But as the superintendent approached the parade ground the voice faded. It started again when he retreated. Mysterious footsteps are al most commonplace at Monahans Sandhills State Park. In 1967, two boys who were digging near the building unearthed a skeleton, giving credence to the story of the burial ground. Staff members at Monahans report hearing doors slamming-doors that were already closed.
Mysterious shadows come and go, as do sounds of a heavy object falling.
A new employee, having been told of these phenomena, thought her coworkers were pulling her leg until the day she was alone in the office and heard a woman scream just outside the building. People approaching Davis Mountains State Park from the south after nightfall have told of seeing a phenomenon known locally as the Marfa lights. The mysterious lights have been seen flitting about the mountains east of Marfa, or cruising the flats below. Some people say that if you flash your headlights at them, they come closer. Explanations such as gasses, natural phosphorescence or static electricity have never been proven.