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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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.; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE In Reply, Please Refer to File No. !FEDERAL BUREAU OF J[NVESTIGATION Albuquerque~ New Mexico May 8~ 1964 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SOCORRO ~ NEW MEXICO APRIL 24 ~ 1964 The following data were obtained from Officer Lonnie Zamora, Police Department, Socorro ~ New Mexico» the night of April 24~ 1964~ and early morning, April 25, 1964 , as related by Officer Zamora. Lonnie Zamora, 606 Reservoir Street, Socorro, New Mexico, 835-1134~ Officer Socorro Police Department about five years, office phone 835 - 0941~ now on 2:00 P. M. to 10:00 P. M. shift. About 5:45 P. Mo, April 24, 1964, while in Socorro 2 Police Car (1964 Pontiac white) started to chase a car due south from west side of Courthouse. Car was apparently speeding g and was about three blocks in front. At point on Old Rodeo street, (extension of Park Street south) 1 near ...1_______....1residence (about one-half mi Ie south of Spring Street). The chased car was going straight ahead toward rodeo grounds. Car chased was a new black Chevrolet p (it mig~t have beenl IboY,~I______~ ~______~~. Chased car still about three blocks aheade b6 b7C
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