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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.

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  • p. 10 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, 24 APRIL 1964 On April 24, 1964, a Socorro…
  • p. 14 …Zamora observed on 24 April at Socorro, •ev Mexico. '!be obJect or vehicle displayed :flight cha…
  • p. 16 NARRATIVE OF SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO SIGHTll~G 1 24 APRIL 1964 .. Shortly after 5:30 pm…
  • p. 22 …The object wich vas observed in Socorro, New Mexico exhibited the characteristics of' a heliocopter or…
  • p. 23 …18 May 1964 TSgt Moody called Mr Opal Grinder at 835-9916 in Socorro New Mexico…
  • p. 28 …about a hundred miles north of Socorro, New Mexico . Cloud Gap personnel did no.t have…
  • p. 100 .>, REPORT ON SOCORRO NEW MEXICO TRIP On TUesday, April 28, 1964, in resp6nse to a call…
  • p. 106 …while in Socorro, my old friend, Dr Jack Whothmen, President of the New Mexico School of…
  • p. 126 …on the April 24, sighting at Socorro, New Mexico, made by Lt. Zmmora. ,, Project 1964 I…
  • p. 127 …Biebennan 601 Fitch Avenue Socorro. New Mexico 87801 / ·-Rob Mercer
  • p. 133 …in !rom all over the state ot New Mexico and other parts at tne i } west…
  • p. 134 …found no evidence i:> near the central New Mexico · of radio-active material in the 1town…
  • p. 136 ASTRONOMER TO NEW MEXICO Flying Objects Area Probed SOCORRO, N.M.-(jp)-An !Wright-Patterson Air…
  • p. 137 …ALBuQUERQUE JOURNAL SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO 24 Apr 64DATE: 29 APR 64 Air Force UFO Expert to…
  • p. 138 …28 APR 64 . • • SOCORRO NEW MEXICO DATE: 24 APR 64 A rash of unidentified fly- e…
  • p. 139 …THE ALBUQUERQUE TRIBU'"}.'E SOCORRO, 1\"EW MEXICO 21; Apr 64DATE:27 APR 64 cF/ying…
  • p. 141 …his investigation of a Socorro policeman's report that he saw a mysterious ilying ob-- ject…
  • p. 143 …LA MADERA, NEW MEXICO SANTA FE (UPI) -New Mexico's peremial addictiot to flying saucers has…
  • p. 149 …Socorro Sightings · 25 Apr 26Apr Z,Apr 23 Apr .ALBtJ~ 1 NEW MEXICO AREA Socorro LaMadera…
  • p. 150 …TO THE SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO SIGHTING: 1. 26,Apr 64, Grants, nev Mexico sighting of a…
  • p. 154 …re- Zamora's reliability as _a ity ~New: Mexico who has !icem a n Lonnie Zamora…
  • p. 155 …landings m New MeXlCO m the know about as much about 1t the Socorro site and…
  • p. 159 …23 APR 64 'Flying Saucer' Reports Spread In New rdexico SANTA FE (UPI) - New Mexico's…
  • p. 160 …f' Socorro. UFO experts from < different parts of the country ~:, are in New Mexico to investi…
  • p. 161 …28 APR 64 1 'Flying Saucer' Reports Spread In New ~lexico SANTA FE (UPI) - New Mexico…
  • p. 163 ' , PRICE lOc SOCORRO: Inhabited Since 1540 Home of the Famed New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology…
  • p. 167 …branch at Wright- Patterson A I r Foree Base, Ohio, ia tn New 'Mexico to as…
  • p. 168 …he fired six ehots at one of New Mexico's unidentified flying objects. ; State Policeman Tom…
  • p. 171 …William Con- wide open New Mexico desert, again, he will still run away nor and Sgt…
  • p. 172 …sightings had New llke a mountam ~Ion's," as coloring, marking, character- Mexico State Police, local…
  • p. 173 SANTA FE (UPI) -New Mexico's perennial addictior to flying saucers has taker hold of the…
  • p. 176 …Right on the edge o! White Sands Missile 1 Range on the 'Wide open New Mexico…
  • p. 177 …David Moody of the office already was in New : Mexico and would assist Dr. · Hynek in…
  • p. 178 …when on the pre- . ' Tlo\18 day at Socorro. New Mexico a policeman. Mr. Lonnie Zamora…
  • p. 181 …F~ ?>.. '.r ..... ·APRIL 24, 1964, Socorro, New Mexico APRIL 24, 1964, Socorro, New Mexico - on April…
  • p. 182 …of unidentified fly- \< ing object sightings had New~ Mexico State Police, local law r e n…
  • p. 184 …David Moody of the office already was in New 1 Mexico and would assist Dr. 1…
  • p. 185 …My husband and I had talked about the thing the people saw in New Mexico, but…
  • p. 199 …His theories as to why UFO's land in ·New Mexico lack, shall we say, a…
  • p. 200 …Ted Raynor, Ed1tor, Socorro El Defensor Chieftan, Socorro, New Mexico, and he can send one of…
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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

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