A scientist from Charles Darwin University has reported several dominant themes in his enquiry into the Min Min Light.
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Senior lecturer in aboriginal studies Dr Curtis Roman revealed water was a consistent factor.
He also said Aboriginal dreamtime stories should be considered in explaining the ongoing enigma.
“Many of the reported sightings have taken place near bodies of water, or where water was once known to have been,” Dr Roman said.
“There’s a suggestion that the lights perform a ‘guardian’s role’ to check on sacred sites and perhaps to scare off people who aren’t supposed to be there.”
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The professor’s part in the Min Min light mystery is to find out what Indigenous people know and believe about the strange phenomenon.
“There are also consistencies in descriptions of how the lights move; basically, like a snake, which may link in with Indigenous people’s beliefs about the rainbow serpent.
Dr Roman said what he thought about the stories was not important.
“It’s not for me to question their beliefs. What’s important for me to do is to observe ethical research practices and cultural sensitivities and to provide a safe and respectful environment for gathering these stories.”
There’s a suggestion that they perform a ‘guardian’s role’ to check on sacred sites and perhaps to scare off people who aren’t supposed to be there.
- Dr Curtis Roman
Dr Roman said that he expected to deliver a public seminar about the project early next year.
The Min Min lights are an unusual floating phenomenon that have mystified many with several theories circulated over the years.
Despite theories such as, swarming insects that have taken on bioluminescent characteristics to nothing more than headlights in the distance trapped inside a layer of cold air, there seems to be no scientific explanation to justify this phenomenon.
“It’s one of our enduring mysteries,” said Dr Roman.
