Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights

Call it spook-light, ghost-light, pwca, will-o-the-wisp, will-o-wisp, gu? hu?, corpse candles, faeu boulanger, hobby lanterns, pixy-lights, Hinkypunk, Batakl?k yakamozu, salamander, boi-tatá, hitodama, min-min, santelmo, mystery lights, or simply "creepy and mysterious floating light seen at night," they all belong here.

Image of Black Star Canyon located in Silverado, California, US | A waterfall in Black Star Canyon.
Silverado, California, US

Black Star Canyon

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings

Black Star Canyon is a remote canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains in Orange County, California, that is popular with hikers and mountain bikers. The canyon is an important archaeological site and... »

Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by Bswanson

Image of Point Vicente Lighthouse located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, US
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, US

Point Vicente Lighthouse

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of southern California

The rocky cliff of Point Vicente was named by Captain George Vancouver in 1790 after his friend Friar Vicente of the Mission Buenaventura. It wasn't until May 1, 1926, that the Point Vincente... »

Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by Bswanson, Dylan and others

Image of The Ozark Spooklight located in Missouri, US
Missouri, US

The Ozark Spooklight

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri

Known variously as the Ozark Spook Light, the Hornet Ghost Light, the Joplin Ghost Light, the Devil’s Jack-O’-Lantern, and the Tri-State Spook Light it is, like the many other "will-o-wisps"... »

Optical Oddities, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights, Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by re_nakaba

Image of The Gurdon Light located in Arkansas, US
Arkansas, US

The Gurdon Light

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Gurdon, Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect

The Gurdon Light is said to be an eerie white-blue, sometimes orange, glowing light that moves through the trees near the railroad tracks, off Interstate 30 in southern Arkansas. Local legend... »

Bioluminescent Spots, Strange Science, Optical Oddities, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by michelle and M Rebekah Otto

Image of Hessdalen AMS located in Norway
Norway

Hessdalen AMS

Research station devoted to mysterious floating lights seen in a Norwegian valley

"At the end of 1981 through 1984, residents of the Valley became concerned and alarmed about strange, unexplained lights that appeared at many locations throughout the Valley. Hundreds of lights... »

Strange Science, Optical Oddities, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by Alpha, M Rebekah Otto and 2 others

Image of Marfa Lights located in Marfa, Texas, US
Marfa, Texas, US

Marfa Lights

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night

In beautiful, desolate West Texas, Marfa is an outpost of civilization, boasting an independent bookstore and modern art by resident artist Donald Judd. But Marfa is also the site of some... »

Optical Oddities, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by Henry and michelle

Image of Paulding Light located in Paulding, Michigan, US
Paulding, Michigan, US

Paulding Light

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

At one time, Ripley's Believe It Or Not offered in excess of $100,000 to the person or persons who could solve a bizarre light phenomenon in Paulding, Michigan. Nearly every clear evening,... »

Weird Weather Phenomena, Optical Oddities, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by Andrew FY, Dylan and others

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