On March 8th, 1994, hundreds of residents along the western coast of Michigan spot strange lights hovering, spinning, and moving in formation. Some lights were blinding, others blinking like Christmas lights, it captivated those who saw. A local meteorologist and law enforcement were equally baffled, with no obvious explanation. Could this be what everyone assumed? Was this an extraterrestrial encounter?






References:
13 ON YOUR SIDE. (2023, August 4). Lights over West Michigan | 1994 UFO Sighting Special [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dgTCHo7gK0
Will Haenni, News Channel 3. (2024, March 9). Remembering West Michigan’s most famous UFO sighting, 30 years later. WWMT. https://wwmt.com/news/local/ufo-michigan-sighting-holland-famous-ottawa-lake-jack-bushong-mike-walsh-lee-lamberts-cindy-pravda-unsolved-mysteries-mufon-unidentified-aerial-phenomenon
Great Lakes Ice Cover Database: NOAA GLERL. (n.d.). https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/glicd.php?year=1994
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