Kurt Russell Saw Six Lights Near an Arizona Airport
Russell said the control tower saw nothing unusual. The account rests on his memory and what was said on the TV program, with no records or measurements.
Kurt Russell reported six lights to an Arizona control tower after seeing them while landing with his stepson. Only years later did he realize they were the Phoenix Lights. What the lights were remains unknown.
In a 2017 interview with the BBC, Kurt Russell recalled an evening when he was coming in to land in Arizona with his stepson, Oliver Hudson. About 800 meters from the airport, he saw six lights above him, arranged in a V.
“Papa, what are those lights?” Oliver asked.
Russell said he didn’t know. When Oliver asked if everything was all right, Russell said he would call the tower and report what he saw. He did. According to Russell, the people in the tower said they hadn’t seen anything unusual and couldn’t identify the lights.
Years Later, Goldie Hawn Linked the Lights to the Phoenix Lights
Russell forgot about the sighting and spent years unsure what he had seen that evening. His partner, Goldie Hawn, was watching a UFO program about the Phoenix Lights, the news site VICE reported.
Russell realized he had seen those same lights. In a 2016 conversation with Jonathan Ross, he said he called Oliver and asked if he remembered their landing at Sky Harbor and the lights they had seen along the way. Oliver replied, “Oh, yeah. Yeah. Have you thought about that since?”
There are no records, measurements, or assessment by a qualified authority that could establish what the lights were. The account rests on Russell’s memory and the TV program.
Questions & answers
What did Kurt Russell see?
According to Russell, six lights arranged in a V above an Arizona airport as he approached to land with his stepson.
Is there proof of what he saw?
No. The account relies on Russell’s memory, the control tower’s comments as recounted in the interview, and a television program. It includes no records or measurements.