Lubbock Lights (1951)

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🛸 Case · 10 min readLubbock LightsEncyclopedia article, with sourcesThe Lubbock Lights were formations of soft, glowing bluish-green lights seen by multiple witnesses over Lubbock, Texas, and surrounding areas between August and September 1951. The sightings were famously observed by a group of college professors and photogra…

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1. Saturday 25 August 1951 · 2 reports

2. UPDATED: US National Archive Case File 978, 08/25/1951. Lubbock Texas. 📍 Texas, United States · Chevron Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/uCr8ntqidk I wanted to edit my previous post displaying archive photos of suspected “V” shaped uap seen in 1951. I origina…
3. US National Archive Case File 978 August 25,1951. Lubbock Texas 📍 Texas, United States File 978 August 25, 1951 Sourced from the “Records of Investigations of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) relating to the Office of Special Investigations” Part 1 of 2

4. Tuesday 19 August 2014 · 1 report

5. Very bright anomaly that responded multiple times to light signals sent using a mirror with very bright flashes, tracked for more than one hour today 08/19/14 from 5:58 pm to 7:15 pm, amazing object: 17:58 · Place not given · Light · 🎥

6. Sunday 21 March 2021 · 1 report

7. Lubbock Lights Place not given · Light

8. Monday 29 March 2021 · 1 report

9. Saw this outside in Lubbock. Can't tell if they're balloons or something else... 📍 Lubbock, Texas, USA · 🎥

10. Wednesday 31 August 2022 · 1 report

11. South Eastern NM/ West TX Lights 📍 South Eastern NM/ West TX · Light · 🎥 This was sent to me (excuse the audio), I'm not sure what it can be. At first I thought jet fighters, but then how bright it gets. There also appears to be 2 of the sets…

12. Saturday 31 December 2022 · 1 report

13. Does anyone remember the story behind these UFO images? 📍 Texas, United States I believe they may have been taken in the States, perhaps Texas. I know there are a series of them with super resolution. They appeared to have some writing on the under…

14. Monday 3 April 2023 · 1 report

15. UFOs spotted in the sky of Lubbock Texas Aug 22 16:00 · 📍 Texas, United States Just after 4pm in a break in some thunderstorms I spotted a strange UFO/UAP the plane in the picture was flying by Ajacent I snapped the picture for refrence. The object…

16. Tuesday 9 May 2023 · 1 report

17. Photographer accidentally captures strange lights in a picture of the stars Place not given · Light Thought this was super interesting. Didn’t expect to see the alignment of lights in the picture when I looked at it but it seemed too aligned to be a coincidence. Its a …

18. Thursday 7 September 2023 · 1 report

19. Opdyke West, Texas 21:45 · 📍 Opdyke West, Texas, United States · 🎥 7 SEP 2023 21:45 A friend of mine gave permission for me to post this video here. Looking for identification. This was taken from a cell phone camera. This was shot betw…

20. Saturday 7 October 2023 · 1 report

21. Strange lights over West Texas 2nd video 📍 Texas, United States · Light · 🎥 https://reddit.com/r/UFOs/s/C5HlQUNDVQ Here is a link to the first video that I posted. I don't know why this video keeps taking down. I have a source of the flight rada…

22. Sunday 15 October 2023 · 1 report

23. UAP Sighting:Austin TX Sat Oct 14 0530-0655hrs 05:30 · 📍 Austin, Texas, USA · Triangle · 🎥 After waiting 24hrs to vet this footage with colleagues -one of which is a SpaceX employee who confirmed this isn’t Starlink despite media reports- I’m posting this for …

24. Thursday 15 February 2024 · 1 report

25. Air Force OSI — UFO photos 1949-1958 Place not given I found these while searching around the National Archives. Here are the links: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/330788875 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/330788969 Some …

26. Thursday 20 June 2024 · 1 report

27. Three orbs in the sky Greeley, Colorado. Similar to the Texas one that’s on here. 📍 Greeley, Colorado, United States · Orb · 🎥

28. Sunday 15 December 2024 · 1 report

29. Red lights in formation over Austin Texas 📍 Texas, United States · Formation 6-8 red lights flying in formation. They disappeared into the clouds. The photo and exposure make them look white. But they were dark red

30. Friday 20 December 2024 · 1 report

31. UFO shapes sighted over the years 📍 Roswell, New Mexico, United States This infographic shows the variety of UFO shapes and movements reported over the years, including famous cases like Roswell (1947) and the Lubbock Lights (1951). It also…

32. Sunday 2 February 2025 · 1 report

33. I've seen these formations for years but caught these this morning Northwest of Denton, Texas around 6:00 a.m.. 06:00 · 📍 Texas, United States · Triangle I've seen these strange formations of lights for years Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas. They always go back to a triangle pattern All of the lights will go off then c…

34. Saturday 8 March 2025 · 1 report

35. Sighting in Conroe Texas 📍 Texas, United States · Formation · 🎥 Saw four in a row just like this. Only captured the last two

36. Wednesday 17 September 2025 · 1 report

37. Strange lights just hovering and pulsing in the sky tonight 21:58 · 📍 North Myrtle Beach · Light · 🎥 Saw this tonight around 9:58 PM over North Myrtle Beach. They weren't moving at all - just kinda sat there and would pulse on, then off. Looked like a row of lights. Did…

38. Sunday 5 October 2025 · 1 report

39. Can someone explain this to me? 📍 Texas, United States Time: mid day(I didn’t take it myself but a mother of a friend so I don’t have the time) Location: Lubbock Texas

40. Sunday 30 November 2025 · 1 report

41. 1951 Lubbock Lights - V shape flying wing, 9x lights per wing 📍 Texas, United States · Chevron This photo was taken by a high school freshman in 1951 in Lubbock Texas. My mind may be playing tricks on me and making up shapes, but it does appear you can actually se…

42. Thursday 15 January 2026 · 1 report

43. Kemah, Tx 6:28am. Did not show up on Night Sky when I scanned after it disappeared. 06:28 · 📍 Kemah, Texas, USA · Formation · 🎥 The lights were distinctly separate, moving in a diagonal formation, filmed with iPhone 17air.

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