While the "pillars of light" were photographed in the sky over Japan, there is nothing mysterious about their origin. The lights come from fishing boats, and they refract in a display said to ...

The recent appearance of pillars of light in the skies over Japan sparked some to fear an alien invasion. Here’s what they really were and what caused them.

Locals in a small coastal town were baffled to see nine pillars of light appearing in the night sky above the ocean. Photos of the bizarre event were shared online ... Japan, on May 11.

X user Maashii’s picture showed what appeared to be nine pillars of light descending from the night sky. The phenomenon took place on May 11, 2024, in Daisen, a coastal town.

These ones were spotted over Daisen, a coastal town in Japan." Light pillars are an atmospheric optical phenomenon in which vertical beams of light appear to extend above and/or below a light source.

The lights appeared to float over the Sea of Japan (Picture: @totoro8201) Locals in a small coastal town were baffled to see nine pillars of light appearing in the night sky above the ocean.