PROJECT 10073 RECORD - Cliff, New Mexico - 22 April 1949

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a sighting of an unidentified aerial object near Cliff, New Mexico, on April 22, 1949. The witness, a retired teacher from Silver City, New Mexico, observed the object while driving into town. The object was described as an aluminum-colored, round, flat, thin-disc shaped craft. The witness estimated the object to be over 15 feet in diameter and noted that it appeared to be over twenty-two miles away. The object was observed for approximately two minutes, traveling from west to east at an elevation of 20 degrees, before it dropped slowly and disappeared behind the Mogollon Mountains. The witness reported that the object appeared to turn on its diametric axis, revealing its flat side and then its thin edge. The weather at the time of the sighting was clear and sunny. The observer reported no sound or trail associated with the object. The investigating officer noted that the observer appeared reliable and that there was no local police record for the individual. The final conclusion recorded on the form is 'AIRCRAFT'.