Boulia, Queensland, Australia (alleged phenomenon)

The Min Min Lights

Folklore — not a documented case

In the Australian outback, mysterious balls of light are said to accompany night travellers, moving away whenever anyone tries to approach them.

The Channel Country in western Queensland, with its flat plains and dry climate, is one of the remotest parts of Australia. The small town of Boulia has become famous as the centre of the mysterious phenomenon known as the 'Min Min lights'. Stories of the lights were known among Aboriginal peoples in the region before European settlers arrived.

The stories in this section are folk tales and legends; they are not verified, real events and should not be confused with the rest of the archive.

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