UFO Observation, 10 September 1968 — Las Vegas, Nevada

This document contains the record of a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 10, 1968. The witness, a housewife, observed a bright, blue-white, star-like light for approximately three hours. She described the object as moving erratically in an east-to-west pattern, occasionally stopping and darting in different directions, and exhibiting a pendulum-like motion when directly overhead. The witness was lying on a chaise lounge in her backyard when she first noticed the object moving parallel to power lines. She reported the incident to an Air Force representative on duty, who allegedly informed her that the phenomenon was under surveillance. The Air Force investigation, conducted under Project 10073, included inquiries with Nellis Air Force Base and the North Las Vegas airport. While Nellis tower personnel reportedly observed the object and considered it a possible helicopter, a query of local airfields confirmed no helicopters were in the air. Furthermore, FAA radar at McCarran Airport failed to detect the object. Despite the official conclusion provided in the record—which suggests the light may have been an astronomical phenomenon involving stars like Vega, Altair, or Deneb—the investigating officer, Captain David L. Miller, expressed significant reservations. He noted that the observed motion, the pendulum behavior, and the corroborating reports from other observers made it difficult to conclude that a star was the stimulus for the report. He recommended that the case remain classified as 'unidentified' pending further investigation.