Levelland UFO Lights
In one night, over a dozen motorists near Levelland, Texas reported an egg-shaped UFO that killed their engines and headlights. When the object departed, vehicles started again. No explanation was ever found.
The Electromagnetic UFO
On the night of November 2-3, 1957, multiple motorists near Levelland, Texas encountered an egg-shaped object that disabled their vehicles. When the UFO left, their cars functioned normally again. The case remains one of the best-documented electromagnetic effect UFO encounters.
The Location
Levelland area:
- West Texas
- Hockley County
- Small town
- Rural roads
- Multiple locations
The Night
November 2-3, 1957:
- Late night
- Multiple incidents
- Various witnesses
- Same area
- Same object
The Pattern
What happened:
- UFO approached road
- Vehicle stalled
- Headlights died
- Object departed
- Car restarted
First Report
Pedro Saucedo:
- 10:50 PM
- With Joe Salaz
- Truck died
- Object overhead
- Terror
Multiple Witnesses
Over the night:
- Jim Wheeler
- Jose Alvarez
- Frank Williams
- James Long
- Many others
Vehicle Effects
Consistent report:
- Engines quit
- Lights went out
- Object nearby
- Blue/white glow
- Then departure
Restart Pattern
After UFO left:
- Cars restarted easily
- Lights worked
- No damage
- Temporary effect
- Electromagnetic?
The Object Description
What they saw:
- Egg-shaped
- 200 feet long
- Glowing
- Blue-green light
- Hovering/moving
Police Response
Sheriff Weir Clem:
- Took reports seriously
- Multiple calls
- Investigated
- Found credible
- Reported to Air Force
Project Blue Book
Air Force response:
- Investigated
- Concluded: ball lightning
- Electrical storm
- Critics disagreed
- Inadequate explanation
Problems with Explanation
Ball lightning doesn’t:
- Last that long
- Affect multiple vehicles
- Have consistent shape
- Move deliberately
- Reappear multiple times
Similar Cases
EM effect pattern:
- Known phenomenon
- Multiple cases
- Vehicle interference
- Same characteristics
- UFO category
Number of Witnesses
That night:
- At least 15 people
- Independent witnesses
- Multiple locations
- Same description
- Same effects
Significance
Multiple independent witnesses reporting identical electromagnetic effects from same object.
Legacy
Levelland established electromagnetic interference as a UFO characteristic—a pattern that would be documented in hundreds of subsequent cases worldwide.