The Marfa Lights: Glowing Orbs in the Texas Desert That Nobody Can Fully Explain

A glowing light photographed over the desert near Marfa, Texas

About 4 min readSince 1883, people have reported glowing orbs drifting over Mitchell Flat near Marfa, Texas — lights that change colour, split apart and vanish when approached. Physics students traced most of them to car headlights. But the first sighting predates the automobile.