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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.
“hoax”16 pages
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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