From: "Groves, Mark" (Mark.Groves@abc.com)
To: "'obiwan@ghosts.org'"
Subject: Joplin Spooklight (Hornet Light)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 18:02:21 -0400
"Obiwan"-
I work at Radio Disney, and thought you would be interested to know: We're preparing a "theater of the mind" ghost story series for the 13 nights leading to Halloween. One of the stories will be about the Joplin Spooklight- which my mother saw very up-close when she was in her 20's (in the 1950's). I interviewed her about her experience, and then did research on the light. It really is amazing. The radio drama I've written from her story is (mostly) accurate- with just a few added "Joplinite" characters for drama purpose. However, when she and her 3 friends drove from Springfield to Joplin to find out more about the light before they tried to see it, the locals were not very friendly concerning the Spooklight. But, in similar vein to other experiences, the light floated down a road toward them, disappeared, then reappeared behind them. About a foot behind my mother's head, to be exact.
I hope someday to take her back, so we can both see this odd phenomenon.
Thanks!
Mark
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