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You're listening to episode 30 of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World,

where we look at mysteries from the twin perspectives of faith and reason.

In this episode, we're talking about the Phoenix Lights UFO incident.

I'm Dom Bettenelli and joining me today is Jimmy Akin.

Hi Jimmy. Howdy Dom.

Let's get right into it folks. This week, we're marking the 22nd anniversary

of one of the biggest UFO sightings ever.

On the evening of March 13th, 1997, there were strange lights that appeared

over Phoenix, Arizona that were seen by thousands of people.

And 9-1-1 call centers were overwhelmed with calls ringing off the hook.

There was photos, videos.

And Jimmy over in San Diego, you were aware of the Phoenix Lights.

And that's what we'll be talking about today on Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World.

So Jimmy, how did you become aware of the Phoenix Lights phenomenon?

Well, so at the time, I was listening to Coast Coast AM,

which was the show that Art Bell founded.

And it deals with a lot of the same topics that we deal with here on Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World.

But it's a nightly show and it's multiple hours long.

It's like four hours long.

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