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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.
“Marks”37 pages
- p. 4 …Also found were "paw prints, like a mountain lion's," as well as "landing gear marks…
- p. 5 …White Sands Missile Range
# Visit to Socorro
officials confirmed the markings and the burned grass. They…
- p. 6 …Landing-gear marks and scorched terrain were checked by AF Chief UFO Consultant Dr. J. Allen…
- p. 7 …He said there was a red marking on it like an upside down V with three…
- p. 8 …of the series of sightings, had red markings on its silvery side. Chavez said Zamora told…
- p. 12 …Also
discovered were "paw prints, like a mountain lion's," as well as "landing gear marks…
- p. 13 There was no evidence of markings of any sort in the area other than the shallow…
- p. 14 …Also found were "paw prints, like a mountain lion's," as well as "landing gear marks…
- p. 21 …a "Super-Pogo" type craft with different markings.
"The newer models probably are highly classified." Lapaz…
- p. 22 …There was no evidence of markings of any in the area other than the shallow depressions…
- p. 24 …on the object which he described as markings in red about 1 to $1\frac{1…
- p. 32 …persons had trampled the scene and there was virtually no evidence left of the landing marks.
- p. 35 …The object sighted by Mr Zamora had left markings in the ground as well as several…
- p. 46 …There were no automobile tire markings or markings of any sort in the area other than…
- p. 57 …like legs or pods which would produce markings such as those found at Socorro. One known…
- p. 68 …to identification of a firm using the marking observed by Lonnie Zamora.
(3) NASA has been…
- p. 78 …The object had a red marking about 1 ft or maybe 18 inches in height, shaped…
- p. 79 …The marks were fresh and no other marks were in the area. Diagonal of the four…
- p. 87 ( )
TDEW/Capt H Quintanilla/69216 Request for Identification of Markings
FAA Control Systems Division Oklahoma City…
- p. 89 …United States registration markings for civil aircraft are preceded by the alpha "N" followed by one…
- p. 128 …He determined that the only tire marks were those of Patrolman Zamora's vehicle and the…
- p. 129 …A Red marking was evident
- p. 130 and a drawing of this marking will be attached at the end of the report. Mr…
- p. 132 …whom I subsequently questioned, indicated that the markings were, to all intensive purposes, fresh and were…
- p. 134 …whose location was approximately under the X mark on the photograph. It was from this distance…
- p. 135 …Photograph No 12 is a close-up of one of the markings, made very shortly after…
- p. 137 …Altogether nine people saw the markings within hours of the sighting and before the hours of…
- p. 138 …He also was of the opinion that the marks might well have been fresh ones. I…
- p. 144 …Hoffa which opens here today marks the keystone of the long Justice Department effort to destroy…
- p. 149 # Unusual Marks Found
The man in the street was mystified and the military and other authorities…
- p. 154 …Zamora said the object was a brilliant white with a red marking on it . . an upside…
- p. 157 …discovered were "paw prints, like a mountain lion's," as well as "landing gear marks."
Photos…
- p. 161 …Another man who visited the site described the marks as looking like mountain lion pad marks…
- p. 164 …had
asked Zamora not to discuss the markings was false. "No one in the Air Force…
- p. 165 …Witnesses to the craft seen by Zamora said it was marked with a red inverted V…
- p. 167 …THE SCIENTIST ALSO DISCUSSED THE MARKINGS THAT ZAMORA SAID HE SAW ON THE SIDE OF THE…
- p. 168 …Also found were "paw prints, like a mountain lion's," as well as "landing gear marks…
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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