I never got too much into the Phoenix Lights situation at the time it was happening, My jaw dropped like most people's, and I knew there would be the inevitable battle between the two opposing forces, but I left it at that.
Lately, having taken up battling the debunkers, a couple of niggling questions are bothering me. It seems that there are two distinct incidents that night. The main one, PL, completely overshadows that 1st one that started at Henderson, Nevada, about 243 mile away and was two to two and a half hours earlier. I have been researching all over and below is a timeline of events I have put together that brings up some bothersome questions. I need your help filling in the blanks, adding to or correcting anything I am writing so that I can be as accurate and objective as possible. Thanks.
Lights of varying descriptions were seen by thousands of people between 7:30 and 10:30 MST, in a space of about 300 miles,
1. First report came from Henderson, Nevada at 7:30 and Phoenix Lights ended approx. 10;30
2. 3 hr. time span (7:30pm – 10:30pm)
3. 300 miles distance from Henderson, Nevada to Barry Goldwater firing range.
4. astronomer sighting in Phoenix approx. 250 miles away from Henderson at 10:00pm
5. The LUU-2 has a burn time of approximately *5 minutes while suspended from a parachute
6. Flares at Henderson would have to travel hundreds and thousands of mph to get to Phoenix in 5 mins. So obviously, the first event couldn’t be flares unless the N. Guard were dropping them intermittently from Henderson to Phoenix.
*(
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... s/luu2.htm - “LUU-2 has a burn time of approximately 5 minutes while suspended from a parachute.”)
1. Did the N. Guard start at Henderson and drop flares intermittently over the 300 mile stretch?
2. If, so, did they announce it like they announced the Phoenix?
If not, what explanation has been given for the first stretch of sightings that traveled approx. 250 miles and took 2 to 2 and a half hrs.?