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10655
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According to Lael, the lights were visitors from another planet intent on warning the world of a possible holocaust. According to Lael, their flying saucer headquarters is inside a rock cavern in Brown Mountain, and they made friends with him and took Lael on a visit to Venus. Mr. Brown states that the lights are from towns miles beyond the mountain tops, distorted by heat generated air turbulence rising from two great chasms below the line of sight of the lights.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 23, May 1971, p8-9, il, por
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22375
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All kinds of theories have been put forth over the years to explain the appearance of lights on Brown Mountain near Morganton in Burke County. In attempting to demystify the lights, scientists have developed almost many theories as there are folk legends. However, at the present time the lights remain as mysterious as ever.
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20764
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Morrison reports on a study of the Brown Mountain Lights conducted by him, and a chemist, electrical engineer, civil engineer, and business administrator. This article is a report of their findings.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 30, Dec 1946, p5, 16
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15732
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The Brown Mountain Lights in Burke County is one of the unexplained and unsolved mysteries that have occurred in North Carolina over the centuries. The lights are balls of fire which seem to rise over the top of the mountain. Brown lists several of the theories offered for their origin. His own theory is that the lights are from towns miles beyond the mountain tops, distorted by heat generated air turbulence rising from two great chasms below the line of sight of the lights.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 23, Apr 1955, p8-9, il
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24686
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The author provides a scientific explanation for the strange lights that appear over Brown Mountain. The light actually comes from the valley beyond Brown Mountain. When atmospheric conditions are just right, the refraction in the air and moisture cause apparent movement of lights.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 24, April 1955, p8-9, il, map
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6255
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Unexplained and unsolved mysteries have occurred in North Carolina over the centuries. One of them is the Brown Mountain Lights seen in Burke County as wavering, mysterious lights, rising above the mountain ridge, hovering, then fading away. To this day, no one has found an explanation for them.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 6 Issue 5, Sept/Oct 1978, p19-20, il, map
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17197
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All kinds of theories have been forth over the years to explain the appearance of these lights on Brown Mountain near Morganton in Burke County. Even the United States Geological Survey has conducted two investigations. However, at the present time the lights remain as mysterious as ever.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 42, Mar 1939, p6, 20
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15184
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Unexplained and unsolved mysteries have occurred in North Carolina over the centuries. One of them is the Brown Mountain Lights seen in Burke County as wavering, mysterious lights, rising above the mountain ridge, hovering, and then fading away. Although thousands of North Carolinians have seen them, no satisfactory explanation of what causes them has ever been offered.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 21, Oct 1934, p8, 18
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18390
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Mysterious lights have been appearing at Brown Mountain in the Linville Gorge area of North Carolina for hundreds of years. According to the Cherokee legend, around 1200 A.D. a great battle was fought between the Cherokee and Catawba Indians at Brown Mountain and the mysterious lights are from the Indian maidens still searching for their men who died in battle.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 44 Issue 10, Oct 2012, p14, f
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20761
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The Brown Mountain Lights, which are seen in Burke County, have puzzled North Carolinians and scientists for centuries. Witherspoon has another theory; the lights are in the nature of a mirage, and he explains why he believes that.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 25, Nov 1946, p5
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