So here we go, I have been to this The Pactolus light site with friends about 30 times. Out of those 30 times we’ve averaged seeing the light every other trip. You don’t always see it. Not sure what is the cause of the light weather it’s swamp gas, headlights at the other end of trail, someone in the woods with a lantern, wether it was caused by a moon phase, and or barometric atmospheric pressure.
There are so many explanations people have given for Pactolus for decades but at the end of the day no one knows what it is. We’ve heard stories of people being chased off and exedra but out of all the times we’ve been there, we’ve never been chased off unless it was by the light itself. (YES) We’ve been chased off by the light itself. Read about it in the blog titled chased off.
So out of all the times we’ve been there, we’ve recorded almost every single trip and have the light on video over 25 times. Sometimes it’s a quick flash across the path that looks like a car passing on the highway. If it wasn’t for the one experience in the video posted below… I would have chalked it up as just vehicles at the other end of the path.
In the video below you will clearly see an orb like shape dancing back and forth about waste high changing density, color, and shape. The quality is good enough on the Professional Mini-SD tapes you can see the ground beneath. There is no way that this was a prank or some sort of video editing trick.
Since this video was shot it has changed our perspectives on everyday life and the question in the back of our head just what the hell did we see that night. We’ve researched every possibility imaginable but none fit the video and the actions of the “light.”
Over the decades of going there we’ve heard stories of the light passing through vehicles and even chasing people down the road which has happened to us before. That’s a whole other story in a whole other blog. For now enjoy the video, don’t focus on quality to much after all it was posted over 10 years ago and the version on here was ripped from youtube.
We plan to revisit all of this with better equipment and re-edit the original footage to export it in High Definition this year (2017). Please don’t go to this location with out realizing the real possibility of being chased or taunted by the light or other people!