Project Blue Book desk file, Socorro (217 pages)

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;!search Org~nization said she s So-
corro Tuesday ni;:!l.t to :Oc:;in .
his investigation of a Socorro
policeman's report that he
saw a mysterious ilying ob--
ject last Friday.
Dr. Hynek said he hoped to
talk to the policerr.an, Lonn:e 1
Zamora , and then visit t h e
site where Zamora suys he
·saw tr.e object this mo rn~ng.
Dr. Hynek. of the D e a r·
hom Observatory at Fc.rch- 1•
western University, s;tid ;,el
wouid decide wilet:>er to VI:, it,.
Espanola , where anothe:: o1
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ject was reportedly s t:-ct~~d ~
over the weekend, after h : s 1
investigation of the Soc~rro ; t
incident. . , t
l!e said he had not bee:> ad· ll
v ised by the Alr Force ii '""'Ipresence here indicates ~,r.::.t l
the govern~ent has eli n,in·lt · : ~
ed the possibility of U. ~ - !'!./".,}
craft .havi:1g caused t:. · ~~ C
ports. 't
Capt. Hector Qu i ntn n:!~.::. :fchief of the Aerial Phenc · :·.~ t.a 1
Branch at Wright-Patto:sw" 'r
Air Force Base, Ohio, sz ::lti
T . Sgt. David Moody of tl·.e Ioffice _already was in :.\r.w 1
Mexico and would assis: Dr.,J
Hynek fu the investigativ:>. ,
Fired at Object .
The most recent repo:-t nf,
the objects came early ':'~: c, . ,
day morning from State p.,.
!iceman Tommy Richa :ct.;:,:> 1
of the US-66 commun iL~ oi IMoriarty.
He said he had a call ' 7r n 1
Don Adams ot Edge' "•>C ;l.,near 1\'Ioriarty, who to·J •r!
seeing an object abou . ; ... ~
feet of! the ground. He .;n :aIit appeared to be a fluore ;,:e .•:
or green·colorcd glowin~ o·J-,
je~dams told . the officer he :1
drove his car under th~ Clb~l!~t 1
and his car stalled. The ::ou:h:
reported he then got out and',
fired six shots o.t the ol-jeet,
reloaded and fired agab.
The report was another in
a series which have kept -:(E-w
Mexico and military au:l:o.-i-
·ties bcsy since Zamora'.s or-
iginal report Friday. ThP. re-
ports, until Tuesday, h a d
come !rom points following a
line from south o! Tru:a or I
Consequences to an area tte :tr i
Espanola. :
Sp:.ce Beings Hinted ;
At Tucson, the direct . -I·
the Ael'ial Phenomer.a :' ·· ;
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LA MADERA, April 27 l~ A Santa Fe rcside.it
!reported today he sighted an un:ccntified flying object
!Sunday near La ~Iadera, northwest of Espanola.
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. A team of investigators from .
Kirtland Air Force Base, a Ga ll e~os ret_umed_tw1ce more
group from Washington, D.C., to Iva;; a; t_ne obJect. .
and the FBI were expected ~': descn o ~~ :t as b_e u;g of
to join State Police this after- bngn: mc:al v:1tnout wmaow.;,
noon to investigate the new !as Ion~ as a te!e~hon-
objec:, definitely not an air- ject v·as go:1e, bu~ the r.roun~
plane, had .;wooped down to.lstill ""s s::1olde:mg. As Ga,.
W3rd their car, then veered ·~l eges was re:u~""lg to San! a.
off. Fe St nday afternoon, l:e told
The re;:>ort was . the second jEspa!•Ola police officer Nk:,
during the past weekend, with l:.\arru:jo w=:at he had see:1.
the firc.t coming fro::n a So- Xoti!ied Officer
cerro J:olice o:ficer. Esp:mola p o 1 icc n:>tific ti
' 'The r e was definitely State Police Officer ~.:arv • n
somcth:r,g there," said State ·Ror:1ero, who with St::1 e p , .
!PoEce C~pt. ?•ting t.'le site at Lalq"estio::ed Gallegos at l~ngth .
IM;:.dera. '!hey o:..i.en not~cd c~. t. v:g il
I ··The g:-ound was still smol. a.;sig::r ed S:a!e Pol.icc Of.fice~
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duin;: 20 hours after t h eAlber Ve~a of 0JO Ca!iemo
sightin{.. " Ito go to t::e scene.
· Orlando :;al!egos, 35, of Cap : .~ i g i 1 said he talked.
Santa Fe, made Sunday's 'by te!_:p=>~ne _wt:~ a ma)o~
si~ht ing. This is his story: lat IG~u.• .:r:.':"' A.i!". rorce Base
Galle;;os and his family ar- !~nd ce;cn_oed tne sceni!. He
rived about 12:30 a.m. Sunday lwas to.d 1t _~unded exactly
at the ho!!!e 0 : his father, ihke !-~e cvlcen~c~ . fou..:d •.at
,F ra:-:k Gcllc~V5, just north of !ScC?r;o. 1 ~f:!. Vlg~ srC. -'\;jLa :Made ca. l'ma)or to.d_ n1m ~e v.ou.cl sen,,
l;!uc :<'lame ~:;_a:-,.~~ :!l~ esttgatc:-~ toda~ ;
1 '-;:'h~ "' our.~ cr Gallegol acid' :,v.ne.Ul.\no . ~as "t n ere,
ce w~,i •. ot:..side to chase C ~pt. V:c:. sa.:a.
awr,y sc:r.-; J:orscs. It :w~s thenl 10ff}·;er ~mcro t~~d. t~d~~:~c Sii\ / tne thl!lg Slttmg on ~ ~· tile. Sa .. u..-day ru ~.~ .. stg
th·~ gro .~n d n. a gravel area. ilf ~-ff i-:e r Romero said ·two
'"'" ::11 ~"-c ; , ud l".e was about J ·h :1·mcs he d "d no·
200 fe et <:wt.y and was afraid , ',;'~~n, '1doshe. • G of seei~" ,·
- ~h 1 - Vrh l-- ' o '-' .. ,tJ 1m ·o a
t~ app .~..ouc ~ ~.os~ -· ' en •. elsirz: r. ~e flying object abou-;
fl_rst s tal"!tec h, there w~ a!10 :Z\l ... p.m. Saturday, whic:\
rmg of blue fla':'e erup,mg lwot.i!d !:ave been about two
from numerous )cis around lhours before Gallegos' si~hl
th7 botto:n of the craft, he :i.r.~ a: L.a ;\!adcra.
sa1d. J T"nc men told the dficer
The=c was no no:se and as .they \:ere driving !rorr. Abi-
he watched, the jets were ' quiu to Espanola when t h "
turned oft. Gallegos said he l ny!..'"!~ objec; came st,ai;;ht
didn:t see anyone or anything ltowa:.'C! their car. It vccre<i
movmg around the craft, · a woy. A!l they cot.i!d see. the;:'
Gallegos 1·eturned to t h e 1said, was a jet stream of blue
house and told his family, but tila.me. They said it definitely
no one else ventured outside.! was not an airplane.
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I;Rob Mercer