The case record
What was reported?
Repeated V-shaped formations of lights were reported over Lubbock; photographs were taken.
The dates are bounds supplied by the workbook; they do not establish the exact day of an event.
- Reported date
- 25 Aug 1951 – 30 Sept 1951
- Witnesses
- Professors / residents · Dozens
- Investigation
- USAF / Project Blue Book
Evidence in the record
Photographs; mass eyewitness testimony
Competing explanations
Official and research context
Partly explained
Conventional explanations
Birds illuminated by city lights proposed for some events
Arguments that remain contested
Not all sightings fit one explanation
Locations & timeline
Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.
- Primary reference location
Lubbock metropolitan area
Lubbock
Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 15 km
33.578°, -101.855° · area · Medium
Record notes
Map as a city-wide area.
Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.
Original dataset status: Partially explained