Project 10073 Record Card and Incident Report — 12 Miles NW of Las Vegas, Nevada, 13 August 1958

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype reports concerning an Unidentified Flying Object sighting that occurred on August 13, 1958, near Las Vegas, Nevada. Two civilian witnesses, the manager of the Sahara Gun Club and a payroll clerk, reported observing a round, light orange object, approximately the size of a grapefruit at arm's length, for a duration of four to five minutes. The witnesses described the object as a diffused light that moved down and to the left toward tree-top level before returning to its original position. It repeated this maneuver before slowly descending and disappearing. The sighting took place at the Tule Springs Ranch, located 12 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The report notes that the area was arid with no roads, and the weather conditions included thunderstorms over a nearby mountain range, though the immediate area was clear. Military authorities, including the 365th ACWRON and the Air Technical Intelligence Center, processed the report in accordance with AFR 200-2. The official conclusion reached by the investigating officer, 1st Lt. John L. Daily, was that the object was likely a conventional light of some sort. No physical evidence was found, and radar reports from the area were negative. The document includes detailed weather data for the time of the sighting and identifies the observers, though their names are redacted in the provided text.