The Marfa lights, also known as the Marfa ghost lights, have been observed near U.S. Route 67 on Mitchell Flat east of Marfa, Texas. Over the years, they have gained some fame as onlookers have attributed them to paranormal phenomena such as ghosts, UFOs, or other paranormal activity.
Scientific research suggests that most, if not all, are atmospheric reflections of automobile headlights and campfires.
But this time, the lights can be explained, courtesy of the Red Bull Air Force. Led by Jon DeVore along with Amy Chmelecki, Jeffrey Provenzano and Sean MacCormac soared through the night sky with fiery pyrotechnic tails, making it nearly impossible to distinguish them from incoming meteors or UFOs all while being captured by Dustin Snipes on the ground creating easily some of the most stunning images of 2020.
The Red Bull Air Force Team performs a nighttime wingsuit flight in front of a Milky Way backdrop, in Marfa, TX, USA on 15 November, 2020. 
The Red Bull Air Force Team performs a nighttime wingsuit flight in front of a Milky Way backdrop, in Marfa, TX, USA on 15 November, 2020. // Dustin Snipes/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202012100033 // Usage for editorial use only // 
The Red Bull Air Force Team performs a nighttime wingsuit flight in front of a Milky Way backdrop, in Marfa, TX, USA on 15 November, 2020. // Dustin Snipes/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202012100031 // Usage for editorial use only // 
The Red Bull Air Force Team performs a nighttime wingsuit flight in front of a Milky Way backdrop, in Marfa, TX, USA on 15 November, 2020. // Dustin Snipes/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202012100030 // Usage for editorial use only // 
The Red Bull Air Force Team performs a nighttime wingsuit flight in front of a Milky Way backdrop, in Marfa, TX, USA on 15 November, 2020. // Dustin Snipes/Red Bull Content Pool // SI202012100029 // Usage for editorial use only //
“At this point in my career with the amount of jumps I have done, to have a jump as unique about this is still something special,” said DeVore. “A jump like this can still create that ‘wow’ factor for me. As an individual or as a team, we have all done night jumps or jumped with pyro attached to us, but jumping into a place like Marfa, and into the pitch black with no ground lighting or anything to illuminate the path was different. It was pitch black. Whether you had your eyes opened or closed, it did not make a difference. It was like being in outer space. Typically, when we do night jumps, we can spot the ground pretty well because we’re either doing a show over a city where there’s at least some identifiable locations on the ground. This location literally was blackout dark on the ground. We drove two pickup trucks to our landing area and put headlights on, which yes, when you’re standing on the ground, that that looks like enough light. But when you’re 10,000 feet in the air looking down, they look like tiny little dots of light. At least during our first jump, that was a little difficult to distinguish. That was the first challenge for sure”
DeVore also serves as the manager of the Red Bull Air Force and to date, he has logged over 19,000 skydives and 500 BASE jumps.
“What makes being a member of the Red Bull Air Force team exciting and fresh is that we continually get to jump into locations that are firsts for us personally and often times firsts for the sport,” said DeVore. “Being allowed to take our skill set and showcase it in places that nobody has had a jump before is one thing we do not take for granted.”
Like many athletes in the Red Bull family, there is a common theme that they all share when talking about the projects they get to involve themselves in.
“We are spoiled,” said DeVore. “When an idea comes to mind and we present it to Red Bull, unless it is absolutely impossible, the response given is what can we do to support it. The answer is never no. Even if it might be impossible, the research will be done to the very end to make 100% sure that it is indeed impossible. The support helps us to achieve the dream and bring our projects to life.”