The Paulding Light (also called the Lights of Paulding or the Dog Meadow Light) is a light that appears in a valley that lies outside of Paulding, Michigan. Reports of the light have appeared since the 1960s, with popular folklore providing such explanations as ghosts, geologic activity, or swamp gas. In 2010, Syfy Channel's Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files conducted a paranormal investigation and concluded that the Paulding Light was unexplained. Michigan Tech students conducting a scientific investigation of the light in 2010 were able to see automobile headlights and tail lights when viewing the light through a telescope, and were able to recreate it by driving a car through a specific stretch of US 45

Location

The light appears in a valley outside of Paulding, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula, near Watersmeet off US Highway 45 (US 45) on Robins Pond Road/Old US 45.

The viewing location for the Paulding Light is located at approximately 46°21′08″N 89°10′43.5″W.
Folklore

The first recorded sighting of the Paulding Light came in 1966 when a group of teenagers reported the light to a local sheriff. Since then, a number of other individuals have reported seeing the mysterious light that is said to appear nearly every night at the site.

Although stories of the light vary, the most popular legend involves the death of a railroad brakeman. The legend states that the valley once contained railroad tracks and the light is the lantern of the brakeman who was killed while attempting to stop an oncoming train from colliding with railway cars stopped on the tracks. Another story claims the light is the ghost of a slain mail courier, while another says that it is the ghost of an Indian dancing on the power lines that run through the valley.
Scientific Investigation

While popular folklore attributes paranormal or supernatural explanations for the light, it may be more parsimoniously explained as car headlights on the north–south stretch of US 45, approximately five miles (8.0 km) north of the observation area.

In 2010, students from the Michigan Tech chapter of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) used a telescope to examine the light, and were able to clearly see vehicles and stationary objects on a highway, including a specific Adopt a Highway sign. They were reportedly able to recreate the Paulding Light by driving a car through a specific location on US 45 as well as other observations related to the light, such as multicolored patterns (police flashers) and variations in intensity (high and low beams). They theorized that the stability of an inversion layer allowed the lights to be visible from the stretch of highway 4.5 miles (7.2 km) away.
Paranormal Investigation

In 2010, the Paulding Light was featured on the SyFy television show Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files. The investigators were depicted trying several experiments in an unsuccessful attempt to recreate the light, including using car headlights from a nearby road and a flyover by an airplane with a spotlight. According to SyFy.com, "After conducting an EVP session, they finally decide that the phenomenon is unexplainable."


The Paulding Cahaya (juga disebut Lights of Paulding atau Dog Meadow Cahaya) adalah cahaya yang muncul di sebuah lembah yang terletak di luar Paulding, Michigan. Laporan cahaya telah muncul sejak 1960-an, dengan cerita rakyat populer memberikan penjelasan seperti hantu, aktivitas geologi, atau gas rawa. Pada tahun 2010, Fakta Syfy Channel atau Faked: Paranormal Files melakukan investigasi paranormal dan menyimpulkan bahwa cahaya Paulding tidak dapat dijelaskan. Michigan siswa Tek melakukan penyelidikan ilmiah dari cahaya pada tahun 2010 mampu melihat lampu mobil dan lampu ekor saat melihat cahaya melalui teleskop, dan mampu menciptakan itu dengan mengendarai mobil melalui hamparan spesifik US 45

Tempat

Cahaya muncul di sebuah lembah di luar Paulding, Michigan, di Upper Peninsula, dekat Watersmeet off US Highway 45 (US 45) pada Robins Pond / Old US 45.

The melihat lokasi untuk Cahaya Paulding terletak di sekitar 46 ° 21'08 "N 89 ° 10'43 .5" W.
Cerita rakyat

Tercatat pertama penampakan dari Paulding Cahaya datang pada tahun 1966 ketika sekelompok remaja melaporkan cahaya ke sheriff setempat. Sejak itu, sejumlah orang lainnya telah melaporkan melihat cahaya misterius yang dikatakan muncul hampir setiap malam di tempat itu.

Meskipun cerita cahaya bervariasi, legenda paling populer melibatkan kematian seorang tukang rem kereta api. Legenda menyatakan bahwa lembah sekali mengandung rel kereta api dan lampu lentera dari tukang rem yang tewas ketika mencoba untuk menghentikan kereta melaju dari bertabrakan dengan mobil kereta api berhenti di trek. Cerita lain mengklaim cahaya adalah hantu seorang kurir mail dibunuh, sementara yang lain mengatakan bahwa itu adalah hantu dari menari India pada saluran listrik yang berjalan melalui lembah.
Investigasi Ilmiah

Sementara cerita rakyat populer atribut penjelasan paranormal atau supranatural untuk cahaya, mungkin lebih parsimoniously dijelaskan sebagai lampu mobil pada bentangan utara-selatan US 45, sekitar lima mil (8,0 km) utara dari wilayah pengamatan.

Pada tahun 2010, mahasiswa dari Michigan Tech bab dari Society of Foto-Optical Instrumentasi Engineers (SPIE) digunakan teleskop untuk memeriksa cahaya, dan mampu melihat dengan jelas kendaraan dan benda diam di jalan raya, termasuk Mengadopsi tanda jalan raya tertentu . Mereka kabarnya mampu menciptakan cahaya Paulding dengan mengendarai mobil melalui lokasi tertentu pada US 45 serta pengamatan lain yang berkaitan dengan cahaya, seperti pola warna-warni (flashers polisi) dan variasi intensitas (balok tinggi dan rendah). Mereka berteori bahwa stabilitas lapisan inversi memungkinkan lampu akan terlihat dari hamparan jalan raya 4,5 mil (7,2 km) jauhnya.
Paranormal Investigation

Pada tahun 2010, Cahaya Paulding adalah fitur pada televisi SyFy acara Fakta atau Faked: Paranormal Files. Para peneliti yang digambarkan mencoba beberapa percobaan dalam upaya gagal untuk menciptakan cahaya, termasuk menggunakan lampu mobil dari jalan terdekat dan jembatan dengan pesawat dengan lampu sorot. Menurut SyFy.com, "Setelah melakukan sesi EVP, mereka akhirnya memutuskan bahwa fenomena ini dijelaskan."