Strange lights captivated the people of Lubbock, Texas who happened to gaze skyward on a summer night in 1951. But what those lights actually were remains an object of contention… particularly because nobody involved, including the Air Force, seems interested in talking about it. This is a presentation of Premium Episode 60 on the main feed.
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Works Cited
NA, "Flying 'strings of beads…'" The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1951.
NA, "3 Texas Tech Profs…" The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1951.
NA, "Flashes in sky filmed…" The Austin American, 1951.
NA, "'String of beads' is…" The Odessa American, 1951.
Kenneth May, "Scientist At Texas Tech…" The Lubbock Morning Avalanche, 1952.
George Dolan, "This Is West…" The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1957.
Dave Knapp, "Area writes own chapter…" The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 1969.
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