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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.
“Socorro, New Mexico”40 pages
,, ttro~EL' Sccc; Apr11 ~ ~Y !·!.e:dco .1.964 Lonnie Zamora., 606 Resevoir street~ Socorro, !The-w 1!cxi.co, 83~ll34, Officer Socorro Police Forae for aboo.t 5 yetXrs1 of-lice phone 835--09411 nov on 2-:->lOpm ~0 . About 5&45 pm, l,..--2~64, Wile in SOCO:O."rO 2 Police Car ( 164 wits Pontiac), he started to chase e. car due sOU"th ~--om wettt sicle o£ CO"..l-""1:. l!cuseo Qlr .wa e.pparent~ speeding and w'aa about 3 blocks .in ~nt of pvllce car o At point on Old Rodeo St:reet (extension of Park street. south) near George Hcrillo residence (about l/2 mile sruth of Spring street) the che..sad car vas going st:ro.ight e.head tmTard rodeo grcundso Car chased. 'WaS a. new black Chevrolet (it r.ttglrt nave been Floyd Rey-.aold.ils bqy1 Viv-la.n1 about l7)o Clw.sed cor still e.bou.t 3 blcck.'J ah~ ~nnie aloneo At this time, heard a roo.r a.nd. aav a f'J.aLje in the sky to the sruthvest, some distance a.vay04""possi~ e.. 1/2 mile or a mlleo Cane to I!lin!.1. "'~bat a. dymmite sback in tnat ~ had blow up, decided. to leave che.se-.1 car gc.; Y.La.n:ie w.s blll.ish and sort of o:range too" CouJ.d nat tell nue of f'l.ame., Sort of l!Dtionl.ess ilame$ slO"'d'zy descendi~ l·7as still dl-l.v-lng ca.1· and could.11 et -pxy too llll.ch attention to the f'l.ameo l'!; ms a. narro-w type of f'.lar:leo It w.s like a. astream down" .....a furinel. ~... DS.Z'I'01.~ o.t top than a:(; bottom., F"......D..me possl:b:cy 3degrees or so in w:l.eth Q ... no; wide" Flame about twice as wide at bottom as top and about fcnr times as high l$ top was wideo Did not notice any object. at top, did not notice if top of f'1.e.lm wa level.. Sun vas to vest and did. not help vision., Eld. green sun glasses aver perscription gla.sseso Could not see bottom of f'l..sme beco.use it lolt\S behind hil.l, No smoke noted.o Noted some "co!IIIllOtion" a.t boti;om=-... d.ust? Possibzy from v'.J.Iley daytdnd. wa blowing bard.o Clear .sunny sey othervis~ ... Just a fevr clouds scattel·ed. wer area.o Noise 'WaS a roar1 not a. blest, not like e. jet., Cbanged. trom high :frequency to l.ml frequency and then stop-~ Roo.r lasted pcssibzy lO secor.....:w~ ... ws soin~ tcnl'&-ds it at that time on the rou.gh gravel. roa~ Se.v f'lan~ abcu:t as lout; as heard th3 sruod.,; Fle.me same color, as best as reca.ll.. Sound diS"t1ncrtly. f'rom high to lov untU it disappeared.. rrind.o-1015 v.--ere both dcr.m.o No other spec'mtol~a notea...... no troi"fic except the car in f:ro!Iii-..and the car in frotrli migl:r'.; bave heard it but possibly did not ~ see it because car in front ;.;as too close to hill in frOnt:. to see the f'larieo After the rear and f'la.llle 1 did not ~ate anything while going up the sorne-w'bl:\t steep rough hill...... bad to be.ck up a.nd. try ago.1n1 tvo more times <> Gat up aboL.-t baJ.:f' WrJY first time, the vheels started. slde.ding, rear still go:J.ng on~ had. to back down and try again before mU.ing the hill.. 1Iil1 abcut 60ft.. loug.P fairly steep and. with loose gravel and rocko ~·lb.ile begiw..ing tb1.rc1. tire, noise and f'la.me not noted... After .got to top~ trave1ed. slm·rly on the l;re.ve1 rood vest'Wnl."d.. Noted nothing for a 'Wbileo o o for possib:zy 1.5 or 20 seconds~ went slovzy1 look.ing around for tho sha.ckgwd.id nat recall exactly where the dyne.mite sbo.ck "Wa.So SUddeacy noted a. shiny type object to sou.th a.boot ~50---200 yardso !t \oUS off the roo.do At first glancell stopped., It looked, at first~ J.:ike a car turned up3ide Cl.cM4 Thought some kids Il1iglrt bave tur.ued (J'(eJ:., Saw tvro peCfl?le in white coveralls very close to the objecto One crt these persona seemed to turn a.nd look stra:'i.gl:!t at nt'f car and seemed sta.rtled'""""seemed. to quickly junrp somevbatc At this time> ! started moving rcy ear tmre.rdn then qu.ickzy, with idea to help., Had stopped about only' a couple secondc" Objec-t '\:'"8.:3 like a;~wit;P..E?-' ;it -ws -w-hitish againnt -the moss baclr.g:rmm.d.$ but net ch'l."Omc. Seeroocl like c. oft~/ in Bhlipc ar.d. I at first glrmce tcok it to =>c over~m~cd whi t e ~ .. QD:" :J.P!? '~~01 turned ~-~) !ll!J atar.din£;Rob Mercer
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