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UFO. United States

ID #1565970879
Added Fri, 16/08/2019
Author July N.
Sources
Phenomena
Status
Investigation

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
03.11.1957 00:05
Location: 
Лавленд, TX
United States

The Texas College student Newell H. Wright was driving West, when the ammeter on his dashboard started to vibrate, car motor gradually went out then headlights and radio stopped working. He went to check and saw a white or aluminum object in an oval shape. He was flat on the bottom, like a loaf of bread, with a greenish tinge, with a length of about 75-125 feet.

After several minutes, the object suddenly rose from the road ahead and almost vertically at great speed, disappearing in a few seconds. After that, the car was able to restart.

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Original news

Texas Tech college student Newell H. Wright was driving W when the ammeter on his car dashboard started fluctuating widely, car motor gradually went out then headlights and radio died. He got out to check and saw a white or aluminum-colored oval-shaped object flat on the bottom like a loaf of bread, with a greenish tint, about 75-125 ft long. After a few mins object suddenly rise up from the road ahead and ascend almost vertically at great speed, slightly to the N, disappearing in secs. Afterward car was able to be restarted.

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Booster, the rocket and tracks

For UFOs often take stages of rockets, parts of space ships burning in the atmosphere, the launches of various missile technology for military purposes, etc., and traces from them. They attract attention mostly in the dark, but in the day time have a greater aura of mystery.

Formation of the track of the launch vehicle occurs in the tropopause (the layer between the troposphere and stratosphere), which sharply reduced the vertical temperature gradient. The emergence of the so-called "jellyfish" influenced by water vapor, which are subject to enhanced condensation.

Events

Rocket launches (from space.skyrocket.de)

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Investigation

Versions testing, their confirmation or refutation. Additional information, notes during the study of materials

November 3, 1957 in earth orbit was launched the second spacecraft Sputnik-2.

It can also be tested on military pulegone.

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