UFO'S & Big Foot Sightings

Bragg Road/Big Thicket Ghost Light

Between Saratoga and Bragg, Texas

The Bragg Road Ghost Light (also known as the Big Thicket Ghost Light) is located on the dirt road that runs between Saratoga and Bragg, Texas. In the early 20th century, railroad tracks ran over the road and several deaths supposedly took place here while the trains were still running. The rails were taken up in 1934, and it was after this that the ghost lights began their appearances.

The light seen on Bragg Road is said to sway back and forth, and changes from yellow to white to red as it approaches the observer. Local legend usually attributes the light to a ghostly railroad worker that was killed on the tracks, and indeed the swaying motion of the light seems to match the actions of someone walking with a lamp.

Brown Mountain Lights

Brown Mountain, North Carolina
The Brown Mountain Lights are one of the most well-known cases of Ghost Lights. The lights are described as red, blue, green, or white balls which disappear when approached. Legend holds that these lights are the spirits of Native American tribesmen killed in battle long ago. Other theories, put forth by such organizations as The U.S. Geological Survey, have at various times suggested that the lights are ignited swamp gas, the reflected lights of local towns, or train/car headlights. However, there is no swampland in the area, and the lights have been seen since long before the time of automobiles and electric lights. Thus the Brown Mountain Lights remain a mystery.

The Cohoke Light

West Point, Virginia
This mysterious light appears in West Point, Virginia at a place called the Cohoke Crossroads. It is described as a yellow light that moves along the railroad tracks at the crossroads. The light has been known to break up in front of an observer and reform behind him. The light is now on private property, and perhaps that's why newer accounts of this light are hard to find.
There are two stories about the light. One claims that the light is from the lantern of a headless railway worker who was killed along the tracks. The other legend centers around a phantom train which apparently disappeared during the Civil War while carrying wounded soldiers.

The Gurdon Ghost Light

Gurdon, Arkansas
This mysterious light appears on railroad tracks outside of the small town of Gurdon, Arkansas. Hundreds of people have seen the light since the early 1900s. It is described as white, blue, or orange/yellow and bobs back and forth. The light moves along the tracks for about 50 yards before it disappears. This motion is consistent with other ghost lights, and so is local legend, which attributes the light to a ghostly railroad worker searching for his head. Apparently there was a real murder at one time along the tracks, so perhaps the light really is ghostly in origin.

Hornet Ghost Light
Joplin/Hornet, Missouri
The Hornet Ghost Light, also known as The Joplin Spooklight, the Tri-State Spooklight, the Neosho Spook Light, and the Devil's Jack-O-Lantern, is located in extreme southwest Missouri on the Oklahoma border. The closest towns are Joplin, MO and Quapaw, OK. Hornet is an abandoned village close to the location of the sightings. The light has been seen many times since the Civil War era along a rough gravel road outside of Joplin.
Theories about the light abound. Folklore attributes the light to the spirit(s) of Indians from various local tribes such as the Quapaw, or as an ethereal miner searching for his wife and/or children who were kidnapped by Indians. Another old tale relates the light directly to the Devil himself. Legend had it that if a bridge in the area was crossed a certain number of times, the Devil would appear. The road the ghost light appears on became known as "The Devil's Promenade" after this old story.
Several scientific theories have been put forward to try to explain the lights. Swamp gas and car lights have of course been mentioned. Other ideas include minerals in the air set to light, electrical or sub-atomic disturbances caused by the New Madrid fault, and heat rising from the ground at the end of each day. The trouble with these theories is that none of them can fully explain the bizarre behavior of the light. In 1946 the Army Corps of Engineers supposedly studied the Hornet Light and could not find a cause for it. They called it a "mysterious light of unknown origin."
Physically, the light is described as a yellow or orange colored ball that travels eastward down the road, sometimes at great speed. The light emits sparks and a few witnesses have reportedly felt heat as it came close to them. The light does some interesting acrobatics as well. It has been variously described as hopping, swaying, spinning, or moving in arcs. Some have even reported that the light "landed" on the hood of their car or even inside the car. However, the light will avoid anyone who approaches it. It has been known to disappear in front of a person and then reappear behind them.
One thing is for sure -- the light exists and thousands of people have seen it.

The Maco Light
West of Wilmington, North Carolina
The story goes that a train conductor named Joe Baldwin was on the last car of his train, and that car somehow got separated from the engine. Another train was following Joe's train car, which was slowing because of the separation. Joe waved his lantern back and forth in an attempt to head off the other train, but his efforts were in vain. The oncoming train barrelled right into the car in front of it and Joe was decapitated in the accident. The Maco Light was Joe's ghost carrying his lantern and searching for his head.
The Maco Light generally advanced along the railroad tracks near Maco Station in a swinging motion. There are roads in the area, and some have said the light was a reflection of car headlights. However, Joe's beheading took place over 100 years ago, and the light started appearing shortly thereafter. Supposedly the light appeared frequently enough that the train engineers had to use red and green lights instead of the normal white to signal -- otherwise they would mistake the Maco Light for a train.
In 1977, the unused tracks at Maco were torn up, and according to most sources the light hasn't been seen since then. Perhaps encroaching development in recent years has eliminated the source of the light -- or perhaps old Joe Baldwin doesn't see a need to use his warning lantern anymore now that the trains aren't running.

Marfa Lights
Marfa, Texas
The Marfa Lights are without a doubt the most famous ghost lights around. They've been talked about for over 100 years, and every year thousands of people flock to Marfa to try to see the famed "mystery lights." They even have their own website! (See links below.)
The Marfa Lights appear in the desert around the Chianti Mountains in West Texas. They appear at dusk and move through the air in no particular pattern. The lights are most often described as yellow or white, but just about every color of the rainbow has been reported at one time or another. Like other ghost lights, they disappear when approached closely, making scientific observation difficult. The lights have been featured on Unsolved Mysteries, but the scientists on the show could not come up with an explanation. And although they elude scientists, the lights have been known to follow people or cars, or even in one case enter a car.
For those who don't believe the lights are car headlights, ignited gas, or the luminescent fur of jackrabbits (typical "scientific" explanations), there are several folktales surrounding the lights. An Apache legend contends that the lights are the spirit of one of their chiefs, or stars falling from the sky. Another story involves the phantoms of a family who got lost in the Texas wildnerness. Even the specters of Pancho Villa and Adolph Hitler have been blamed for the lights.
Whatever the lights are, hundreds of people who have witnessed them are convinced that they are not car headlights. Maybe it's best to leave this one a mystery and just enjoy the show.

Surrency Spook Light

Surrency, Georgia
The Surrency Spook Light is located in Surrency, Georgia along the Macon/Brunswick railroad tracks. Surrency, which was incorporated in 1911, is a small town of about 300 people in the southeast portion of Georgia. The light itself is described as a bright yellow ball that dissapears when approached. Sightings of the light began in the early 1900s, and apparently continue to the present day.
Some theorize that the light is a product of a geologic anomaly deep under the town of Surrency. The anomaly, discovered in 1985 during a regional seismic survey, is theorized to be a convex shaped pocket of liquid about nine miles underground, unlike anything else in the world. Scientists are puzzled by the anomaly, since liquid is not supposed to be able to form so far underground. Just to confuse things, this anomaly is also known as the "Surrency Bright Spot" ("Bright" because it reflects a larger than normal amount of radio waves) and is not to be confused with the actual light itself, which is called the "Spook Light."
Others believe the light is connected to the famous Surrency Ghost. The home of town founder A.P. Surrency was known to be haunted from the 1870s until it burned down in 1925. The haunting became well-known after A.P. himself wrote a letter in 1875 to the Savannah Morning News detailing the manifestations. The "haunting" had poltergeist-like qualities to it, such as mysterious noises and objects being thrown about or appearing out of nowhere. Disembodies voices were heard on the property as well.