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Project Blue Book case file: Levelland, November 2-3, 1957 (81 pages)

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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.

  • p. 16 …and story researchers due in tomorrow, your cooperation in this matter would be appreciated. 3 $ \bot…
  • p. 66 …He was eager to cooperate in resolving the sighting and frequently asked the sudden importance of…

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(H) SOUNDED LIKE CLAP OF THUNDER WHEN TAKING OFF.

(I) THREE PEOPLE OBSERVED THE OBJECT FROM AUTOMOBILES AND

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