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Socorro Blue Book documents, pages 1 to 25

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This NICAP-hosted compilation of Project Blue Book records covers the Air Force investigation of policeman Lonnie Zamora's 24 April 1964 sighting at Socorro, New Mexico. It includes Foreign Technology Division teletypes, a resume and narrative of the sighting, Capt Hector Quintanilla's memos, and letters to Project Cloud Gap and the FAA. Investigators found no radiation, no foreign material in soil samples, and no helicopter or radar explanation. They concluded that a real object was seen, possibly a VTOL or lunar module type vehicle, and left the case open.

  • p. 4 …SIGHTING AT SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, 24 APRIL, CONTINUE TO BE RECEIVED FROM NEWS MEDIA, FROM THE…
  • p. 5 …sighted by Mr Lonnie Zamora, of Socorro, New Mexico. a. At approximately 1745, 24 Apr 64…
  • p. 7 …and might be attributed to the Socorro, New Mexico sighting. FOR THE COMMANDER ERIC T de…
  • p. 9 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, 24 APRIL 1964 On April 24, 1964, a Socorro…
  • p. 10 UFO Sighting, Socorro, New Mexico, 24 Apr 64 Hq USAF SAPOI PB (Mrs Gaiser) Wash D…
  • p. 11 …24 April 1964 Sgt Chavez of the New Mexico State Police accompanied by Agent Burns of…
  • p. 12 …Zamora observed on 24 April at Socorro, New Mexico. The object or vehicle displayed flight characteristics…
  • p. 14 NARRATIVE OF SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO SIGHTING, 24 APRIL 1964 Shortly after 5:30 pm on Friday…
  • p. 19 TDEW/UFO UFO Sighting Socorro, New Mexico 14 May 1964 Test Support Officer (Col K. Young…
  • p. 20 …835-9916 in Socorro New Mexico regarding the article appearing in the Socorro ElDefansor & Chieftan concerning…
  • p. 22 …an unidentified flying object sighting at Socorro, New Mexico. The Air Force is investigating the case…
  • p. 25 …about a hundred miles north of Socorro, New Mexico. Cloud Gap personnel did not have any…

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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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