919 It got an uproar. 458 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,255 But no one could really pinpoint exactly what it was. 459 00:20:57,256 --> 00:20:58,507 And I couldn't either. 460 00:20:59,717 --> 00:21:02,761 So imagine you're the driver in this truck. 461 00:21:02,762 --> 00:21:07,307 You glance up to the skies and you see this. 462 00:21:07,308 --> 00:21:09,642 The first thing you notice, obviously, is the color. 463 00:21:09,643 --> 00:21:13,396 It's pink, and then you notice the shape. 464 00:21:13,397 --> 00:21:17,984 Right? Not a sunset that I've ever seen. 465 00:21:17,985 --> 00:21:20,904 Not something tied to the aurora borealis. 466 00:21:20,905 --> 00:21:23,198 Not a beacon of any kind. 467 00:21:23,199 --> 00:21:26,576 This driver continued on his journey for miles. 468 00:21:26,577 --> 00:21:30,121 It never left the sky. It didn't appear to move. 469 00:21:30,122 --> 00:21:33,750 If I saw this on the road, I'd be pretty freaked out. 470 00:21:33,751 --> 00:21:35,084 One of the leading theories 471 00:21:35,085 --> 00:21:37,921 was that this pink cloud is evidence of chemtrails. 472 00:21:37,922 --> 00:21:39,839 Chemtrails are a theory that the government 473 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:42,884 is releasing toxic chemicals into the atmosphere 474 00:21:42,885 --> 00:21:46,346 by plane for a variety of reasons, 475 00:21:46,347 --> 00:21:49,307 ranging from mind control to weather control. 476 00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:51,392 Another theory is that this pink cloud 477 00:21:51,393 --> 00:21:55,522 is some kind of electromagnetic field or radiation, 478 00:21:55,523 --> 00:21:56,731 which is reminiscent 479 00:21:56,732 --> 00:21:59,400 of the famous Zona del Silencio in Mexico. 480 00:21:59,401 --> 00:22:02,111 This is a region in the Mapimí desert 481 00:22:02,112 --> 00:22:04,405 where allegedly no cell phone 482 00:22:04,406 --> 00:22:06,449 or radio signals can get through. 483 00:22:06,450 --> 00:22:09,285 It is a complete dead silence zone. 484 00:22:09,286 --> 00:22:11,120 An electromagnetic field 485 00:22:11,121 --> 00:22:12,455 is a force field produced 486 00:22:12,456 --> 00:22:14,791 by stationary electrical charges being combined 487 00:22:14,792 --> 00:22:16,626 with moving magnetic currents. 488 00:22:16,627 --> 00:22:18,086 This force could become entangled 489 00:22:18,087 --> 00:22:21,005 with CB radio waves throwing off their signal 490 00:22:21,006 --> 00:22:23,633 or causing them to stop completely. 491 00:22:23,634 --> 00:22:26,886 Perhaps this is why James' CB radio couldn't reach anyone. 492 00:22:26,887 --> 00:22:28,639 What else could be at play here? 493 00:22:30,391 --> 00:22:34,310 Rumors about La Zona del Silencio began in 1970 494 00:22:34,311 --> 00:22:37,230 when a U.S. military base fired a test missile toward 495 00:22:37,231 --> 00:22:40,817 the White Sand Missile Range and the rocket ended up 496 00:22:40,818 --> 00:22:44,445 in the Mapimí desert 400 miles south of its target. 497 00:22:44,446 --> 00:22:47,657 This secret operation remains a mystery. 498 00:22:47,658 --> 00:22:50,451 Could similar forces be at play in Wisconsin? 499 00:22:50,452 --> 00:22:52,538 Hopefully our experts can hit the mark. 500 00:22:56,417 --> 00:22:58,835 Could this be evidence of the fabled chemtrail? 501 00:22:58,836 --> 00:23:01,671 We have actually two satellites that cover 502 00:23:01,672 --> 00:23:03,172 the whole western hemisphere. 503 00:23:03,173 --> 00:23:04,549 We would be able to detect if there 504 00:23:04,550 --> 00:23:06,676 was some sort of chemical being released 505 00:23:06,677 --> 00:23:07,760 into the atmosphere. 506 00:23:07,761 --> 00:23:09,679 In reality, what people call chemtrails 507 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,849 are actually water vapor from the engines 508 00:23:12,850 --> 00:23:15,685 of the airplane, usually in a line. 509 00:23:15,686 --> 00:23:17,437 In this case, we don't have a line. 510 00:23:17,438 --> 00:23:21,608 It's more like a circular or a blob of light. 511 00:23:21,609 --> 00:23:23,192 I do find it intriguing 512 00:23:23,193 --> 00:23:26,029 that the truck driver claims to be unable 513 00:23:26,030 --> 00:23:27,697 to contact others 514 00:23:27,698 --> 00:23:30,533 because that would hint towards something electromagnetic 515 00:23:30,534 --> 00:23:33,286 in nature, but that doesn't necessarily correspond 516 00:23:33,287 --> 00:23:35,246 with a light in the sky. 517 00:23:35,247 --> 00:23:37,373 There are many different ways to create dead zones 518 00:23:37,374 --> 00:23:40,209 with cellular signals, but they're not gonna produce 519 00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:43,171 a visible effect that you can see in the sky. 520 00:23:43,172 --> 00:23:44,172 So what are we looking at? 521 00:23:44,173 --> 00:23:46,257 I looked at the exit sign 522 00:23:46,258 --> 00:23:48,801 where in Wisconsin this video took place. 523 00:23:48,802 --> 00:23:52,513 And it turns out that very nearby there 524 00:23:52,514 --> 00:23:57,310 is an organization that runs an aquaponics facility 525 00:23:57,311 --> 00:24:00,730 that uses purple LEDs to grow their plants. 526 00:24:00,731 --> 00:24:03,191 Aquaponics is a food production system 527 00:24:03,192 --> 00:24:04,567 that combines aquaculture 528 00:24:04,568 --> 00:24:07,070 of fish with hydroponics of plants. 529 00:24:07,071 --> 00:24:09,030 Nutrient-rich water and proper lighting 530 00:24:09,031 --> 00:24:11,324 for photosynthesis are key. 531 00:24:11,325 --> 00:24:13,826 So that kind of fits what James saw, 532 00:24:13,827 --> 00:24:16,663 but he started recording that footage miles away. 533 00:24:16,664 --> 00:24:19,874 So how could James see this from such a long distance? 534 00:24:19,875 --> 00:24:21,918 Colors that are towards the end 535 00:24:21,919 --> 00:24:24,504 of the rainbow tend to scatter more easily 536 00:24:24,505 --> 00:24:25,922 in the atmosphere. 537 00:24:25,923 --> 00:24:28,633 That could explain why we see such a large purple mass 538 00:24:28,634 --> 00:24:30,593 in this video because the lights 539 00:24:30,594 --> 00:24:35,390 from the LumiGrow LEDs can really scatter very easily 540 00:24:35,391 --> 00:24:39,185 through the atmosphere and create an eerie paranormal glow. 541 00:24:39,186 --> 00:24:42,563 The clouds could be reflecting light or refracting, 542 00:24:42,564 --> 00:24:44,649 which means bending the light, 543 00:24:44,650 --> 00:24:48,653 making it look much larger than it actually is. 544 00:24:48,654 --> 00:24:52,323 But it's just some botanists growing some plants 545 00:24:52,324 --> 00:24:54,201 and vegetation for us. 546 00:24:58,122 --> 00:25:00,123 So it looks like we've solved this one, 547 00:25:00,124 --> 00:25:01,708 at least partly. 548 00:25:01,709 --> 00:25:03,918 We don't know why the radio went silent, 549 00:25:03,919 --> 00:25:05,586 but the strange purple light was coming 550 00:25:05,587 --> 00:25:07,338 from an aquaponic farm. 551 00:25:07,339 --> 00:25:10,800 Who knows, maybe James will find himself transporting some 552 00:25:10,801 --> 00:25:14,387 of the produce being grown there to a store near you. 553 00:25:14,388 --> 00:25:16,598 In the meantime, brother, keep on truckin'. 554 00:25:23,313 --> 00:25:24,814 You may have heard or said 555 00:25:24,815 --> 00:25:27,316 the famous phrase, the sky is falling, 556 00:25:27,317 --> 00:25:30,194 which comes from a fable about a chicken who believes 557 00:25:30,195 --> 00:25:34,323 the sky is collapsing when an acorn hits him on the head. 558 00:25:34,324 --> 00:25:38,829 But can the sky actually fall? Watch this before you answer. 559 00:25:40,205 --> 00:25:41,706 December 2018, it's a hot day 560 00:25:41,707 --> 00:25:43,876 in the Western Australian town of Kalgoorlie. 561 00:25:46,170 --> 00:25:48,504 As storm clouds begin to gather on the horizon, 562 00:25:48,505 --> 00:25:49,797 Lee Stevens aims his camera 563 00:25:49,798 --> 00:25:51,592 at the menacing skies before him. 564 00:25:52,843 --> 00:25:55,471 Then, suddenly out of nowhere, he sees this. 565 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,806 An eerie green specter appears in the clouds. 566 00:25:58,807 --> 00:26:01,100 It's slightly curved, almost like a crescent moon 567 00:26:01,101 --> 00:26:03,394 with a small spike towards one end. 568 00:26:03,395 --> 00:26:04,687 One thing is for sure, 569 00:26:04,688 --> 00:26:06,273 it's nothing like Lee has ever seen before. 570 00:26:16,492 --> 00:26:17,825 But while many would assume lights 571 00:26:17,826 --> 00:26:19,452 in the sky during a storm is the work 572 00:26:19,453 --> 00:26:22,080 of Mother Nature, according to writer Erin McCarthy, 573 00:26:22,081 --> 00:26:24,874 its odd shape and pointed edges lead many to believe 574 00:26:24,875 --> 00:26:26,834 it's a glitch in the matrix. 575 00:26:26,835 --> 00:26:29,253 It's a very old idea that perhaps reality 576 00:26:29,254 --> 00:26:31,297 is not reality. 577 00:26:31,298 --> 00:26:33,591 That we are actually living in a computer simulation 578 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:36,886 that's run by a more advanced civilization than our own. 579 00:26:36,887 --> 00:26:39,138 In 1965, Gordon Moore, the founder 580 00:26:39,139 --> 00:26:42,058 of Intel, postulated that the speed and capability 581 00:26:42,059 --> 00:26:45,228 of computers can be expected to double every two years. 582 00:26:45,229 --> 00:26:47,563 Now picture human civilization millions of years 583 00:26:47,564 --> 00:26:49,857 in the future with computer processing power 584 00:26:49,858 --> 00:26:51,943 beyond anything we can imagine. 585 00:26:51,944 --> 00:26:54,320 What if they created a massive simulation to study 586 00:26:54,321 --> 00:26:56,948 their ancestors and that sim is us? 587 00:26:56,949 --> 00:26:59,408 Our now is actually far in the future 588 00:26:59,409 --> 00:27:01,786 and we are simply pixels in a program. 589 00:27:01,787 --> 00:27:04,205 Well, as with our own computer programs today, 590 00:27:04,206 --> 00:27:05,873 sometimes there's a bug. 591 00:27:05,874 --> 00:27:08,292 Could this strange anomaly in the sky be proof 592 00:27:08,293 --> 00:27:10,921 of a glitch in a future civilization simulation? 593 00:27:14,133 --> 00:27:17,093 The idea that the world is actually an illusion 594 00:27:17,094 --> 00:27:20,304 has been discussed in philosophy and in cultures 595 00:27:20,305 --> 00:27:22,765 throughout history from ancient Greece to India 596 00:27:22,766 --> 00:27:24,767 to the Aztecs. 597 00:27:24,768 --> 00:27:27,311 In fact, it turns out some scientists actually put 598 00:27:27,312 --> 00:27:32,401 the probability that we are in a simulation at around 50-50. 599 00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:34,861 So is this mysterious green anomaly evidence 600 00:27:34,862 --> 00:27:37,405 of a computer sim gone wrong 601 00:27:37,406 --> 00:27:40,324 or could there be other factors at play? 602 00:27:40,325 --> 00:27:41,910 Our experts investigate. 603 00:27:45,414 --> 00:27:48,374 Is it possible the weather that day is responsible 604 00:27:48,375 --> 00:27:50,626 for this ominous green light? 605 00:27:50,627 --> 00:27:52,044 The weather conditions 606 00:27:52,045 --> 00:27:56,257 during the thunderstorms, they were quite chaotic. 607 00:27:56,258 --> 00:28:00,553 We had wind speeds in excess of about 70 miles an hour 608 00:28:00,554 --> 00:28:03,097 when these thunderstorms were coming through. 609 00:28:03,098 --> 00:28:05,683 Now this here is fairly static. 610 00:28:05,684 --> 00:28:09,437 We don't see any wiggle or any flashes. 611 00:28:09,438 --> 00:28:10,771 So then are we looking at 612 00:28:10,772 --> 00:28:13,107 a different kind of atmospheric phenomenon? 613 00:28:13,108 --> 00:28:15,067 Could this be the Southern Hemisphere's version 614 00:28:15,068 --> 00:28:16,652 of the aurora borealis? 615 00:28:16,653 --> 00:28:18,029 When looking at 616 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:20,406 the Southern Lights, everything is moving. 617 00:28:20,407 --> 00:28:22,325 It's not stationary. 618 00:28:22,326 --> 00:28:24,994 It looks like flying ribbons in the sky 619 00:28:24,995 --> 00:28:26,662 and that's just not what we see here. 620 00:28:26,663 --> 00:28:30,082 This is a static light or a static net. 621 00:28:30,083 --> 00:28:32,001 If natural explanations can be discounted, 622 00:28:32,002 --> 00:28:33,210 then could we really be living 623 00:28:33,211 --> 00:28:35,713 in an advanced computer simulation? 624 00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:39,675 Well, to be fair, we can't discount any theory. 625 00:28:39,676 --> 00:28:41,844 However, I believe that applications 626 00:28:41,845 --> 00:28:43,804 of science can tell us what we're seeing. 627 00:28:43,805 --> 00:28:45,431 Instead of computers controlling 628 00:28:45,432 --> 00:28:47,725 a simulation, D'Antonio begins by exploring the idea 629 00:28:47,726 --> 00:28:49,685 of computers controlling light. 630 00:28:49,686 --> 00:28:51,020 Early in my analysis, 631 00:28:51,021 --> 00:28:53,731 I thought could this be a green laser pointing 632 00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:56,233 into the sky and playing back and forth? 633 00:28:56,234 --> 00:28:57,860 Trouble was, the projection 634 00:28:57,861 --> 00:29:02,908 of the laser isn't gonna work that way on these soft clouds. 635 00:29:03,951 --> 00:29:05,076 And you won't get these hard edges. 636 00:29:05,077 --> 00:29:06,911 You'll get more of a diffuse glow. 637 00:29:06,912 --> 00:29:08,496 But as D'Antonio digs deeper, 638 00:29:08,497 --> 00:29:11,082 he does find a very telling clue in the footage. 639 00:29:11,083 --> 00:29:13,376 I noticed that like this tree and everything, 640 00:29:13,377 --> 00:29:15,002 if you watch, boom, 641 00:29:15,003 --> 00:29:17,046 goes out of focus right there just as soon as that shows up. 642 00:29:17,047 --> 00:29:19,715 To me, the evidence takes us more toward 643 00:29:19,716 --> 00:29:22,218 an ordinary water drop on the camera. 644 00:29:22,219 --> 00:29:24,220 We're looking at a hot spot point source 645 00:29:24,221 --> 00:29:27,682 that's refracting light off of the water drop on the camera. 646 00:29:27,683 --> 00:29:29,016 And that's what we see here. 647 00:29:29,017 --> 00:29:31,602 In this reflection, the camera is saturated 648 00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:33,270 by this bright light out here. 649 00:29:33,271 --> 00:29:34,730 And so we're getting a reflection. 650 00:29:34,731 --> 00:29:37,733 I think that he was really excited by the thunderstorm 651 00:29:37,734 --> 00:29:39,318 that he was recording. 652 00:29:39,319 --> 00:29:40,945 And then he saw the object in the sky 653 00:29:40,946 --> 00:29:42,113 and said, whoa, look at that. 654 00:29:42,114 --> 00:29:43,781 That's cool. You know? 655 00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:46,410 Probably didn't realize that he had water on his lens. 656 00:29:50,539 --> 00:29:51,789 Our verdict? 657 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:54,625 We're going with a water droplet on the lens. 658 00:29:54,626 --> 00:29:57,253 We think D'Antonio's observation that the bottom 659 00:29:57,254 --> 00:29:59,797 of the picture loses focus at the same time 660 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:02,383 the anomaly occurs is the key. 661 00:30:02,384 --> 00:30:03,843 But hey, it's not every day 662 00:30:03,844 --> 00:30:07,055 that a simple explanation leads to such spectacular video. 663 00:30:13,770 --> 00:30:16,939 Imagine you're driving down a country road when off 664 00:30:16,940 --> 00:30:19,108 to your right-hand side what looks like 665 00:30:19,109 --> 00:30:21,777 a giant snow globe suddenly appears. 666 00:30:21,778 --> 00:30:25,448 Well, our next video certainly had one driver baffled 667 00:30:25,449 --> 00:30:27,283 by this winter wonderland. 668 00:30:27,284 --> 00:30:31,454 It's winter 2017 in Russia's Leningrad Oblast. 669 00:30:31,455 --> 00:30:33,706 A local man is driving through the snowy landscape 670 00:30:33,707 --> 00:30:35,291 when something strange catches his eye. 671 00:30:35,292 --> 00:30:37,918 He quickly takes out his cell phone while navigating 672 00:30:37,919 --> 00:30:40,004 the icy roads and captures a sight that sends 673 00:30:40,005 --> 00:30:41,757 the internet into a tizzy. 674 00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:44,717 His footage shows glimpses through the trees 675 00:30:44,718 --> 00:30:46,469 of a far-off orb glowing in the middle 676 00:30:46,470 --> 00:30:48,054 of a snow-covered field. 677 00:30:48,055 --> 00:30:50,598 From a distance, the luminous ball looks enormous 678 00:30:50,599 --> 00:30:53,642 and seems to be changing colors from light blue to pink. 679 00:30:53,643 --> 00:30:57,188 Cyrillic writing scrolls across its translucent surface. 680 00:30:57,189 --> 00:30:59,106 When he drives away a few moments later, 681 00:30:59,107 --> 00:31:02,109 you can see him pass a mile marker on the side of the road. 682 00:31:02,110 --> 00:31:03,402 What's really weird about it 683 00:31:03,403 --> 00:31:05,071 is that there's nothing else around. 684 00:31:05,072 --> 00:31:06,322 You can't see a village. 685 00:31:06,323 --> 00:31:07,740 It doesn't look like 686 00:31:07,741 --> 00:31:11,160 this is some kind of observatory or something. 687 00:31:11,161 --> 00:31:13,245 It looks like there's nothing near it 688 00:31:13,246 --> 00:31:16,082 but this giant glowing orb. 689 00:31:16,083 --> 00:31:17,666 Since the days of the Cold War, 690 00:31:17,667 --> 00:31:19,752 new weapons systems have often been tested 691 00:31:19,753 --> 00:31:21,754 in remote locations to keep secret advancements 692 00:31:21,755 --> 00:31:23,672 in technology from prying eyes. 693 00:31:23,673 --> 00:31:26,884 So Teitel says we may be witnessing a covert arms test. 694 00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:28,260 The Russians developed a host 695 00:31:28,261 --> 00:31:30,554 of new technologies during the Cold War, 696 00:31:30,555 --> 00:31:32,848 many of which were extremely futuristic 697 00:31:32,849 --> 00:31:34,683 and far-fetched feeling at the time. 698 00:31:34,684 --> 00:31:37,853 Things like ape men or two-headed dogs. 699 00:31:37,854 --> 00:31:39,396 So some people wonder 700 00:31:39,397 --> 00:31:42,608 if this isn't some kind of new-fangled Russian experiment 701 00:31:42,609 --> 00:31:44,944 that's just too big to be in a lab. 702 00:31:44,945 --> 00:31:46,362 Some speculate 703 00:31:46,363 --> 00:31:47,738 this video could even be evidence that Russia 704 00:31:47,739 --> 00:31:49,990 or some other unknown group is developing one 705 00:31:49,991 --> 00:31:52,409 of the most dangerous theoretical technologies of all, 706 00:31:52,410 --> 00:31:54,286 the Dyson Sphere. 707 00:31:54,287 --> 00:31:57,123 A Dyson Sphere is a theoretical way 708 00:31:57,124 --> 00:31:59,375 of gaining power from a star. 709 00:31:59,376 --> 00:32:00,793 The idea of finding a Dyson Sphere 710 00:32:00,794 --> 00:32:04,630 is theoretically finding an alien life form 711 00:32:04,631 --> 00:32:07,883 or an alien race that's using the power from a star 712 00:32:07,884 --> 00:32:09,426 to generate itself. 713 00:32:09,427 --> 00:32:10,761 So some people wonder 714 00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:13,514 if this isn't some kind of man-made Dyson Sphere 715 00:32:13,515 --> 00:32:17,768 and around it is this swarm of Russian-made craft 716 00:32:17,769 --> 00:32:21,439 that is using that energy source as power. 717 00:32:23,233 --> 00:32:25,943 So some suggest this glowing orb could be 718 00:32:25,944 --> 00:32:29,280 the secret prototype of a Dyson Sphere-like technology. 719 00:32:29,281 --> 00:32:31,740 But the fact that we see Russian writing 720 00:32:31,741 --> 00:32:34,910 and other imagery flashing across its surface does seem 721 00:32:34,911 --> 00:32:36,579 to be a bit suspicious. 722 00:32:36,580 --> 00:32:38,539 It's a truly bizarre object 723 00:32:38,540 --> 00:32:40,583 that the driver doesn't seem to recognize. 724 00:32:40,584 --> 00:32:44,712 So what exactly is this? And where do they come from? 725 00:32:44,713 --> 00:32:46,506 Let's let our experts investigate. 726 00:32:50,218 --> 00:32:51,635 If you go through frame by frame, 727 00:32:51,636 --> 00:32:53,679 whenever the scene moves, 728 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:56,098 the object seems to move in the exact same way. 729 00:32:56,099 --> 00:32:57,433 When they zoom in, 730 00:32:57,434 --> 00:32:59,810 it seems to be the same size or the same rate 731 00:32:59,811 --> 00:33:02,479 as the foreground and the background. 732 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:03,939 Other than it being low resolution, 733 00:33:03,940 --> 00:33:06,192 there's no actual indications that it's fake. 734 00:33:06,193 --> 00:33:08,652 So since this video is authentic, 735 00:33:08,653 --> 00:33:11,322 could it actually be revealing some powerful new technology 736 00:33:11,323 --> 00:33:13,199 or Dyson Sphere-like weapon? 737 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,534 By definition, a Dyson Sphere is something 738 00:33:15,535 --> 00:33:20,665 that is hundreds of millions of miles across. 739 00:33:21,708 --> 00:33:23,751 The only energy source I can think 740 00:33:23,752 --> 00:33:26,128 of that would be worth putting a sphere around 741 00:33:26,129 --> 00:33:30,507 at this small of a scale is a small-scale black hole. 742 00:33:30,508 --> 00:33:32,676 Black holes can theoretically be created 743 00:33:32,677 --> 00:33:34,803 on Earth, though most scientists think we'll never 744 00:33:34,804 --> 00:33:36,388 have the tech to achieve this. 745 00:33:36,389 --> 00:33:37,806 And there's a hitch. 746 00:33:37,807 --> 00:33:40,517 A black hole that would be the size necessary 747 00:33:40,518 --> 00:33:43,562 to make this sphere so small would be harmless 748 00:33:43,563 --> 00:33:47,024 because it would just evaporate through a process known 749 00:33:47,025 --> 00:33:48,692 as Hawking Radiation. 750 00:33:48,693 --> 00:33:50,069 Hawking Radiation 751 00:33:50,070 --> 00:33:52,238 is a theoretical thermal radiation emitted 752 00:33:52,239 --> 00:33:54,615 by a black hole that reduces the mass and energy 753 00:33:54,616 --> 00:33:56,283 at which the black hole rotates. 754 00:33:56,284 --> 00:33:58,035 The smaller the black hole, 755 00:33:58,036 --> 00:34:00,996 the hotter it glows and the more radiation it releases. 756 00:34:00,997 --> 00:34:02,831 So if we eliminate that theory, 757 00:34:02,832 --> 00:34:05,542 could this be some other sort of weapons system? 758 00:34:05,543 --> 00:34:07,544 If this was some kind of testing ground 759 00:34:07,545 --> 00:34:08,879 for secret military weapons, 760 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,506 you wouldn't expect it to see an empty field. 761 00:34:11,507 --> 00:34:15,177 You would see things like towers, you would see security, 762 00:34:15,178 --> 00:34:16,595 you would see fences. 763 00:34:16,596 --> 00:34:17,972 So it seems 764 00:34:17,973 --> 00:34:19,640 this isn't some sort of covert weapons test. 765 00:34:19,641 --> 00:34:22,559 Then could this simply be an elaborate art installation? 766 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,852 It could be that someone had just built 767 00:34:24,853 --> 00:34:26,522 a work of art and they thought, oh, 768 00:34:26,523 --> 00:34:27,814 I'll stick it in this field. 769 00:34:27,815 --> 00:34:31,401 But when he zooms in, we see some kind of text. 770 00:34:31,402 --> 00:34:37,616 It's in Cyrillic, it's in Russian, we see it says, bank. 771 00:34:37,617 --> 00:34:40,619 So this is actually the Bank of Russia. 772 00:34:40,620 --> 00:34:43,038 What we're looking at here is actually not 773 00:34:43,039 --> 00:34:46,332 an art installation, but a commercial installation. 774 00:34:46,333 --> 00:34:48,294 This appears to be a billboard. 775 00:34:48,295 --> 00:34:53,300 However, what we see here is the sign on the road, 776 00:34:54,676 --> 00:34:58,429 which tells us that the individual is 54 kilometers 777 00:34:58,430 --> 00:35:00,014 from St. Petersburg. 778 00:35:00,015 --> 00:35:03,892 Guess what happens to be 54 kilometers from St. Petersburg? 779 00:35:03,893 --> 00:35:06,270 The Igora Sports Complex, 780 00:35:06,271 --> 00:35:10,024 which just so happens to be a giant glowing ball. 781 00:35:10,025 --> 00:35:14,946 This is a sports complex primarily for car racing. 782 00:35:20,076 --> 00:35:21,410 Our verdict, 783 00:35:21,411 --> 00:35:24,455 this is a man-made multimedia sphere project 784 00:35:24,456 --> 00:35:27,416 at the Igora resort outside St. Petersburg. 785 00:35:27,417 --> 00:35:29,293 Further research reveals it was installed 786 00:35:29,294 --> 00:35:33,297 by a Chinese facade lighting company in September 2016 787 00:35:33,298 --> 00:35:36,635 and features 100,000 LED pixel lights. 788 00:35:43,642 --> 00:35:45,392 China has the most people 789 00:35:45,393 --> 00:35:48,687 and the most cell phones of any country on Earth. 790 00:35:48,688 --> 00:35:51,273 So you can bet if anything strange happens 791 00:35:51,274 --> 00:35:53,817 in Chinese skies, there will be cell phone video 792 00:35:53,818 --> 00:35:55,152 to show for it. 793 00:35:55,153 --> 00:35:56,987 That's especially true in Beijing, 794 00:35:56,988 --> 00:36:00,574 which boasts a population of over 21 million, 795 00:36:00,575 --> 00:36:03,912 many of whom witnessed this next bizarre event. 796 00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,456 March 11th, 2022. 797 00:36:07,457 --> 00:36:09,667 The capital city of Beijing is abuzz 798 00:36:09,668 --> 00:36:12,836 from the crowds generated by the Paralympic Winter Games. 799 00:36:12,837 --> 00:36:14,296 Most of the attention is aimed 800 00:36:14,297 --> 00:36:16,632 at the various athletic competitions. 801 00:36:16,633 --> 00:36:18,717 One smartphone user is focused on 802 00:36:18,718 --> 00:36:20,887 an entirely different event. 803 00:36:22,055 --> 00:36:24,640 A glowing ring appears high above a busy street 804 00:36:24,641 --> 00:36:26,684 in the cloudy night sky. 805 00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:28,352 As the camera pans, 806 00:36:28,353 --> 00:36:30,396 you can see several eyewitnesses looking up 807 00:36:30,397 --> 00:36:34,149 at the mysterious illuminated ring as it hovers 808 00:36:34,150 --> 00:36:36,361 in the air for around 20 minutes. 809 00:36:38,697 --> 00:36:42,116 This phenomenon doesn't seem to be an isolated occurrence 810 00:36:42,117 --> 00:36:44,451 as mysterious rings have been spotted hovering 811 00:36:44,452 --> 00:36:47,538 in the sky all around the world. 812 00:36:47,539 --> 00:36:50,958 One of the things that I think leads a lot 813 00:36:50,959 --> 00:36:55,045 of observers to believe that it is maybe alien in origin 814 00:36:55,046 --> 00:36:56,922 is that it is a circle, 815 00:36:56,923 --> 00:37:01,677 like the modern day equivalent of your classic crop circle. 816 00:37:01,678 --> 00:37:04,555 Then again, with our own recent advancements 817 00:37:04,556 --> 00:37:07,266 in technology, this ring could originate 818 00:37:07,267 --> 00:37:09,435 from somewhere far closer to home. 819 00:37:09,436 --> 00:37:11,270 So could this ring be a preview 820 00:37:11,271 --> 00:37:14,065 of similar tech cooked up for the Olympics? 821 00:37:16,109 --> 00:37:17,609 China, for its part, 822 00:37:17,610 --> 00:37:20,904 has developed a so-called artificial moon. 823 00:37:20,905 --> 00:37:22,990 It's a research facility here on Earth 824 00:37:22,991 --> 00:37:25,909 that uses magnetic fields in a vacuum chamber 825 00:37:25,910 --> 00:37:30,080 to simulate lunar conditions, including decreased gravity. 826 00:37:30,081 --> 00:37:31,498 An impressive scientific feat, 827 00:37:31,499 --> 00:37:34,585 but not an aerial display of any kind. 828 00:37:34,586 --> 00:37:37,379 So was this ring created by man-made tech? 829 00:37:37,380 --> 00:37:39,132 Let's see what our experts think. 830 00:37:43,803 --> 00:37:46,305 Pileus iridescent clouds draw their color 831 00:37:46,306 --> 00:37:47,681 by a natural phenomenon. 832 00:37:47,682 --> 00:37:49,767 The sun lights up the sky. 833 00:37:49,768 --> 00:37:53,020 The cloud then separates those colors into a rainbow. 834 00:37:53,021 --> 00:37:56,023 Here, we don't have the sun. It's the nighttime hours. 835 00:37:56,024 --> 00:37:58,192 The light source in this case is likely to be something 836 00:37:58,193 --> 00:37:59,443 on the ground. 837 00:37:59,444 --> 00:38:01,737 The low clouds allow for a scattering of light 838 00:38:01,738 --> 00:38:03,155 within the droplets. 839 00:38:03,156 --> 00:38:07,242 That's why we see that halo of light in the sky. 840 00:38:07,243 --> 00:38:10,496 Matthew Szydagis says we can rule out UFOs. 841 00:38:10,497 --> 00:38:11,580 We are not seeing 842 00:38:11,581 --> 00:38:14,249 any crazy speeds or accelerations. 843 00:38:14,250 --> 00:38:17,419 We're not seeing any sudden turns and it 844 00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:19,630 is a hollow ring, 845 00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:21,757 which is unlike any UFO case 846 00:38:21,758 --> 00:38:25,093 that I've personally experienced or heard of. 847 00:38:25,094 --> 00:38:27,012 We've profiled rings that turned out to be 848 00:38:27,013 --> 00:38:29,890 the result of smokestacks when we investigated them. 849 00:38:29,891 --> 00:38:31,725 Was that what happened at the Olympics? 850 00:38:31,726 --> 00:38:34,436 Maybe this could be a smoke ring, 851 00:38:34,437 --> 00:38:37,439 but usually those are gonna be dark rings made 852 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:39,817 of black smoke from smokestacks. 853 00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:42,236 They're not going to be shining. 854 00:38:42,237 --> 00:38:46,156 So I do think we can rule out smoke rings in this situation. 855 00:38:46,157 --> 00:38:48,659 Ultimately, Szydagis agrees with Hernandez 856 00:38:48,660 --> 00:38:51,036 that what we're seeing is partially a result 857 00:38:51,037 --> 00:38:52,371 of the overcast weather. 858 00:38:52,372 --> 00:38:54,998 I think that this ring of light could be 859 00:38:54,999 --> 00:38:57,292 a reflection of some sort, 860 00:38:57,293 --> 00:38:59,920 potentially from the lights 861 00:38:59,921 --> 00:39:03,757 at the nearby Olympic Stadium in Beijing. 862 00:39:03,758 --> 00:39:07,427 Also, Beijing is known for notorious levels of pollution. 863 00:39:07,428 --> 00:39:10,013 And I think that this can help explain 864 00:39:10,014 --> 00:39:12,683 why light can do some strange things. 865 00:39:12,684 --> 00:39:15,269 We can have light that's not only reflected, 866 00:39:15,270 --> 00:39:17,145 which means bounced off a surface, 867 00:39:17,146 --> 00:39:19,648 but also refracted in strange ways. 868 00:39:19,649 --> 00:39:21,191 But what would cause such 869 00:39:21,192 --> 00:39:23,110 a massive circular reflection? 870 00:39:23,111 --> 00:39:26,822 Well, we did some digging and found this video taken 871 00:39:26,823 --> 00:39:28,282 on the same night. 872 00:39:28,283 --> 00:39:30,409 See that bright structure in the distance? 873 00:39:30,410 --> 00:39:33,328 That's the Beijing National Stadium casting a cone 874 00:39:33,329 --> 00:39:37,708 of light into the air and a ring onto the clouds. 875 00:39:37,709 --> 00:39:39,710 This is a combination of clouds 876 00:39:39,711 --> 00:39:43,839 and pollution that are conspiring together 877 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:47,260 to really distort light in an unusual way. 878 00:39:51,639 --> 00:39:54,558 Our verdict, stadium light reflection 879 00:39:54,559 --> 00:39:57,853 with a little help from particles of airborne pollution 880 00:39:57,854 --> 00:39:59,396 to catch the light. 881 00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:01,773 Turns out crews were testing lights 882 00:40:01,774 --> 00:40:03,442 for the closing ceremony, 883 00:40:03,443 --> 00:40:06,987 which happened two days after this video was lensed. 884 00:40:06,988 --> 00:40:10,324 Case closed, that's our show for tonight. 885 00:40:10,325 --> 00:40:13,577 From glowing orbs to mysterious lights appearing 886 00:40:13,578 --> 00:40:17,372 across our skies, we continue searching for answers to 887 00:40:17,373 --> 00:40:19,791 phenomena we still don't fully understand. 888 00:40:19,792 --> 00:40:23,670 And who knows what the next light in the sky might reveal? 889 00:40:23,671 --> 00:40:25,923 Thank you so much for watching this special edition 890 00:40:25,924 --> 00:40:27,382 of "The Proof is Out There." 891 00:40:27,383 --> 00:40:28,926 Please send us any video, 892 00:40:28,927 --> 00:40:33,555 images or sound that you think we should investigate. 893 00:40:33,556 --> 00:40:36,141 And remember to keep those cameras rolling.