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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.

  • p. 30 …As the object got into the air, the noise quieted. The object did not leave a…
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  • p. 60 …We have a particular interest in the Advanced Lunar Transport Systems. FOR THE COMMANDER ERIC T…
  • p. 66 …The target date could be advanced several years perhaps as early as 1975-if federal government…
  • p. 106 …both the green fireballs and Zamora's sighting were observations of tests of advanced vehicles being…
  • p. 130 …Conner in advance to keep things quiet. As soon as I got the reporters out of…

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# The Telegraph-Herald

DUBUQUE, IOWA

DIAL 58 3-6421

May 29, 1968

Dr. J. Allen Hynek Department of Astronomy Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois 60201

Dear Dr. Hynek:

Your letter of 30 April, requesting information about individuals referred to in the letter who might have witnessed the sighting of unidentified flying objects on April 24, 1964, was forwarded to my attention.

After considerable searching of the newspaper files during the period in question, I have come up with some helpful information.

The Telegraph-Herald carried a page one story on April 29, 1964 covering the details of the sighting. Two per-sons from Dubuque were listed in the story as having seen the object in question. The story lists:

Paul Kies, 650 Sunset Ridge, Dubuque, Iowa and Larry Kratzer, 1504 Henion, Dubuque, Iowa (now of 751 Kane Street)

I hope this information will be of value to you in your search for a solution to puzzling phenomenon of unidentified flying objects and trust that the information will be used with discretion.

Sincerely,

Richard C. Dempsey

Director of Public Relations

JUN 3 1968

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