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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…
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TWX and Messages
l. TWX regarding Capt Quintanilla's visit to Socorro dtd 30 Jun
2. TWX frcm SAFOI dtd 13 May
3. Summary -
4. Letter to SAFOI dtd 28 May
5· Memo frcm Capt Quintanilla to Col de Jonckheere, dtd 27 Apr
6. Initial report received at FTD
Investigative Data .
· 1. 14 May letter to Cloud Gap
2. Opal Grinder
3·. Maj Mitchell
. 4. Ltr to FAA, 27 May
5. Miscellaneous Data
Lunar Module Information
l. Basic List
2. Douglas A/C, dtd 20 May 64
3. Hughes A/C, dtd 20 May & 26 May 64
4. Cleveland Pneumatics, dtd 20 May 64
5. Goodyear, DTD 19 May 64
6. Menasco, dtd 20 May 64
7. Unanswered letters (seven)
Miscellaneous NotesRob Mercer

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