Project Blue Book desk file, Socorro (217 pages)

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'u R) REroRT ••• 24 April 19644'**
I Richard T. Holder, Captain, USA, 095042, "Jp..F..ange Command:;r, was noUfied by
l]Lt Hicks, ExecuUve Officer, Co C, USAG, t ~; at ho had just been notified by Mr.
D. Arthur Byrnes Jr., Credentials Number 361?, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
ot a .J"t;ported UFO in the area. Lt. Hicks said that Hr. Byrnes to;ould like for me
to contact him at the state Po.Lice Office, Socorro, it possibls . I tried to call,
unsuceeaetully, then started dressing. T·"hile dressi g, a _;:?I"oxima.telzy- 3 mirn.rt.es
later, Er. Byrnes called me, .ir...forT".ed me of ths U FO re?Qrt. I stated that I
would be at the ot.ace ( .3t::..te Police) _;cl mt
when we o.tTi.ved were Office r Zamor-a, Ofi'i.c;.;:;,'s Kelvin Ratzlaff, Ei:i.l Pyl3.nd, .n ot
the Socorro Pollee DePf.artment, who assisted in n<:.ld.l1i,; the measu.z'\3!1!~Snt.3. ~.~-~on w
hac completed examination oi' tile area, 4·1r. rtrJ.--r£s, Officer Z.:.mo1-a., <rnd I r oturnoo to
the Stato Police Office at ;.o'!orro, t:1e:n completed t.'1 :::se r ep _rts. UP')n a.rr:tval at
the office location in tile Socon-o Cou.nty f~ilding, -.e v.:ere infor::;ed by Nap Lopez,
Sher:ifi' s Ofi.'ice radio opsrator, tl1at apf.. rvx:i. -,""~ t.r.ree repgrts had. ooen c:lll·..n
1n by telepr.one of a blue flaroe · or light in tt.o ar.aa. Initial sig,..lltin _ was ::.~C de
by Otficer Z.:•.mora at appro~;.ately 1?.50-I ~ ·as noti.l'ied by Lt. Hicks at a~?p,;.~o.xi -.:atcl~
l9iO. These reports were not ente:t-ed a_. the disp 2.tci1cr• s log sc no ti:ne on tbese
reports is available-the dispatcher inJi.c_tad. t l:.at th ~ tii:!es t..-rere M t:glll.y si.!Pllcr.
Reports were completed at ap;Jroximately 0100 25 .d.pril. I r-cq1.:est . C. that I be
noti.fted in the vent of a si.miJ.c.u- occurrcmce or report.
Ric. ard T. Holder,
Captain Ord/c
UOTEa By Request of the rb.I, plea~e do not re.Zer tv t!le FBI as participating in
aqy tashion--use of local law eni·o ~ cenant authorities is ~ cceptable.Rob Mercer