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From: DMJ9076@aol.com Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 21:17:39 -0800 |
I enjoyed "bikebob's" account of his experience with the Joplin/Hornet
Spook Light. Having been a long time resident of Joplin, I have spent many a
night experiencing the "Spook Light". There have been many intensive
investigations by both amateurs and professionals and as of yet, nobody has
come up with an explanation for this most unusual phenomenon.
I too have had very similar experiences as mentioned in "bikebob's posting
on the Spook Light. Although there was one particularly interesting night in
which a friend and I were parked at the base of a hill on "Spook Light road"
after a frustrating evening of trying to persue the glowing light in the
distance. After about 15 or 20 minutes of waiting we noticed a faint glow at
the crest of the hill. The glow became brighter and brighter until suddenly a
basketball sized brightly glowing sphere rose over the crest of the hill and
hovered approximately 5 feet above the road. We were about a distance 25 or
30 feet from the light (It's hard to judge exact distance in the blackness of
night) and I noticed that what we were seeing was truly real by the fact that
the light was reflecting off the folage of the trees hanging over the road.
This continued for about a half a minute then the light slowly descended the
hill and advanced towards the car. By this time my heart was pounding and in
a fearfull, knee jerk reaction I foolishly started the car and turned my
headlights on. When I did this, the light vanished and all we could do is
look at eachother in dissbelief. This was the closest contact I have
personally had with the "Spook Light" and to this day, I still wonder what
would have happened if I would have remained still and not reacted so
abruptly and defensively. Perhaps the light would have entered the car. Who
knows? Maybe next time I'll have the opportunity to find out!
All I know is that there is "something" strange and real out there and has
been for nearly one hundred years according to recorded accounts. It's worth
checking out even if you aren't fortunate enough to experience a close
encounter.
DMJ9076, (Now living in Tulsa, OK)
http://www.ufomind.com/ufo/place/us/mo/light/
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Created: Sep 30, 1997