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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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t .. ".. • . • '. '", .. :'~1}ti~,~~;i\ii~~i Airtel, To: From: UNIDENTIFIED PLYING OBJECT SOCORRO;' NEW MEXICO APRIL 24, 1964- MISCELLANEOUS - INPORMA'1'IONCO}!CERNING _ (NATIONALITIES INTELLIGENCE) - •= ./ 1 .- ,Wacks 4/28/64 . Reurtel 4/25/64. ,Assure facts thiS matter are tUmi~h.ed to lJ)cal Air Force.SuDmit- letterhead memorandum. " . JPW:gew (4) }t1v7 NOTE:if - A pol ice officer described as sober, dependable, mature :_ and not known to engage in flights of fantasy repQrted seeing an unidentified flying object rise from the earth with a roar, emitting bluish and orange flames and disappear over a distant mountain. When he reported his observations, representatives Of the local law enforce- ment agencies searched the scene and noted four small irregularly shaped smouldering areas and four regular depressed areas at the site •., The linidentified flying object was ¢escribed as oval shapedj about twenty feet long; with a red insignia; there ,is no indication in the referenced telef;ype that Air Force had been advised. Our policy is not to investigate but assure that Air Force is cognizant. Military is investigating and Albuquerque Office is maintaining liaison. Tolson __ Belmont __ Mohr ___ Cosper ___ Callohan __ Conrad __ DeLoach __ Evans ___ MAILEO 5. I APR 281964 COMM-FBI Gale _-.-_ Rosen II . . ,...... ~ . r· t '". ,'"' ;1' Sulllvan--';:.....c,,--;0 0, J;-~ 1 ~ "0(> FI ' , " I. ~' \ ) Tavel ___ Trotter __ Tele. Room _' Holmes __ Gandy ___ MAIL ROOM
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