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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, New Mexico”7 pages
FBI Date: Ie 4/28/64 I I I I I I / I I I I Transmit the following in _-'--___p~U~I~N=___:___;;_:___:___:__~7:I-------11 (Type in plain text or code) I AIRTEL . AIRMAIL I v'ia I ~~ _____________________________ ~:~=~ ____________ L______ _ TO: ~ DIRECTOR, FBI FJJD~, SAC, ALBUQUERQUE (62-1028) rr l, y,/ RE: ' -fi UNIDENTIFIED FL¥ING OBJ~CT ,.' ..SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, , 4/24/64 INFORMATION CONCERNING Re Albuquerque teletypes to 4/27/64. Lt. Col.1 I Kirtland . (KAFB), Albuquerque, New Mexico, on 4/26/64, cannot explain the observations described by ZAMORA at Socorro, New Mexico. Air Force Base advised that he Officer LONNIE Majo~1 . IKAFB, Albuquerque, advised that he is the proper officer to handle )~~ reports. J Majorl ladvised that he and T/sgt.1 I \ had examined the site at Socorro, New Mexico, and interview ~. ~ Officer LONNIE ZAMORA. They were impressed by Officer ZAMORA~ ~ b6 b7C sincerity. They noted no radio activity at the site. They b6 h, ~ cannot explain Officer ZAMORA I s observations. He did learn b7C '~'.} that the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology at ~~__~S~ocorro does some blasting in its work, hO.wever, their blastt~. 'I.1.· ~.. i not in the area of this incident. 4 6;J.,;;_l'.3 J?~/ '1 GJl /J.I '. . ·~rt qrc· 53 , ",' ~ !~~:~:~::boratOry) '7:~Q\ . ~.~'.AP: :1~1.904 DAB/rae ~X ......,6 Sent ______ Per _____~~=--
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