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Project Blue Book desk file, Socorro (217 pages)

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This 217-page Project Blue Book desk file on the 24 April 1964 Socorro, New Mexico sighting by policeman Lonnie Zamora comes from the Rob Mercer collection. It contains the Blue Book record card, which carries the case as unidentified pending more data, along with Foreign Technology Division messages and resumes and a narrative of the sighting. It also holds inquiries about lunar modules, helicopters and VTOL craft, soil and radiation findings, and a letter by J. Allen Hynek rejecting Donald Menzel's hoax hypothesis.

  • p. 18 …The UFO report had been received by the 1005th from Lt Col King, CID, of Albuquerque…
  • p. 19 …He vill include copies of Lt Col Kings report, the FBI report, and possibly the soil…
  • p. 20 …It is sugested that Lt Col King, .Alb.urJ.erque 268-2107 be contacted for proper…
  • p. 25 …TDEW/ Capt H Quintanilla/692l6 Request for Identir ica t ion o r Mar kings FAA…
  • p. 96 …The contacts for data already collected were Lt Col King (268-2107) and Capt R T…
M/R: On. 18 May 1964 TSgt Moody called Mr Opal Grinder at 835-9916 in Socorro
New Mexico regarding the article appearing in the Socorro ElDefansor &
. Chieftan concerning an additional witness to the Zamora sighting.
Mr Grinder manages the Whting Brothers Service Station. He could give
no information other than that appearing inthe newspaper article.
He did not remember the type of car or license. He assumed that the
occupant was going or returning from vacation, due to luggage and clothing
in the car. The car lmll:lBd a single occupant. He stated that the
witness said the object came from the East over the highway and had remarked
about the low altitude and odd appearance of the craft.
He will be on the look out in case the witness returns to Socorro.Rob Mercer

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