Phoenix Lights II?

On Monday evening, April 21, 2008, strange lights were seen flying over Phoenix, Arizona. They were also recorded on video. In fact, ABC News showed video of the sighting in a short report about the event on its nightly news broadcast. Showing such vudeo on a network's major news broadcast might suggest there's something behind the images, right? At least some mystery?

Well, in this case, maybe not so much. An Arizona man has come forward saying he attached flares to some balloons, and that's what people saw. It was a hoax.

Of course, this is not the first brush with UFOs for Phoenix. Famous, documented, widely observed sightings of lights and huge, silent craft occurred over the area in March, 1997. That complex of sightings became known as the "Phoenix Lights." Several investigations were pursued into that event, mostly by private groups or individuals. The official explanation of those sightings involves flares, as well-- flares dropped by the Maryland Air National Guard during training exercises. Perhaps that's where thus hoaxer got his bright idea.