Project 10073 Record Card — Stead AFB, Nevada, 14 February 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying AACS detachment report detailing a UFO sighting at Stead Air Force Base, Nevada, on February 14, 1957. The witness, A/1C Neal Kempt, a weather observer with the 24th Weather Squadron, reported observing an object for two hours. He described the object as a flat, oval-shaped craft, roughly the size of a nickel, featuring a blue center, a green ring or orbit, and a red flashing light in the center. The witness noted that the object appeared to be two saucers placed face-to-face. The object remained stationary for approximately eight minutes before rapidly dimming. The report notes that the witness used binoculars to observe the object. Additionally, the detachment commander, Airman Dedrick, reported that the Reno Filter Center indicated that radar sites had made contact with the object. However, the official conclusion reached by ATIC (Air Technical Intelligence Center) was that the object was the star Arcturus. The report explains that the object's lack of apparent movement over the two-hour period, combined with the fact that the sky was partially covered by broken clouds, created an optical illusion. The movement of the clouds between the observer and the star likely caused the appearance of flashing colors and movement, leading the observer to misidentify the star as an unidentified aerial phenomenon.