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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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The full physiological and psychological considerations should be made in progress to take into account whenever possible, for example, the "trigger" sighting (the first one) seems explainable by simple lightning and a swatter bubble. First of all, how many people switch on aometer buzen driving and all is serene? (If he had a car with a red light indicator this would be noticed but even then, an erratic voltage regulator would cause a discharge!) If the car is old, water blown or exploded under the hood might fail to go. How could he see the battery, etc., without a battery source of light such as a flashlight? After light got break into the car a flash of lightning close by would might have left on after image in the his eyes for some time, especially if they were dilated by night illumination, after some time, the image cleared up, the heat of the engine brisk off the water, and the car started easily. Then ordinary lightning and ordinary events might have given rise to the observations of sighting it. their and all
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