Project 10073 Record Card — Indio, California, 11 April 1958

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Indio, California, on April 11, 1958. The witness, a 54-year-old retired construction worker, reported observing a round, red object, described as being the size of a dime, which appeared to fall and explode. The observation lasted approximately one minute. The witness reported the object traveling from the southwest to the northeast. The report was processed by the 27th Air Division Defense and forwarded to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). Major Loren W. Bruner, Director of Intelligence, initially suggested the object could be a meteor or possibly 'moon dust.' Subsequent internal annotations on the document indicate a consensus that the object exhibited the characteristics of a bolide (fireball), referencing an evaluation by a Dr. Olveas. The report confirms that there were no radar contacts or photographs associated with the event, and weather conditions were reported as clear. The document serves as a standard military intelligence record for UAP sightings during this period, documenting the investigative process from initial report to final classification.