Project Blue Book Socorro file

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# occorro to Use Flying Object

# As Tourist Catch

## Associated Press Writer

CORRO (AP) - One year Saturday, Socorro police an Lonnie Zamora reported being an unidentified flying object on a lonely hill-just south Socorro.

Among results were an Force investigation, subsequent sightings almost daily in parts of the country, and declaration by an official of International Lunar Society earth again had been from another world.

"If I can just forget abo maybe it will go away."

For Zamora, however, past year can be summa in one sentence:

The 31-year-old father on explains that he had to re that his working hours changed, has answered a 1,000 letters of 2,000 from p he doesn't know and has h the term "flying saucer" en to last a lifetime.

He appealed to the Soo weekly newspaper last month publish an article clarifying

would look like," he says. Zamora asked to be trasferred to a 10 p.m.-6 a.m. work shift, he said. "Because at night couldn't sleep-I would come from work and sit up 2 hours thinking about it.

## more Frightening

It was more frightening thn anything that could happen the officer said. "You get into battle and you're scared once it's over, it's over. But you can't forget."

Now, Zamora said he tries to someone with him when duty. He recalls that he h ist let his partner out of the atrol car for dinner when he chase to a speeding car. then he heard what sounded

the officer of six years experience said.

"If I had run down there I could have seen a lot more." he said. "but I took my time.

"Then a big noise started it (the UFO) came up and I ered there. I could hear a bing. bing. bing."

## Called For Help

"I didn't know whether shoot. start running or call to for help

"I crouched down behind car."

Zamora said he called help and State Police Sgt. Sa Chave the scene with two r

By off to

ion he would have seen it, Z mora said.

"I wanted to keep it self," Zamora said, "but made me report it. But if thing like this should ever

That evening the FBI. Air Force and other police officers were on the scene.

"I thought at first that it was some kind of Air Force plane." he said, "because the Air Force took charge of everything and was so busy. Now I don't know what it was."

## Claim To Fame

But regardless of how much Lamor wants to for-

The road to the site, almost impassible last year, has been graded. Posters are being planned by the chamber of commerce for placement within Sorrro businesses to alert tourists to the town's claim to fame.

A portion of a movie on UFO's was filmed earlier this year at Socorro. Much of the town's hope for additional tourist dollars is based on this film, which Studio of Holly-

enn said he had spent out of his own posing the film crews. he said he understand will tie in Zamor's other sightings. not Similarities include in white overalls and ped vehicles on st. he said.

official explanation made public by re. Its UFO consultant Allen Hynek of North ersity's astronomy said after an on-the stigation that he was led than when he ar nek said that as fa