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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.

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“The Advance”6 pages

  • p. 31 …As the object got into the air, the noise quieted. The object did not leave a…
  • p. 42 …We have referred your request for information to the Project Office of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California…
  • p. 61 …We have a particular interest in the Advanced Lunar Transport Systems. FOR THE COMMANDER ERIC T…
  • p. 67 …The target date could be advanced several years perhaps as early as 1975-if federal government…
  • p. 107 …both the green fireballs and Zamora's sighting were observations of tests of advanced vehicles being…
  • p. 131 …Conner in advance to keep things quiet. As soon as I got the reporters out of…
THE FOLLOWING SIGHTINGS WERE REPORTED TO THE AIR FORCE AND MIGHT BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO SIGHTING:

1. 26,Apr 64, Grants,New Mexico sighting of a large white light shining down and illuminating the terrain and also crises crossing US Route 66 was caused by an s/e on a low level Photo Reconnaissance Mission or Project Cloud Gap. Incidentally the photos which the observer claims he took with the camera did not come out.

2. 28 Apr 64, Santa Cruz Mountain Range sighting has been evaluated as a balloon and a sighting by the same observers, but at later time in the day, has been evaluated as the Planet Venus.

3. 28 Apr 64, Miamisburg, Ohio sighting has been evaluated as a searchlight.

4. 1 May 64, St. Louis, No sighting has been evaluated as the Planet Venus.

5. 1 May 64, St George, Utah sighting has been evaluated as a balloon.

6. 2 May 64, North Carver, Massachusetts has been evaluated as the Planet Verms.

7. 4 May 64, Clovis, New Mexico multiple sighting has been evaluated as a balloon.

8. 5 May 64, Boise, Idaho sighting has been evaluated as a flare.

9. 5 May 64, Middletown, Ohio sighting has been evaluated as the Planet Venus.

10. 6 May 64, Glasgow, Montana sighting has been evaluated as possibly astonishing. We can't say for sure that it is Venus because they failed to tell us how long they observed the object.

11. 6 May 64, Savannah, Georgia, sighting has been evaluated as a balloon.

Venmo _ 12 Mayfair 10.

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