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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.
UNIDENTIFJrEn FLYING OBJECT went over the mountain. It had no flame whatsoever as it was traveling over the ground, and no smoke or noise. Cangt tell how long saw object second time (the "close" time)>> possibly twenty seconds--just a guess--from_'~ time got out of car, glanced at object$ ran from object» jumped over edge of hill, then got back to car-and radioed as object disappeared. Just before sergeant~1______~Igot to scene~ I got my pen and drew a picture of the insignia on the object. Feeling in good health. Last drink--two or three beers--was over a month ago. Noted no odors. Noted no sounds other than described. Gave directions tol at radio and to Serge anti Ito get there. Went down to where I the object had been and I noted the brush was burning in several placeso At that time» I heard Sergeant ~______----II (New Mex:j.co State Police at Socorro) I calling me on radio for my location, and I returned to my car$ told him he was "looking at meo" Then sergeant ....I ______~lcame up, asked me what the trouble was, because ][ was sweating and he told me I was white, very paleo I asked the Sergeant to see what I saw, and that was the burning brush. Then -9- b6 b7C
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