The video shows one officer walking into the backyard to investigate but Metro police blacked out that part of his body camera video citing privacy laws.
“I don’t believe in it but what I saw right now, I do believe in it,” a witness told police.
“You guys seem like legit scared so I don’t blame you,” an officer replied.
‘Mysterious lights’ seen hovering in night sky over Las Vegas valley
Around the same time, another witness told police they saw an SUV circling in the area. While one officer is investigating in the backyard, a second officer is talking to neighbors driving by.
“This might sound like a really dumb question, but did you guys see anything fall out of the sky?” an officer asks a passenger in a passing car. “I would normally discount it as probably not real but — however seeing as one of my partners said they saw it too, the only reason I’m investigating it further.”