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Project Blue Book Socorro file
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This Project Blue Book file on the Socorro, New Mexico sighting, held by the Internet Archive, collects Air Force records and 1964 press clippings. It covers policeman Lonnie Zamora's April 24, 1964 report of an egg-shaped object with four legs, the scorched brush and ground depressions, and Dr. J. Allen Hynek's investigation. An Air Force summary says soil and brush analysis found no radiation or propellant and the case stayed open. Later New Mexico reports were judged known objects or hoaxes.
“Hill”23 pages
- p. 7 …was here today to examine the secluded hill where a Socorro policeman reported seeing a mysterious…
- p. 15 …that she saw a fire in the hills southwest of Socorro Sunday night, where city officer…
- p. 24 …pm, in an unpopulated area full of hills and gullies and covered with sagebrush. Following is…
- p. 31 …The tourist also commented that he had seen a police car heading up the hill. This…
- p. 57 …He also observed the police car heading up the hill toward the spot where the UFO…
- p. 76 …ago south of Socorro on an isolated hill remains unsolved.
And to help find clues to…
- p. 78 …travel a little-used road over several hills and gullies. After two or three efforts to…
- p. 98 …You suggest that when Zamora's car created the hill, the hoaxers triggered another blast of…
- p. 101 …As you may know, we have rented a house at 57 Avon Hill Street. I hope…
- p. 115 …Made three attempts to climb hill.
First sighting of object. Stopped car for a couple of…
- p. 124 …Could not see bottom of flame because it was behind hill. No smoke noted. Noted some…
- p. 126 …I was still running and I jumped just over the hill--I step because I did…
- p. 127 …ran from object, jumped over edge of hill, then got back to car and radio as…
- p. 129 …He turned off the road and proceeded to a point up a hill where he could…
- p. 133 …He thus came up upon the object from behind the hill and from the side, so…
- p. 138 …The tourist also commented that he had seen a police car heading up the hill. This…
- p. 150 …One year ago Saturday Zam investigated what sounded two explosions in the hills so of Socorro…
- p. 151 …an unidentified flying object on a lonely hill-just south Socorro.
Among results were an Force…
- p. 152 …reports."
Dr Hyek visited yesterday the secluded hill where Socorro policeman Lonnie Zamora reported seeing an…
- p. 154 …was here today to examine the secluded hill where a Socorro policeman reports seeing a mysterious…
- p. 161 …As Zamora moved closer he lost sight of the object behind a hill.
He continued driving…
- p. 166 …short "men."
Zamora continued driving up the hill to get a closer look. When he stopped…
- p. 167 …HYNEK VISITED TODAY THE SECLUDED HILL WHERE SOCORRO POLICEMAN LONNIE ZAMORA REPORTED SEEING AN EGG-SHAPED…
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Sgt Sam Charez of the New Mexico State Police was interviewed by Major Connor and Sgt Moody. He could add little to the investigation except that he arrived at the scene about three minutes after the incident happened and that Mr Zamora was scared.
Major Connor's formal report will be on the way on 27 April. He will include copies of Lt Col Kings report, the FBI report, and possibly the soil analysis report if he receives it in time, otherwise it will come later.
At the present time we don't know what it was, but Major Conner and Sgt Moody are still checking. They'll check out the Helicopter activity today.
When Sgt Moody called, he was getting ready to accompany Lt Col King on another alleged sighting. Everybody wants to get into the Act!
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr Captain, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Branch
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