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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.

  • p. 3 …She continued to complain of burn pains. Police interviewed her at "The sun exposure she had…
  • p. 4 …State Police Captain Martin Vigil said, "there was definitely something there." Orlando Gallegos of Santa Fe…
  • p. 5 …Sam Chavez of the New Mexico State Police. They took six other men to the spot…
  • p. 6 …When he left his police car for a closer look, the strange machine blasted flame from…
  • p. 7 …Hynek said his investigation in Socorro would determine whether he would visit Espanola, where State Police…
  • p. 8 …State police and military officials have confirmed finding scorched earth at the sites, and wedge-shaped…
  • p. 9 …Max Stull, 1409 Milmoore SE, told her parents and Police Lt. C. K. Jolly, the "queer…
  • p. 11 …Socorro Policeman Lonnie Zamora says he saw it, and police and military men seem inclined to…
  • p. 12 …Don Adams of Edgewood told State Police he fired 12.22 calibre pistol shots at an…
  • p. 14 …State Police Captain Martin Vigil said, "there was definitely something there." Orlando Gallegos of Santa Fe…
  • p. 15 …State Police Capt. Martin Vigil said investigators from Kirtland Air Force Base at Albuquerque were to…
  • p. 16 …Orlando Gallegos of SanTa Fe told State Police he got within 200 feet of a huge…
  • p. 17 …Socorro policemen Lonnie Zamora says he saw it, and police and military men seem inclined to…
  • p. 22 …April 24, 1964, a Socorro, New Mexico police, Mr. Lonnie Zamora, reported an object on the…
  • p. 23 …Fired 12 Shots An Edgewood man told State Police he fired 12.22calibre pistol shots at…
  • p. 24 …After radioing to Police Headquarters at Socorro that he was proceeding to investigate what he believed…
  • p. 25 …the FBI were expected to join State Police this afternoon to investigate the new report. LA…
  • p. 27 …Hynek said Zamora is a "level headed police officer." Hynek said he believes Zamora saw something…
  • p. 29 …State Police Sgt. Sam Chavez and Lewis A. Reddell, publisher of El Defensor-Chieftain, stand at…
  • p. 30 …State Police Sgt. Sam Chavez and Lewis A. Reddell, publisher of El Defensor-Chieftain, and at…
  • p. 31 …The tourist also commented that he had seen a police car heading up the hill. This…
  • p. 35 …The sighting was reported to Sgt Chavez of the New Mexico State Police. The object sighted…
  • p. 46 …Sgt Chavez of the New Mexico State Police accompanied by Agent Burns of the FBI and…
  • p. 57 …He also observed the police car heading up the hill toward the spot where the UFO…
  • p. 78 …He radioed in to police headquarters that he was proceeding to investigate a 10-74 (auto…
  • p. 80 …The FBI was informed of the sighting by the New Mexico State Police. The New Mexico…
  • p. 82 Sgt Sam Charez of the New Mexico State Police was interviewed by Major Connor and Sgt…
  • p. 83 …The alleged witness was a reputable local police officer by the name of Lonnie Damora. Damora…
  • p. 90 …be related to the description provided by police officer Lonnie Zamora. Since certain aerial surveillance flights…
  • p. 97 …instant or so later, he saw a police car going. I checked out the time on…
  • p. 115 …Radioed in to police headquarters that he was proceeding to investigate a car wreck (10-74…
  • p. 124 # UFO REPORT Lonnie Zamora, 606 Resevoir Street, Socorro, New Mexico, 835-1134, Officer Socorro Police Force…
  • p. 127 …State Police at Socorro) calling me on radio for my location, and I returned to my…
  • p. 128 …We contacted Sgt Chavez, the State Police officer who was the first to reach Lonnie Zamora…
  • p. 129 …car and he radioed this information to Police headquarters. He went down a hill where the…
  • p. 138 …The tourist also commented that he had seen a police car heading up the hill. This…
  • p. 145 …He notified police, and a short time later Radio Patrolmen Troy Bunn and R. R. Macias…
  • p. 146 …Socorro policemen Lonnie Zaora says he saw it, and police military men seem inclined to lieve…
  • p. 147 …Mr Zamora, who is a policeman for the Socorro Police Department, believed that a dynamite shack…
  • p. 149 …Area Sighting Of Flash A report to State, Police here Saturday at 10 a.m. by…
  • p. 150 …Air force and other police officers on the scene charge of everything and so busy... Now…
  • p. 151 …Air Force and other police officers were on the scene. "I thought at first that it…
  • p. 153 …Friday night by Socorro policeman Lonnie Zamora. POLICE AND military men seem inclined to believe Zamora…
  • p. 154 …he will visit Espanola, where a state police captain, Martin' Vigil, found the ground still smouldering…
  • p. 157 …A rash of unidentified flying object sightings had New Mexico State Police, local law enforcement agencies…
  • p. 159 # 'Flying Bathtub' Seen by Motorist SOCORRO, April 27 (A) Socorro police were called to the scene…
  • p. 160 …o continued to complain of in pain. Police interviewed her at Sharon's doctor said his…
  • p. 161 …State Police Sgt. Sam Chavez said he received a call from the Pentagon and the caller…
  • p. 164 …A 10-year-old Albuquerque glrl was treated Tuesday night for what her mother told police…
  • p. 165 …State Police Capt. Archie White said in Las Cruces that as far as he was concerned…
  • p. 168 …State Police Captain Martin Vigil said, "there was definitely something there." Orlando Gallegos of Santa Fe…
Memo, from Capt Quintanilla, 27 April 1964

TO: Colonel de Jonckheere

At 0715, 26 April, when I reported for duty as OD, I was informed by Major Sameshima, 25 April OD, that he had received a UFO report via telephone at 2130 EST, 25 April, from the 1005th Special Investigation Group, Washington, D.C. The UFO report had been received by the 1005th from Lt Col King, CID, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lt Col King had read about the sighting in the local newspaper and had also been provided data by the FBI. The FBI was informed of the sighting by the New Mexico State Police. The New Mexico State Police arrived at the scene at approximately 1728 MST and three minutes after the object took off with a roar and disappeared to the West. The witness claims that he saw a ball shaped object approximately 15 feet long and two white objects which resembled white coveralls. When the Army at White Sands heard of the incident, they roped off the area and the FBI in Albuquerque proceeded to the area. They confirmed that "something" had been there and the army took soil samples of 4" x 5" impressions which were found where the alleged vehicle had landed. The impressions appeared to be burned and the surround area was clean.

At 0330, 26 April, Col Cole from the Air Force Command Post called to see if any follow up action had been taken. At 0430 26 April, Col Harris from the Emergency Action Group, JCB communications Center called and wanted additional details, especially names. At 0530 26 April, Col Perkins from the Air Force Command Post called and suggested we get in touch with Capt Holden from White Sands, at 0728 26 April, I placed a call to the OD at Kirkland and asked him to locate Sgt Moody for me. Sgt Moody is presently on TDY at Kirkland on Project Cloud Gap. At 0945 Sgt Moody called and I asked him to get together with the UFO reporting officer at Kirkland and investigate the sighting. At 1125 Major Connor, Kirkland UFO reporting officer, and Sgt Moody called and I suggested the manner in which they should conduct the investigation and the people whom they should contact. Major Connor and Sgt Moody left for White Sands after my phone call equipped with a Geiger Counter.

At 2135 I received a telephone call from Sgt Moody who was now back at Kirkland. Major Connor and Sgt Moody had talked with the witness Lonnie Zamora. Mr Zamora is the Boccorro, New Mexico Deputy Marshall. He uses the same radio frequency as the New Mexico State Police and that is the reason the New Mexico State Police arrived at the scene as fast as they did. Mr Zamora called the New Mexico State Police over his radio when he was scared by the vehicle. At his closest observation, he was 103 feet from the object. Major Connor and Sgt Moody measured the area of alleged landing for radiation - no radiation was present. Photos of the area were taken and will be on the way 27 April.

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