March 11, 2008
Click the play button on the video window to the right to see the storyIt’s been more than a decade since thousands of Valley residents reported a strange grouping of lights in the Arizona night sky.
Thursday marked the 11th anniversary of the "Phoenix Lights".
It's a phenomena that continues to draw questions from people around the world.
The lights of different descriptions were seen on the night of March 13th, 1997.
Some said they saw a triangular formation pass over their homes. Others saw a series of stationary lights in a long line.
The United States Air Force later identified the lights as flares from the Barry Goldwater Range, but many continue to believe differently.
Even former Arizona Governor Fife Symington reported seeing the lights, describing his encounter as a huge carpenter-square object moving over Phoenix.
Dr. Lynne Kitei says she watched the odd pattern of lights that cool March evening, but waited several years before coming forward.
"I didn't really know what I saw and decided I had to investigate, even today I'm still investigating," said Kitei.
Kitei and group of others plan to show a new documentary on the Phoenix Lights with new information and interviews from people who have never come forward.
Whether it's writing books or speaking to gatherings of other UFO believers, Kitei has essentially dedicated her life to finding the truth behind the Phoenix Lights.
"I know there are people out there who don't beleive and that's ok, but I just ask them to approach this with an open mind and look at the information that I have spent years going over," said Kitei.
The Phoenix Lights documentary has recieved so much attention, Kitei says tickets for the showing are nearly sold out.
The Documentary is scheduled for Sunday at Scottsdale Harkins Shea Cinema at 1pm, 4pm & 7pm.
"I know the government and other people have said the lights were the result of a training excercise using flares, but they weren't, it's that simple and it's all explained in our new version of this documentary."
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