Cliff, New MexicoApril 1949

Unidentified

Summary

On April 22, 1949, a civilian near Cliff, New Mexico watched a single aluminum-colored object move across the sky. The witness described it as round, flat, and shaped like a thin disc. It was heading east and stayed in view for about two minutes before it disappeared behind some mountains. The report was filed on a Project 10073 record card, the form the U.S. Air Force used to log reports of unidentified flying objects. After reviewing the description, the Air Force concluded that the object was an aircraft.

Reported location

Cliff, New Mexico

Date of incident

April 1949

State / country

NM / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 5

Original case file scans

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Fo PROJECT 10073 RECORD
. | 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. ' OCATION
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lI | 22 April 4&9 22/150bZ Cliff, New Mexico
§ 13. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
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3 vivilian AIRCRAFT
| & NUMBER OF OBJECTS |
| One
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© 15. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [1]. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS {
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EF | Two minutes Observer sighted an aluminum-colored object which appearcd
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| 6 TITS UF Weveny ; heading Bast and was in view for two minutes before dis-
Ground-Visual appearing behind scme mountains, |
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| 7. COURSE
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| East
18. PHOTOS | |
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19. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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