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This 81-page Project Blue Book case file covers the Levelland, Texas sightings of the night of 2 to 3 November 1957. It holds the record card, Air Force teletype reports from the 1006th AISS and radar units, witness questionnaires, press clippings about the White Sands sightings, and analyst memos. Several witnesses said a bluish-white oval object stopped their car engines. The Air Force concluded the cause was ball lightning in stormy weather, with wet or faulty ignition systems explaining the engine failures.
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## SUBJ: Request for Air Science Division Review of Levelland Case ball lightning can hover above the ground, and blue-white light (the color most reported) is a characteristic color. (See brief excerpt from an authoritative source from research done on the subject.) 4. Request that applicable personnel of Air Sciences Division, in collaboration with other ATIC units necessary, determine or give their viewpoints in regard to the following "missing factor" of the hypothesis: a. What effect does nearby lightning discharges have on the electrical circuits, or voltage potential? b. Could oil vapor (from the nearby oil fields) suspended in the water droplets in the air be ignited to cause an explosion, 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 undoubtedly be sent to Washington and/or turned over to the TV group, tomorrow. 6. To satisfy both the demands of Headquarters USAF, and to possibly incorporate this in the material required by the aforementioned writers and story researchers due in tomorrow, your cooperation in this matter would be appreciated. 3 $ \bot $nc13 1. GEORGE T. GREGORY UFO Project Officer
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