Project Blue Book desk file, Socorro (217 pages)

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Zamora and explained that he had taken the wrong road as vas, IN fact
looking in the opposite direction for a part of the time. Therefore,
had the object been visible he would not have been in a position to
see it. Sgt Chavez took polaroid pictures of the holes and area.
These are available to us.
Following the interview with Sgt Chavez, Sgt Zamora vas interviewed
and a trip to the location made. All persons interviewing Zamora are
impressed with his sincerity and are of the belief that if a hoax
has been perpetrated Lonnie Zamora is definitely not a part .to it.
The object vas described as white or "light in color and egg shaped."
During the interview it was apparent that a visit to _location was
necessary to determine the time sequence of the event and the re-
lated motion of the object, as well as to obtain speeds and distance of
flight. At approximately 4 pm we proceeded to the site, accompanied
by two reporters from the local press. The sequence of events was
repeated and total duration from the initial contact with the event
to time of it's disappearance did not exceed 10 minutes. A gieger
counter check for background radiation was made in the presence of the
press and Sgt Zamora and no radioactivity count was present. The
counter was checked with Major Conner's watch and found to be in good
working order.
The following is a sequence of the event as reported by Lonnie Zamora.
Shortly after 5 pm he was on patrol when he heard a noise that he thought
to be an explosion of the Mayor's dynamite shack known to be in that
direction . He turned off the road and proceeded to a point up a hill
where he could see what looked like a car turned upside down with . two
white things he assumed to be the occupants of the car and he radioed
this information to Police headquarters. He went down a hill where the
object was not visible and had to make two tries to get up this hill in
his car. As he came over the tope of the hill {about 300 yds from the
object) it appeared to be a thing on four pronged legs and the two white
things (described as coveralls). were no longer visible. Continuing to
a point about 150 yds from the object he parked the car and got out and
approached the object to a point about 100 ft. At this time the object
made a rumbling noise or rattling noise and a blue flame like an arc
welder turning to yellow or orange at the end came from the center of
the bottom. The object vas about the size of an auto and light colored,
not reflective, but white or silver or just light colored. From this
position the base of the craft was in the bottom of the gully and not
visible to Lonnie Zamora. He thought the thing vas going to explode and
became frightened. He ran to a point behind his car, dropping his _
glasses on the way. He hid behind the car using his arm to shield
his eyes. He remained in this position for not more than 10 seconds,
at which time the noise stopped and his initial fear of the object
lessened. He looked up and the object rose to a point of 15-20 ft
altitude, with the legs still not visible. A Red marking was evident
2Rob Mercer