Levelland UFO Incident

Date: November 2, 1957 • Location: Levelland, United States

A large number of people witnessed a fiery object in the sky near Levelland, Texas, which the United States Air Force said was ball lightning.

The Levelland UFO case refers to UFOs reportedly seen around highways near Levelland, Texas on 2–3 November 1957. Both the US Air Force and UFO skeptics concluded that the reports were caused by either ball lightning or a severe electrical storm. Ufologists believe it represents the most impressive case in UFO history, mainly because of the large number of witnesses involved over a relatively short period of time.