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This FBI file serial, released through the PURSUE portal, holds an FBI Albuquerque memorandum dated May 8, 1964 about an unidentified flying object at Socorro, New Mexico, on April 24, 1964. Special Agent D. Arthur Byrnes, Jr. visited the site and describes four rectangular depressions and burned grass. He also calls Officer Lonnie Zamora sober and reliable. The file includes Zamora's detailed account of a shiny object, two figures in white coveralls, red insignia, and a roaring blue and orange flame on takeoff.
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
Suddenly noted a shiny type object to south
about 150 to 200 yards . It was off the road. At first
glance, stopped. It looked, at first, like a car turned
upside down . Thought some kids might have turned over .
Saw two people in white coveralls very close to the object .
One of these persons seemed to turn and look straight at
my car and seemed startled--seemed to quickly jump somewhat.
When I first saw the object , (when I thought it
might be a car), I saw what appeared to be two legs of
some type from the object to the ground . At the time, I
didn't pay much attention to what it was--1 thought it was
an accident--! saw the two persons . I didn't pay attention
to the two "legs?" . The two "legs" were at the bottom
of the object , slanted outwards to the ground. The object
might have been about th"ee and a half feet from the ground
at that time . I just glanced at it.
At this time I started moving my car towards them
quickly, with idea· to help. Had stopped about only a
couple seconds. Object was like aluminum--it was whitish
against the mesa background , but not chrome . Seemed like
{) in shape and I at first glance took it to be an
overturned white car. Car appeared turned up like standing
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