PROJECT 10073 RECORD — Willcox, Arizona, 29 May 1954

On May 29, 1954, at approximately 10:30 AM, a civilian witness traveling by car from Lordsburg, New Mexico, to Tucson, Arizona, reported observing an unidentified aerial phenomenon. While driving on the road between Willcox and Benson, Arizona, the witness's attention was drawn to a smooth, silvery, disc-shaped object. The witness estimated the object to be approximately 50 feet in diameter and 6 feet thick, viewed at an angle of about 20 degrees, and located between two to five miles away. According to the witness, the object appeared to tilt toward them, which caused it to catch the reflection of the sun. This reflection lasted for a period of two to five seconds, after which the object returned to a horizontal position and the reflection was lost. The witness reported that they could not detect any lateral movement during the brief observation and noted that they were alone at the time. This report was submitted to the Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on June 9, 1954. The official conclusion recorded under Project 10073 is that no actual object was observed, and the phenomenon was attributed to a reflection from an unidentified source, such as an aircraft, a balloon, or ice crystals.