"The Northern Lights are a popular bucket list activity for many, but nature puts on another light show in a tiny Texas border town that once caught the attention of Hollywood heartthrob James Dean. Marfa, a desert city that sits between Mexico, New Mexico, and Texas, has become a niche tourist attraction for those looking to see mysterious, unexplained orbs in the sky."
"The first sighting of the Marfa Lights was believed to be in 1883, when a cowhand named Robert Reed Ellison saw the flickering lights while driving cattle, according to the Texas State Historical Association. He believed the orbs were from a nearby campfire, and ever since, the lights have remained a mystery. Although no one has cracked the code on what has caused the lights, many have floated theories over where they've come from."
Marfa, a desert city on the Texas border near New Mexico and Mexico, draws visitors hoping to see unexplained orbs known as the Marfa Lights. The lights randomly appear over Mitchell Flat and were first reported in 1883 by cowhand Robert Reed Ellison, who thought they were from a campfire. Explanations proposed include natural gas reactions, aurora-like magnetic interactions, car headlights, and extraterrestrial activity. Physics students replicated headlight-like effects in the early 2000s, but earlier historical sightings and other eyewitness accounts leave the phenomenon unresolved.
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