PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Vicinity Was Bolloon
2.3 November Levelland, Texas 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local1100-0130_MST Local_1100-0130_MST Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
00 000 Probobly Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT GMT. 03/0130Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercopt Rodar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0O 0 Probably Astronomicol
O No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE OtherBall lightning OtherBalllightning
0 Insufficient Data forEvaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
3 seeonds to 4 mins one varied
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
This,case triggered icoeredof off more than ore than 3o0 300 After very extensive checks and After very extensive checks and
Similarly. described reports within a detailed investigations by the
6.day period becaus O? nation- Air Force and with complete col-
wide"publicity and alism given
by the press, radi Oval or laboration with both Air Force &
round shaped bluish- non-governmental scientists it was
white or greenish-white in color. concluded that the sighting was
The size a neuvers of obj
varied with diff ent (6) observers, due to a very rare phenomena, ball
which ranged im the size of a basket lightning.
ball to BOo feet in Iength, although
the majority reporting that, the obj.
hovered above tne ground."Most of the
observers stated that the obj affected
or stopped their.cars,ignition. Duratibn, of sightings ranged fm 2 sees
to 4 mihs.. Signifigant to note but Iight-
ning or iighthing flashes & the existahce of rain "or mist in the area
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
This questionnaire has bean propared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
information as concorning the unidentified aerial phenomanon that you have obsorved. -
Pioase try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
ba usad for res seorch purposes, and will bo regarded as confidential material. Your name will not
ba used in connection with any statoments, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We requsst this parsonal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
furthor details.
1. Whan did you see tho object? 2.Time of day:
Hour Minutes
Day Month Month Yoar Yoar (Circle One): A.M. A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone: 3. Time zone:
(Circle Ono): (Circle Ono): o. Eastern (Circls One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Cantral b. Standard
e. e. Mountain
d. Pacific d. Pacific
a. a, Other Other -
Whers wore you when you sow ths objoct?
Noarest Poatal Addrass City gr Town Stats or Country
Additional romarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. F0 5.0
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicats how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.
a. Certo in c.Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
.What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle One): a, Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight aeooTuuygm
b. Dull daylight b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight Don't remember
.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at 7.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked ot
tha object?
(Circle Ono): a. in front of you (Circle Ono): a. in front of you d. To your left To your left
b. In back of you b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't romember
)
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 5 54)

Pugo ?
.IF you saw tho oujoct, at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle Ona): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Nona .Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't romomber d. Don't romember /
.Was the objecr brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circla One): o. Yes, b. No c. Don't ramamber
10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobila headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?. (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?.
b. Saveral blocks away? b. Saveral blocks away?
c. A block oway? c. A block away? 20 YoA d
d. Savora! yards away? d. Savoral yards away?
e. Other
11. Did the object: 1.Did the object: (Circle Ons for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don't Know
c. .Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
. Change brightness? Yes No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No- Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know
1. Did the object move bahind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No- Don't Know. IF you answored YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
. Did ths object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yas No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of: _
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): Solld? a. Solld? b. Transparont? c. Don't Know. c, Don't Know.
1.Did you observe the objoct through any of the following? 15. Did you observe the objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses a. Eyeglasses Yes o. Binoculars Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses b. . Sun glasses Yos f. f. Toloscope Yes No
E Windshield Windshield Yes No g. Theodolita Yos Yos No
d. d. Window glass Yes No h, Other. Other .
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16. Toll In a fow words the following things about the objoct.
b. Color
.Drow a plctur that will show the shape of ths obloct or objacts. Label and Ineludo In your skstch any dotalla
ofthe obet tha you saw such as wings, protruslons, , and sspeclally exhaust tralls or vapor tralls.Placs
an arrow bealdo tho drawing to show the direction the objoct was moving.
soyds) soyds
10 Wide
Wide
18. The odges of the objoct were:
(Cirela One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
b. Like a brigh? star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remomber
9. IF there was MORE THAN ONE oblact, then how many wore there? -
Draw a picture of how thay wars arranged, and put an arrow to show tho direetlon that they were travaling.
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0.Draw a picture that wili show the motion that the objoct or objecis mads. Place an "A at the beginning
of the path, a "B" at tho und of the path, and show any changes in diroctlon during the cowna.
2 Me1xmSA GsE0st
FWIhAMS '1 Sonll
LON6-Seis6 1NN0
21. If POss!BLE, try to guess or astimate what the real size of the object was in lts longest dimonslon.
..fl.
2.2. How large did the object or objacts oppear as comporad with one of the following objects hold in the hand 22.1 How large did the object or cbjacts oppear as comporad with one of the following objects hold in the hand
end et about arm's length? end ot about arm's length?
(Cirale One): (Circle One): c. Head of a pin g. 9. Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Basoball
c. Dims 1. 1. Grapefruit Grapefruit
d. Nicket Nicket i. Basketball Basketball
. . Quarter Quartor k. Othar Other
. $. Holf dollor Holf dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicats how cortaln you are of your answer to Questlon 22.
a. Cortain c. Not vory sure
b. Fuirly certaln d. Uncertain
23. How did the object or objects disappaar from view?
24. in order that you can givs as clear a plcture aa poaslble of what you sow, we would like for you to Imagine that you could
conatruct the objoct that you saw. Of what type materlal would you make It? How large would it be, and what shope
would it have? Describe in your own words a common object or objecto whlch whon placed up In the sky would glvs the
aame appearance as the objoct which you sow.
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CMM RELIABLILITY SMCLN NEWEL WRIGHT CMM RELIABILITY
CMM RELIAELITY B PD GENERAL DESCRIPTION WAS AS REPORTED
PD SOURCES CMM AND WERE
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3. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT PAREN S PAREN CLN
2. 0 DECREES E 2.0 ECREES ELEVATION - STPAIGHT STPAIGHT AHEAD AHEAD
3. UNK
4. AROSE VERTICALIYIAT 4. AROSEVERTICALIYAT PID SPEED AND THEN HOVERED ID SPEED AND THEN HOVERED ABOUT (
200 FEET/ 200 FEET) ABOVE THE ABOVE THE GROUND GROUND MOMENTARILY MENTARILY
5.UNK 5 UNK
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION CLN
1. GROUND-VISUAL
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3.N/A
TIMETAND DATE OF SIGHTING CLN
1. 22.0021 THRU (56302) 3 NOV 1257
2. NIGHT
F. LOCATION OF ODSERVER PAREN S PAREN CIN
1. FJCD 3035 (SEVERAL OBSERVERS IN VICINITY OF LEVELLAND CMM

TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING CLN
1. NOV 1057 ,
2.NIGHT
ELOCATION OF ODSERVER PAREN S PAREN CLN
1. FJCD 3035 (SEVERAL OBSERVERS S IN VICINITY OF LEVELLAND CMM
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TEXAS) TEXAS)
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL. OBSERVER PAREN S PAREN CLN
- KERMIT RMIT CMM TEXAS T CMM TEXAS
CMM TEXAS
3.
G. WEATHER AND SENDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHT-
INGS PD
1.CLOUDC CMM/LIGHT DRIZZL Note
2. SURFACE O45 DEGRMES - 10KNOTS
6,000 FRET - 300 DEGREES - 15 FNOTS
10,000 FRET - 220 DECPEES - 25 KNOTS
16,000 FEET - 230 DECREES - 35 KNOTS
28,O29 FEET - 240 DECREES - 35 KNOTS 26,029 FEET - 240 DECREES - 35 KNOTS (
30,003 FEET -250 DEGREES - 60 KNOTS 30,003 FEET -250 DEGREES - 60 KNOTS
50,000 FEET - 250 DEGREES - 50 KNOTS
80, FDD FEET - NOT AVAILABLE. 88, FDD FEET - NOT AVAILABLE.
3. 7,200 FEET. 3. 7,2O0 FEET.
4. 15 MIIES =
5. 5/10 TO 9/I0 OF SKY OBSCURED Mote
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F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL. OBSERVER PAREN S PAREN CLN
CMM TEXAS
WACO CMM TEXAS (
GWEATHER AND SENDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGNT-
INCS PD
1.CLOUDY CMMLIGHT DRIZZL) CLOUDYI CMM/LIGHT DRIZZLE / Nole Note =. V
2. SURFACE G45 DEGREES - 10KNOTS
6, 000 FRET - 300 DEGREES - 15 INOTS 6,00D FEET - 300 DEGREES - 15 KNOTS
10,0OS FEET - 223 DEGREES - 25 KNOTS 10,00D FEET - 223 DEGREES - 25 KNOTS
16, 009 FRET - 236 DECREES - 30 KNOTS 16,009 FEET - 230 DECREES - 35 KNOTS
20,980 FEET - 240 DEGREES - 35 INOTS V
30,000 FRET -50 DEGREES - 60 KNOTS
50,208 FEET - 250 DECREES - 50 KNOTS
80, GOD FEET - NOT AVAILABLE. C
3.7,000 FEET. I
4. 15 MILESL
5. 5/10 (TO 9/16 OF SKY OESCURED Mote
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6. NONE 2
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NONE
1. NONE
J.I NONE
. DUTY DINECTOR D/ LT RICHARD P. HENDERSON CIN NO COMMENT
L.. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN WAS OBTAINED FEOM AN
1o JACENT RAIAL STATION_(P-S1) IN AN ALJACENT ALE DIVISION
(34TH) PD THIS REPORT WAS CORRELATED WITH THE AMARILLO DIVISION (
THE TEXAS HIGHUAY PATROL PD NONE OF THE PERSONNEL MENTIONED
HEREIN WERE QUESTION THIS ORGANIZATION PD

TO USAF PD PRESS RELEASE ALSO STATED THAT FARMER IN
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IMMEDIATE AREA HAD EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURE IN HIS TRUCK AT
APPROXIMATE TIME OF THIS SIGHTING PD INVESTIGATION THAT A
ROTOR HAD BEEN CHANGED ON THE FARMERS TRUCK THE PREVIOUS DAV DD
ONE PIECE OF THE_OLD ROTOR HAD NOT _BEEN REMOVED AND HAD WEDGED IN
BETWEEN THE POINTS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO BE NOW NON
OPERATIVE PD THIS STATEMENT WAS OBTAINED FROM THE MECHANIC WHO
HAD REPAIRED_ THE TRUCK K PD AF FORM 112 WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE PD END
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CONDITIONS MIGHT HAVE DEVELOPED TO ERING AEOUT ST ELMO FIRE OR CCNDITIONS MIGHT HAVE DEVELOPED TO ERING AEOUT ST ELMO FIRE OR
THE LIKE PD 2. POSSIBI THE LIKE PD 2. POSSIBILITY OF EXCESS EURNING GAS FRONOIL ILITY OF EXCESS EURNING GAS FROMOIL
CPERATIONS REFLECTION OFF 4SO FOCT CLOUD COVER PD 3. POSSIBILITY CPERATIONS REFLECTION OFF 4SO FOOT CLOUD COVER PD 3. POSSIBILITY
SCUTHWESTER PUBLIC HWESTER PUBLIC
OTHER CONCERN WITH
POVER LINES INTO AREA FOR FAILURE PD SOUTHWESTERN IS POWER
COMPANY IN AREA PD THEY WILL PHONE INFO RECEIVED TO REESE AFE
WHO WILL FORWARD TC THIS ORTANIZATION PD DR RALPH S UNERWOOD CMM
TEXAS TECH ASTRONCMY EXPERT CMM STATED THAT THE FOLLOWING
COSSIFILITIES EXISTED AS HE UNDERSTOOD THE SIGHTING CLN NATURAL
PHENOMENA NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND CMM POSSIELY CAUSED BY RAIN CMM
AND HE STATED THAT THE POSSIBILITY EXISTED THAT THEY CAME FROM
OUTER SPACE BUT HE PERSONALLY DID NOT PELIEVE THIS TO BE THE CASE
END PRCLIMINARY END PRCLIMINARY REPORT PD AF FORM 112 WILL FCLLOW AS SCON AS REPORT PD AF FORN 112 WILL FCLLOW AS SCON AS
POSSIFLE PD END POSSIELE PD END
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LEVELLAND, TEXAS "BLUE LIGHT" GASE
2 November 1957
Five witnesses report seeing objects in the vicinity of
Levelland, Texas on the night of 2 Noyember 1957. The time reported
by these witnesses is between 2300 and 2400 hours. The general des-
cription of the Uro's is that they were round to oval in shape and
ranged frcm the size or a baseball to a basketball. The colors
reported were white with a greenish tint, blus, reddish glow, red and
a flash of white licht. Several of the witnesses reported that the
engine of their car Cied due to electrical disturbances. The dura-
tion of most of these sightings was approximately several seconds.
At 2045 on 4 November 1957, a witness reported an UF0 as red and the
size of a basketball, conneeted to a larger darker object by what size of a basketball, connected tc a larger darker object by whas
appeared to be a cable. After a puroxdimately three or four minutes
the object rose end the object rose end sappeared into the base of the clouds. peared inte o the base of the clouds.
The weather at the tine of the sightings on 2 November l957.
was a hoo overcast, visibility three miles, light and varieble. was a hoo overcast, visibility three miles, light and variable.
There was a driazle or light rain throughout the period and the
area had been subjected to heavy thunderstorms just prior to the
sightings. The weather on the 4th of November l957, thick heavy
clouds and light rain.
It is concluded I that the cause of the sightiags on 2 November
1957, was probably due to a phenomena known as "Ball Lightning".
The cause for the witnesses cars s stopping coul be attributed to
the sudden disposition of moisture on distributor parts, capeoially
if moisture condensation nuclei were enhanced by increased atmos-
pherie ionization. In one instance a faulty distributor was deter-
mined as being the cause for the motor stoppage.
The ob ject sighted on 4 November 1957, was probably a weather
balloon with the safety light which is attached to these balloons
for night laumchings.
Director 2
Maxwell AFB, Alabama ATTN: Archives Branch Aetospace Studies Inst K243.601-1
pell AFB, Alabama : Archives Branch space Studies Inst RETURN TO -3 Nov 19S7
2.
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UNKNOWN.
H. SOUNDED LIKE THUNDER icil lyng
chaiduite
I./ RESEMBLED FLASHING NEON LIGHTS
2. J
A. SOUND AND SIGHT
B. UNKNOWN fevilland
C. UNKNOWN -
D. UNKNOWN −
E. LANDED OPEN FIELD
F. OBSERVR F. OBSERVRI RE PORTED SWING OBJECT FOR APPROMIMATELY RE PORTED SWING OBJECT FOR APPROMIMATELY
EIGHT EIGHT I MIN TES. 9.
3.
A. GROUND VISUAL A. GROUND VISUAL (
Uthe U t
B. NONE B NONE
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A. FIRST SIGHTED PRIOR TO 05S0 HOURS ZULU TIME, 3 NOVEMBER
1957- EXACT HOUR UNKNOWN
B. NIGHT
5. IN AND AROUND LEVELLAND TEXAS
6.
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LEVELLAND, TEXAS, AND THE LITTLEFIELD HIGHWAY PATROL
UNNAMED. AGES, MAILING EACH
INDIVIDUAL UNKNOWN.
B. N/A geel
7. A. UNKNOWN
B. 6, 020-150/ 18, QPNPPPAQUPXWTN QYNPPAWEPXETN WPNPPPA (
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WRPXETN EPNPPPAWTPXYTN NOWN. -
C. 12, C0 FEET.
D. 15 MILES.
E. 7/10.
F. NONE
8. NONE
9. REESE AFB, TEXAS, PROVOST MARSHALL MAJOR DANIEL R. KESTER 9 REESE AFB, TEXAS, PROVOST MARSHALL MAJOR DANIEL R. KESTER
AUTHORITIES. NEGATIVE . ULTS. dhd nd ae ch nitfe
angllng cngilng tamna
10. UNKNOWN 10.UNKNOWN
I SAMUEL GOLDSTEIN, CAPTAIN, USAF, ASSISTANT WING OPER-
ATIONS OFFIC IDEA OF THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF
12. NONE
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4. Request that applicable personnel of Air Sciences Division, in
collaboratian with other ArIc units necessary, determine or give their
viewpoints in regard to the following "missing factor" of the hypothesis:
a. What effect does nearby
electrical circuits, or voltage potential?
b. Could oil vapor (from thehearby oil fields) suspended in the
water droplets in the air be ignited to cause an exploaion, or a ball
of light somewhat similar to a flash-bulb light? Mist, heavy clouds
and a very low ceiling existed at that time.
5. Formal request in writing is made because the case file will 5. Formal request in writing is made because the case file will
undoubtedly be sent to undoubtedly be sent Washington over to the TV TV group, group,
tomorrow
6. To satisfy both the demands of Headquarters USAF, and to possibly 6. To satisfy both the demands of Headquarters USAF, and to possibly
incprporate this in the material required by the aforementioned writers incprporate this in the material requlred by th aforementioned writers
and story researchers due in tomorrow, your cooperation in this matter and story researchers due in tomorrow, your cooperation in this matter
would be appreciated.
3 incls GEORGE T. GREGORY
10 Captain USAF
UFO Project Officer
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discharges. The latter were definitely established through
the results of numerous investigative reports.
2. Probably contributing to the phenomenon were the
oil fires that were als burning in the vicinity. An oil-
saturated mist is capable oroducing a "fluorescent glow"
(as described) upon excitation from a lightn discharge.
3. In summation, all of the above were conducive to a
"ball lightning" manifestation -- a field, of which very
little is known by admission of writers and authorities 4-4
themselves (Dr. John Trombridge, Enclop. . Am.; Prof. T. A.
Blair, Univ. of
0)2
4AALI are in agreement. however, of the following,
which, significantly, are the almost exact characteristics
and descrintio the "Levelland phenomena".
white in color.
c. It C slowly some distance above the
ground.
5. The close proximity of ball I lightning or lightning
discharges is capable ionizing the air that may, in turn,
effect moisture-laden ignition components of a motor vehicle.
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19 February 1958
RE: Prime Source in Levelland UFo Case
During the course of the investigation at Levelland,
all attempts possible all attempts possible were made to locate H were ms
sighting.
Contrary to newspaper reports, source did not live reports, source did not live 4.
in Levelland. He was from outside the city and could not
be contacted by the sheriff of Hockley County. be contacted by the sheriff of
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SGTNORMAN P.BARTH
NCOIC UFO Section
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Sun-Like Mystery Object
Weird Thing
BOSTON GLJ8E NOV. 5.
WiITE SANDS PROVING and started bhnking on and
GROUND, N.M. NOV. 4 (AP- off. Then it disappeared.
The Army today reported that This patrol estimated the
objects size as "200 or 300
a huge, oval objeet "nearly as fect long." very
To Be Probed bright as the sun" was spotted bright." Oakes said. He said
Sunday hovering near bunkers his patro! was about two or
used in tne first atomie bomb three miles west of the light."
explosion. "Fell ... And Went Oot"
The sightings were made 17 The carlior sightins came at 3
hours apart by two mittary a m Sunday. Another two-man
Force police patrols on this southern jeep patrol consisting of Cp! Glenn
By Air New Mexico misate testing H. Toy and Pie Wilbanks made
range. The tat atomie bomb the report.
was tougod off on the northern Lt Penney quoted them as say-
edge of thr aea Julv 15, 1945. ing they noticed a very beight
The conmanding ofeog of tin ohject" high in the sky. The ob-
WASHINGTON (AP)-RepOrIS of a huge, M P s said none of tre men had jcet descended untll it was about
tn vards above the A-bornb bunk-
strangely lighted mystery object spotted over strangely lighted mystery objeet spotted over heeed radn report or seen hoed Tatn report or seen ers when it went out. era when it went out.
now jaeor emonn! of slimlar new jyor urmoun! of slmlar A fow munutes hater, Toy said. A fow munutes hater. Tay said.
West Texas were being investigat'd by the Air West Texas were being investigated by the Air SHOE Texas Texas obpt breeane real bright. obgt beeame real bright.
Force. A bright, oval objeet wts diso teporied Force. A bright, oval objeet wts diso teporied in the the . s ticn tell in an angle
o 2mo al amooped bunkee snd and weat ot" : saad and weat of."?
over southern New Mexico. S-vrral witnesses, ed b tochneimn who th whoth Uh e-rrlbed the ohnct no ahouit U e-rribcd the object as ahout.
inclsling a sherift and one inclsfing a sheriff and one atret the worlis hot aiene aret the sorlis tatne 7 Io ihe Aurds in diatneter and the Iurds in diatneter and
of his deputies. reported see- explainn Thr onkn The oiir ae ... e an egg lie said ir e an egg lie satd ir
explainm rad wear the oid bunkeys about irad wear the oid bunkers about
ing the objeet over Texas. reiniorced concrete and dnt reuiniorced concrete and drt #thes from where the M.P. nthes from where the M.P.
Although reports of strange fly- Although reports of strange fiy- and o ntain ne cesprent or and o ntain ne coaprent or wen was parked. w n was parked.
ing objects have been popping up tng objrcts have been popping up personbel The exph n ste personbel The exph on ste Penney said he had aecom-
for years. the reported week-end lexeiled and hivd in. t severai lexeiled and fivd in. i severai roi eri somie of the M.P.s to the hoi, odi some of the M.P.s to the
sightings impressed the Air Force mles away. site today in an eflort to flnd some site today in an eflort to flnd some
sulficiently to call for at least sulficientlv to call for at least First Lt Miles F. Penney of physical evidence of the object's ohvsical evidence of the object's
Port Jervis, N.Y. commnanding visit. but found nothing. visit. but found nothing.
a pretiminary investigation. Neither patrol had motor trou-
17 HOURS APART ofticer of the stallion site camp ble with their jeepa. Some drivers
about 90 miles north of WSPG who saw similar phenomena in
Sighting of the object over the heaquarters said one sighting Texas reported engine trouble.
White Sands Proving Ground in was made by a two man patrol Officials at White Sands Prov-
New Mexico were made 17 hours at around 8 p.m. Sunday. inz Ground said the phenomena
apart by two different military S.P. 3. Forest R. Oakes and had nothing to do with any ac-
police pitrols. The sightings were S.P 3 Barlow reported that tivity of the bane.
near bunkers used in the first about that time their patrol
atomie bomb explosion. saw a bright light, Oakes Been in Pij! Islands
One of the two-man patrols thought hanging about 50 feet HONOLULU, NOV. 4 (UP)-The
said the bright object spotted above the old A-bomb bunker Fijl government, in a report re-
Sundty evening was about 200 Oakes said the "large bright ceived hers today. said a white
or 3oo feet long and disappeared light" took off at a 45 dogree clergyman and four natives re-
into the sky after blinking on and angle and went up into the sky ported sighting a daxaling. object
off. Another patrol said a bright in the South Pacific skies which
object spotted early Sunday generally matehed the description
morning descended until it was of an unidentified object reported
about 5 yards above the A-bomb in Texas.
bunkers, then faded. The report issued from Suva.
Officials of the proving ground capital of the island rnup, smid
three sightings of the strange fly-
said the phenomena had nothing ing object were reported last
to do with any activity at the INQUIRY ON AIR OBJECT week.
base. A Pentagon spokesman said N.Y.FMESNOV. 5, 1957
no official report was received on
the reported New Mexico sight- Air Force Looking Into Reports
ings and no investigation was be- of Texas Occurrenca
ing made on those. ing mad- on those.
ENGINES STOPPED WASHINGTON, NOV. 4 (P--
Witnesses who reported seeing Witnesses who reported seeing The Air Force began an inves- The Air Force began an inves-
the object over Texas said their tigation today of a lighted ob-
ject reported to have flashed ject reported to have flashed
car engines stopped and their car engines stopped and their over West Texas Saturday and
lights went out xhan tha: drove lights went out han tha: drove yesterday. yesterday.
near it. The mulltary podce wao near it. The multary podce wao Reports of flying objects hava
reported the o reported the oje oor the o or the been occurring for years, but for years, but
proving grounds siid they had no, proving grounds said they had no. this one had the support of sev-
trouble with their jeeps. eral witnesses, including a eral witnesses, including a
Air Force and civilian scien- Air Foree and civilian scien- sheriff and one of his deputies.
tists have refrained so far from tists have refrained so far from Witnesses said their cal' en- Witnesses said their cal en-
speculating on what may have speculating on. gines had stopped and lights
caused the autos to act up. Nor went out when thay drove near
would they guess whether there the object. It was variously de-
was any connection between the scribed as a burming mass, a big
phenomena reported from widely light and an egg-shaped object
separated localities and recent 200 feet long.
large scale power failures like
the one which hit the Grand Cen.
tral area in New York City last
week.
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c. MIST, RAIN, TAUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING MIST, RAIN, TAUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING DISCHARGES IN DISCHARGES IN
SCENE OF INCIDENT, FACT NOT QUOTED BY NENSPAPER RELEASES. SCENE OF INCIDENT, FACT NOT
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B. A mysterious object, whose shape was described variously as
ranging from round to oval, and predominantly bluiah-white
in color was observed separately by six persons near the
town of Levelland, Texas. Times of observations ranged
from 2300 hours to after Ol30 hours, night ox 2-3 November
1957. Size of the object was eatiraated from that of a
baaketball to that of an object 20o feet in length.
b. b. The unuaual The uuaual aapect of aapect of this ineident waa the atetement thia incident vaa the atetement by by
a nuaber of a number of observers that their car's ignition stopped that their car's ignition stopped
comple Ly during the occurrence. occurrrence.
c. In a matter of hours this incident was given nation-wide In a matter of hours this incident was given nation-wide me. m
publicity by the natlon's press, radio and TV networks.
For the next 72 hours ATIC and Headquartera UsAp were deluged For the next 72 he ATIc and Headquartera UsAp were delnged
with a flood of Uro reports, the majority of observers with a flood of Uro reports, the majority of observers
claining to have encountered a somewhat similar phenomenon: claining to have encountered a screwhat similar phenomenon:
a dazzling bluish-white object, generally oval in shape, a daazlinx bluiah-wbite obiect. genorally ownal in shape.
swooping down or floating nearby - that stopped their car's
ignition. The reports vere from persons of some standing in
their commamities casually reporting seeing the objects to
those insiating that the "blue lights" stopped thelr cara in
heavy traffie in the middle of large cities during broad day-
light.

d. Intensive investigations produced information not gonerally
given by newapapara and other redia previoualy. For exazple:
it vaa pitch dark, rain and mist waa falling, a very low
ceiling exiatad, thare vere lightning discharges, and the
sightings took place near an ares whare excess gaaes from
oil oparations vere being burned. In scae instances, faulty
ignition syatams and near freezing Lound
during the investigationa.. during the invesdigationa..
i...
e. A nuwaber of the observera intarviowed abhaitted the preaence
of lightning or flaghes of light of lightniog or flashes of light. The yrlne source could not The grine source could not
be located far interview and intarrogations by Usar inveatigators. be located for inter ons by USAY inveatigators.
1. . Aftar exhauative studias and analyses by tha Air Force, and Aftar exhaustive studias aad analyses by tha Air Force, and
in full collaboration with outaida eciontiots and experte, in full collaboration with outaida sciontiots and experts,
it vas concludnd that the sighting waa due to a very rare
lightaing pbenomenon - ball lightaiaz. Eo dafinite con- .
clusion has bean roached rogardiag th posaible effecta of
ball lightaing cn ignition systens. (All agreed that the
cenbination of conditions exiating in the area at the tine
ware dafiaitely conducive to the pbenomanon. A study of the
very 'ew exiating photographa of actual ball lightning
further confirmed the conclusion.)
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Indjana L
Blinding Flying Saucer
Levelland, Tex. (UP) -A about 70 miles northwest of j vestigate the reports, said
mysterious egg-shaped object, Levelland. they spotted the object streak-
red as a blinding setting sun THE MOST graphic descrip- ing across. the sky in front
and faster than the speed of tion came from Jesse D. Long of their car.
sound, streaked over West sound, streaked over West tion came from Jesse D. Long It lit. up the whole pave- "It lit. up the whole pave-
Texas and New Mexico Satur- of Waco, Tex., who said the of Waco, Tex., who said the ment in front of us for about ment in front of us for about
day night and early yesterday, object killed the engine of his two seconds," said Clem. He
and one man said he even saw automobile and put out his called it oval shaped and said
it sitting in the highway. headlights. it looked like a brilliant red.
James A. Lee of Abilene, Other motorists said it did sunset.
Tex., who is a member of the the same thing to their cars. Lee, thoroughly impressed, Lee, thoroughly impressed,
National Investigations Com- Long said the object ap- said reports that automobile
mittee on Aerial Phenomena, peared to be about 200 feet engines stalled and headlights
rushed here to investigate and long and landed in the high- went out convinced him a fly-
said he will send a report to said he will send a report to way in front of his car. When ing ing object definitely had
Washington. Washington, he got out to investigate the he got out to investigate the visited the area.
The object was also report- thing took off straight up. He said machines inside the
ed seen in the vicinities of SHERIFF Weir Clem and object "disturb the magnetic
Midland, Tex., 110 miles south Deputy Sheriff Pat McCul- field of balance" and will
of Levelland, and Clovis, N.M., lough, who went cause car engines to stall and
compasses to go awry.
LEE SAID he definitely did
not think the object was
launched by the United States.
Pedro Sacido, a Levelland
motorist, was the first to re-
port sighting the thing. He said
he was driving west of Level-
land on State Highway 116
10 about 11:15 p.m. (CST) Satur-
.dav, when it flashed over him
with a terrific noise.
"It sounded like an ear-split-
ting clap of thunder-as if .
something had exploded," Sa-
cido told the sheriff.
He said it killed his engine He said it killed his engine
and knocked out his headlights
until after it passed over. until after it passed over.

NOV 2 1957 LEVELLAND, TEXAS HIGHWAY 116 (KEYHOE-196O P 114) 2 WITNESSESOC
JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT TRUCK DRIVER WAS DRIVING TOWARD TOWN 01
WITH A PASSENGER, WHEN A HUGE TORPEDO-SHAPED OBJECT DESCENDED 02
TOWARD THE HIGHWAY•I IT HAD A BLUISH-GREEN GLOW, AND IT APPEARED TO BE 1SO TO 03
200 FEET LONG. 04
AS THE MYSTERIOUS OBJECT. CAME CLOSER THE CAR LIGHTS DIMMED, THEN THE 05
ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DIED: JUMPED OUT AND DIVED UNDER THE TRUCK. AS 06
WATCHED FROM THE CAB THE 'STRANGE OBJECT SETTLED CLOSE TO THE ROAD, .07
WHETHER WHETHER IT LANDED, OR WAS HOVERING JUST OFF THE IT LANDED, OR WAS HOVERING JUST OFF THE COULD NOT TELL oT TELL 08 08
-- THE BLUE-GREEN LIGHT WAS TOO BRIGHT. -- THE BLUE-GREEN LIGHT WAS TOO BRIGHT 09 09
FOR TWO OR THREE MINUTES FOR TWO OR THREE MINUTES THE UFO REMA INED THE UFO REMAINED THERE. THEN IFTED FTED, 10
ITS GLOW CHANGING TO RED AS ITS GLOW CHANGING TO RED AS IT CLIMBED. 11
SHAKEN, GOT BACK INTO HIS TRUCK INTO HIS TRUCK THE LIGHTS AND AND IGNITION NOW IGNITION NOW : : 12
WORKEDCORRECTLY. HE DROVE INTO LEVELLAND, TOLD THE SHERIFF HIS STORY WITH 13
AS A WITNESS 14 14
AT FIRSTSHERIFF WEIR CLEM WAS INCREDULOUS. BUT IN THE NEXT HOUR HE IS
LEARNED OF FOUR OTHER CASES WHERE LIGHTS LEARNED OF FOUR OTHER CASES WHERE LIGHTS HAD BEEN BEEN DIMMED AND ENGINES STOPPED 16 16
BY LOW APPROACH OF (WHAT WAS APPARENTLY) THE SAME BY LOW APPROACH OF (WHAT WAS APPARENTLY) THE SAME OBJECT OBJECT AMONG THE AMONG THE WITNESSES17
WERE TRUCKER 18
ANTONTEXAS, AND OF 19
WACO. 20
WHILE WAS CHECKING ONE REPORTHE AND DEPUTY SAW21
A WEIRD GLOW AS (WHAT WAS APPARENTLY) THE SAME OBJECT PASSED ABOVE THE 22
HIGHWAY•THIS ALSO WAS SEEN BY AND 23
FOLLOWING IN SEPARATE CARS.. 24
ITWAS.THEN13OAM 25
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LEVELLAND, TeX., NOv. 4. LEVELLAND, TeX., NOV. 4. the the
ald, -A man who has spent 20 -A man who has spent 20 mid
said years studying aerial phe studying aerial phe hun
leet- nomena said today he believed
reen reen a mysterious object seen in F
West Texas and New Mexico D
idon "was a space craft from one tion
the of the neighboring planets." of the neighboring planets." said
new The expert is James A. Lee, han
dar- Mar- of Abilene, Tex., a member of of Abilene, Tex., a member of be s
iven the National Investigations he s
Committee on Aerial Phenom- be
o it. ena and a director of Inter. ena and a director of Inter- satel
the Planetary Space Patrol, a West By
mes. Texas organization which in- be f
ieve vestigtes "flying saucers" and of a
similar objects. servi
are Mr. Lee rushed here yester. and
" in day upon hearing of the latest
:II, object, seen by at least nine
the persons in two states. Bi
trom The egg-shaped object was
: fa- described as about 200 feet B
the flong and a brilliant red.
This
: the James D. Long, of Waco,
Zhu- said he was driving near Level
land yesterday when he en.
: countered the object sitting in
Tele the road. He said that he got
out of his car 200 feet away
ellite to investigate, but that, when
itly he did, the object suddenly
. of took off with a roar straight
oviet into the air.
pers, Mr. Long said his engine
bere, bere, coughed and died and his head- coughed and died and his head-
'nion nion lights suddenly went out. lights suddenly went out.
the Two Two other persons in the other persons in the
! an- t an- Levelland area said the object Levelland area said the object LUE
unist passed over their cars with a passed I over their cars with a
roar. The engines of their cars roar. The engines of their cars
7 is 7 is died and the headlights went died and the headlights went
oon," ron," out, too. out,'too.
full Sheriff Weir Clem and his Sheriff Weir Clem and his Open
noon deputy, Pat McCullough, spot-
ered ted the object streaking across M
nts." the sky in front of their car.
It lit up the whole pave. "It lit up the whole pave
ment in front of us for about 26 Wes
nch.1 tiwo seconds," Mr. Clem said.
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Fiery Ovals
Sighted in 1)
Far Places
(From Dallas News Staft and
Wire.Reports)
Flying fireballs, the hopped-up
1957 version of the old-time spin-
ning saucers, Monday night wero
reported at such widely separated
points as Foster, Ind., and the
Fiji Islands.
Even as the· Air Force an-
nounced in Washington that it is
sending a team of technicians to
investigate the glowing, myste-
rious object spotted at Levelland, rious object spotted at Levelland,
Texas, Saturday night and carly
Sunday, reports of similar sight- Sunday, reports of similar sight-
ings began to mount. ings began to mount.
And at least one student of fly-
ing saucers, who completed his
personal investigation of the Lev-
elland affair Monday, said he was
firmly convinced that the object
seen there "was a space craft
from one of the neighboring from one of the neighboring
planets."
At White Sands Proving Ground,
N.M., the Army reported that a
huge oval object "nearly as bright
as the sun' was spotted Sunday
hovering near bunkers used in
the first A-bomb explosion.
The sightings at White Sands
were made 17 hours apart. by two
different military police units pa-
troiling the missile testing range
in Southern New Mexico, First
Lt.. Miles F. Penney of Port Jer-
vis, N.Y., commanding officer of
the military police, said none of
the men had heard radio reports
or seen. newspaper accounts of
similar sightings elsewhere in the
country.
Both sightings were in the area
of the new abandoned bunkers
used by technicians who observed
the world's first atomic explosion
on July 15, 1946.
Lieutenant Penney, whose base,
the Stallion Site Camp, is about the Stallion Site Camp, is about
90 miles north of the proving
grounds headquarters, said the grounds headquarters, said the
firs sighting there was made at
3 a.n. Sunday by Cpl. Glenn H. 3 a.m. Sunday by Cpl. Glenn H.
Toy and a Pfc. Wilbanks, on Toy and a Pic. Wilbanks, on
patrol in a jeep.
The two men said they were
on routine patrol when they no-
ticed a "very bright object"' high
in the sky. The object, described
by Toy as egg-shaped and 75 to
100 yards in diaameter, then de-
scended until it was about 50
yards above the bunkers.
There, according to Toy, it
went out. A moment later it "be-
See THING, Page 9, Col. 1
1

1957
,tellof seeing a glowing bright ob- Finding nothing wrong, he closed spark to leak off," he said. This,
THING ject in the western sky. It was the hood. As he did so he caught he explained, would cause t the
larger in the center than on the sight of the object, glowing with spark to ground rather than fol-
Continued from Page 1 ends, they said, and did not ap- an eerie fire. low its normal course.
camne real bright, like the sun, pear to be moving. Wright reported he made a I But he added that the engines
then i an angle to the ground According to the United Press. frightened dash to get back injof today's cars are well shielded.
and w out." the Fiji government. in a report the car. As he did so, the fly-and that it would take a terrific
The second sighting was made received Monday at Honolulu. ing fireball took off. Immediate- -charge to cause them to stall.
at 8 p.m. Sunday by S.P.3 Forest Hawai, said a Seventh Day Ad- ly, the student told Lee, he was No physical trace of the fire-
R. Oakes and an S.P.3 Barlow. ventist church official, R. O. able to start his car again. ball's visit has been found. And
They saw a bright light at an Aveling, and four natives had The dead engine angle particu- Major r L. J. Tacker told The
estimated height of 50 feet over sighted a dazzling object in the larly impressed Donald E. Keyhoe News' Washington Bureau that
the old a-bomb bunker. Oates said South Pacific skies. of Washington, a former Marine the biggest piece of evidence
the "light" took off at a 45-degree The report, issued Oct. 23 in Corps major who has written sev- against flying saucers is the com-
angle; went up into the sky and Suva capital of the island group. eral books attempting to prove plete lack of any material object
started blinking on and off. Then said three separate sightings of that flying saucers are, too, real. which might prove that they have
it disappeared. the strange flying object were re- Keyhoe is also director of a group been about.
called the National Investigations On the object seen at Level-
Oakes said his patroi was about ported the preceding week. Committee on Aerial Phenomena. land, we will have to wait until
two or three miles west of the All the witnesses there described That's just the way an electro we get reports from our investi-
Light, which was "200 or 300 feet what they had seen as a "strange magnetic force field would oper- gators and the evidence is evalu-
long. object, white in color and circular ate," he said in regard to the ated by our experts," said Tacker,
Lid ant Penney said he had ant Penney said he had in shape." They said it gave off in shape." They said it gave off engines dying. "This isn't the first who is executive officer of the engines dying. "This isn't the first sAy who is executive officer of the
accompanied some of the MP's to a blinding light "and made them time we've heard of such things public information division of the time we've heard of such things public information division of the
the site Mionday in an effort to the site Monday in an effort to feel weak." happening." Air Force.
find some trace of the object's But it was the Levelland inci- Texan Lee said he had talked Texan Lee said he had talked Tacker said that most of the
visit, but that there was none. visit, but that there was none. dent that apparently set off the during the day with Keyhoe, who strange objects that have been during the day with Keyhoe, who strange objects that have been
Neither patrol reported motor wave of reports, and a Fexan ex- wanted to get a first-hand report investigated have turned out to
trouble with their jeeps, and in trouble with their jeeps, and in perienced in perienced tracking flying flying on the matter. Lee is a member be balloons or aircraft. This
that respect their accounts dif- saucers was certain that the ob- rtain that the ob- of Keyhoe's committee and is also theory was given support by Col. of Keyhoe's committee and is alsot theory was given support by Col.
fered from those of the persons fered from those ot the persons ject seen there was a visitor from a director of Interplanetary Space Barney Oldfield of the North Oldfield of the North
in the Levelland area, who said outer space. Patrol, which, says Lee, has mem- American Air Defense (NORAD)
their car engines stalled when the their car engines stalled when the Whatever this thing was it had "Whatever this thing was it had bers over most of Texas, plus bers over most of Texas, plus at Colorado Springs, Colo. at Colorado Springs, Colo.
light came near. a definite mission and a plan rf some in Great Britain. "Balloons sometimes come down
From several other points in operation," James A. Lee of Abi- operation," James A. Lee of Abi- Lee was asked about the possi- to earth in weather like we are 1
the United States Monday came lene told The News. Lee, who bility that the mystery object now having, and when they get I
belated reports of "things" in the owns and operates a surgical sup- might have been ball lightning, warm they rise again, but they
sky... ply store and a household ware which n is described by reference certainly don't rush around with
Mrs. Robert Moudy said that on store in Abilene, said he has been works as "a ball or globe of bril- noise like thunder and are not
Oct. 15 a flat, oval-shaped object, interested in space mysteries for liant light moving slowly a short lighted with neon lights," he com-
about 200 feet long with what ap- decade or more. He rushed to distance above the surface of the mented.
peared to be a ball of fire in the Levelland Sunday to tape-record earth, as if rolling on an invisible
center, zooned over a farm near interviews with the several per- support a few feet high."
Foster, Ind. She said her husband sons who said they had seen the Not a chance, said Lee.
told her of seeing the object, but huge, brightly lighted object, "Whatever it was shored every
that they did not mention it to either on the ground or in the air. indication of being under intelli-
anvone for fear of ridicule. "It's an fantastic gent guidance," he said stoutly.
She said her husband related story," he said. Those people "Its objective seemed to be to
the engine of his combine stalled out t there.saw something-there's land on the highway and interrupt
when the object passed overhead, no question about it. It was liter- traffic, then immediately leave
making a screaming noise 'like ally something out of this world." that area and fly over to another
an auto tire squealing on a fast Lee said he interviewed the wit- highway leading into Levelland.
take-off.". nesses separately and their It landed four times, and
In Tucson, Ariz., a city fire- stories all added up. when observed it would take off
man, Wencie E. Higuera, said he "The sheriff (Weir Clem of to another location. In every case
saw a bright ball with "a tail Levelland) told me personally that when a car or truck would ap-
something like a rocket" over he had interviewed these people as proach it would fail to function
Davis-Monthan AFB. on the south- they came in and none of them and the lights would go out." ti
east corner of Tucson. Sunday cast cotier.or knew what the others had said. knew The possibility that engine fail- The possibulity that engine fail-
night. It made no noise. he said. night. It made no noise. he said, They all toid the same story." They all toid the same story." ure might have been caused by might t have been caused by
and disappeared in the Northwest The story, as related by Sheriff The story, as related by Sheriff ball ball lightning or static electricity lightning or static electricity
after about 10 seconds. Clem, was that the brilliant ob- Clem, was that the brilliant ob- was offered by Dr. Wayne Rud- was offered by Dr. Wayne Rud-
Mrs. David L. Patrick. wife of ject, egg-shaped and ject, egg-shaped and about about 200 200 mose. mose, Southern Methodist Uni- Southern Methodist t Uni-
a University of Arizona University of Arizona vice- feet long, settled down on high- versity physic professor, in an in- versity physic professor, in an in-
president, said the object had a ways at points around Levelland. terview with The News. terview with The News. a
poity nose and a glowing "slen- nose and a glowing "slen- As it did so, the witnesses As it did so, - the witnesses "You might build up enough
dert derk y." She said it seemed to claimed, their automobile engines conductivity in the air as the re- t]
travel too slow to be a meteor. went dead and their headlights sult of dust to cause the ignition
In Chicago's suburban Elmwood dimmed out. When the object rose
Park, three policemen and a fire- swiftly into the air, the car lights
man said they saw a peculiar came back on, and the drivers came back on, and the drivers
round glowing thing in the early Wet:A were able to restart their engines. abla to restart their engines
morning sky Monday. They said Some witnesses reported the ob-
their car lights appeared to dim ject made a deafening noise, like
as kept the prowl car spot- a clap of thunder, as it landed
light cused on the thing. and then arose.
At Martinsville, Va., Mrs. Ruby Lee said he considered the story
Hairston said she and her family told by Newell Wright Jr., a Tex-
saw a strange red glare Sunday yas Tech student, the most im-
night while driving on the Vir-p portant and authentie of all."
ginia-North Carolina border. Wright told Lee that he was en
And at Brenham, Texas, it was route from Lubbock to Levelland
reported by Newspaperman Tom when, unaccountably, his ear
Whitehead of the Banny

ject in the western sky. It was the hood. As he did so he caught he explained, would cause the
THIING larger in the center than on the sight of the object, glowing with spark to ; ground rather than fol-
Continued from Page 1 ends, they said, and did not ap- an eerie fire. low its nornal course.
came real bright, like the sun, pear to be moving. Wright reported he made a But he a added that the engines
an angle to the ground According to the United Press, frightened dash to get back in of t today's cars are well shielded.
then t the car. As he did so, the fly- and that it would take a terrific
and out." the Fiji government, in a report charge to cause them to stall.
The second sighting was made received Monday at Honolulu, ly, the student told Lee, he was No physical trace of the fire-
at 3 p.m. Sunday by S.P.3 Forest t Hawaii, said a Seventh Day Ad- able to start his car again. ball's visit has been found. And
Ft. Oakes and an S.P.3 Barlow. ventist church official, R. O. Major L. J. Tacker told The
They saw a bright light at an Aveling, and four natives had The dead engine angle particu-
sighted a dazzling object in the larly impressed Donald E. Keyhoe News' Washington Bureau that
estimated height of 50 feet over of Washington, a former Marine the biggest piece of evidence
the old a-bomb bunker. Oates said South Pacific skies. Coros major who has written sev- against flying saucers is the com-
the "light" took off at a 45-degree The report, issued Oct. 23 in eral books attempting to prove plete lack of any material object
angle; went up into the sky and Suva capital of the island group. that flying saucers are, too, real. which might prove that they have
started blinking on and off. Then said three separate sightings of Keyhoe is also director of a group been about.
it disapceared. the strange flying object were re- called the National Investigations "On the object seen at Level-
Oakes said his patrol was about ported the preceding week. Committee on Aerial Phenomena. land, we will have to wait until
two or three miles west of the All the witnesses there described That's just the way an electro- we get reports from our investi-
light, which was "200 or 300 feet what they had seen as a "strange magnetic force field would oper- gators and the evidence is evalu-
long." object, white in color and circular ate," he said in regard to the ated by our experts," said Tacker,
Lid ant Penney said he had in shape." They said it gave off engines dying. "This isn't the first who is executive officer of the
accompanied some of the MP's to a blinding light "and made them time we've heard of such things public information division of the
the site Monday in an effort to feel weak." happening." Air Force.
find some trace of the object's But it was the Levelland inci- Texan Lee said he had talked Tacker said that most of the
visit, but that there was none. dent that apparently set off the during the day with Keyhoe, who strange objects that have been
Neither patrol reported motor wave of reports, and a fexan ex. wanted to get a first-hand report investigated have turned out to
trouble with trouble with their jeeps, and in their jeeps, and in perienced perienced tracking racking flying tlying on the matter. Lee is a member on the matter. Lee is a member be be balloons or aircrait. This balloons or aircrait. This
that respect their accounts dif- saucers was certain that the ob- saucers was certain that the ob- of Keyhoe's committee and is also theory was given support by Col. theory was given support by Col.
fered from those of the persons ject seen there was a visitor from a director of Interplanetary Space a director of Interplanetary Space Barney Oldfield of Barney Oldfield of the North
in the Levelland area, who said in the Levelland area, who said outer space. outer space. Patrol, which, says Lee, has mem- American Air Defense (NORAD) American Air Defense (NORAD)
their car engines stalled when the Whatever this thing was it had bers s over most of Texas, plus over most of Texas, plus at Colorado Springs, Colo.
light came near. a definite mission and a plan rf some in Great Britain. "Balloons sometimes come down
From several other points in operation," James A. Lee of Abi- Lee was asked about the possi- to earth in weather like we arer to earth in weather like we are n
the United States Monday came lene told The News. Lee, who told The News. Lee, who bility that the mystery object now having, and when they get
belated reports of "things" in the owns and operates a surgical sup- might t have been ball lightning, have been ball lightning, warm they rise again, but they
sky... sky.,. ply store and a household ware which is described by reference which is described by reference certainly don't rush around with
Mrs. Robert Moudy said that on store in Abilene, said he has been works as "a ball or globe of bril- works as "a ball or globe of bril- noise like thunder and are not noise like thunder and are not
Oct. 15 a flat, oval-shaped object, interested in space mysteries for liant light moving slowly a short lighted with neon lights," he com-
about 200 feet long with what ap- a decade or more. He rushed to decade or more. He rushed to distance above the surtace of the mented.
peared to be a ball of fire in the Levelland Sunday to tape-record earth, as if rolling on an invisible!
center, zoomed over a farm near interviews with the several per- support a few feet high."
Foster, Ind. She said her husband sons who said they had seen the Not a chance, said Lee.
told her of seeing the object, but huge, brightly lighted object, "Whatever it was showed every
that they did not mention it to either on the ground or in the air. indication of being under intelli-
anyone for fear of ridicule. "It's an arr-zing, fantastic gent guidance," he said stoutly.
She said her husband related story," he said. "Those people Its objective seemed to be to
the éngine of his combine stalled out there saw something-there's land on the highway and interrupt
when the object passed overhead, no question about it. It was liter- traffic, then immediately leave
making a screaming I noise "like ally something out of this world." that area and fly over to another
an auto tire squealing on a fast Lee said he interviewed the wit- highway leading into Levelland.
take-off.". nesses separately and their . It landed four times, and
In Tucson, Ariz., a city fire- stories all added up. when observed it would take off
nan, Wencie E. Higuera, said he "The sheriif (Weir Clem of to another location. In every case
saw a bright ball Levelland) told me personally that when a car or truck would ap-
something like a rocket" over he had interviewed these people as proach it would fail to function
Davis-Monthan AFB, on the south- they came and none of them and the lights would go out."
cast corner of Tucson, Sunday knew what the had said. The possibility that engine fail-
night. It made no noise, he said, They all told the same story." ure might have been caused by
and disappeared in the Northwest The story, as related by Sheriff ball lightning or static electricity
after about 10 seconds. Clem, was that the brilliant ob- was offered by Dr. Wayne Rud- .
Mrs. David L. Patrick, wife of ject, egg-shaped and about 200 mose. Southern Methodist Uni-
a University of Arizona vice- feet long. settled down on high- versity physic professor, in an in- n
president, said the object had a ways at points around Levelland. terview with The News.
poir poir nose and a glowing "slen- As it did so, the witnesses You. might build up enough You. might build up enough
dery." She said it seemed to der y." She said it seemed to claimed, their automobile engines conductivity in the air as the re- t t
travel too slow to be a meteor. went dead and their headlights sult of dust to cause the ignition
In Chicago's suburban Elmwood dimmed out. When the object rose
Park, three policemen and a fire- swiltly into the air, the car lights
man said they saw a peculiar came back on, and the drivers came back on, and the drivers
round glowing thing in the early round glowing thing in the early were able to restart their engines.
morning sky Monday. They said Some witnesses reported the ob-
their car lights appeared to dim their car lights appeared to dim ject made a deafening noise, like
as asI kept the prowl car spot- a clap of thunder, as it landed
light eused on the thing. and then arose. and then arose.
At Martinsville, Va., Mrs. Ruby Lee said he considered the story
Hairston said she and her family told by Neweli Wright Jr., a Tex- Hairston said she and her family told by Neweli Wright Jr.. a Tex-
saw a strange red glare Sunday yjas Tech studene, the "most im-
night while driving on the Vir- portant and authentic of all."
ginia-North Carolina border. Wright told Lee that he was en
And at Brenham. Texas, it was route from Lubbock to Levelland
reported by Newspaperman Tom when. unaccountably, his car
Whitehead of the Banner-Press stalled and the lights failed, The
that Ed Fischer and A. B. Fischeri student, puzzled, got out and
had calied him Saturday night to raised the hood to investigate.
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Fiery Flyng bject
Stops Texas Trucks
S. NOV. S 7-TUCSON DAIy GITZeN
LEVELLAND, Tex. -M -Re- Pedro Saucedo, 30, a farm hand similar occurrence also east of
ports of a mystery object which and part-time barber here, toid Levelland,
one witness said flew around with officers and Officers newsmen, I was was Police Patroiman A. J. Fowler ice Fauroiman A.J. Fowier
a'great sound and rush of wind" a"great sound and rush of wind" newsmen, said Saucedo and about 14 others
had officials and the public puz- driving out to a farm near the driving out
n- Pettit community (west of here) who called in reports of the object
zled today. sounded upset and in some cases
Newsmen and authorities authorities had Saturday night with a friend, Joe terrified.
848 reports of sightings over a v reports of sightings over a wide wide Salaz, when we first saw the when we first saw the "They seemed to agree that this "They seemed to agree that this
west Texas area west Texas area Saturday and Saturday and thing. We first saw a_flash of thing. We first saw a flash of something was something was 200 feet long
yesterday. shaped like an egg and was li
Peace officers Peace officers checking. areas light in a fiefd to our right, and light in a fiefd to our" right, and
848891.238 where landings were reported we didn't think much about it at we didn't think much about if at up like it was on firebut looked
8894.297 were unable unable to f to find find any trace. first. more like neon lights," he said. more like neon lights," he said
Reese Air Force Base officials "When it got near, the lights They said it was about 200 fee "They said it was about 200 fee
bere declined to say whether an bere declined to say whether an of my truck went out and the in the air, and when it got close
investigation was being made. motor died. I jumped out of the motor died. I jumped out of the car motors and lizhts would go car motors and lights would gq
truck and hit the dirt because I off. - Everybody that called was
was afraid. I called to Joe but very excited," he asserted.
he didn't get out. The thing passed Sheriff Weir Clem said he saw
directly over my truck with a a brilliant light in the distance bu
great sound and a rush of wind. didn't get close enough for a good,
It sounded like thunder and my look. Highway Patrolmen Lee
truck rocked from the blast. I Hargrove and Floyd Cavin re-
feit a lot of heat. Then I got up ported seeing similar flashes in
and watched it go out of sight to- the sky in about the same area
ward Levelland," he said. and at the same time as Clem. All
re . Saucedo, a Korear. War veter- were riding in separate cars.
r- an, said it was "torpedo shaped"
or like "a rocket," but much
IS larger.
ie Ronald Martin, 18, a Levelland
truck driver, said his truck en-
A gine died and the lights went out
"when a big. ball of_fire dropped
on the highway' east of here early
Sunday. Martin said the object
changed to a bluish green color
d when it settled on the highway,
then changed to a fireball again men changed to a ireoan again
ie ie when it rose straight up and dis-
to appeared. appeared.
Newell Wright, a Texas Tech
student from here, reported a from liere, reported a a

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Of the five cases "looked into," one could be promptly dismissed d as a hoax (the
Schmidt case, Kearney, Nebraska, Nov. 5). The other four cases, concluded the AF,
were either (a) exaggerations, or (b) misunderstood natural phenomena. Vhat about
these natural phenomena?
At Levelland, Texas, the luminous egg-shaped object 200-300 feet long that stop-
ped car motors and radios was identified as: "a natural electric phenomenon called
ball lightning or Apparently the technical investigators who con-
ducted this particular $lo,ooo investigation were not aware that these are two entire-
ly different electric phenomena; t the average diameter of ball lightning is
8 inches; or that a good many scientists deny that ball lightning even exists; or
that St. Elmo's fire is invariably attached to some solid object. As for the stalled
car motors, continued the AF, the same weather that produced St. Elmo's ball light-.
ning might have - MIGhr have, notice - "soaked the ignition systems of cars." And
what might have dried them out so quickly once the light departed? And did anyone's
ignition in fact become soaked? Were the witnesses asked this? (One report, said
the AF. arose from "an automobile mechanic!s mistake". no details -
The investigators said further (note that plural) that they could find only
three witnesses who actually saw the big light. The miracle is, they found as many
as three. For we know, in this case, exactly what the Air Force investigation amount-
ed to. On November 6 the Levelland Daily Sun News reported: "Air Force 'Mystery'
Man Leaves City; Actions, Identity Cloaked in Secrecy." The anonymous visitor drove
an AF vehicle, wore civilian clothes, and"said he could not give his name or any iden-
tification" (italics ours). Around noon on the 6th he spent 30 minutes in Sheriff
Weir Clem's office. He returned about 2:30 p.m. for another half hour. About 3 p.m.
he headed for Lubbock (30 miles away); he came back about 6:30, said to Sheriff Clem,
"Well, I'm gone," and drove off into the dark, drippy night. Adds the paper, "There
was never any hint as to what he found out or whether he was really a civilian or an
Air Force officer."
Does the Air Force call this a "major track-down"? We won't even bother to
laugh. Do they say that the activities of the mysterious gentleman's 7-hour day
murder, for th are being well bilked. Yet it was on the basis of this feeble
parody of an investigation that the Air Force, on November 15, uttered its "conclu- parody of an investigation n that the Air Force, on November 15, uttered its "conclu-
sions" about the Levelland object!
".

Appreciation
AFCIN-4X2c Commander
loCóth Air Intelligence Ger vice Souadron
Ent Air Force Base, Colorado
AFCIN-4X3
. This Organization wishes to express its appreciation to the
Idobth Air Intelligence Ser
AFCIN-4X4 in conjunction with investigations of lied aerial phenowena.
2. The sunmer marked the beginning of active United
AFCIN-4X5 Sttes Air POrc ree interest in tne so-called "flying Saucer" business.
o your organization.
3. It is alvays extremely dirficult to isolate thcse individuals
AFCIN-4B
Barth, of your organization, has been in intimately close contact with
our peopls regarding fisld investigations, and personally did an ex-
AFCIN-4C tremely fine job for us during ths recent "Levelland, Texas" incident.
3qe Inclosure No. l.
AFCIN-4D 4. It is my desire that you extend to S/Sgt Barth, and other
Spplieable members of your r sincere appreciation for their
udtiring errorts and loyal aupport.
AFCIN-4E
F265p
1s1
Inol. JOHN G. ERIKSEN
1. Stmt of Speoifie 1. Stmt of Speoifio DIABYACHE DISBYACHE Colonel, USAF
AFCIN-4F Commander
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AFCIN-4X26 1. On 2 Noveuber 1957. the Air Technical Intelligence Center
notified or n unidentiried flying object, which was regorted in
dde violnity of Lovelland, Texas, The impaet of this sighting on the
publie ean only be measured in terma or the publieity civen tha indi-
AFCIN-4X2c rans, nd the great increase in reported cases of unidentified flying
onjecta. pyroximately aix hundred cases were reported in a thres
week period following this incidont.
AFCIN-4X3 2 3/sgt Barth, of the loobth Air Intelligence Servioe Squadron,
was asaigned the task of investigating the Levslland report. Investi-
foreeful,
AFCIN-4X4 bit also required tha t hs be diplomatie in hia dealings with the wit- R.
nasaes and other persons concerned with the Bighting. The inforration
oupplied the Air Technical Intelligence Center by S/Sgt Earth was con-
AFCIN-4X5 sidered complete in every detail and refleoted ths thoroughnese of sidered complete in every detail and refleoted ths thoroughneae of
tqis man in the performance of his duty. As a reault of S/Sgt Barth's tqis man in the performance of his duty. As a reault of S/Sgt Barth's
adforts the Air Technical Intelligence Center was abls to kaep the Air afforts the Air Technical Intelligence Center was able to kaep the Air
this
luportant slghting. This airman's handling of this controversial inei-
dent reflects credit upon himself and his organization.
3. Ar Foree Regulation 2oc-2, dated 5 February l953. is the Air
AFCIN-4B Fdrce guide pertaining to unidentified flying objects. S/3gt Barth was
his organization's representative at the drarting or this regulation at
the Air Technical Intelligence Canter in December 1957. This airman
AFCIN-4C male many valuable contributions to the draft of the regulation.
AFCIN-4D
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THE UNPARALLELED UFO "FLAP" OF NOVEMBER 1957
EGG-SHAPED UFO STALIS CARS ON HIGHWAY
COPS CHASE SKY OBJECT
MYSTERY AIR OBJECTS SEEN IN SKY OVER L.A.
These appeared all over the
national press during the first two weeks of November, 19 Many moons have pas-
sed--two of them artificial (as of this writing)--since the sed--two artificial (as of this writing)--since the press has displayed press s displayed
such open interest in UFOs; but then the remarkable incidents which they describe such open interest in UrOs; but then the remarkable incidents which they describe
are undoubtedly vithout parallel in the history of "flying saucers."
Following hard on the announcement of the launching of "muttnik"--whether by
coincidence or not--came the first reports of what quickly developed into a start- coincidence or not--came the first reports of what quickly developed into a start-
ling series: near Levelland, Texas, during the night of November 2/3rd, a number
of truck drivers, state and local police, and othei residents described seeing a
vast 2oo-foot luninous "egg-shaped" object that hedgehopped e countryside around
Levelland, landing on highvays and in adjacent fields and mysteriously affecting
car motors and headlights. (This effect on automobiles had previously been repor-
ted from France, in 195h.) Terrified witnesses reported th nces to Weir
Clem, Hockley County sheriff, and Clem, together with deputies and dozens of police
officers, made a tour of the areas where the object(s) had been encountered. At
2:30 a.m., saw "a streak of fire" flash across the highway to the
south of his car; tvo highway patrolmen, following some distance behind him, con-
firmed his sighting. At least seven persons reported close encounters with the
"egg"; at least four cars or trucks were stalled; and many others reported seeing
the phenomenon at greater distance.
* The above headlines are from the Alamogordo, N.M., Daily ilews, 11/5; the Ham-
mond, Ind., Times, ll/ll; and the Los Angeles Times, 11/ 6 1
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Sputnik II went into orbit. A small town with a population of some
Sooo, Levelland lies on the plains of westetn Texas about sixty miles
from Plainview, site of a famous meteor shower and only tventy-
five miles from Lubbock, which a few years earlier had gained na-
tional fame with its "Lubbock lights" (p. ooo). The region is nor-
mally an arid one, but at the beginning of November it was experi-
encing unusual weather-electrical storins and rain (the month
proved to be the wettest ever recorded in western Texas).
About 11:15 that Saturday night, a farmworker named Pedro
Saucedo (or Saucido) with his friend Joe Palaz (also given in vari-
ous printed accounts as Palav, Salav, Salaz, Salvaz) was driving
home from Levelland. A few miles northwest of the town he had
turned off Route 116 into a side road, when both men noticed a
flash of light in a field at the right. Evidently unalarmed, he con-
tinued driving and talking until suddenly the engine died and the
lights went out. While trying to restart the motor, Saucedo (the
similarity between "Saucedo" and "sau presents a diverting co-
incidence) glinpsed over his left shoulder something that looked
like a flaming ball or a fiery tornado drifting rapidly toward the
truck. A veteran of combat in Korea, Saucedo reacted instantane-
ously to the blazing unknown. As he described the experience later
"T
The sheriff was soon receiving reports from other persons who
had been driving in the area at about the same time. They
said that they, too, had se lazing object which they described
as a "flying egg" or "egg-shaped fireball." Their cars, like Saucedo's,
had stalled and then restarted when the object disappeared. A num-
ber of townspeople telephoned the authorities to report bright
flashes in the sky, and the police comment that "everyone who
called was very excited" [3] was probably an understatement.
Under headlines such as "Mystery Object Stalls Autos in West
Texas," these stories hit newspapers all over the nation. The news
spread fast. All day Sunday dozens of persons in Texas and New
Mexico were relating that they, too, had seen fiery objects and
flashes of light in the sky the night before. An amazingly large num-
ber of citizens seem to have been out la that stormy Saturday
night, but apparently none of them noticed any ordinary lightning—
only phantom "somethings" variously described as a burning mass, only phantom "som ethings" variously described as a burning mass,
a big light, an egg-shaped object 2oo feet long lighted up as though
it were on fire, something like neon lights, objects that were red, it were on fire, something like neon lights, objects that were red,
glowing, brilliant, fiery, bluish-green, or pulsating green. glowing, brilliant, fiery, bluish-green, or pulsating green.
Not surprisingly, with all this publicity, the original incident
quickly began to take on new dimensions. Saucedo amplified his
first statements and recalled that the object had been "torpedo-
shaped," "like a rocket, but much larger," and that lights on the
object had seemed to be winking on and off [4]. One book has since
described the phenomenon as "a huge torpedo-shaped machine.
.. . It had a bluish-green glow, and it appeared 150 to 200 fect
long." [5, p. 114] Those who wanted to believe in flying saucers
easily ignored the discrepancy between the "flaming ball" or "fiery
tornado," originally des cribed by Saucedo, and a bluish-green tor-
pedo-shaped machine more than 15o feet long.
For days the Russian satellites had to share the spotlight with
the American flying eggs, while both amateur and professional in-
vestigators tried to solve the mystery. U ddicts unhesitatingly
deduced the presence of a flying saucer with E-M M powers. Various
astronomers, when urged by newsmen, reluctantly advaneed off-the-
cuff theories based on the meager printed accounts. Dr. La Paz., of
the Institute of Meteorities in New Mexico, suggested that the things
seen at Levelland might have been fireballs. A reporter assigned to .

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FINAL GALLEY PROOF
Galley 67-THE WORLD OF FLYING SAUCERS
the Harvard-Smithsonian Observatories to cover Moonwatch obser-
vations of the new Sputnik gave a sketchy summary of the inci-
dent to Dr. Menzel, who also concluded that Saucedo might have
seen an unusually bright meteor and, startled by its brilliance, might
accidentally have killed the engine. Lacking news of Sputnik II,
the reporter sent in a facetious story asserting that, according to
the director of the Harvard College Observatory, the flying eggs 2
were mirages that so frightened the drivers that they reacted by
pressing a "nervous foot" on the accelerator and killing the engine.
When the weather conditions at Levelland became known, of
course, the meteor theory was immediately discarded. Dr. Nininger,
of the American Meteorite Museum in Arizona, made the best guess
of all: Saucedo had observed an example of that rare phenomenon,
ball lightning [6].
Within a few days an Air Force investigator visited Levelland
to study the incident. Members of civilian saucer groups complained
it. But as in many UFO sightings, most of the other reports had been
stimulated chiefly by the general excitement. Three persons, not
"dozens," had seen the phenomenon near the ground. Some ten or
fifteen others (including the sheriff) had not observed it at close
quarters but had merely seen brilliant flashes of light in the sky.
After studying the weather reports and the descriptions given
by the various witnesses, the Air Force issued an explanation, un-
fortunately ambiguous because it omitted the necessary word
"either," stating that the phenomenon observed at Levelland had 4
been "ball lightning or St. Elmo's fire." Supporters of the saucer
theory seized on this ambiguity to protest, correctly, that ball light-
ning and St. Elmo's fire are two different phenomena. They went ning and St. Elmo's fire are two different phenomena. They went
on to conclude by some process of peculiar logic that neither ball
lightning nor St. Elmo's fire was involved and that the phenomenon
had actually been a flying saucer.
Saucer publications have printed thousands of words to support
this argument. The evidence, however, leads to an overwhelming this argument. The evidence, however, leads to an overwhelming
probability: the fiery unknown at Levelland was ball lightning.
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.
In Levelland the night of November 2 conditions were ideal for
the formation of ball lightning. For several days the area had been
experiencing freak weather, and on the night in question had been
visited by rain, thunderstorms, and lightning. Shortly bcfore the
glowing sphere approached the truck, the two men had noticed
a lightning flash in a nearby field. The original description of the
phenomenon-a "flaming ball" or a "fiery tornado" that floated to-
ward and over the truck and detonated with light and heat-fits
the classic picture of ball lightning. The truck's engine may have
died for one of several reasons. The rain during the evening could
have seeped under the hood and soaked the ignition or dampened
the spark plugs. The feed line may have been clogged. Or the region
of highly rarefied air created by the ball lightning may temporarily
have deprived the engine of oxygen.
Of the other drivers near Levelland that night who reported hav-
ing trouble with balky motors and seeing a blazing object like an
egg-shaped fireball, three probably saw ball lightning. Others, after
hearing Saucedo's frightening story, perhaps unconsciously drama-
tized their own experiences and magnified ordinary lightning flashes
into attacking fiery objects. It is significant that although the night
was stormy, only Saucedo reported seeing the ordinary lightning
that normally accompanies a thunderstorm.
Since ball lightning is short-lived and cannot be preserved as
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nomenon observed at Lock Raven Dam on C October 26, 1958, when
two men returning late at night from a fishing trip saw a flaming
ball hovering above the superstructure of a bridge; it exploded
with a loud noise and a brilliant white flash and disappeared.)
One thing is certain. No evidence exists to suggest the presence
of a spaceship over Levelland. Any extraterrestrial vehicle attempt-
ing to patrol the area that night would certainly have been seen
and its path would have been accurately plotted. Moonwatch crews
in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado were all watching the skies .
for a passage of Sputnik, and in Texas itself official observers were for a passage of Sputnik, and in Texas itself official observers were
on the alert at Big Spring, 1oo miles southeast of Levelland; at San
Antonio, 370 miles southeast; at Wichita Falls, 250 miles east; at Antonio, 37o miles southeast; at Wichita Falls, 250 miles east; at
Dodson, 162 miles northeast; and at Amarillo, 120 miles north. None
of the trained witnesses at these stations saw anything in the sky
that should not have been there. that should not have been there.

Blinding Flying Saucer
"Stops' Texas Motorcars
Levelland, Tex. (UP)-A about 70 miles northwest of ly about 70 miles northwest of |vestigate ·the reports, said vestigate ·the reports, said
mysterious egg-shaped object, Levelland. they spotted the object streak- they spotted the object streak-
red as a blinding setting red as a blinding setting sun sun THE MOST graphic descrip- THE MOST graphic descrip- ing across the sky in front
and faster than the speed of tion came from Jesse D. Long of their car.
sound, streaked over West of Waco, Tex., who said the "It lit up the whole pave- .
Texas and New Mexico Satur- ment in front of us for about
day night and early yesterday, day night and early yesterday, object killed the engine of his two seconds," said Clem. two seconds," said Clem.
and one man said he even saw automobile and put out his automobile and put out his Lee, thoroughly Impressed,
it sitting in the highway. headlights. said reports that automobile
James A. Lee of Abilene, Other motorists said it did Other motorists said it did engines stalled and headlights
Tex., who is a member of the the same thing to their cars. went out convinced him a fly-
National Investigations Com- Long said the object ap- ing object definitely had
mittee on Aerial Phenomena, peared to be about 200 feet visited the area.
rushed here to investigate and long and landed in the high- He said machines inside the
said he will send a report to way in front of his car. When object "disturb the magnetic
Washington. he got out to investigate the field of balance" and will
The object was also report- thing took off straight up. cause car engines to stall and
ed seen in the vicinities of SHERIFF Weir Clem and compasses to go awry..
Midland, Tex., 110 miles south Deputy Sheriff Pat McCul- LEE SAID he definitely did
of Levelland, and Clovis, N.M., lough, who went out to in- not think the object was
launched by the United States.
Pedro Sacido, a Levelland
motorist, was the first to re-
port sighting the thing. He said
he was driving west of Level-
land on State Highway 116
about 11:15 p.m. (CST) Satur-
day, when it flashed over him
with a terrific noise.

MAN SAID ME EVEN SAW ITTING IN THE HIGHWAY.
O7 T2 ENT 20 YEARS
STUDYING *FLYING SAUCERS," AFT FROM
SOME OF TME NEIGHBORING PLANETS.
MEMB ATIONAL TIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON
AERIAL PHI OMENA R1s
A REPORT T HASHINGTON
THE VICINITIES OF MIDLAND,
TEX., 110 LLAND, AND CLOVIS, N. M., ABOUT 70
WILES NORTH LEVELLAND
THE MOST FROM OF VACO,
A OBJECT
TWO OTHER MOTORISTS SAID IT CARS,
SAIDUTHE OBJECT PPARE
TWO OTHER MOTORISTS SAID IT DID THE SAME THING TO THEIR CARS.
SAID THE OBJECT APPARE SAID
SAID THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 2OO FEET LONG AND LANDED
IN THE HIGHWAY HIS CAR. WHENHE GQT OUT TO INVESTIGATE
THE THING TO O TRAIGHT UP.
NIS CAR. TO INVESTIGATE
THE THING TOOK OFF UP.
WHO
WENT OUT TO INVESTIGATE REPORTS, SAID THEY SPOTT:
STREAKING ACROSS THE SXY ONT of THEIR CAR.
WIT LIT UP. TNE WHOLE PAVEMENT IN FRONT OF US FOR ABOUT TWO
SECONDS," SAID HE CALLED 3 LSX ID IT LOOKED
LIKE A BRILLIANT RED SUNSET.
THOROUGHLY PRESSED SAID REPORTS THAT AUTOMOBILE ENGINES
STALLED AND HEADLIG HTs WENT OUT CONV TLYING OBJECT
DEFINITELY HAD VISITED THE AREA.
HE SAID MA ACHINES INS IDE THE OB JECT DISTURB THE MAGNETIC
FIELD OF 3A AR E NES TO STALL AND COMPASSES
TO GO AWRY.
SAID HE DEFINITELY DID NOT THINK THE OBJECT WAS SAID HE DEFINITELY DID NOT THINK THE OB.JECT WAS LAUNCHED LAUNCHED
BY THE U. S. ALTHQUGH_ THIS AREA IS NEAR THE SCIENTIEIC.PROVING
GROUNDS IN THE WESTERN PART OE THE COINTRY.- GROUNDS IN THE _WESTERN PART OE THE COINTRY.-
(PICKUP 6TH PGH: LONG TOLD THE, ETC)
PR810P.. PR810P..
.

RUSSIA,S LAUNCHIN ' ITS
THE "THING VOULD HAVE CAUSE RE ALAR SY
HAD JUMPE
THE EG
BRILLIANT-REI VAS GLIMPSED BY AT LEAST FIVE PERSONS IN THE
LEVELLAND AREA, INCLUDING THE SHER HREE PERSONS AT MIDLAND
AND ANOTUER AT CLOVIS, N. M.
OF WACO. SAID HE ON A FARM-TO-MARKET
ROAD TEST OLEVELLAND AT HEN HE ENCOUI INTERED THE
OBJECT SITTING IN ROA)
A NEON SIGN, HE GOT OUT OF HIS CAR ABQUT 2OO FEET AWAY TO INVESTIGATE
BUT WHEN HE DID THE OBJECT SUDDENLY TOOK OFE WITH A ROAR STRAIGHT
EASTERLY DIRECTION ABOUK 8 P.M SATURDA
"I THINK IT'S A CRAET.FROMON
NE DECLARED,
OF OF BALANC BALANCE JILL ILL CAUSE CAR. ENGINES CAUSE CAR, ENGINES TO STALL AND COMPASSES t c2
TO TO VEER CRAZILY. VEER CRAZILY a tat2 tmn t
HE SAID HE WILL MAKE A REPOR INVESTIGATION TO WASHINGTON.
HS416A psgula the sog, ots . of hin . fhi Sunpr dry
Snpry
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Buppelt/lytng/18/2 Ruppo1t/11ying/18/2
gaseous abiact which moved awiftly and left an anbor tdil gaseous abfact vhich moved auiftly and left an ambor trdil
Lavelland There were dozens more It vas memorable Saturday night in.
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UNCLASSIFIED
NPOTING theaa ba
UGA AISS-UFOB-386-57
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
AREA PPDRY CNCTN TE INNATO
LEVELLAND, TEXAS 2 to 3 Nov 57
1v L 915716
1006th AISS
Ent AFB, Colorado 4 to 6 Nov 57 RAELENO
1N1 NOINIO
WILLIAM P. BRUNSON, Lt. ColOneL, USAF
Operations Officer 8 Nov 57
VAL
Mor and others
arollenb
AFR 200-2
1 fot sunatale suiialt7
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SIGHTING, LEVELLAND, TEXAS AREA
4Y (0ne sua whichrairehs th wuln fa.tera arrrarte repsrtBexin 1vi2a A Fos
Jalrss runore can br futly slaiod on Ap Fore U2. List astoxuces, ie lut.ns mupba, er
Levelland, Texas.
PART FOUR: Description of sighting by
ittle Field, Texas.
PART FIVE: Dascription ing by T/Sgt
Lubbock, Texa3.
PART SIX: Description of Whiteface,
Texas. Taxas.
PART SEVEN: S PART SEvEN: Supplementary Investigative Efforts Supplamentary Investigative Efforta
PART EIGHT: PART EIGHT Commants of the Preparing Officer Comants of the Preparing Officer
8
(See Individual Parts) (See Individual Parts)
Classification change to UNCLASSIFIED
effective on 6 July l966 under the
authority of 2-14b(ii),
byA
Hectorl Suintanilla, Ur, Major,USAF
4
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Original to ACS/I, HEDUSAF Copy to Condr, lO0óth AISS
Copy to Comdr, ATIC Copy to Comdr, Rease AFB, Texas
Copy to Comdr, ADC
4 11241211
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AF FORM 112-PART 1I UNCLASSIFIED
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1943
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM(AN) REPORT NO.
1006th AISS
Ent AFB, Colorado AISS-UFOB-386-57 PAGE 2 OF 19 PAGPS
II. SUNMARY: Between O2/ilOGiST and O3/ol3oMST, an oval shaped object, approxi-
mataly two hundred foet long, was seen in the area of Levelland, Taxas (FJcD3835).
Tuo witnesses observed the object hovering or resting on the ground for from three
to five ndnutes. The information in this report was obtained from interviews with
the Souroes during an investigation conducted to deternine the possible cause of the
sighting.
III. INVESTIGATOR: S IIL. INVESTIGATOR: STAFF SERGBANT NORMAN P. BARTH, AF 195OOLO6 STAFF SERGEANT NORMAM P. BARTH, AF 195OOLO6
Wilin K Wilin K
WILLIAM P. BRUNSON
Lt. Colonal, USAF
Operations Officer
APPROVED:
JOHN W. MEADOR
Colonel, USAF
Connander
HOTE THIS DOCUMENI CONTAINS INEORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITLO STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U S C. -
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INTELIIGLNCE,USAF. UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATION, SIFIE
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UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112--PART 1I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1913
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMA N REPORT
FROM (LVCD)
1006th AISS Part One
Ent AFB, Colorado AISS-UPOB-386-57 PACE 3 or 19 PAGES
SOURCE:
Levelland, Texas
Age: 19
Cecupation: Student at Texas Teohnologicel Collego, Lubbock, Texas
Qualificatlons: None.
II. RELIABTLITT: SOURCE seemed to the ifvestigator to be very sincere abont his
sighting. He was appalled at the aumount of publicity given hin and wns erodious to
have the sighting resolvod. Ho was unhesltating in his replies; however, during the
course of further questioning, he adnaitted uncertainty in some of his answers. SOURCE
can be considered ucually reliable.
SouRce described the objoct as oval shaped and he thought that the size of the
objsot was that of a baseball at arn'a length. He estimated that the object was
seventy-five to one hundred feet at its longest dimension. SouRcE stated that the
object was white in color, with a greenish tint, possibly caused by the tinted wind-
chield of SOURCE's car. E's memory sketch of the
object.)
SOURCE SouRcE estimated estimated that he had been observing the object for four or five mimutes that he had been observing the object for four or five minutes
when it rose virtually straight up and out of his line of vision. SoukcE was unable straight up and out of his line of vision. SoukCE E was unable
to estimate the speed with which the object left the area and was unable to estimate to estimate the speed with which the object left the area and was unable to estimate
the distance he was from the object.
Upon the departure of the object, SouRcE stated that Upon the departure of the object, SouRcE stated that t the lights and radio of lights and radio of
the car came on and the motor started with no difficulty.
SOURCE
2 Incls
1. Nomory Sketch
2. Statement
6
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IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OIHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGLNCIES, CXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE CIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGLNGE, USAF. UNCLASSIFIED
10- 8.070 1 DEPICA

INCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112--PART 11
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (AgGION) REYORT NO.
1006th AISS Part Ono
Ent AFB, Golorado AISS-UFOB-386-57 PAGE 1 OF 3.9 PAGES
Inclomure I to Part Ons.
SOURCE's Mamory Skotch of Object
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IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT DY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTORO! INTELLIGINCE_USAF.
UNCLASSIFIED .
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UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112---PART II (CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED 1 JUNE 19:3
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM(AgheV) REPORT NO
1005th AISS Part One
Ent AFB, Colorado AISS-UFOB-386-57 PAGE 5 OF 19 PACES
Inclosurs 2 to Part One:
ST A T E M N
I was driving home from Lubbock on state highway ll6 at approxdmately l2:00 p.m.
when the ampneter on my car junped to complete disoharge, then it returned to normel
and ny motor started cutting out like it was out of gas. After it had quit running
my lights went out. I got out of ny car and tried in vain to find the trouble. Whon my llgnts went out. I got out of my car and tried in valn to find tne trouole. whon
I found nothing I closed the hood and looked for a passing motoriet to obtain help. ' I found nothing I closed the hood and looked for a passing motoriet to obtain help.'
It was at this time that I saw this object, I got back into ny car end tried to start
it, but to no avail. After that I did nothing but stare at this object until it
disappeared about 5 minutes later. I then resuned trying to start ny car and succeed- disappeared about 5 minutes later. I then resuned trying to start my car and succeed-
od with no more trouble than under normal circumstances. I then proceeded home very
slowly and told no one of this sighting until my parents returned home fron a weekond
trip to Hobbs, New Mexico for fear of publis redicule. They did convince me that I
should report this and did so to the shariff around l:30 p.n. Sunday Novenber 3rd. should report this and did so to the sheriff around 1:30 p.n. Sunday Novenber 3rd.
A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY: 10 Jr.
WILLLAM P. BRUNSON
Lt. Colonel, USAF
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AOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U S. C - 3I AND W A® AMENDED. ITS TRANGMIESSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCLD IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF TRE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF. UNCLASSIFIED
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FROM (AOICU) RITCRT
1006th AISS
Ent AFB, Colorado AISS-UFOB-386-57. Part Two
PCE 6 or 19 P3660
I. SOURCE:
Addrens: Levelland, Texas
Age: 30
Ocoupation: Barber
Education: Grade School
Quslifications: Quslifieations: Nons. None.
TI. I TI. RELIABILITY: SOURCE appeared to be of RRLIABILITY: SOURCE appeared to be of
his ocoupation was a barber; howaver, Sherlff Clen of Hockley County stated that his ocoupation was a barber; however, Sherlff Clem of Hockley County stated that He stated
of directton and was conflicting in his anawers. Sounoe was a part-time farn laboror, diphwesher, harbor, etc. Sourcs had no concept Sounos was a part-time farm laboror, diphwesher, barbor, ete. SouRcs had no concept of directton and was conflicting in his annwers.
3. SOURCH oen be considered SourCk cen be considerad
IIT. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTINO: At 02/2300 CST NOVAMbEr 1957, SOURCE WAS IIT. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: At O2
driving west on Texas Highway ll6 about four mdles from Levelland, Tezns (refer to
Inclosure 1, Part Soven) when he saw a large flane in the west. Sounce first thought it was caused by lightning.
The object, however, moved over his position and his
truck engine and lights vant out. Because of the heat and speed of the objeet, SourCh
got out of his truck and laid on the ground. Sourch desoribed the object ao shaped like a torpedo.
The color of the object itself wne blue. The object had yellow
flame coming out of the rear and white gmoke surrounding thd flame. SouncE estimated the dimansione of the object to be tiro hundred
stated the object wes in slght for two to three minutes and disn feet long and six feet wide. SovRCD
out. Source estimated the speed of the object to be eight hundred miles per hour and opeared by burning
he estinated the object to be three hundred feet away. Upon disappearance of the
object, Source was able to restart the engine, and after the engine started, the
lights of the truck came on. SourcE stated he thought the object was an eleotroni- cally controlled rooket.
2 Incls 2 Incls
1. Memory Sketch 1. Memory Sketch
2. 2. Statement Statement
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R FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE OIRECTUR OT
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FROM(ALON) REPURT NO
1006th AISS Part Two
Ent AFB, Colorado AISS-UFOB-386-57 PAGE 7 OF 19 PAGES
Inclosure 1 to Part Two:
SOURCE's Memory Sketch of Object
NOTE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFTECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITLD STATES WITHIN DHE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SOU S. C -
3I AND 3. AS AMENUED ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF TTS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIACD FERSON IS P CHIPITED SY LAW
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITEO STAIES ADR FORCE AGENCICS, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOK OF
INTELLIGENCE,USAF.
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Ent AFB, Colorado AISS-UFOB-366-57 PACE 8 OF 19 PAGES
Inclosure 2 to Part Two:
A E M N T
To whom it may concern, on the date of November 2, l957, I was traveling north
and west on route ll6, driving my truck. At about four miles out of Levellond, I saw
a big flame, to my right, front, then thought it was a lightning. Dut when this whan tal8
object had reach to ry position, it was different, because it object had reach to my position, it wa different, because it put my truck motor out put my truck motor out
and lights. Then I stop, got out, and took a look, but, it was so rapid and quits and lights. nen I stop, got out, and took a look, but, it was so rapid and quite
some heat, that I had to hit the ground, it also hed three colors, yellow, white and some heat, that I had to hit the ground, it also had thres colors, yellow, white and
it look like a torpedo, about 200 feat long, moving at about 600 to 8o0 mlles an hour. it look like a torpedo, about 200 feat long, moving at about 6o0 to 8o0 miles an hour.
A CERTIPIED TRUE COPY: 10/ /s/
WILLIAM P. BRUNSON
Lt. Colonal, USAF
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IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOCE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNUTED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY PLRMISSIGN OF THE OIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
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FROM(AnED) 1006th AISS AEVET NO.
Ent AFB, Colorado AISS-UFOB-386-57 Part Three
PAGE 9 19 FAGES
I. SOURCE:
Address: evelland, Texas
Age: 43
Cccupation
Qualification: offlcer's School of Texas Offlcer's School of Texas
gence. II. RELIABILITf: SOURCE impressed the inveatigator as being of average intelli- II. RELIABILITI: SOURCE impressed the inveatigator as being of average intelli- He was eager
gence. He was eager to cooperato in resolving the sighting and frequently asked to cooperato in resolving the sighting and frequently asked
the investigator for advice on releeses to the press. He was rather pleased with
the sudden importance of the county. SouncE can be considered fadrly raliable.
III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SI GHTING: At 03/O130 CST November 1957, SOURCE waS At 03/O130 CST November 1957, SOUROE waS S
driving his car looking for objects that had been reported in the area. S driving his car looking for objects that had been reported in the area. Sourch was tnayallinoaou4h SOURCE WAS
travelling south on the Oklahoma Flat Road (refer to inclosure l, Part Seven) at
twenty mlles per hour when he saw "just a streak of light one time". This light had
a reddish glow and moved from couth to west in two seconds. SourcE estimated the
object to be eight hundred feet at its longest dimension and estinated the object to
to the possible cause of the sighting. be four hundred yards away from his point of observation. Soukce had no opinion as
. 7
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IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STAIES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCLPT OY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOROF INTELLIGENCE,USAF.
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1006th AISS Part Four
Ent AFB, Colorado AISS-UFOB-386-57 PACH 10 OF 12
PAGE2
I. SOURCE:
Address: Littlefiald, Texas
Age: 24
Occupation: Texas Highway Patrolnan
Education: High School Education: High School
Qualifications: Qualifications: Patrol School and Jet Aireraft School Patrol School and Jet Aireraft School
II. I TI. RELIABILITY: Usualiy Reliable.
SHATEMENT SI T A T E E NE
Police Department. and was attenpting to search for an unidentified object reported to the Levelland
When I saw a strange looking flash which looked to be down tho
roadway approximately a mile to a mile and one half, the flash Ment from east to west and appeared
o be close to the ground. The flash lasted only a fraction of a
on the morning of November 3, 1957.
A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY:
illin
WILLIAM P. BRUNSON
Lt. Colonel, USAF
OTE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFLNSE OF THE ONITED STATES WITHIN THE MESANING OF IHC ESPIONAGE ACT. SO U S, C - SI AND  AS AMLNDEO ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNLR TO AN UNAUTHOPIZED PLRSON E PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT EE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITEO STAITS AIR FORCE AGENCICS, EXCLPT BY PERMISION OF THC OIRECIORCE INTELLIGENCE, UAF.
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(1) (1) (A) OVAL SHAPED, 200 FEET LONG, 43 FEET WIDE. (A) OVAL SHAPED, 200 FEET LONG, 43 FEET WIDE.
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1006th AISS Part Five
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I. SOURCE:
Address: Lubbock, Texas
Age: 28
Occupation: Aero-Medical Technician, USAF
Education: Some college work Education: Some college work
Qualificatione: T/Sst, USAF Qualificetions: T/SEt, USAF
II. RELIABtLITY: SoURCE appeared to bs of above average Intelligence and experianced II. RELIABtLITY: SoURCE appeared to be of above average intelligence and experiencel
He stated that he was giving his information only to aid in He stated that he was giving his information only to aid resolving the sighting. asolving the sighting.
sourcE can be considered usually rellable. SourcE can be considered usually reliable.
III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF STGHTING: At O2/2335 CST NOVEMbER 1957, SOURCE and III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIOHTING: At O2/2335 CST NOVEMDER 1957, SOURCE and
his wife were driving home on Texas Farm Road lo73 (refer to inclosure 1, Part Six) hie wife were driving home on Texas Farm Road lo73 (refer to inolosure 1, Part Six)
about two miles south of Shallowater, Texas (rJDbool7), when he saw a flash of light
visible for approximately three (3) seconds. The flash was seen in the southwest. .
and wae white orange in color. At this time, the lights and radio on SouRca's car
vent out for approxinately one to three soconds. SourCl and his wife remarked then
that it "was certainly a strong bolt of lightning to put out our lights and radio."
Source stated that he thought no nore of this sighting until he heard about the sight-
ing on Sunday (3 November 1957) when he noticed the concurrence of the time and loca-
tion factor and decided to report his sighting.
SoURCE stated that the weather at the time of the sighting was misty, with
soattered clouds and a slight breeze.
1 Incl
Statement
4
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3I AND 32 aS AMENDED. IIS TRANSMiSsION oR THE REVELAtION OF iIS CONTENTS iN aNY MANNCR tO aN UNAUTHOrIZED PERSON iS PROHIBITEO BY LAW
IT MAY NOT DE PEPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITEO STATES AIR FORCE AGLNCIES, EXCEPT BY PLRMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTILLIGENCL USAE
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1006th AISS Part Five
Ent AFB, Colorado AISS-UFOB-386-57 PAGC 12 OF 19 TAGIS
Inclosure 1 to Part Five:
T A E E N
The inforation contained in this paiplet The information contained in this paiplet is given not to mdalead anyons and is given not to mdslead anyone and
is of ry own observance. my own observence.
On the night of 2 November l957, at approximately 23lo, my wife, ? children On the night of 2 November l957, at approximately 23lo, my vife, 2 children
and myself departed my father's home in Sudan, Texas. At about 233o, in the vicinity and myself departed my father's home in Sudan, Texas. At about 233o, in Lcinity
of Anton, Texas, my wife and I noted occasional lightning and at the sama time statie of Anton, Texas, my wife and I noted occasional lightning and at the same time statie on
our radio. At approximately 2350 or 2355, I turned south (at Shallowater, Texas) our radio. At approxlmately 2350 or 2355, I turned south (at Shallowater, Texas)
on State Farm Rond lo73. In just a few ninutes, later this bolt of lightning occured
to our southwest. At the sane, my radio and cer lights went out for approximately to our southwest. At the snne, my radio and cer lights went out for approximately
1-3 seconds, and than came baok on. My wifo and I remarked that was certainly a
strong bolt of lirhtning to put out our lights and radio. We didn't think anything
about this until we hoard the radio report (Sunday night) of this phenomenon, with
its location and the time factor, certainly coincides with this flash of lightning that my wife and I observed.
A CERTIFIED TRUE COPX:
S
Milli Kunen
WILLLAM P. BRUNSON
Lt. Colonel, USAF
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Ent AFB, Colorado AI3S-UFOB-386-57 FAGE 13 OF 29 PACES
I. SOURCE:
Address: Whiteface, Texas
Aga: 52
Occupation: Culohin Drilling Company, Whitafnce,
Texas
Education: High School
Qualifications: None
II. RELLABILITY: SOURCE appeared to be of He was
hositant about details and e constantly sdded details of the descriytion of the object.
SOURCE can pe considered
III. SOURCE'S DESORIPTION OF SIGHTING: At OL/20L5 GST NoveNber 1957, SOURCE was
arm's longth in the northeast. The objoot appeared to be sudnging in about a quarter
mile are from north to south. Sounce stopped his autonobile by the side of the road
and watched tho objoot for about three or four mimutes. At the ends of the are,
Source statod flame and sparke wer ren off, as if to start the object on ite
course back. The object sppeared to attached by a hosa or cable to a larger sta-
tionary object. The stationary object appeared to be a similar to a balloon. After
three or four minutes, the object, still swinging, turned white and rose at a rapid
rate of speed into the clouds and disappearad. SouRce stated that it was pitch dark
with no stars and no moonlight, thick, heavy clouds and a light rain. Soukce had no
opinion as to the possible cause of the sighting.
.
2 Incls
1. Memory Sketch
2. 2.suaestenv Statement
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Inclosure 1 to Part Six:
SOURCE's Memory Sketch of object
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1006th AISS Part Six
Ent AFB, Colorado AISS-UFOB-386-57 PAGE 15 OF 19 PAGES
Inclosure 2 to Part Six:
SIATEMENT
While driving north about 7 miles north of Sundown, Texas, I saw a light about
the size of a basketball about zoo or nore feet above ground traveling from east to
west. I stopped by side of road with ny wife and we watched the object, a bright
red light giving off a glow. It apparently stopped and began swinging fron north
to south about a  milo distance while getting higher slowly and fire or to south about a i milo distance while getting higher slowly and fire or sparke simi- sparke simi-
lar to a cutting torch cutting iron scraping out with visible amoke. An c lar to a cutting torch cutting iron scraping out with visible amoke. An object above object above
it seaned to hold up the light on a cable or hose appearing link between it seamad to hold up the light on a cable or hose appearing link between the light
and the balloon objeot above it. It continued swdnging north to south 3 and the balloon objeot above it. It continued swdnging north to south 3 or h minutes or h minutes
and then at a fast rate of speed it went straight up into the clouds and disappeared
or the light went out.
A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY:
WILLIAM P. ARUNSON
Lt. Colonel, USAF
i
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INTLLLIGENCE, USAP
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1co6th AISS Part Seven
Ent AFD, Colorado AISS-UFOB-386-57 PACE 16 or 19 PACES
SUPPLEMENTAL INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS
1. A check made with Lowry Flight Sarvice, Carswall Flight Servico, Rease
AFB Operations, and Lubboak, Texas CA for any traffie in the area producod a nega-
tive reply.
2. A check for balloon operations showed that Amarillo and Kidland, Texas
weather stations roleased balloons at laoos and 2hoos daily. However, these loons
were not likely to be in the area.
3. An interview with Dr. Rolph S. derwood, BA, MA, Phb, Professor of Hatho-
matles and Astronorty at Texas Technologie Ulege reveale ad the following information
crops, could have doveloped a phonomenon similar to St, Blno fire.
excogs operations re-
fleoting off low clouds
o. The possibility of lightning stalling a cer and extinguiahing the
lights existed; ho possibility decreases as the number of such incidents
increase.
L. A check with Reese AFB and US Weather Bureau at Lubbock, Toxas revealed
the following weuther conditlons:
a. A shallow temperature inversion existed from the surface to approxi-
mataly 6,000 ft.
bility at 3 miles.
o. Winds were as follows:
SURFACE: I SURFACE: Light and variable
6,000 6,000 ". ". 160 degre 160 degrees knots
10,000 170 degrees at 170 degrees at 25 25 knots
16,000 16,000 34 230 degrees at 35 230 degrees at 35 knots knots
20,000 : .. 2h0 dogrees at 35 35 knots knots
30,000 : 250 degrees at 250 degrees at 65 knots
50,000 : 215 degrees at 2l5 degrees at 65 65 knots
d. There was a drizzle or light ra throughout the period.
5. A check made with oll companles in the area revealed that a limited amnount
of excess gas fron oil operations was being burned. Most of the gas is returned to
the ground.
6. A check for downsd power lines during the period was made with negative re-
sulta.
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SUPPLEMENTAL INVESTIGATIVE EFFORRS, (COnt'd)
7. The other witnesses reported in newspaper aocounts as having observed on
objoot had oither disappoared or roturned to thair homes, leaving no forwerding ad-
drosses.
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1006th AISS Paxt , Seven
Ent AFB, Colorado AISS-UFOB-386-57 PAGE 18 OF 17 PAGIS
US O4
US 52
LEGEND
1 - Levelland, Texas I - Levelland, Texas
2 - Sryer, Texas 2 - Sryor, Taxas
3 - Sundown, Texas 3 - Sundown, Texas
- Shallowater, Texas
A - Part One (03/00050) A - Part One (03/00050)
B - Part Two (02/2300C) B - Part Two (02/23000)
C - Part Three (03/01300)
C - Part Four (03/0115c) OJ
E - Part Five(02/23350)
F - Pert Six (Oh/20h5C)
VI Oil Fields in
the Area 91t Smpy e39
:
Inclosure I to Part Seven
Vicinity Man
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UNCLASSIFIED
14-54570 1 UcO N OPFICE

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112--PART 1 -
APT ROVED I JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
PHOM (GAgOHCD REORT NO.
1006th AISS Part Eight
Ent AF9, Colorado AIS3-UFOB-386-57 PAGE 12 CF 19 FAGES
COMNENTS OF THE PREPARING OPTICER
1. The following comments conderning the desoriptions, raliability, ete., of
the SourceS treated in Parts One through Six are offered:
a. Only one observer (Part One) said an object hoverod over or on the
ground. One observer (Part Two) said an object noved over his head at a low altitude,
and one observer (Part Six) saw an objeot hovering and swdnging in a pendulum motion
conelderable distance above the ground. The other observers saw a light streak across)
the sky (farts Three and Four) or a bolt of lightning (Part Five).
b Reference Part Two. This observer's account of the sighting cannot be
relisd upon. His statements that the object was going eight hundred miles per hour
and thet the object was threa huogred feet ayny fron bim ore not compntihle with the
reported longth of time in sight. Also his desoripbion of the weather conditions does
not agree with the established conditions in ths area.
c. The observers troated in Parts Three and Four reported sesing only a
theae slghtings with the sightings treated in Parts One Jo, Five and Six,
d. Reference Part Six. The sishting described in this part occured two
days after the sightings treated in the other parts. The description of this sight-
ing is so completely different and unsmpported by other sightings that the Proparing
Officer feels that it is not connected with the othor sightings
e. Roference Part Five. 1 The sighting treated in this part is included
only as a possible explanation for the other sightings. The faot that the radio and
lights ware cut out for a few seconds by tho lightning in this sighting indicates
that lightning could have entered into the other sightings.
f. Reference Part One. In the opinion of ths Preparing Officer, the sight-
ing treated in this part is the ing treated in this part is the nost important. The reliability, sincerity, and in- ne nost important. The reliability, sincerity, and in-
telligence of the SourCe lend oredence to this account of his sighting- telligence of the SouRCE lend o this account s sighting.
2. In the opinion of ths Preparir 2. In the opinion of Leer, the follo cer. urne possibilities caus- Llities caus-
ingt ing this sighting exist:
b. Ball lightning. There were Nimbus clouds in the araa, which, according
to information at this organization must be present for ball lightning to oocur. to information at this organization must be preaent for ball lightnin
c. Reflection of excess burning gas from a very yer.
d. A neteorological phenomenon of para-
traphs 2a, b, and e above.
3. It is felt that insufficiont knowledge of the above phenonena exists at
this organization to complately rosolve this sighting. Therefore, this sighting is
forwarded as unresolved.
WILLIAN P. EMGNSON
Lt. Colonel, USAF
Operations Öfflcer
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3F AND I2. AS AMENOED. ITS HRANGMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUITHORIZLD PERGON IS PROPEITED BY LAS.
IT AMAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNLTED STAIES AIR FONCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PEEMISOION OF THE DIPLCTOO OF
INTELLIGENCL, USAP.
UNCLASSIFIED
ICLASGIFICAIOON 10-04070 1 2 HNCU1TNI03

a nuuber of observers that their car's ignition stouped
coapletely during tba
c. In a matter of houra this incident vas given nation-vide
publicity by the nation's press, radio end TV netvorks,
For the next 72 rere deluged
with a flood ervers
a daxzling bluish-white object, generally oval in shape,
swooping down or floating nearby - that stopped thair car',
igaition. The reports were frcm persons of some standing in
their ccrmanities casually reporting seeing the objects to
e. A purber of the observers intervieved admitted the presence
of lightning or flashes of Iight. The prime souree could not
be located rar intarview and interrogations by USA investigators.
1. After arbauative studies and analyses by the Air Force, and cuauarysssy tu-
in full collaboration with outside seientiats and experts, in full collaboration with outside seientiats and exparts,
it was concluded that the sighting ves due to a rery rare
lightaing phencmenon - ball lightaing. No definita con- phencmenon- ball lightaing. No datinita con-
clusion has bean reacked rojarding the possible etfects ot clusion hss bean
ball lightning em ianition systens. (All agreed that the ball lightning en ianiti ion systems. (All agreed that the
combination cf condition combination of condition exiating in the area at the time eziating in the area at the time
vere derinitely conducive to the phenamenon. A atudy of the vere derinitaly conduciv e to the phenamenon. A atudy of the
very fev existing photographsjof setual ball lightning very fev existingphotographsjot setual ball lightning
further conrirmed tbe conclusion.) further confirmed the conclusion.)

WHEN THE OBJECT ROSE ABOUT 2O FEET THE FNGINE AND
LIGHTS WOULD AGAIN WORK.
(2) T
(B) FIRST OBSERVED ON THE GROUND.
(D) TOOK OFF STRAIGHT LEW VERY IRREGULAR AND ERRATIC (
COURSE.
(E) FLEW OUT OF SIGHT. aul1ie
2 SECONDS. 1
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(3) (A) GROUND VISUAL OBS ATION. 2
()NONE (B) NONE
(C) N/A
(4). (A) 3 NOVEMBER 1957 0439Z AND 0530Z
(B) NIGHT
(5) 4 TO 5 MILES WEST OF LEVELLAND, TEXAS ON STATE HIGHWAY 16. 4 TO 5 MILES WEST OF LEVELLAND, TEXAS ON STATE HIGHWAY 16.
OCCUPATION UNKNOWN - KERMIT, TEXAS
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(3) WEIR CLEM (LEVELLAND COUNTY SHERIFF) I(LEVELLAND COUNTY SHERIFF) VELLAND, TEXAS AND, TEXAS
(B) NONE (B) NONE
(7) (7) (A) (LIGHT MIST (A) (LIGHT T MIST
(B) LUBBOCK WEATHE STATION: 05D0Z 3 NOVEMBER 57. SURFACE (R) 57 CIPTACA
WINDS 060 DEGREES 15 KNOTS.
(C) UNLIMITED CEILING
(D VISIBILITY 15 MILES
(E) 4/10 COUD COVER

a number of observers that their car's igrition stopped
completely during the oce rence.
C. In a matter of hours this incident vas given nation-vide
publicity by the nation's ress, radio and Ty netvorka.
For the next 72 hou
with a flood of Ur TO Teport: yers.
claining to have encountared a scsewhat similar phencnenon:
swooping down or floating nearby - that stopped thelr car's
igaition. The reports wer m persons of some standing in
their ccrmuities casually reporting seaing the objects to
thoee insisting that the "blue Iights" stopped their cars in
hoavy traffie in the nildl- of lerge cities daring broed day-.
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d. Intensive inveatigatibns proddied inttrration not generelly
given by newspapere abd other bwdia pravicrsly. Ftr exaxple:
it was pitch derk, rain and nist wns falling, a very low
ceilirg existed, there vere lightoing discherges, and the
sightings took place ueer - - Bn stea veare eIce3s gase3 Aron
during the investigations.
e
of lightaing or flashes of light. The prine souree conld not
be lccated fer intarview and interrogations by Usaf investigaters.
f. After axbaustive studies and analyses by the Air Fcrce, and
in full collabcration vith outaide seientists end experts,
it was conclnded that the sighting vas due to a very rare
lightaing phancenon ball lizhtaing. No definita con-
clusion has bean reached ropkrding the possible effects or
ball lightning cn ignition systens.. (All agreed that the
combination of conditions existing in the area at the tine
vere definitaly condvcive to the phenanenon. A study of the
very fev existing photographs o actual ball lightning
frther confirmedthe conclnsion.)

5 NOVEMEER 1957 SIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUNTION
Gulf oF Mexico MIL (RADAR & Vis) 1. Astro (METEOR)
2. Rad: Other (SPURIOU
RETUR
Springfield, Ohio Other (GROUDLIGHT)
nnn Kearney, Nebraska Other (HOAX)
Eglin AFB, Florida Military (RADAR) Other (MALFUNCTION/ EL
INTERFERENCE
5 Sarasota, Florida Aircraft
Hilton, New York Aircraft
7 Travis County Prison, Georgia Aircraft
Great Neck, New York Aircraft
Theriot, Louisiana Astro (VENUS)
Rochester, New York Aircraft
Williams Bay, Wisconsin Astro (VENUS)
Port Arthur, Canada Astro (VENUS)
Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin Insufficient Data
Atlanta, Georgia Aircraft
Aiken, South Carolina Astro (VENUS)
Woodstock, Georgia Other (UN Other (UNRELIABLE REFO
Delevan, Wisconsin Aircraft
Scotia, Nebraska Scotia, Nebraska Other (UNRELIABLE REPO Other (UNRELIABLE REPO)
SSW of New Orleans, Louisiana Insufficient Data
Wentzville, Missouri Aircraft
5 5 Walworth, Wisconsin Walworth, Wisconsin Ealloon
-5 St Louis, Missouri at Astro (VENUS) (VeNTIS)
-5 Long Beach, California Military Other (MRAGE)
5-10 Finland AFS, Minnesota Military & Civilian Astro (VENUS)
5 Atlantic (Not Given/R Zone) Military Astro METEOR)
5 Regina, New Mexico Insufficient Data
Newburgh, New York Insufficient Data
Gimili RCAF Station, Canada Insufficient Data
Towner, North Dakota Astro VENUS)
Roseburg, Oregon Astro (VENUS)
Lynchburg, Virginia Astro (AURORA)
Chattanooga, Tennessee (CASE MISSING) Civilian Astro (METEOR)
W Port Washington, Washington Astro (VENUS)
Steelrock, Oregon Astro VENUS)
Illinois, Wisconsin, Misscuri Multi (4 cases) Astro(AURORA
Eatonton, New Jersey Insufficient Data
MISSING) Civilian Airoraft
. Texas, Mew Mexico Area Multi (Mil & Civ) Astro,(VENUS)
Long Beach, California Long Beacn, Calli LLLC Other' (UNRELLABLE Other (OrkeLLAbis R REPO
5 Los Angeles, California Astro (VENUS) Astro (VEMUS)
Paris, Illinois (CASE MISSING) Paris, Illinois (CASE MISSING) vilian Aircraft Aircraft
San Antonio, Texas Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR)
Kanses City, Missouri Kanses City, Missouri Astro (VEGA)
New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana Astro (METEOR)
San Diego, California Astro (ALDEBARAN)
Williams Eay AFS,Wisconsin Hlitary Insuffioient Data Insuffioient Data
u Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico Other (GROUND LIGHT) Other (GROUND LIGHT)
i Del Rosa, California DaliParnia Aireraft

(F) NONE
(8) NONE.
(9)  NONE
(1) NONE
(11) 2ND LT PAUL W. FIELDS, DUTY DIRECTOR, 68STH ACW SQUADRON,
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(12) (12) NONE
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