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Project Blue Book Socorro file
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This Black Vault release compiles 1964 newspaper and wire service clippings plus a Project Blue Book summary on the Socorro, New Mexico sighting by policeman Lonnie Zamora on April 24, 1964, when an egg-shaped object left four depressions and burned brush. It covers J. Allen Hynek's site visit, APRO and NICAP comment, and related New Mexico reports at La Madera, Edgewood and Albuquerque. The Air Force summary reports that soil and brush analysis found no radiation or propellant, and the case remained open.
“Socorro, New Mexico”52 pages
- p. 1 …of Socorro. UFO experts from different parts of the country are in New Mexico to investigate…
- p. 3 # 'Flying Saucer Reports Spread In New Mexico
SANTA FE (UPI) - New Mexico's perennial addiction to…
- p. 4 …Sam Chavez of the New Mexico State Police. They took six other men to the spot…
- p. 6 …the special Unidentified Flying Object consultant to the Air Force, was sent to New Mexico after…
- p. 7 …Adam's account was another of several such reports that have kept New Mexico and military…
- p. 10 …Right on the edge of White Sands missile range on the wide open New Mexico desert…
- p. 11 …rash of unidentified flying object sightings had New Mexico State Police, local law enforcement agencies and…
- p. 13 # 'Flying Saucer Reports Spread In New Mexico
SANTA FE (UPI) - New Mexico's perennial addiction to…
- p. 16 …Right on the edge of White Sands Missile Range on the wide open New Mexico desert…
- p. 17 …David Moody of the office already was in New Mexico and would assist Dr. Hynek in…
- p. 18 April 25, 1964, when on the previous day at Socorro, New Mexico a policeman, Mr. Lonnie…
- p. 19 Landing area at Socorro, New Mexico, taken April 25.
- p. 20 MAY 6 1964
# New Sights Of Saucers
## Strange Objects Seen by Several Persons in New Mexico…
- p. 21 …12 FEB 65
## New Mexico
APRIL 24, 1964, Socorro, New Mexico On April 24, 1964, a…
- p. 22 …rash of unidentified flying object sightings had New Mexico State Police, local law enforcement agencies and…
- p. 23 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, 24 APRIL 1964
On April 24, 1964, a Socorro…
- p. 25 …David Moody of the office already was in New Mexico and would assist Dr. Hynek in…
- p. 26 …My husband and I had talked about the thing the people saw in New Mexico, but…
- p. 27 …in from all over the state of New Mexico and other parts of the west. It…
- p. 28 # El Defensor
SOCORRO: Inhabited Since 1540 Home of the Famed New Mexico
VOL. 98 NO.34…
- p. 30 …reported concrete instance of a UFO in New Mexico.
Policeman Zamora shifted from a routine task…
- p. 34 # UFO Sighting, Socorro, New Mexico, 24 Apr 64
Hq USAF SAF0I PB (Mrs Gaiser) Wash D…
- p. 45 …24 April 1964 Sgt Chavez of the New Mexico State Police accompanied by Agent Burns of…
- p. 56 …Zamora observed on 24 April at Socorro, New Mexico. The object or vehicle displayed flight characteristics…
- p. 72 …the April 24, 1964 sighting at Socorro, New Mexico, made by Lt. Zamora.
I would very…
- p. 73 …Bieberman 601 Pitch Avenue Socorro, New Mexico 87801
- p. 77 ## NARRATIVE OF SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO SIGHTING, 24 APRIL 1964
Shortly after 5:30 pm on Friday…
- p. 83 TDEW/UFO
UFO Sighting Socorro, New Mexico
14 May 1964
Test Support Officer (Col K. Young…
- p. 84 …835-9916 in Socorro New Mexico regarding the article appearing in the Socorro ElDefnnsor & Chieftan concerning…
- p. 89 …about a hundred miles north of Socorro, New Mexico. Cloud Gap personnel did not have any…
- p. 90 …reported subsequent to Socorro Sightings
## ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AREA
25 Apr. Socorro Unidentified Observer. Rotating Navigation…
- p. 92 …TO THE SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO SIGHTING:
1. 26,Apr 64, Grants,New Mexico sighting of a…
- p. 102 …CONCLUSIONS
24 April 1964 Socorro, New Mexico □ Was Balloon
□ Probably Balloon
□ Possibly Balloon
□ Was Aircraft
□ Probably…
- p. 104 …His theories as to why UFO's land in New Mexico lack, shall we say, a…
- p. 105 …Ted Raynor, Editor, Socorro El Defensor Chieftan, Socorro, New Mexico, and he can send one of…
- p. 123 # UFO REPORT
Lonnie Zamora, 606 Resevoir Street, Socorro, New Mexico, 835-1134, Officer Socorro Police Force…
- p. 130 ## REPORT ON SOCORRO NEW MEXICO TRIP
On Tuesday, April 28, 1964, in response to a call…
- p. 135 …SIGHTING AT SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, 24 APRIL, CONTINUE TO BE RECEIVED FROM NEWS MEDIA, FROM THE…
- p. 137 …while in Socorro, my old friend, Dr Jack Whothmen, President of the New Mexico School of…
- p. 145 …Right on the ge of White Sands Mise Range on the wide en New Mexico desert…
- p. 146 UFO Sighting, Socorro, New Mexico, 24 Apr 64
Hq USAF SAFOI PB (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash 25…
- p. 151 …The Sócorro report and another at La Madera in northern New Mexico were similar in that…
- p. 152 …range, whose headquarters is near the central New Mexico town.
## Six Cars Derail; Rip Mile of…
- p. 153 # ASTRONOMER TO NEW MEXICO
# Flying Objects Area Probed
SOCORRO, N.M.—(AP)—An astronomer from the…
- p. 155 …landings in New Mexico in the past few days.
"We are convinced the Socorro policeman saw…
- p. 156 SOCORRO NEW MEXICO DATE: 24 APR 64
# Believes Intelligent Beings on UFOs Sighted in State
TUCSON…
- p. 158 …85 and New Mexico 180 and the object appeared to be about a quarter of a…
- p. 159 …of Socorro. UFO experts from different parts of the country are in New Mexico to investigate…
- p. 163 …Lincoln LaPaz of the University of New Mexico who has
an international reputation in running down…
- p. 164 …Hynek said he had not been told by the government whether sending him to New Mexico…
- p. 166 …THE SOCORRO REPORT AND ANOTHER AT LA MADERA IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WERE SIMILAR IN THAT…
- p. 167 # 'Flying Saucer Reports Spread In New Mexico
SANTA FE (UPI) - New Mexico's perennial addiction to…
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## INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE SOCORRO SIGHTING OF UFO BY LONNIE ZAMORA
At 0530, Sunday 26 April 1964, I received a call from Captain Hector Quintanilla requesting that the Socorro sighting be investigated immediately and that he be advised as soon as possible of the results of an initial investigation. This action was dictated by a call from the Command Post at 330, a call from the Emergency Action Group at 430 and another call from the Command Post just prior to my notification of the event. The contacts for data already collected were Lt Col King (268-2107) and Capt R T Holder (Scan White Sands 835-1385).
At 0600 I contacted the Base Duty officer and was informed that Major Conner was the Kirtland Investigator for UFO reports. I contacted Major Conner and requested permission to accompany him to Socorro. I contacted Col King and a meeting was arranged for 0830. The only information that Col King had was in the form of an FBI report made by agent Barnes on Friday night following the sighting. This report was forwarded to Washington and Col King had NOTIFIED, the Command Post. (This FBI to be included as an attachment in Major Conner's report.
REPORT.
A geiger counter was obtained and Major Conner and I departed for Socorro at 1030 arriving 1200 in Socorro. We contacted Sgt Chavez, the State Police officer who was the first to reach Lonnie Zamora (Only witness) and during the interview the following information was obtained.
Shortly after 1700 Lonnie Zamora was on patrol and radioed in to the city Police that there was a 10-74 (auto accident) and he was proceeding to investigate. It appeared as if an auto had turned over and two people were standing by it's side. From the ensuing activity monitored on the radio Sgt Chavez immediately made an effort to reach patrolman Zamora and arrived about 3 minutes after the object under observation by Lonnie Zamora had disappeared. Sgt Chavez then went to the area where the craft or thing was supposedly sighted and found four fresh indentations in the ground and several charred or burned bushes. Smoke appeared to come from the bush and he assumed that it was burning, however no coals were visible and the charred portions of the bush were cold to the touch. Sgt Chavez contacted the FBI, who in turn contacted White Sands and Agent Barnes and Lt R T Holder of the latter organization arrived to conduct an investigation and obtain various samples of the soil and charred bush. Sgt Chavez secured the area and made an investigation of the ground surrounding the scene. He determined that the only tire marks were those of Patrolman Zamora's vehicle and the State Police car 800 yards and found no prints or track activity of any kind other than that noted in the FBI report. Further he stated that the marks were definitely "fresh", and the dirt showed evidence of "dew" or moisture. Sgt Chavez is firm in that no track activity was evident. At no time did he observe the craft or object described by Patrolman
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