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“Levelland”

Stories22 · page 2

The Levelland UFO Case

November 2, 1957 · Levelland, Hockley County, Texas

United States

UAP · Egg · 56 sources

44Partially documented

Agrinio truck engine failure under a glowing object

c. 1955 · Mountain road near Agrinio (Agrinion), Aetolia-Acarnania, western Greece

Greece

UAP · Unknown · 11 sources

15Thinly documented

Names7

Levelland Event · 17 stories
A town in Texas, and the starting point of a restless month.
J. Allen Hynek Person · 92 stories
An astronomer, and for years the Air Force's own scientific consultant.
James E. McDonald Person · 55 stories
A University of Arizona atmospheric physicist, James E.
ball lightning Term · 26 stories
A rare glowing atmospheric discharge.
Donald Menzel Person · 21 stories
Harvard astronomer Donald H.
Sputnik 2 Craft · 4 stories
November 3, 1957.
Kirtland AFB Place · 3 stories
An air force base on the edge of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Documents9 · see all

Compiled Blue Book microfilm pages, Levelland (Roll 92) Document

NICAP / NARA· 4 pages· 3 pages mention it
- p. 1 …Reported Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object in Vicinity of Levelland, Texas, night of 2-3 November 1957. TO: Director, Special…
- p. 2 …Reported Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object in Vicinity of Levelland, Texas, night of 2-3 November 1957 On 4 November…
Project Blue Book case file: Levelland, November 2-3, 1957 (81 pages) Document

USAF / National Archives via The Black Vault· 82 pages· 41 pages mention it
- p. 20 …Prime Source in Levelland UFO Case During the course of the investigation at Levelland, all attempts possible were made to…
- p. 58 AISS-UFOB-386-57 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT LEVELLAND, TEXAS 2 to 3 Nov 57 1006th AISS Ent AFB, Colorado…
The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 186 pages· 10 pages mention it
- p. 166 Date Location Time Description 2/3 Pettit, Texas (Near Levelland) ---- Two grain combines failed as UFO passed. 2/3 Nr…
- p. 170 …The following account of the Levelland reports was compiled by Walter N. Webb, NICAP Adviser. Levelland is an oil and…
Symposium on unidentified flying objects: hearings before the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninetieth Congress, second session, July 29, 1968. Hearing transcript

U.S. House of Representatives· 1968-07-29· 256 pages· 4 pages mention it
- p. 83 …However, on checking weather data, I found that there were no thunderstorms anywhere close to Levelland that night, and there…
- p. 116 …In the vicinity of Levelland, Texas, on the night of November 2-3, 1957, there were ten separate sightings by…
James E. McDonald statement, Symposium on UFOs, House Committee on Science and Astronautics Document

Princeton (kirkmcd archive)· 1968-07-29· 55 pages· 2 pages mention it
- p. 46 …However, on checking weather data, I found that there were no thunderstorms anywhere close to Levelland that night, and there…
- p. 47 …In the Levelland case, for example, as soon as the luminous object receded from a given disturbed vehicle, its lights…
Flying Saucers UFO Reports FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 68 pages· 2 pages mention it
- p. 47 …reports that came in during the November 1957 flap. Levelland, Texas: Torpedo-shaped object made explosive take-off from field…
- p. 57 …ELLIPTICAL 12-20-58 Arboreen 11-2-57 Levelland 8-13-60 Carson *football* *egg-shaped* 8. TRIANGULAR 5-7…