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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.
“Socorro”12 pages
". .. --~ i ". ., . UNiTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE In Reply, Please Refer to File No. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Albuquerque~ New Mexico lVf..ay 8 ~ 1964 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SOCORRO i NEW MEXICO APRIL 24~ 1964 Special Agent D4 Arthur Byrnes, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation, stationed at Albuquerque, New Mexico~ was at Socorro, New Mexico, and at the State Police Office there on business late afternoon of Apri 1 24 ~ 1964 0 At approximately 5:45" to 5:50 Po Mo ,I radio operator in the Socorro County Sheriffts~O~f~f~i-c-e-~----~ located about thirty feet down the hall from the State Police Office~ came into the State Police Office. L."-....,....-."....-....,,.........,.....I advisedl I New Mexico state Police, that he had just received a radio call from Officer Lonnie Zamora to come to an area about one mile southwest of Socorro 0 The call was in re lation to some unknown object which t'landed and has taken off." Agent Byrnes finished his work in the State Police Office at Socorro at approximate ly 6: 00 P. M. i Apri 1 24 I 1964 I and there- after proceeded to the site . r Zamora Socorro County Undersheriff Sergeant~r------' I I and Officer New Mexico state Police~ were assembled. It may be noted that it has been the observation of Agent Byrnes that Officer Zamora~ known intimately for approximately five years, is" well regarded as a sober, industrious, and conscientious officer and.not given to fantasy. Officer Zamora was noted to be perfectly sober and somewhat agita~ed over his experience. Special Agent Byrnes noted four indentations in the rough ground at the "site" of the object described b6 b7C
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