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This is an FBI FOIA release sent to John Greenewald Jr. of The Black Vault on September 16, 2020, under request 1474900-000. It contains 1964 Albuquerque field office teletypes, airtels and memoranda on Officer Lonnie Zamora's report of an oval object with a red insignia that rose with a roar and flame near Socorro, New Mexico, on April 24, 1964. Agent D. Arthur Byrnes Jr. noted four indentations and burned patches. Kirtland AFB officers said they could not explain Zamora's observations, and the FBI did not investigate.
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SUBJECT:
DIRECTOR, FB I
SAC, ALBUQUERQUE (62-1028)
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
APRIL 24, 1964
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DATE: 5/8/64
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MISCELLANEOUS: - INFORMATION CONCERNING
(NATIONALITIES INTELLIGENCE)
Re Albuquerque airte1 to Bureau, 4/28/64, and
Bureau airte1 to Albuquerque, 4/28/64.
As noted in Albuquerque airte1, Captainl
Iup Range Commander, Stallion Range Center~,------~
L.......:S:::-o-c-o-r~r~o....l, N. M., was immediately advised, 4/24/64, of the
facts in this case. He observed the site of the incident,
4/24/64, and made measurements while SA D. ARTHUR BYRNES,
JR. was placing rocks around the four earth indentations
and around one other mark at the site.
Late 4/24/64 and into 4/25/64, Captainl~______-....I
who is wi th !~~ -.Jt. S. Air Force t and, SA BYR. NES in. te.rviewed
Officer LONN~AMORA of the Socorro Police Department. .
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SA BYRNES typed up-a statement like account 1\1,.>"'--'" - .
from Officer ZAMORA as ~iven by ZAMORA under lengthy Kinterrogation. CaptainT ~iagrruned his measurements .
of the scene. ..
Early 4/25/64, Captainl land SA BYRNES
delivered the original and a copy of ZAMORAts statements
and Captainl ~iagrams to the authorities at
Stallion Site, apprOXimately 30 miles southeast of Socorro.
Two letterhead memorandums are enclosed, one
from Officer ZAMORA and one of observations of SA ~~~__~
Also enclosed is a copy of t!h::a.-~·,t'$ mad~ by Captain
of the pertinent area. ~--~--~
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