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Lubbock Lights
In August-September 1951, multiple groups of witnesses in Lubbock, Texas observed V-formations of blue-green lights passing overhead. Texas Tech professors documented repeated sightings. A college student photographed the formations. Project Blue Book investigated but the lights remain unexplained.
1951
Lubbock, Texas, USA
100+ witnesses
Professors and scientists witnessed unexplained light formations.
The Sightings
August-September 1951:
- Multiple nights
- Lubbock, Texas
- V-formations
- Blue-green lights
- Silent passage
The Professors
Who first saw them:
- Texas Tech faculty
- W.I. Robinson
- A.G. Oberg
- W.L. Ducker
- Scientific observers
The Pattern
What was observed:
- 20-30 lights
- V-formation
- Extremely fast
- Repeated passes
- Same trajectory
The Photographs
Carl Hart Jr.:
- Fresham student
- Five photographs
- August 30, 1951
- V-formation captured
- Extensively analyzed
Project Blue Book
Investigation:
- Photos analyzed
- Deemed authentic
- Witnesses interviewed
- No explanation
- “Unknown” verdict
The Explanations
Theories proposed:
- Birds reflecting light
- Secret aircraft
- Natural phenomenon
- None fit evidence
- Still debated
The Legacy
Historical importance:
- Scientific witnesses
- Photographic evidence
- Blue Book case
- 1950s classic
- Never solved