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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.
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d. Mr Zamora stopped his car while he was still talking on the radio and started to get out. He finished his conversation with the sheriff's office and proceeded towards where the object was. He then heard a roar, a very loud roar but not like a jet, which was of low frequency and then rose in frequency and very very loud. At the same time that the roar was heard he saw a flame. The flame was under the object. Object started to go straight up, slowly. Object rose slowly and flame was coming from the bottom. The color was light blue and sort of orange, but he saw no smoke. However, there was dust in the immediate area. As soon as Mr. Zamora saw the flame and heard the roar he turned and ran away from the object. He bumped his leg on the back fender of his auto, lost his glasses, fell to the ground, got up and proceeded away from the object for at least another 50 feet. He fell to the ground and covered himself like an ostrich, expecting the object to blow up. The roar lasted for a few seconds. e. When there was complete silence, he lifted his head and saw the object going away from him. The object appeared to go straight up to an altitude of 15 feet and proceed slowly towards the dynamic shack where it cleared the shack by what appeared to be three feet. Object traveled six miles in three minutes. Mr Zamora went back to his car and asked the radio operator at the station to look out the window and see if he could spot the object. The radio operator failed to spot the object because he was facing Forth and could not see the object from this angle. g. Mr Zamora claims that the object had no flame whatsoever as it was flying over the ground and he could see no smoke. h. After the object had left the area, Egt Chaves, of the New Mexico State Patrol, arrived at the scene. Egt Chaves claims that Mr Zamora was perpiring and very white, very pale. Egt Chaves and Mr Zamora saw a burning brush and proceeded to the spot where the object had first been seen. i. Mr Zamora claims that the object had two legs slanted outwards, towards the ground and he also claims that he distinctly heard two or three loud thumps, like someone possibly shutting or opening a door. 2. It is my belief that Mr Zamora is telling the truth and that he did in fact see a man made object which probably belongs to one of the services. There is no indication that this vehicle which Mr Zamora saw came from outer space, nov or ever.
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