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The Black Vault · 167 pages · text by OCR

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…
  • p. 41 …We have referred your request for information to the Project Office of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California…
  • 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…
# FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY 5300 South Portland Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73119

JUN 2 1964

IN REPLY REFER TO: FS-970

AIR MAIL

Eric T. de Jonckheere Colonel, USAF Deputy for Technology and Subsystems Air Force Systems Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Dear Sir:

In reply to your inquiry of May 27, 1964, we are unable to furnish any information as to the type markings you submitted for our examination.

United States registration markings for civil aircraft are preceded by the alpha "N" followed by one-to-five digits, one-to-four digits followed by one letter, or one-to-three digits followed by two letters, displayed in twelve-inch characters. We have no knowledge of any particular country using symbols as reference to their registration.

If we may be of further assistance, please let us know.

Sincerely yours,

Jay H. Moody, Manager

Control Systems

Data Establishment

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