| Ghosts & Haunts In Missouri Hornet Spooklight Stories There use to be a old farm house close to there that was full of all sorts of history about the spook light. Although it has been many years since i've been there not sure if it still is around, but it might be a good place to start doing research on the area. It is so well known i'm sure that there are many places that will have factual info on the area. County seat would be a good place to go to, Carthage should have land information and would give you a idea of what has been there in the past if anything. I've read about the theory of the cars from the highway but I find it hard to believe, sure light can bend but from all accounts I have been told by friends no way can it be lights.. with it dating that far back definitely rules out that option. Others is its a pocket of gas, but call me odd but i've never seen a gas that stays in a ball form when floating.. it always dissipates as it moves. I have also had experiences at the spook light. When I was in high school, a group of us drove there from Springfield (where we all lived). We had been told by several people who had visited the site that we needed to be quiet and patient. We had been sitting there for what seemed like 2 hours when we noticed a ball of light ahead in the road. We thought it was a car or motorcycle but there's a hill in the road and when a vehicle goes down, the lights disappear. But that time the light kept on moving! One of my friends got really upset and wanted to leave, so we drove down the road to see if we could see the light any better before we left. It disappeared! We turned the car around to leave and suddenly there was a huge orb right in front of the car!!! My friends and I freaked out and drove out of there. I have no idea what it was, but I wasn't waiting around to find out! I went back a couple more times before I left Missouri but I didn't get any results. So far, that has been my only experience with anything of the paranormal. The light was yellowish-orange. At first it was two or three lights, but when it got closer it was one big orb. There were five or six other cars there that night, but we weren't parked near anyone else. It is a long road and we were down pretty far. Like I said before, it looked like a car, but then when it went over that hill you could tell it wasn't a car!!!! That was my only experience so far, but it was enough to scare the daylight out of me! The light didn't appear to make any sounds. It also moved all over, bouncing around. That's how I knew that it wasn't normal! Amy One night my girlfriend, her two sisters, and I went to see if we could see the light. I had been a couple of times before, but never had seen anything. We were there about an hour and a half without any visuals. We decided to leave, and as I was buckling my seatbelt, I noticed an orange colored orb (about the size of a softball) make a quick appearance in an arc motion. This motion seemed to mimic my hand motion of buckling my seatbelt. I repeated the motion several times thinking may have been a reflection of some type although no light was present. It didn't appear again. Still thinking it may have been a reflection or my imagination, I asked if anyone else had seen that. My girlfriend answered yes and described it the same motion and color as I had seen. Her two sisters had been engaged in conversation and weren't looking and therefore saw nothing. I am hoping to return for a second sighting. SM I have been to see the light many times. My Father took many pictures of it but I'm not sure where they are. I know they are in my basement somewhere but I just haven't had the time to really look for them. When I was a teenager there was an old couple who ran the 'Spook Light Museum'. The oldgentleman told people that there were even Native American legends about the light so itwas around well before the 1800's. He told the story of a young princess from one tribe who was in love with a brave from another tribe. Their love was forbidden and they ran off together and jumped off a cliff nearby. The light is supposed to be their spirits together forever in death. I have seen the light every time I was there. When people sit on the road and make loud noises or taunt the light it has been known to run them off. There were pictures posted in the museum that showed the burn marks on car hoods made by the light. Many people have sworn they saw an angry face in the light when it chased them off also. I find it totally fascinating! AC Page Back Next Page |
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