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==Scepticism==
==Scepticism==
[[Image:Houston_basketball.JPG|frame|Notice the light by the players hand]]
George J. Lacy's report did not comment on whether the source of the light was natural (i.e. electric indoor lighting) or supernatural.  While newspaper articles about the Coliseum around that time show that there were flood lights in the building (including photographs of a concert by the Beatles), George J. Lacy's report does not indicate anything about the source of the light.   
George J. Lacy's report did not comment on whether the source of the light was natural (i.e. electric indoor lighting) or supernatural.  While newspaper articles about the Coliseum around that time show that there were flood lights in the building (including photographs of a concert by the Beatles), George J. Lacy's report does not indicate anything about the source of the light.   


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===A Better Explanation?===
===A Better Explanation?===


[[Image:Houston_basketball.JPG|frame|Notice the light by the players hand]]
The picture on the right is from the Sam Houston Coliseum in 1969. At right is Willie Somerset (#12) of ABA's Houston Mavericks basketball team.  Note the "pillar of fire" type light by the player's hand.
This picture is from the Sam Houston Coliseum in 1969. At right is Willie Somerset (#12) of ABA's Houston Mavericks basketball team.  Note the "pillar of fire" type light by the player's hand.


And this fulfill George  Lacy's finding that the light struck the lens of the camera.
And this fulfill George  Lacy's finding that the light struck the lens of the camera.