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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.
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 downo Thought some kids might have turned overo Saw two people in white coveralls very close to the objecto 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 ][ 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 didnQt pay much attention to what it was--I thought it was an accident-~I saw the two persons. I didntt pay attention to the two "legs?". The two "legs;! were at the bottom of the object; slanted outwards to the ground 0 The object might have been about th~e and a half feet from the ground at that timeo I just glanced at ito At this time I started moving my car towards them quickly 7 with idea' ,to help. Had stopped about only a couple sec'onds. Object was like aluminum--it was whitish against the mesa background~ but not chrome. Seemed like t:I in shape and E at first glanoe took it to be an overturned white car. Car appeared turned up like standing -4-
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