Lights attributed to Marrakesh: the recording time remains unverified
A video published by Alien Avi was attributed to Marrakesh and the night of the earthquake. Its recording time and source file remain unverified, so the post cannot establish whether the lights preceded the quake or were connected to it.
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Lights attributed to Marrakesh: the recording time remains unverified: source video
The original post and video load within this article.
What appears in the footage
Several light sources appear over Marrakech’s urban night sky rather than one fixed point. They attracted attention when viewers saw the recording after the disaster. The embedded sequence lets readers examine more than a single frame.
The timeline
The main earthquake struck at 23:11 on September 8, 2023. Agencies reported magnitudes of 6.8 to 6.9, with an epicentre in the Atlas Mountains southwest of the city. The accompanying claim places the recording before the quake. Exact timing is crucial to establishing whether it preceded, coincided with or was unrelated to the event.
Unidentified lights or earthquake lights?
UFO initially means an object or light unidentified at the time of observation. Alongside aircraft or ordinary astronomical sources, historical reports describe lights before, during or after earthquakes. Proposed mechanisms include electrical processes in stressed rock, but no single explanation covers every reported case.
The separate clip unrelated to Morocco
Another circulated video showed a vast flash apparently striking a neighbourhood. Investigators traced it to a 2020 visual effects production unrelated to Morocco. It is not the clip embedded here. Misattribution of one video should not automatically invalidate every other recording associated with the night.
The unverified recording time
The linked publication attributes the clip to Marrakesh. Its recording time and camera position were not released with the original file, leaving its timing relative to the earthquake a claim of the publication.
Sources and context
Editorial clarification ·
The headline no longer states that the recording preceded the earthquake. Its recording time and original file have not been verified.
The Al Haouz earthquake occurred at 23:11 local time on Friday, September 8, 2023, in the Atlas Mountains southwest of Marrakech. Alien Avi’s post connects the light footage with the hours preceding it.
The original camera file, precise recording timestamp, viewpoint, direction and local aviation data were not supplied. Distance, altitude and trajectories therefore remain difficult to determine.