15mi Wof Las Vegas reported close encounter — July 1961

On or during July 1961, at or near 15mi Wof Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Bright amber-colored light, circular in shape, 15-20 ft in diameter, observed for 3 min, moving in a straight line at a constant speed from north to south, then disappearing to the south. It moved in a straight line from north to south at a constant speed and then disappeared to the south. Page Three Reasons 1 SIGHTED BACKMAN BY ORBITING UFO: ALL EXPLAINED BY UFO 'STALLED AUTOMOBILE' ENGINE, AND LIGHTS FLICKERED WITHOUT CONTACT, ALMCET GOING OFF ENTIRELY AT TIMES. A: (1) ROUND - LARGER THAN ANY AIRCRAFT KNOWN BY OBSERVER (2) GRAPEFRUIT- (3) GREEN (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) SEEMINGLY ENCASED IN FLAME. (7) FIRE TAIL SIGHTED, ULTIMATELY FADING. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING AS MI 3 1550 (22 Jul 61) CASE TWO PAGES # (1) SIMILAR TO JET FIGHTER. (2) EMITTED TERRIFIC GOLD BLAST AND WIND UPON PASSING AND PROBABLE LANDING. OBJECTS APPROACHED FROM SOUTH IN AUTOS REAR VISION MIRROR. OBJECT PASSED TO THE LEFT AND ABOVE VEHICLE, ALTITUDE ESTIMATED 1,000 FT ABOVE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. ONE WHILE WEST. (2) OBJECT APPROACHED FROM SOUTH FAST, SON 345 DEGREE HEADING. (3) OBJECT STOPPED, TURNED AROUND, ORBITED ABOUT 3 MINUTES, ABOVE 1,000 FT PEAKS AND THEN NEW AUTO SLOWLY DESCENDED BEHIND PEAK, WIND CREATED BY UFO WHEN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE AND ORBITING, FORCED THE MOVING AUTO APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET BACKWARD. INCOMING AD IN : 1550 (22 JUL 61) Page 3 of 5 PAGE THREE RESUMED 2 DESCENT BEHIND PEAKS, OBSERVERS SAID GREEN GLOW AND APPARENTLY STEAM, WAS OBSERVED ABOVE PEAKS ANOTHER FIFTEEN MINUTES, WHEN OBSERVERS DEPARTED. SINCE FAA FLIGHT RECORDS OFFICE CLOSED AT TIME OF THIS REPORT, NECESSITATING SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE CIVIL FLYING ACTIVITY IF REQUESTED. NO MILITARY FLYING ACTIVITY IN OR OUT OF NELLIS AFB CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO SIGHTING. INCOMING AIR IN : 1550 (22 JUL 61) PAGE FIVE RJUZNJ 2 4926TH COTTING», NELLIS AFB, NEVADA: OBSERVER ACCOMPANIED INTELLIGENCE TEAM TO AREA OF SIGHTING ON 21 JUL - NO UFO ACTIVITY OBSERVED BY TEAM, AND NO EVIDENCE WAS ISOLATED TO DETERMINE UFO LANDING. - UFO LANDING AREA, BASED ON OBSERVERS REPORT, WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN VICINITY OF THE WATER SPRING AT THE BASE OF SPRING MOUNTAIN.