The Marfa Lights

The Marfa lights are near US Route 67 on Mitchell Flat East in Marfa, Texas. The first published account of this sighting appeared in the July 1957 issue of Coronet magazine. In 1976, Elton Miles included stories dating to the 19th century and a photograph of the Marfa lights taken by a local rancher. According to Cecilia Thompson's book, History of Marfa in Presidio County, Texas, the earliest alleged report comes from cowboy Robert Reed Ellison back in 1883.