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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.
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- p. 5 …AFRICA MEXICO CITY
Mexican movies have been purchased for a theater chain in West Africa. A…
- p. 27 …and from Deming west to Casa Grande, Ariz.
The planes use bright Strobe units that flash…
- p. 28 …New Mexico and other parts of the west. It is needless to elucidate all of them…
- p. 30 …and disappear yond Six-Mile Canyon to west. Some of the evidence the landing and take…
- p. 31 …The object appeared to maintain this altitude beyond the explosives building and due west in a…
- p. 32 …It was about 12 feet from one landing hole to the other on the west side…
- p. 80 …with a roar and disappeared to the West. The witness claims that he saw a ball…
- p. 83 …20 feet and disappeared rapidly to the west.
Upon being informed of this, the Army (a…
- p. 97 …was reported to have gone on directly west. This would hardly fit a balloon, unless, of…
- p. 103 …COURSE West
Less than 10 minutes one Stationary, SW or
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Sighting…
- p. 110 …from the south, and the object went west. A balloon released at that time would have…
- p. 111 …vertically and took off horizontally to the west and was observed as it passed well over…
- p. 124 …Sun was to west and did not help vision. Had green sun glasses over prescription glasses…
- p. 130 …At 630 pm the sun was still visible above the mountains to the West.
Lt Holder…
- p. 134 …with the shack somewhat to southwest by west. The dynamite shack is also shown in figure…
- p. 144 …substandard living in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama.
CONSTRUCTION…
- p. 149 …Craft Zoomed Away
Zamora said the craft headed due west at an altitude of about 20…
- p. 155 …Villa's said his first saucer sighting came on the West Coast, when he conversed with…
- p. 156 …They came from the west, to his left, he said, and re- mained in sight for…
- p. 161 …It then flew off to the west, rising gradually.
"I was scared," said Azmora, when he…
- p. 164 …The jet airplanes were taking the photos during both day and night times from Albuquerque west…
- p. 166 …On the west side, it was 12 feet between landing holes; on the east, the distance…
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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