“Socorro”60+ pages
- p. 3 …TWX regarding Capt Quintanilla's visit to Socorro dtd 30 Jun
2. TWX frcm SAFOI dtd…
- p. 6 …EVALUATION
OF TH~ RECENT UFO SIGHTING AT SOCORRO, NEW i•lEXIC , 24 APRIL, CONTINUE
TO BE…
- p. 7 TDEW
UFO Sighting, Socorro, Nev Mexico, 24 Apr 64
Hq USAF SAFOI PB {Mrs Gaiser)
Wash…
- p. 9 …Force
and might be attributed to the Socorro 1 New V..exico sighting.
FOR THE COMMANDER…
- p. 10 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT
SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, 24 APRIL 1964
On April 24, 1964, a Socorro…
- p. 12 …TDEW
UFO Sighting, Socorro, Nev Mexico, 24 Apr 64 26 May 64
Hq· USAF SAFOI PB…
- p. 13 …On Tuesday I re April 1964, Capt Quintanilla directed
Doctor J All.en Hynek to Socorro…
- p. 14 …produce markings such as those ·round at
Socorro. One knovn experiaental model, constructed by Bell Air…
- p. 16 NARRATIVE OF SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO SIGHTll~G 1 24 APRIL 1964
.. Shortly after 5:30 pm…
- p. 22 …OFf\ClAL F\LE COPY
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'l'DEW/UFO
UP'O Sighting Socorro, Nev Mexico
Test…
- p. 23 …18 May 1964 TSgt Moody called Mr Opal Grinder at 835-9916 in Socorro
New Mexico…
- p. 24 …capt Quintanilla contacted the FTD liaison office at
Holloman AFB regarding the Socorro sighting and requested…
- p. 25 …with an unidentified flying object sighting
at Socorro, Nev Mexico . The Air Force is · investigating the…
- p. 28 …Cloud ~ ap operations were conducted in an area about
a hundred miles north of Socorro, New…
- p. 29 …Cloud Gap operations were conducted in an area about
a hundred miles north of Socorro, ~J…
- p. 76 …Byrnes to;ould like for me
to contact him at the state Po.Lice Office, Socorro…
- p. 77 …1~f'r
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Wheels skidded.
Made three attempts
to climb hill~ ,Pl…
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Lonnie Zamora., 606 Resevoir street~ Socorro, !The…
- p. 93 …jl.P..nci, lil%t of
the Socorro t--otin~ D~:>J,.b"'Ul: ::.nt., , ;.~ - ~'>b…
- p. 96 INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE SOCORRO SIGHTING OF UFO BY LONNIE z.A.'.iORA
At 0530, Sunday…
- p. 98 …Coral Lorenzen and husband were in Socorro at the time and had inter-
viewed both Lonnie…
- p. 100 .>,
REPORT ON SOCORRO NEW MEXICO TRIP
On TUesday, April 28, 1964, in resp6nse to a call…
- p. 103 …No 9 shows the town of Socorro in the distance, looking down longatudi-
nally through the…
- p. 105 …In about a month, I shall have occassion to return to the Socorro area,
at which…
- p. 106 …But, it is essential .that the Socorro
case be given the treatment.
I also questioned, while…
- p. 126 …details on the April 24,
sighting at Socorro, New Mexico, made by Lt. Zmmora.
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Project
1964…
- p. 127 …As I recall, the man ~as driving into
Socorro at the time. Unfortunately, I no longer…
- p. 129 …ly over his car.
:Socorro on an isolated hill re- On AP'ril 24, 1964, Socorro…
- p. 132 …ing of an unidentified flying
object at the outskirts of
Socorro Friday afternoon
·and the sighting…
- p. 133 …American UFO Committee Review, Vol 1 No 2, Sep V'+
Socorro 1 H. H.
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- p. 134 …policeman Lonnie zamora. !shaped object on the desert l
about a mile south of Socorro.
POLICE…
- p. 135 …the so>clu·lf:'d hill where Socorro i an ~'.. an \\edg~:--l'?f'Pd im…
- 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 .
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SOCORRO NEW MEXICO
DATE: 24 APR 64
A rash of unidentified fly-
e…
- p. 139 …SOCORRO, April 27 lA'! -
Socorro police were called to
the scene last night where an
. ·cer…
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SOCORRO ll'l -Dr. J…
- p. 141 …his investigation of a Socorro
policeman's report that he
saw a mysterious ilying ob--
ject…
- p. 143 …the heels of e similar report
from a Socorro pol ! r.-~ :nr:.n.
Lonnie Zamora, who…
- p. 144 …the one-11
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desc·ribej at Socorro. Sho s :lid i
she is investigating the…
- p. 145 …southwest or Socorro Sunday
night, where city officer Lonnie ·
Z3mora firsl r('poft"l.!tl see…
- p. 147 …r : (! from
a Socorro tee::1ager . •u A;bu-!
querquc motorist, ) ~ · .'i :: 1•< o I
men…
- p. 149 …5 CASES of sightings 1n 1963 or
early 1964 reported subsequent to Socorro Sightings ·
25 Apr…
- p. 150 …BE A'I'l'RIBUTED TO THE SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO SIGHTING:
1. 26,Apr 64, Grants…
- p. 151 …were irregularly ly landed there," Chavez
A report by a Socorro po- spaced with the distance…
- p. 152 …gained ·sudden
national attention Friday after he saw an egg-shaped flying
object near Socorro said…
- p. 153 …drove
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to Socorro from Tucson to
take samples of the soil and ,
indicated the story…
- p. 154 …sightin J! of a UFO in Socorro puzzled by lack of radar con- balls and meteorites…
- p. 155 …29 A.r 6
Flying Object
Expert Checks
Socorro Scene
Astronomer
Takes Photos
At UFO Site…
- p. 159 …Gallegos' report came on I
the heels of a similar report II
from a Socorro policeman…
- p. 160 …objects (
in the sky between here and ~
Socorro. ~'
The rash of incidents start-
ed .Friday when…
- p. 161 …Gallegos' report came on•
the heels o! a similar report
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from a Socorro policeman,
Lonnie…
- p. 162 .ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL 26 APRIL 1994
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\Mysterious Object Pays Visit to Socorro Area
I SOC…
- p. 163 ' ,
PRICE lOc
SOCORRO: Inhabited Since 1540 Home of the Famed New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology…
- p. 166 …The
original Socorro report had wide public 1ty, hut to date the A F
has never…
- p. 167 …P'ass and 1 ound scorched
indentations o;: :ed&'e-shaped
the Socorro aft e &'round…
- p. 168 …Sam Chavez
said he was told by Socorro
policeman Lonnie Zamora . that
the UFO he saw…
- p. 170 …burned by exhaust
a mile south of Socorro. He denied from the saucer. j
seeing any…
- p. 171 …United Press International thing very few have ever flew away after he got within
SOCORRO, N…
- p. 172 …Flymg Obects Zamora, when contacted at
since Friday when Socorro sat~ from h~s Oklahoma…
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and a drawing of this marking will be attached at the end of the report.
Mr Zamora is firm in that the color was Red. At this point of altitude
{20 ft max) the flame was no longer visible and the craft hovered for
not more than a few seeonds and began to move laterally to his right
(S\-1) along the line of the gully just missing the dynamite shack by
not more than two or three feet and fading in the distance near a mill
about 6 miles away. Lonnie Zamoras description of the object is vague.
The only specific detail being the red marking. descr1ptions are
general in nature. At no time did the flight of the object rise above
the mountain background~ Disappearance of the object from time of
hovering took about 3 minutes. About 3 minutes later Sgt Chavez
arrived on the scene.
Area background. Photos have been obtained of the background. An
airfield (Private) is located about a mile to thecpposite side of the
gully where the object was located and Zamora's car was parked. There
is a large white signboard at the edge of the area. To the right about
200 ft is the dynamite shack, about 6ft tall, 4 ft square and silver in
color. Measurements of these factors can be made if deemed essential.
The sighting was made at least an hour before sunset. At 630 pm the
sun was still visible above the ~ains to the West.
Lt Holder was visited and the report made by the FBI agent (Mr Barnes)
and Capt Holder read by Major Conner. Capt Holder claimed no knowledge
of the red mark. Extensive diagrams of the holes had been made and
measurements taken. He indicated that the samples could be analyzed
at White Sands. Also a check had been made with the local Radar stations
and no U/I tracks carried at the time of the sighting. · Further check
indicated that no helo activity was in the area. White Sands has two
or three white helos, but at the time were located at the other end of
the range and were not in operation, the base activity being secured until
Monday morning. A copy of the FBI report and Capt Holder's report and
measurements to be forwarded to Major Conner, along with analysis of the
charred specimen.
No conclusion as to cause could be reached by myself or Major Conner.
Coral Lorenzen and husband were in Socorro at the time and had inter-
viewed both Lonnie Zamora and Sgt Chavez, and also Capt Holder prior to
the arrival of Major Conner and myself.
Included in Major Conner's IR as attachments will be the FBI report,
Capt Holder's report, Photos of ~he area, and specific slides taken
that evening by a state Trooper accompanying Sgt Chavez to the scene.
Specific statements as to radar activity, (none) Helo activity (all known
helos not in area) and inquiry into the red marking should be made.
Copies of the local news releases have been forwarded to Capt Q and the
basic investigative efforts have been completed. I called Capt Q upon
return from Socorro at 1930, Sunday 26 April and ad?} him of the _above
information. 1 J(
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DAVID H ~
TSGT, USAF .3Rob Mercer