Strangely enough, many scientific explanations fail to take into account certain time elements. For instance, when the U.S. Geological Survey conducted an investigation in 1913, they concluded that the Brown Mountain Lights were the result of locomotive headlights from the Catawba Valley, south of Brown Mountain. Another investigation, by the same agency, declared that the lights were actually reflections from automobile headlights. However, automobile headlights, like locomotive headlights, were unknown in the 1700s. The problem with this, of course, is that there was no electricity there until the last part of the nineteenth century.
Some scientists even claim that the lights are the result of swamp gas.
But there are no swamps on steep mountainsides. In fact, there are not swamps in the area at all. The Brown Mountain Lights, the Big Thicket Light, and the Maco Ghost Lights are among the most famous ghost lights in the South. Inc. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site. PageWise hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, and user agrees that all such use is at its own risk.