Project 10073 Record Card — Houston, Texas, 3 August 1958

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting reported on August 3, 1958, in Houston, Texas. The witness, a 47-year-old oil refinery superintendent, observed a white light with a yellow cast, described as being the size of a pinhead, moving in a straight line at a fast rate of speed. The observation lasted approximately two minutes and occurred while the witness was sitting on their front steps. The object was observed with the naked eye and eventually disappeared by getting smaller and smaller. The report notes that there was no sound associated with the object. Military investigators from the 747th AC&W at Ellington Air Force Base reviewed the incident and concluded that, based on the meager information provided, the object was likely an aircraft. This conclusion was supported by the fact that there were numerous aircraft in the local area at the time of the sighting and no radar contact was made with the object. The report also mentions that anonymous propagation was heavy to the south at the time, suggesting the possibility of light refraction.