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THE PHOENIX LIGHTS 29th ANNIVERSARY This is what I saw that night March 13, 1997. It was a totally solid piece of machinery I could see clearly by two light sources, not just lights

UnknownSighting reportMar 14, 1997, 12:40 AMTempe/Scottsdale, Arizona

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

4

Source context

Limited context

41

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

Source provenance

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Live sighting record d2a3a391-8492-4fa5-b02f-9d055a864ec3.

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Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Weather

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Cloud cover45% · Partly cloudy

Area activity

Within 2 days2 sightings within 60 mi

Nearby infrastructure

AirportPhoenix Sky Harbor · 2 mi
MilitaryLuke Air Force Base · 25 mi
Power plantPalo Verde Generating Station · 51 mi
NuclearPalo Verde Nuclear Generating Station · 51 mi

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Observed facts

Occurred

Mar 14, 1997, 12:40 AM

Timezone

Mountain Standard Time

Location

Tempe/Scottsdale, Arizona

Witness account

Narrative

Time: March 13, 1997 8:40 PM approximately Location: Route 60 about McKellips exit Tempe/Scottsdale Az March 13, 1997 I was working in East Mesa, Arizona in a 10 bed Hospice inpatient unit as the Charge RN. We worked 12 hour shifts getting off at 7:30 PM but that night the relieving evening nurse was a bit late so I didn’t get out on time. I lived in Phoenix which was nearly a 40 mile drive home. The fastest drive was taking state route 60 but at this time the highway was under construction f...

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Timeline

Encounter windowMar 14, 1997, 12:40 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Tempe/Scottsdale, Arizona.

PublishedMar 12, 2026, 4:53 PM

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Linked event

Grouped into the Phoenix Lights incident dossier.

Signal attachment

Tracked inside the Kurt Russell Confirms He Was First Pilot to Report Phoenix Lights Incident on March 13, 1997 signal.

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Original report

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telemetry

Environmental pass

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