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Kurt Russell talks about his 1997 encounter with The Phoenix Lights in new interview

UnknownNamed sourcesMar 13, 1997, 12:00 AMPhoenix, Arizona

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

3

Source context

Limited context

46

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

r/UFOs

Open

Live sighting record aed1f3b6-a169-486f-b1a4-4a181d6707e1.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Weather

Open-Meteo
Cloud cover0% · Clear

Area activity

Within 2 days2 sightings within 60 mi

Nearby infrastructure

AirportPhoenix Sky Harbor · 4 mi
MilitaryLuke Air Force Base · 19 mi
Power plantPalo Verde Generating Station · 46 mi
NuclearPalo Verde Nuclear Generating Station · 46 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Mar 13, 1997, 12:00 AM

Timezone

Mountain Standard Time

Location

Phoenix, Arizona

Witness account

Narrative

submitted by /u/GrantLavac

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowMar 13, 1997, 12:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Phoenix, Arizona.

PublishedMar 10, 2026, 11:27 PM

r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.

Linked event

Grouped into the Phoenix Lights incident dossier.

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Source material

media

Cover image

Open

Visual reference carried with the original report.

source

Original report

Open

Direct source material from r/UFOs.

telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.