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Project Blue Book Socorro file (direct PDF)

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This Project Blue Book file on the Socorro, New Mexico sighting of 24 April 1964 compiles an Air Force record card and a large set of press clippings. The clippings cover policeman Lonnie Zamora's report of an egg-shaped object with four landing marks and scorched brush, plus J. Allen Hynek's investigation and follow-up reports from La Madera, Edgewood and elsewhere. An Air Force summary says soil and brush analysis found no foreign material, radiation or propellant, that the case remains open, and that later related sightings were explained or found to be hoaxes.

  • p. 5 …objects officer at Holloman Air Force N? MOSCOW Base near Alamogordo. Holloman officials said they would…
  • p. 10 …Holder said he checked with both White Sands and nearby Holloman Air Force Base. Neither base…
  • p. 11 …Holder said he checked with both White Sands and nearby Holloman Air Force Base. Neither base…
  • p. 21 …Sands Missile Range, Holloman Air Force Base and Kirtland Air Force Base are among the many…
  • p. 31 …whether White Sands Missile Range or Holloman Air Force Base had anything that might produce the…
  • p. 163 …as a reliable witness. "Neither White Sands nor Holloman Air Force Base has anything which would
1. DATE	LOCATION	12. CONCLUSIONS
24 April 1964	Socorro, New Mexico	□ Was Balloon
□ Probably Balloon
□ Possibly Balloon
□ Was Aircraft
□ Probably Aircraft
□ Possibly Aircraft
□ Was Astronomical
□ Probably Astronomical
□ Possibly Astronomical
□ Other UNIDENTIFIED
□ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
□ XUnknown
3. DATE-TIME GROUP	4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local 1745
GMT 25/0045Z	□ Ground-Visual □ Ground-Radar
□ Air-Visual □ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS	6. SOURCE
□ Yes Physical Spec
□ No	Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION	8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS	9. COURSE	West
Less than 10 minutes	one	Stationary, SW or
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Sighting of landing by Lonnie Zamora.
SEE CASE FILE.	11. COMMENTS
Initially believed to be observation of Lunar module type configuration. Effort to date cannot place vehicle at site. Case carried as UNIDENTIFIED pending additional data.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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