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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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  • p. 3 …appearing objects in the sky here, to their knowledge, at the time Sharon saw what she…
  • p. 4 …New Mexico also spotted the Gallup object flying in the western sky at the same time.
  • p. 9 …Jolly, the "queer looking thing" bounced up and down about three times in the sky and…
  • p. 12 …He told of hitting the UFO six times and hearing the bullets bounce from it. ## Fired…
  • p. 14 …New Mexico also spotted the Gallup object flying in the western sky at the same time.
  • p. 16 …The man who started it all, Socoro policeman Lonnie Zamora, says the next time he finds…
  • p. 22 # "ELPASO TIMES" Film On UFCs To Include Socorro Officer Secorro, N.M. (AP)—A Hollywood, Calif…
  • p. 23 …He told of hitting the UFO six times and hearing the bullets bounce from it. As…
  • p. 24 …This is the only time he saw these figures; he did not see them again. After…
  • p. 27 …Several small planes were in the air at the time of Mrs. Reyes' report, but she…
  • p. 31 …Grinder did not know of the object at the time, and did not attach importance to…
  • p. 34 …AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION THAT WAS SET OFF BY GROUND SIGNAL. AT THE SAME…
  • p. 46 …All helicopters at White Sands were in the hangars at the time of the sighting. Sgt…
  • p. 58 …We are unable to honor your request for LEM information at this time. Because of the…
  • p. 59 …We are unable to honor your request for LEM information at this time. Because of the…
  • p. 66 # Los Angeles Times Orange County OFFICE-1134 E.171h St., Santa Ana TELEPHONES News, Classified and…
  • p. 67 …efforts will provide the leverage to get approval for the program. "The Russians at this time
  • p. 74 …As I recall, the man was driving into Socorro at the time. Unfortunately, I no longer…
  • p. 75 …As a recall, the man was driving into Socorro at the time. Unfortunately, no longer have…
  • p. 76 …Opal Grinder, who was manager of a Socorro service station at that time, reported the tourist…
  • p. 78 …Thinking that the object was going to explode he became frightened. The time was approximately 1745…
  • p. 79 …in fact heading in the opposite direction for part of the time and would not have…
  • p. 82 …At the present time we don't know what it was, but Major Conner and Sgt…
  • p. 86 …the latter part of May Lt Col Conkey visited W-P AFB, and at this time…
  • p. 90 …I have enclosed an article found in the Los Angeles Time of 20 May which may…
  • p. 93 …the same observers, but at later time in the day, has been evaluated as the Planet…
  • p. 96 …plainly been weathered quite some time and is hardly the kind that would have been used…
  • p. 97 …I checked out the time on that, and it fits. Opal Grinder's wife was just…
  • p. 98 …There simply would not have been time to wait until this happened to release the UFO…
  • p. 99 …but it has struck so many times that the "believers" are so thoroughly wishful in their…
  • p. 100 …I honestly would like to be able to give their case the time I think it…
  • p. 102 …I was asked many times whether I was really sure that the U. S. government didn…
  • p. 107 …the evening, and we met again early the next morning during which time we took the…
  • p. 108 …He had the glasses on when he saw the flame at the time the object was…
  • p. 109 …One should remember that the time of the sighting there had been no talk in the…
  • p. 110 …A previous release would simply have had it well over town by the time Zamora got…
  • p. 111 …Perhaps I spent too much time on this matter, but the letter was a very convenient…
  • p. 112 …There is also the opinion expressed in Socorro, and expressed to me a number of times…
  • p. 124 …At this time, heard a roar and saw a flame in the sky to the southwest…
  • p. 126 …I turned around toward the object and at the same time put my head toward ground…
  • p. 127 …Can't tell how long saw object second time ( the "clear" time ), possibly 20 seconds just…
  • p. 128 …At no time did he observe the craft or object described by Patrolman
  • p. 129 …At this time the object made a rumbling noise or rattling noise and a blue flame…
  • p. 130 …At no time did the flight of the object rise above the mountain background. Disappearance of…
  • p. 131 …After a fairly lengthy time spent in getting them warmed up to the subject, I got…
  • p. 132 asked Chaves whether Chaves thought that he, Zamora, should first speak to the priest before saying…
  • p. 133 …It is not clear whether he made a call to the station at this time (presumably…
  • p. 134 …It was at this time that he saw the object rise to essentially the level of…
  • p. 135 …By the time that I got to see the area, it had been so badly trampled…
  • p. 137 …The wind at that time was blowing very strongly from the south and I established by…
  • p. 138 …the area at the time. He, as the rest of the townspeople, were puzzled by the…
  • p. 139 Additional Notes to the Report: It should be noted that, at the time Zamora saw the…
  • p. 144 …persecuted friend of the working man. HOFFA HAS BEEN indicted seven times on U.S. charges…
  • p. 145 …time later Radio Patrolmen Troy Bunn and R. R. Macias picked up a suspect wandering the…
  • p. 147 …The only time that Mr Zamora saw the two people in white coveralls was when he…
  • p. 148 …At that time, it said, "the danger of floods will be completely eliminated." REPORTS FROM the…
  • p. 150 # The El Paso Times Saturday, April 24, 1965 Page 1-B # Policeman Recalls Night Which Changed…
  • p. 151 …but I took my time. "Then a big noise started it (the UFO) came up and…
  • p. 155 …Twice, the devices hovered over his home, then at 4187 Edith NE. The second time, the…
  • p. 157 …He told of hitting the UFO six times and hearing the bullets bounce from it. As…
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
25 Apr 64	2. LOCATION
Socorro, New Mexico	12. CONCLUSIONS
□ Was Balloon
□ Probably Balloon
□ Possibly Balloon
□ Was Aircraft
□ Probably Aircraft
□ Possibly Aircraft
□ Was Astronomical
□ Probably Astronomical
□ Possibly Astronomical
□ Other Ground light
□ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
□ Unknown
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local night
GMT	4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar
☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS
☐ Yes
☐ No	6. SOURCE
civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
not reprtd	8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one	9. COURSE
back and forth
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Witness reported a light going back and forth over a mountain of Socorro while he was driving North.	11. COMMENTS
Clouds in area. Navigation beacon at location. Probable reflection from rotating beacon on clouds.

AT1C FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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