Lubbock Lights

Starting on 25 August 1951, three Texas Tech professors saw arcs of faint lights sweep silently overhead several times. On 30–31 August, 18-year-old Carl Hart Jr. photographed a V-shaped formation of lights from his backyard.

Explanation

Project Blue Book’s Edward Ruppelt concluded the lights were probably plovers reflecting street lights; the photos themselves were never shown to be faked.

What was seen

Shape: V / arc formation of 15–30 bluish lights
Witnesses: Texas Tech professors, residents
Duration: Seconds per pass; repeated over weeks

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• United States
• 1950s
• Disputed
• Photo and video cases
• Official government documents
• Many independent witnesses
• Photographs
• Lights and fireballs
• Formations and rows of lights
• Triangles and V shapes

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