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Levelland UFO Case
In one night, 15 separate witnesses reported their vehicles died when a glowing egg-shaped object appeared. Engines stalled. Lights went out. When it left, cars restarted. Project Blue Book dismissed it as lightning.
November 2-3, 1957
Levelland, Texas, USA
15+ witnesses
The Levelland case is the classic vehicle interference incident.
The Night
November 2-3, 1957:
- Levelland, Texas
- Multiple calls
- Different locations
- Same phenomenon
- Same object
The Witnesses
15 separate reports:
- All in hours
- Did not know each other
- Different roads
- Consistent descriptions
- Vehicles affected
What Happened
The pattern:
- Glowing object approached
- Engine died
- Lights went out
- Object departed
- Car restarted
The Object
Description:
- Egg-shaped
- Glowing
- 200 feet long
- Blue-green color
- Silent or humming
Project Blue Book
Official investigation:
- Sent investigator
- One day only
- Interviewed few
- Blamed ball lightning
- Case closed
The Problems
Why unlikely:
- Ball lightning too small
- Doesn’t affect vehicles
- Doesn’t approach
- Multiple witnesses
- Same description