One that has been consistent over time is that an engineer waves his lantern of glowing light to mark his death years ago on the tracks that were once there. Stories by witnesses that the light was spotted in route to the Watersmeet train station have been around since the early 1900's. It is said that the wining cry of a train whistle has been heard. One witness, Ashley Allen, reported that she heard the whistle on her visit in the summer of 1999. Another claim that has been theorized is that the area in which the light manifests is a portal for spirits.
Some witnesses believe that it is of religious nature and that the beams of light are beacons.
There have been reports that the light has shaped into shadow like beings of darkness. There have been some claims of paranormal activity by witnesses after leaving the site. The feeling of movement without moving is a shared occurrence. There is no definite conclusion on the Paulding Lights. No one really knows when the lights first came into existence.