Comments on: The Paulding Light

By: Maya

Maya — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:44:49 +0000

I just got back from camping near Watersmeet and saw the Paulding light. It is real and there is no road that is near and behind the light for miles to reflect the taillights. It proves to not be car lights because it bounces around in many directions and changes to different colors. I watched it for about 3 hours and it appears and disappears randomly and can get so bright you can see it flickering on other peoples faces. The mystery about is it that when you walk down the dirt trail that goes straight to the light you cannot see anything. I walked down right by to where you could be standing right under it and nothing happened. There was nothing strange going on right there. I got back to the viewing point and you could see it. But I did notice a very slight unexplained glow just behind the hill…

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:44:25 +0000

I have lived in the U.P. for many years and yes the “Light” is real. The T.V. show Unsolved Mysteries came up there to see if they could UNBUNK the light. They tested the swamp and the Highways to see if it was car lights or tail lights causing this to “appear” and then “disappear” no evidences was found. It is a complete mystery to everyone. They went as far as having Wisconsin Power test their lines for any electrical occurances which may have caused the light since it does follow the Power Pole lines…they to came up with nothing. Best to say its one of life’s little gifts. just take it for what it is and enjoy the evening while your there.

By: David

David — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:52:00 +0000

I know its real.On fact or faked hey investigated the paulding light and they tested to see if it was car lights.They had a road block for the test and they saw the light and it was not car lights the guy watching said what am I looking at.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:52:22 +0000

Me and 2 friends just got back from Paulding lights. I have never seen anything like this before!! As we arrived the light was red and dim down the trail. We got out of the truck and as we walked toward the gaurd rail the light got brighter going to a white light with the little red light floating near it in the 5 oclock area. All of us were in shock at this point. We had brought a set of 10×42 binoculars, and if anyone ever goes to see this i highly recomend bringing a pair. Right away we decided to start walking toward the lights. We walked down and crossed a river and made our way up to where the lights had been dancing across the trail. We saw nothing, we had heard from many that the lights stop when you walk toward them and we seemed to think this is true. On our way back we crossed the river again, keeping an eye behind us. About 3/4 of the way back the red light started to apear again in the distance. We got back to the original gaurd rail,and sat and studied these lights through the binoculars. The lights were crazy, there were times when there were 4 lights in the distance. red orange and white lights. The red lights would move swiftly in and out of the woods and the large white light would get really bright and then disapear. This is an amazing sight to see. I highly recomend going there. And the light has been seen for over 40 years. I know people in their 40′s that went as teenagers. Also where these lights are seen is hardwoods, google map the area and you will see the terrain. There are no roads behind the are that could be car lights creating this light. And even if you dont belive its the ghost of the railroad brakeman then just think of it as a natural unsolved mystery that is awesome to see in a life time.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:03:57 +0000

The floating gleem of light that everyone keeps seening is called an orb. the orb can also trans form in to the body of the deaseed one.

By: Yooper Girl

Yooper Girl — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:30:04 +0000

I have been there once and unfortunately didnt see anything, but my husband drove truck for a company and went through there every week and he described his drive as coming into Watersmeet and traffic stopped on the highway with an bright orange/redish light floating above the trees. in that area. I believe that there is something there as noone has been able to prove anything but have been able to debunk the car theory.

By: nancy

nancy — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 03:27:31 +0000

Im 13 years old and i have been here over 20 times.its real.i have gone with my family in the day time and gone through the backroads to find possible reasons for this light.its no car or head lights it moves to fast to be that and can come to close.there also could be multiiple lights.there isnt any swamp near it.its in the middle of the woods.NASA has been there when i was doing tests and they couldnt figure it out.its most deffinently a sight to see.i think it might really be a gas of some sort but the story is still neat

By: michele

michele — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:22:05 +0000

Just curious is to why when people see the light, they never use a telescope. Wouldn;t that make it more clear??

By: Kenton

Kenton — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:43:47 +0000

I have been there three times, the first time a very was just after dusk, a very bright light (dazzling and bluish white) rose from horizon level and rose probably 45 degrees into the sky. I have no explanation for whatever it was, the next two times there were other people there and they saw a bright light on the horizon, which I can guarantee was car headlights on the highway to the southwest. So yes I have seen the Paulding light and cannot explain what I saw, on the other hand I also saw car lights that everyone there was saying was the Paulding light, and through my telescope was clearly car headlights. The first time I was there I did not have my telescope, but whatever it was rose high above the horizon line and could not have been car headlights.

By: Noel

Noel — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:39:19 +0000

I’m from the other side of the U.P. and I can see ship lights from certain points while driving. Could theses be ship lights? I looked at the map and yes its far away but as we all know there isn’t alot of stuff up here.