PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
n 0 Was Balloon
25 Apr 64 Socorro, New Mexico Socorro, New Mexico 0 Probably Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 0 Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local night Ground-Visual Ground-Rador Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
00 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT Air-Visual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 5 PHOTOS 16. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical
No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_ Ground light
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation .
D Unknown
bot reprtd one back and forth
j10. BRIEF S SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Witness reported a light going back and forth Clouds in area. Navigation beacon at
over a mountah of Socorro while he was location. Probable reflection from
friving North. rotating beacon o n clouds.
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nigh pitch here today.
Latest incidents include:
-A report from a 10-year-
old girl that she was burned
while watching a strange egg- S
shaped thing in the sky yes-
terday afternoon.
-Avreport fronr a truck
driver and his wife that they
saw two mysterious objects
in the sky between here and
Socorro
The'rash of incidents start-
ed Fridays when a policeman
saw a Ur take off south of
Socorre UFO experts from
different parts of the country
are in:New Mexico to investi-
gate.62
Suffering Sufferings eye, nose and nose and
face burns yesterday after- yesterday after-
noon was Sharon Stull, one of
five children of Mr. and Mrs. five children of Mr. and Mrs.
Max L. Stull of 1409 Wilmoore
SE.
On Lowell School On Lowell School Ground Ground-
She She said she said she gazed a a Sharon-Stull in Bed Todayo C C Sharon-Stull in Bed Today 0.CT One official said it would One .official said it would:
UFO for five UFO for five or 10 minutes or 10 minutes be possible in some areas to be possible in some areas to
the Lowell School ground the Lowell School ground track a UFO to see where it
1809 Ross SE after returningject. athad her draw the silvery ob-Mrs. Stull said. athad her draw the silvery ob- Mrs.Stull said. goes, if they received a report
there from lunch at home. there from lunch at home? Truck :drivenNapoleon Truck :driver.Napoleon from a responsible agency
After I pim., while in class, Sharon's doctor said his Green, 37, and his wife, 35, Green, 37, and his wife, 35, immediately after a sighting.
she noticed she noticed burning burning sensa- diagnosis is. conjunctivitis of 1805 Walter SE; said they diagnosis is. conjunctivitis of 1805 Walter SE; said they Radar sightings have to be in
tions about the eves and face tions abbuti the eyes and face. (membrane inflammation) of sighted two. UFO's traveling (membrane inflammation) of sighted two. UFO's traveling a direct line and, can be direct line and can be
She and her mother believe both eyes and first - degree at about the speed of jet blocked by mountains,
her burns were inflicted by sunburn under the eyes and planes. at 5:30 p.m. yester- making low - altitude radar
the thingin the sky. on t ther nose, adding: day as they were driving to- tracking difficult sometimes,
Sharon said she was not fac- "The sun exposure she had ward Albuquerque-on-U. S. he advised.
ing yesterday would usually 85,.17 miles north of Socorro. The Weather Bureau, FAA
the sun while watching be and Kirtland AF Base said
the thingi slightly smaller considered insufficient to cause Shine Brightly there were no balloons or
than an:airplane and having the burns and inflammation. "I wasn't going to report it other strange - appearing ob-
no windows, speed across the Tt appears to be the type of because I didn't want to be- jects in the sky here,,to-their
sky and disappear in the dis- burnssand inflammation lieve e my eyesMr.Green knowledge, at the-time. Shar-
tance. Her mother said the caused by longer exposure to said today. He said his wife on saw what she rdid:
child has never had a sun- he sun. dived beneath the' truck's
burn and couldn't have gotten He said he believes there dashboard afterseeing the
one in the few minutes she s no permanent eye damage. egg-shaped things, about half
was outside. Mrs. Stull was extremely the size of jet planes a nd
Her sister, Robin, 8, says concerned and frightened over shining brightly in the setting
she, too, saw the thing, but he i incident today. She also sun.
paid little attention to it and ept Robin home from school. Green said he saw them
didn't continue to watch it. possibly two minutes before
Sharon said two other chil- they disappeared over the
dren also glanced at it brief- eastern horizon.
ly. Federal Aviation Agency of-
Sharon was treated by a ficials said they have seen
doctor at Bataan Hospital last nothing unusual in the sky or
night and was kept in bed at on their radar screens. Air-
home today with her blinds planes appear only as small
drawn to protect her inflamed dots on the screens.and it is
eyes and eyelids. unlikely a UFO:could be dis-
Complains of Pains. tinguished from an airplane
Part of her face and nose |on radar.
appeared to be puify and red.
She continued to complain of
burn pains.
Police interviewed her at 137

SOURCE: ALBUQUERQUE, JOURNAL LA MADERA, NEW MEXICO
DATE: 28 APR 64
Flying Saucer
Reports Spread
In New Mexico
SANTA FE (UPI)- New
Mexico's perennial addiction
to flying saucers has taken
hold of the state again with
more "objects" reported to
police over the weekend.
The latest, which brought
out the Air Force and the
FBI, was spotted early Sun
day morning at-La Madera,
about 50 miles north of San-
ta Fe. State Police-Captain
Martin Vigil said,"there was
definitelysomething there.
Orlando Gallegos of. Santa
Fe told State Police he got
within 200 feet of a huge met-
al object that looked like an al object that looked like an
butane tank.He butanetank./He
was
pole and about:14 feet in cir pole and about:I4 feet in cir
' cumference, he told police. cumference,he told police.
Gallegos' report came on
the heels of a similar report
from a Socorro policeman,
Lonnie Zamora, who said he
spotted an object near Socor-
ro Friday night.Zamora,in Friday night:Zamora,in
clearing up false reports Sun-
day,  said the day, said the object rose
about 20 feet off the ground
and slowly flew away.
Similar reports came from
Socorro teenager, an Albu-
querque motorist, and t w o
men driving in the La Mad-
era-area Saturday-night. The
Albuquerque motorist, George
Mitropolis, said he saw a
"silver looking' object. It dis
appeared over. a mountain in
the Caballo Reservoir area.
In both the Socorro and the
La Madera reports the
ground in the areas where
the objects were reported to
have landed was scorched
and burned. Also found were
paw prints, like a mountain
lion's," as well as "landing
gear marks"  four impres-
sions in the dirt.
Until the recent spottings,
the last unidentified flying ob-
ject was spotted in New Mex-
ico near Gallup late last year
by several motorists. A
pus policeman at the'Üniver-
sity of New Mexico also spot-
ted the Gallup object flying
n the western aky at the
same time. 138

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DUE JOURNAL 26 ape! D.7
Mysterious Object Pays Visit to Socorro Area
SOCORRO· (UPIy - It was shiny and stood on four gird-oticials confirmed the mark-Base I near Alamogordo.
round, stood on girder - like round, stood on girder - like er-like legs. er-like legs. ings and the burned grass. ngs and the burned grass. Holloman officials said they
legs and scorched grass and But when he moved closer They reported the incident to hey reported the incident to would investigate the incident.
to the object at dusk Friday, to the object at dusk x Friday, unidentified fliying objects unidentified flying objects
bushes, but Socorro Police- all he found was four inden- dfticerjat Holloman Air Force fticer at Holloman Air Force
man Lonnie Zamora does not FILMS FOR W. AFRICA
tations  in the ground ground and MEXICO CITY - MEXICO CITY Ten
know. what it wasy. know. what it was scorched.grass and bushes.. scorched-grass and bushes.. N:MOSCOW N MOSCOW
Zamore saw it and State Zamora told' Sgt. Sam Zamora told Sgt. Sam Cha- MOSCOW - Ghana's Mexican movies have been
Policemen and Air Force of- vez of the New Mexico State Policemen and Air Force of- vez of the New Mexico State inister Agriculture, Kre Agriculture, Kre purchased for a theater chain
ficials-Saturday saw what it Police. They took six other ficials.Saturday saw what it Police. They took six other Edusei, has arrivedinjin Edusei, has arrivedin in West Africa, A spokesman
left. men.tothespot,andfound men tothe spotandfound X and will ask, nesaid it will be the first show and will ask, hesaid it will be the first show-
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Information Only
UFO Investigator, Vol II, No 2, April-May 65
Source:
New Documentary Film
A new 80-minute documentary film on UFOs, entitled "Phe-
nomena-Seven Point Seven, was nearing release date as this
issue was closed.
The moving picture was prepared by Enpire Film Studios,
Hollywood, where a company official explained the title: "Seven
Point Seven means the 7.7% of an estimated 8000 sightings
classified as UFOs by the Air Force.' (This figure is close
to the latest AF admission of 663 unknowns out of 8908 cases,
.which works out as 7.44%.)
One of the main sequences shows the now widely-known
Socorro case. Last April 24, Officer Lonnie Zamora, on high-
way patrol, sighted oval-shaped craft near Socorro, N.M.
When he left his polic ice car for a closcr look, the strange machine
blasted flame from underneath, rose to a low altitude, then raced
out of sight. out oi signt.
Landing-gear marks and scorched terrain were checked by were checked by
AF Chief UFO Consultant Dr. J. Allen Hynek and other AF in-
vestigators. Later, Hynek vestigators. Later, Hynek stated he did not stated he did not doubt Zamora's
report, and that he had no explanation. report, and that he d no explanation.
Major Masto Jacks, AFHQ spokesman, recently gave
Zamora a believability rating" statement to Roger
Treat, for a fea Treat, for a fea ature article in the Baltimore News American. article in the Baltimore News American.
Even more Surprising, in May Jacks' letter to NICAP member
Robert Barrow, Syracuse, described the UFO as a "vehicle''-
though he still claimed no evidence that it was fron outer Space. though he still claimed no evidence that it was fron outer space.
However, this official admission that the UFO was some kind
of unknown machine, is a long-and puzzling—jump from the usual of unknown machine, is a long-and puzzling-jump from the usual
"explain away'' answers of mirages, delusions, etc.
For this reason, the new film may have a strong inpact. The For this reason. inuuaat. The
original Socorro report had wide publicity, but to clate the AF
has never issued a press release adnitting the UFO was a
strange vehicle, nature unknown. If it had, this probably would
have been a front-page story, focussing serious attention on
UFOS.
Cont. p. 5 col. 1
Documentary Film - Cont. from p. 4 col. 2
Empire Film Studies says the documentary is designed to show
that neither hysteria nor panic were caused by Officer Zamora's
report. First showing will
appear nationally. corro, then the film will
NICAP will review and report
Seven'' as soon as possible. henomena-Seven Point
143

NEWYORK
Journal American
D. 506,746 6 SUN. 640,586
APR 2 9 1964 Buklle
SCORCHED GRASS
Astronomer Dr. Hynek said his investi-
gation in Socorro would deter-
mine whether he would visit
Espanola, where State Police
Hunts Clue Capt. Martin Vigil found the
ground still smouldering 20
hours after a reported sighting.
Authorities found scorched
grass and four wedge-shaped
To 'Saucer indentations in the ground at
panola. the Socorro site and near Es-
Dr. Hynek said he hoped to
SOCORRO, N. M., April today. finish his investigation here
29 (AP)An astronomer He said he has found most
from the Dearborn Observa- people honest-and sincere in
tory -at Northwestern Uni- tory-atkoru reporting flying objects.. reporting flying objects..
yersity was nere today to yersity was today to Many common things, how- Many common things, how-
examire  the secluded hill examine the secluded hill ever, are often responsible for ever, are often responsible for
where a.Socorro. policeman where a. Socorro policeman such reports, he said.
reported seeing a mysteri- "Meteors, flocks of birds,
ous, egg-shaped, flying weather balloons, even the weather balloons, even the
object. object. moon can lead to these re-
Dr. J. Allen Hynek. the spe- ports," Dr. Hynek said. "In ports," Dr. Hynek bsaid. "In
cial Unidentified Flying Object such cases the reports often such cases- the reports often
consultant. to the Air Force, consultant. to the Air Force, come from entirely honest peo-
was sent to New Mexico after a puxzles them." ple who see something that ple who see something that
rash of reports of sightings in puxxles them.
the state. sh the state. .
He planned to visit the place He planned to visit the place
where officer Lonnie Zamora
said he spotted the object Fri-
day.
OTHER REPORTS.
Mr. Zamora said the object
he saw was brilliant white.
He said there was a red mark-
ing on it like an upside down
V with three lines across the
top. through the middla and
at the bottom. He also said
that from a distance there ap-
peared to be two figures·in
white coveralls outside the ob- & roar
ject. It flew off with
when he approached, he said.
Since Mr. Zamora'ssighting
at least six reports have been
made to authorities including
one from a youth who said he
fired several shots at some-
thing about 1o0 feet in the air.
T./Sgt. David Moody of the
phenomena branch at Wright-
Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio, is in New Mexico ·to as-
sist Dr. Hynek. a Wright-Pat
terson spokesman saidy
144

about1:30 a.m. today.
The told of seeing the object the UFO he .saw Friday, the
about 100 feet off the ground. He said it appeared be first of the series of sightings,
fluorescent or glowing green- object about 25 had red markings on its silvery
feet long. side. Chavez said Zamora told
He told the officer he drove his car under the ob- him the design was an inverted
youth reported he then got V with three bars crossing it,
ject and his car stalled. The but that the Air Force had told
out and fired six shots at the object, reloaded and fired him not to discuss the mark-
again, without effect. The officer said he did not deter- ings.
mine if Adams was using a rifle or a pistol. Three sightings occurred Sun-
24 Adam's account was another day night. An unidentified 18.
several such reports that year-old girl told Socorro po-
have kept New Mexico and mili. lice she saw a fire with some-
tary authorities busy since Fri- thing in it in the same vicinity
day. where Zamora had been..
Newspaper offices and broad- Orlando Gallegos, 35, of Santa
cast stations were receiving a Fe, said he saw a. craft as long
few telephone calls about simi- as at telephone pole and about
lar sightings but. most. callers 14 feet in circumfrence near
would not i identify themselves, his father's home north of La
saying they did not want to be Madera.
ridiculed. ridicured. State Police Capt. Martin Vi.
The reports came from points The reports came from points gil investigated the La Madera gil investigated the La Madera
following a line following a line from from near ca near ca sighting. He found the ground sighting. He f found the ground
ballo Reservoir south ballo Reservoir south of Truihj Truih still smouldering 20 hours after still s smouldering 20 hours after
or Censequences, north to an Consequences, north to an the sighting. the sighting. He said rocks in He said rocks s in
area near Espanola. the center the center of the area were of the area were
Similar Reports split, a bottle was melted and
green brush green brush bad been.set on bad been set on
All the reports are similar in All the reports are similar in fire, evidently by intense heat.
that they describe oval or egg- that they describe oval or egg- Saturday night two umidenti-
shaped objects with size esti- shaped objects with size esti- fied motorists said an object
mates ranging from the size of similar to the egg-shaped, sil- similar to the egg-shaped, sil-
a car to about 30 feet or longer. :ver craft described by Zamora ver craft described by Zamora
State police and militaryroffi- swooped down-out of the sky
cials have confirmed. finding toward their car in. the Espan-
scorched earth at the sites, and sitodand olaiareat...
wedge-shaped.depressions.that
officers say appear-to have beon
left by somewtype, of landing
gear..
Spokesmen at all New Mexico
military bases say they have no
such aircraft fitting the de-
scriptions.
Reports from Monday night
included:
A man who refused to iden-
tify himself because he said he
would be laughed at, said h
saw a ball of red flame land
near Las Vegas. He made ho
estimate of the size of the ball.
He said he was going from Lake
McAllister to Las Vegas when
he saw the object.

'Infra-Red' Burns
Suffered by Girl
Who 'Saw' Object
A 10-year-old girl was treat-
ed for "infra-red burns" on her
face after she said she watched
an "egg-shaped" object hover-
ing 1 near Lowell Elementary
School Tuesday noon for about
10 minutes.
Young Sharon Stull, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Max.Stull,
1409 Milmoore SE, told her par-
ents and Police Lt. C. K. Jolly,
the "queer looking  thing"
bounced up and down about
three times in the sky and
then left.
Jolly said the girl's younger
sister, Robin, 8, also saw the
object but refused to look at it
and ran off to play. The girl
was treated by a physician for
burns about the eyes and nose
who, according to Jolly, said
he believes Sharon "saw some-
thing and it burned her.": 1
Sharon said it was not the
sun she was looking at. She
told Jolly the object was to the
northeast and the sun was be-
hind her. Her parents said
Sharon is very truthful.

2
L PASO HERALD-POST, MOnday, April 27, 1964
Sands 'Saucer
Landing Probed
(Continued from Page One) four girder-like legs. The bus h
shaped object on the desert about supposedly was burned by exhaust
a mile south of Socorro. He denied from the saucer.
seeing any signs of life around the He said he first saw the object
object and said the machine rose from..about yards, away and
and flew slowly away until it thought it was an overturned auto-
faded from sight. mobile. He said it was smoking.
He said he spotted what ap- Zamora said he also saw what
peared to be a pair of white cover- looked like white coveralls but
alls near the saucer, but could not could not tell if anyone-or any-
tell if anything or anyone was in thingwas in them.
them. The object, about the height
of a car but larger, appeared to DRIVING to within 100 feet of
be made of a shiny, aluminum- the object, the policeman said he
like substance, Zamora said. It saw what looked like red letter-
flew away after he got within ing on the side of the object.
about 100 yards, he said. He said it then rose from the
ground and sailed off in a west-
TWO INVESTIGATING officers erly direetion, never getting more
were at the scene yesterday from than 20 feet off the ground and
Kirtland Air-ForceBase in Al- narrowly missing a dynamite
buquerque. Maj. William Connor shack
and Sgt. David Moody used a gei- Holder said he checked with both
ger counter to check the area, White Sands and nearby Holloman
where the only evidence of an un- Air Force Base. Neither base, he
usual visitor was a burned bush said, is using any object compar-
and four small depressions in the able to Zamora's machine.
ground. . Government agencies will con-
Zamora said the machine had tinue. the investigation, Holder
been supported on the ground by said

Another Flying Saucer
This One Egg-Shaped and Shiny, Says Policeman
By CHARLES RICHARDS |thing out of the ordinary, some- like substance, Zamora said. It
United Press. International thing _very few have ever flew away after he got within
SOCORRO, N.M. (UPI)-It's "9 about 100 yards, he said.
place for flying sau- Two. investigating officers
a good "I was scared," Zamora said. were at the scene Sunday from
cer. Right on-the edge of White He said his experience taugh Kirtland Air Force Base in Al-
Sandsmissile ngev.on the him one thing: If it happens buquerque. Maj. William Con-
wide open New Mexico desert, again, he will still run away nor and Sgt. David Moody used
just·30 miles northwest of the like he did Friday, but he will a Geiger r counter to check the
site of the world's first. atomic not- tell a soul about what he area, where the only evidence
blast./% of an unusual visitorw a s. a
Socorro Policeman Lonnie Za-: Zamora said he spotted. an burned -bush and four  small
mora says he saw it, and po-egg-shaped object on the desert depressions in the ground.
lice and military men seem in-about a mile south of Socorro. Zamora said the machine had
clined to believe him He denied seeing any signs of been supported on the ground
Zamora reliablelife around the object and said byfour girder-like legs. The
witness," Army Capt. Richard the machinerose and , flew bush supposedly was burned by
T. Holder, uprange:commander slowly away until it faded: from exhaust from the saucer.
of White Sands Stallion Range, sight.. Holder said he checked with
said. Holder, whose headquar- He said he spotted what ap- both White Sands and nearby
ters isi near this central Newr peared to be a pair of white Holloman Air Force B a se.
Mexico town, was called in by coveralls near the saucer, but Neither base, he said, is using
local police after Zamora re- -could not tell if anything or any abject comparable to Za-
ported seeing. the object Fri- anyone was. in them. The ob- mora's machine.
day. ject, about the height of a car Government agencies will
Deputy Sheriff James Luckie but. larger, appeared to , be c o n tin u e the investigation,
saidhebelieves "it's some-made ofa shiny,aluminum-IHolder said.
3CA

Edgewood Man Says He Shot
CllTil.
At and Hit F Flying Object 4/28
By United Press International [discovered were "paw prints,I"almost ientical" in s i z e,
A rash of unidentified lfly- like a mountain lion's," as coloring, marking, character-
ing object sightings had New well as "landing gear istics and landing gears to
Mexico State Police, local law marks." the thing reported by Zarora.
e nfor cement agencies and Photos Mailed "Either it was an awful
m ilit a ry installations in a The associate director of good coincidence or it is the
dither today. Intelligence of object," Hews said. 1
No less than six "authentic" Interplanetary same
spottings have been reported Unidentified Flying Objects Zarora, when contacted at
since Friday when Socorro Oklahoma City his home early today, said he
Policeman Lonnie Zamora office that pictures of an UFO had not yet received t h e
sighted an egg-shaped object by a ship- photographs.
which roared off the ground, board radio officer were be- Meanwhile, military of-
leaving deep impressions and ficials at Kirtland and Hollo-
burned patches. The photos were taken by man Air Force bases a n d
Fired 12 Shots T. Fogl aboard the USS Ram- White Sands Missile Range
sey off the California coast. continued efforts to investi-
Don Adams of Edgewood told The IurO officer, Hayden gate the sightings .. with no
State. Police he fired 12 .22 Hews, said the object w a slend in sight.
calibre pistol shots at an "ob
long thing" early today. He
told of hitting the UFO six
times and hearing the bullets
bounce from it.
As he paused to reload, the As he paused to reload, th
man said, the object moved man said, the object moved
I silently northward. He w a Isilently northward. He w a
unable_to determine. whether
shots 7 to 12 struck the thing
He described it as being a He described it as- being. a
light green color, about 25 on
30 feet long, and silent. He
said it hovered about 100 feet said it hovered about l00 feet
directly over his head.
3 Edgewood is about 30 miles Edgewood is about 30 miles
east of Albuquerque. east of Albuquerque.
r A few hours earlier, a mo- A few hours earlier, a mo-
torist in the Las Vegas area torist. in Las Vegas area
reported seeing a ball of fire
which apparently landed near
a radionstation. Employes of
the station said the man asked
that hisname be withheld be-
cause he was afraid of. being
laughedatf
Police also-received similar
reports Sunday fromy'aSanta
Fe manr Orlando Gallegos
.  who told ofseeing.an egg-
shaped metal object near La
Madera, about 50 miles north
of Santa Fe. He told of seeing
flames spurt from numerous
jets around the bottom of the
object as it took off.
State Police Capt. Martin
Vigil, who checked out the in-
cident, said "There was def-
initely something there."
Other reports came from an
Albuquerque motorist w h o
saw a "silver looking" object
near Truth or Consequences,
two men driving in the La
Madera area and a Socorro
teen-ager.
In both the Socorro and La
Madera reports, burned land
was found at the sites, Alsoul

days following this report, other sightings the New
Mexico area. In each case the sighting was determined to be a known object or
natural phenomena. Two of the reports were determined to be boaxes.
2

Flying Saucer
Reports pread
In New Mexico
SANTA FE (UPI) - New
Mexico's perennial addiction
to flying saucers has taker
hold of the state again with
more "objects" reported.
police over the weekend.
The latest, which brough
out the Air Force and the
FBI, was spotted early Sun
day morning at La Madera
about 50 miles north of San
ta Fe. State Police Captain
Martin Vigil said, "there was
definitely something there."
Orlando Gallegos of: Santa
Fe told State Police he got
within 200 feet of a huge met-
al object that looked like, an
egg-shaped butane tank. He
said flames.spurted silently
from-numerous-jetsaround fromt-numerous
the- bottom. of. ther object.It the- bottom. of. the object. It
was as long as. a telephone
pole and about I4 feet in cir- pole and about I4 feet in cir-
cumference, he toldpolice.
Gallegos' report came on Gallegos' report came oon
the heels of a the heels of similar report imilar report
from a Socorro policeman, from a Socorro policeman,
Lonnie Zamora, who said he Lonnie Zamora. who said he
spotted an object near Socor- spotted an near Socor-
ro Friday night. Zamora, in
clearing up false reports Sun-
3 day, said. the object rose
about 20 feet off the ground
and slowly flew away.
Similar1 reports can from
a Socorro teenager, an ou-
querque motorist, and two
men driving in the La Mad-
era area.Saturday night. The
Albuquerque motorist, George
Mitropolis, said he saw a
"silver looking" object. It dis-
appeared over'a mountain in
the Caballo Reservoir area.
In both the Socorro and the
La Madera reports the
where
the objects were reported to
have landed scorched
and burned. Also found were
paw prints, a mountain
lion's," as "landing
gear marks' four impres-
sions in the dirt.
Until the recent spottings,
the last unidentified flying ob-
ject was spotted in New Mex-
ico near Gallup late last year
by several motorists. A cam-
pus policeman at the Univer-
sity of New Mexico also spot-
ted the Gallup object flying
western aky at the
sam

More UFO Sightings Are house and told his family but
no one else ventured outside.
Gallegos said he returned twice
Reported Over Wide Area more to look at the object. He
described it as being of bright
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I to have been left by some type metal, without windows, as long
State officers and the military of landing gear. as a telephone pole and about
are investigating g more unjden- The latest report came from 14 feet in circumference. It was
tified flying object reports. a Santa Fe resident, Orlando egg-shaped, he said, and re-
Gallegos, 35, who told of seeing sembled large butane gas
The reports came from Socor- tank.
ro and the Espanola area. an object early Sunday morning Capt. Vigil said the ground
State Police Capt. Martin at his father's home north of was smoldering. later Sunday
Vigil said investigators from La Madera, sitting in a gravel and he found what looked like
Kirtland Air Force Base at Al- area. paw prints along with the de-
buquerque were to arrive in Es- State Police received a report pressions that indicate some
panola today r noting the from two men traveling in the type of landing gear.
similariby in ferent re- same area Saturday night that The captain said he contact.
ports. a flying object, which they said ed Kirtland AFB and an unidenti-
All of the reported sightings definitely was not an airplane, fied officer there told him a
are similar in that they describe had swooped down toward their team of military investigators
oval or .egg-shaped objects, was on its way.
flames surrouding the craft State Patrolman Marvin Ro-
when on. the"ground, scorched rridayeve. mero told of the Saturday night
earth and wedge shaped depres- Fofficer.a sighting by two motorists in
sions that officers-say appeal Mitropolisf the Espanola area.
Albuquerqud tokd of seeing Sun. Romero said the men told him
day migh hminous. flying they were driving from Abiquiu
thing, like an upside down bath- to Espanola when the flying ob- to Espanola when the Iryiing
tub, without lights except for a ject came straight toward their
glow like exhaust underneath it, car. They said it veered away
come up over the crest of the and all they could see was a jet and all they could see was. a jet
mountains and. then go back and then go back stream of blue flame.
down."
An unidentified girl, about 18,
told Socorro officer Bill Pyland
that she saw.a fire in the hills
southwest of  Socorro Sundey southwest of  Socorro Sundey
night, where city officer Lonnie
Zamora first reported seeing an
"egg-shaped object"' fly away "egg-shaped object" fly away
from a draw. She said she went from a draw. She said she went.
to within 300 feet to 500- feet to within 300 feet to 500-feet
from the fire: when she thought
she saw something in-the
flames. She then left to report it,
About the report from Galle-
gos, State Police Capt_ Martin
Vigil said, after. visiting the
site, "There was definitely some
thing there.
"The ground was still smol-
dering 20 hours after the sight-
ing."
Gallegos said he had gone out
to chase away some horses
when he saw the object. He said
he was about 200 feet away
when he first saw it.
Gallegos said there was no
noise and as he watched, the
flaming jets were turned off. He
said he didn't see anyone or
anythingmoving around the
craft..
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Two northern Republican senators have called for revisionsin the
civilrights s bill.
NEW MEXICO NENS
New Mexicg's perennial addiction-to flying saucers took hald of.
thae state againMnd ay. More unidentified "objects" were revorted.
The man who started it all, Soco oliceman lonnie Zamora, say's
the next time he finds a "sauce e's going to run, and not tell
a soul. The latest Monday. It came from La Madera,
about 50 miles from Sa Fe. S and it brought out the Air Force,
Stete Police, and reportedly Che FBI. Orlando Gallegos of SanTa
near Socor Friday. As he flew Impressions
and scorched grass later wore f found at the srot. Zamora is dis-
illusioned with the He says another
such report
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The forecast says it should be fair through tonight. A little
warmer today and tonight. The predicted high for today is 86
and should be near 48.
* For a honey of a deal
make a beeline to Mitchell Motor Co.
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Air Force Probes
Policeman's Story
Of 'Saucer' at Sands
SOCORRO POLICEMAN Lonnie Zamora tells how, be spotted SOCORRO POLICEMAN Lonnie Zamora tells how, be spotted an an
egg-shaped flying. object near Socorro, N.M. Zamora said the un-
usual machine rose of the ground and f flew slowly away as he
watched. With Zamora is Sgt. David Moddy, assistant to UFO
(unidentified vestigator Maj. William Connor
of Kirtland Air Force- Albuquerque. Zamora is described
as a "reliak Telephoto.)
United Prese International
good place for a fly-
ing sauce the edge of, White Sands Missile
Range on the open New Mexico desert, just 30 miles
northwest of the e site of the world's first atomie blast.
Socorro policemen Lonnie Za-
mora says he saw it, and police DEPUTY SHERIFF Jams
and military men seem inclined to Luckie said he believes "it's
believe him. something out of the ordinary.
something very few have ever
Zamora is a 'very reliable wit- seen.'
ness," Army Capt. Richard T. was scared," Zamora said.
Holder, uprange commander of i his experienca taught him
White Sands' Stallion Range, said. one thing: it happens again, he
Holder, whose headquarters. is will still run away like he did Fri-
near this central New Mexico day, but he will not tell a soul
Town, was called in by local po- about what he saw.
lice after. Zamora reported seeing Zamora:said he spotted an egg-
the object Friday. 1

Air Force UFO
00 47 29
Expert too Check Expert to Check
Saucer' Reports Saucer' Reports
SOCORRO (P - Dr. J. Allen Continued From A-1
Hynek, special unidentified
flying object consultant for search Organization said she
believes intelligent b ein gs
the Air Force, arrived in So- from another planet made
corro Tuesday night to begin several landings in New Mex-
his investigation of a Socorro ico in the past few days.
policeman's report that he "We are convinced the So-
saw a mysterious flying ob- corro policeman saw what he
ject last Friday. said he saw," Coral Loren-
Dr. Hynek said he hoped to zon, the director, said after
talk to the policeman, Lonnie her return from investigating
Zamora, and then visit the the reported landing of a UFO
site where :Zamora says he near Socorro.
saw the object this morning. Mrs. Lorenzon said the
Dr. Hynek, of the De ar- sighting of an object north-
born Observatory at North- west of Espanola early Sun-
westernUniversity, said he day was similar to the one
would decide whether to visit described at Socorro. She said
Espanola, where another ob- she is investigating the other
ject was reportedly spotted reported sightings during the
over the weekend, after h is past few days.
investigation.of the. Socorro The organization was form-
incident.r. incident. ed by Mrs. Lorenzon in 1952 yamss,a1orezouu 13o2
He said he had not been' ad- He said he had not been ad- and she sar's it now has near
vised by the Air Force if his ly 800 membérs around the
presence here. indicates that world. She says  there?Sare world. She says " there?Sare
the government has eliminat. the government has eliminat. some 6-12 landing incidences
ed the possibility of U. S. air- a year and she believes they a year and she believes they
craft:havingr.caused:thes.re craft:havingtcausedthes.re. are made by beings from an
ports.APAARV ports.PyhE otherplanet. othenplanet. LE
Capt: Hector Capt:Hector Quintanilla,
chief of the Aerial Phenomena
Branch at Wright-Patterson Branch atWright-Patterson
Air Force Base, Ohio, said
T. Sgt. David Moody of the
office already was in New office already was in New
Mexico and' would assist.Dr. Mexico and would assist.Dr.
Hynek in the investigation: Hynek in the investigation
Fired atObjeet
The-most'recent report of
the objects.came early Tues-
day morning from State: Po-
liceman Tommy Richardson
of the US-66- community of
Moriarty.
He said he had a call from
Don Adams of Edgewood,
near Moriarty, who told of
seeing an object about 100
feet off the ground. He said
it appeared to be a fluorescent
or green-colored glowing ob-
ject.
Adams told the officer he
drove his car under the object
and his car stalled. The youth
reported he then got out and
fired six shots at the object,
reloaded and fired again.
The I report was another in
a series which have kept New
Mexico and military authori-
ties busy since Zamora's or-
iginal report Friday. The re-
ports, until Tuesday, h ad
come from points following:a
line from south of Truth or
Consequences to an area near
Espanola
Space Beings Hinted
At Tucson, the director of
the Aerial Phenomenare Re- 154

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April 25, 1964, when on the pre-
- vlous day at Socorro, New Mexico
a policeman, Mr. Lonnie Zamora,
reported sighting an object on the
ground a mile south of the e town
at approximately 5:45 p.m. Lonnie -
Zamora sald the object t was white,
egg-shaped and supported on gir-
derlike legs. He heard a roar and
saw smoke and flames coming
from underneath the object. The
UFO rose to a point about 15-20
feet above the ground and the
flames and smoke ceased. He
stated that theobject remained sta-
tionary for several seconds and
then flew off in southerly di-
rection following the contour of
the gully. I wrote Lonnie Zamora
on several occasions concerning
his sighting, and never received a
reply. I was also unable to reach
him by telephone.
The Air Force sent investi-
gators from their project office
at Wright-Patterson to Socorro
along with several noted scientists
to so intervew interview Lonnie Zamora and Lomie Zamora and
determine what the object was
E
Landing area
a

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Landing taken April 25.
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Newark Evening News
NEWARK, N. J.
D. 278.945 SUN. 417,195
MAY 6 1964 By
Plenty of Radar
New Sights "It is my understanding that
New Mexico has more than its
share of radar installations," Dr.
Of Saucers Hynek said. It seems strange
to me that radar did not pick
1543 up anything."
White Sands Missile Range,
Strange Objects Seen Holloman Air Force Base and
by Several Persons Kirtland Air Force Base are
among the many military instal-
in New Mexico lations in New Mexico with elab-
orate radar gear.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (UPI) Zamora started it all when he
-In New Mexico, first test site said he saw the shiny, bathtub-
of the atomic bomb and now a shaped object in a field at So-
space-age military bastion, citi- corro, about 50 miles from where
zens in the last two weeks say the first atomic bomb was ex-
they have seen, shot at and run ploded at White Sands.
from "flying g saucers"' in shapes When he a approached it, he
from bananas to bathtubs. said it flew away. Air Force
The unidentified Flying Ob- officials confirmed that grass
ject craze is a periodic epidemic ject craze is a periodic epidemic and bushes around the area were aiodid de alea were
in the state. The latest flurry burned and that there were four
of reports started April 24 when of reports started April 24 when indentations in the ground. Dr.
a Rio Grande Valley policeman Hynek took soil samples to be
said he saw a said he saw a bathtub-shaped bathtub-shaped analyzed. analyzed.
object standing on four girder- Peculiar Alrcraft
like legs at dusk. Lapaz'said he believes Zamora
When it flew away, Socorro, saw a vertical short-takeoff and
N.M., policeman Lonnie Zamora landing aircraft. He said the
said he ran from it. craft behaves much like the ob-
Since then, reports of strange ject Zamora said he saw. ject Zamora said he saw.
objects have gained speed Lapaz said he saw a picture
throughout New Mexico, Wyo- of the craft in the March issue
ming and into Montana in the of the U.S. Naval Institute pro-
high Rockies ceedings.
Some Erplanations He said the picture is several
The Air Force sent its top fly- years old and that some r military
ing saucer chaser to New Mex- agency probably is secretly test-
ico and there have been many ing a "Super-Pogo" type craft
scientific and military explana- with different markings.
tions for the sightings, but citi- The newer models probably
zens keep looking. are highly clasrified," Lapaz
One scientist said a Super- said.
Pogo" military craft may be
causing the scare. The Air
Force said low-flying jets taking
pictures with bright strobe lights
might be the answer.
The scientist, Dr. Lincoln La-
paz, Institute of Meteoritics s di-
rector at the University of New
Mexico, said there is no danger
of outer-space invasion because
"anyone livirig outside this trou-
bied giobe would be displaying
absolute nonsense to come here."
Dr. J. Allen Hynek, head l of
the astronomy department at
Northwestern University and the
Air Force's top consultant on
unidentified flying objects, came
to the state to investigate but
soon left, saying he believes sra-
dar would have picked up any-
thing that human eyes saw.
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APRIL 24, 1964, Socorro,
Filmn On UFOs
New Mexico
To Include APRIL 24, 1964, Socorro, New Mexico
On April 24, 1964, a Socorro, New
Socorro Officer Mexico police, Mr. Lonnie Zamora, re-
ported an object on the ground a mile
Sccorro, N.M. (AP)-A Holly- south of the town at approximately
wood, Calif., firm has finished 5:30 p.m. Lonnie Zamora said the ob-
filming the Socorro part of a ject was white, egg-shaped and sup-
documentary on unidentified fly- ported on girlerlike legs. He heard a
ing objects. roar and saw smoke and flames com-
Principal in the Socorro sec- ing from underneath the object. The
tion of the film was city police- UFO rose to a point about 15-20 feet.
man Lonnie Zamora. He said he above the ground and the flames and
saw an UFO on April 24, 1964; smoke ceased. The UFO remained
after it had landed in a gully stationary for several seconds and then
near here and also said he saw flew off in a southerly direction.
it take off. The Air Force sent investigators
Zamora re-enacted his Zamora re-enacted his experi- experi- from Wright-Patterson AFB to Socor-
ence for Empire Film Studios at ence for I Empire Film n Studios at ro. The investigation disclosed the fol-
the scene last Saturday. the scene last Saturday. lowing facts. No other witnesses to the
A studio official said the film As studio official said the film
may be ready for may be ready for showing in showing in object could be located. There were no
five weeks. The first public show unidentified unidentified helicopters or aircraft in helicopters or aircraft in
ing is scheduled in Socorro. The the area. Observers at radar installa-
film will run about 80 minutes. tions observed no unusual or unidenti-
'The documentary will be en- The documentary will l be en- ,fied blips. There was no unusual me-
titled, "Phenomena ~ Seven
Point Seven." This, said the of- teorological activity. There was no evi-
ficial, is 7.7 per cent of an esti- dence of markings of any in the area
mated 8,000 sightings classified other than the shallow depressions at
by the Air Force as UFOs. the landing site. ,Laboratory analysis of the landing site. Laboratory analys.s of
The official said thedocument- The official said thedocument- the foreign material or radiation above
ry. is designed to show ry. is designed to show that
neither hysteria nor panic were normal. Laboratory analysis of the
caused by the alleged landing burned brush showedno chemical
here. /i FEB 65 which would indicate a type of pro-
pellent. Air Force conclusion: "Un-
known". The AF is continuing its in-
vestigation and the case is still open.
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A few hours earlier, a mo-
Man Reports torist in the Las:Vegas area
which apparently landed near reported seeing a ball of fire
Firing Shots, a radio station. Employes of he station said the man asked
cause he was afraid of being that his name be withheld be-
Hitting UFO laughed at. Police also received similar
412 reports Sunday from a Santa Fe man.. . Orlando Gallegos
Other Sightings S ... who told of seeing an egg-
Are Reported a shaped metal object near La Madera, about 50 miles north
Around State of Santa Fe. He told of seeing
By United Press Intermational flames spurt from nurnerous jets around the-bottom of the
A rash of unidentified fly- object as it took off.
ing object sightings had New State. Police Capt. Martin
enfor cement agencies and Mexico State Police, local law Vigil, who checked out the in-
milita ry installations in a cident, said "There was def- there."
dither today. initely something Other reports came from an
No less than six "authentic" Albuquerque motorist who
spottings have been reported whenSocorro saw a "silver looking" object
since. Friday I Policeman Lonnie Zamora near near Truth or Consequences,
sighted an egg-shaped object two. menydriving-in the La two. meny driving in the La Madera area and a-Socorro Madera area and a -Socorro
which roared off the ground, which roared off the ground, teen-ager
leaving deep impressions and
burned patches. burned In addition, telephone lines patches.
across the state hummed with publicity-hunters publicity-hunters
and well-meaning persons got activity as
in the act.. in the act... Fired 12 Shots
State Police he fired 12 .22- An Edgewood man told
long thing'' early today. He calibre pistol shots at an "ob-
told-of hitting : the UFO. six times-and hearing the bullets
bounce from it. As he paused to reload, the
silently northward. He w as man said, the- object-moved
unable to determine whether shots. 7 to 12 struck the thing.
He described it as being a light. green color,about 25 or
30- feet long, and-silentr He said.it hovered about l0a feet
directly over his head. Investigating state police-
1 1 men said the man was com-
a pletely "sober." Edgewood is about 30 miles east of Albu-
querque.
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drove to a point about l50 ft
and stopped the car to proceed foot. He said the object was white, egg or oval-
shaped and apparently supported girderlike legs. He said he heard a roar and saw
smoke and flame coming from the bottom of the object. At this point, Mr Zamora be-
lieved that the object was about to explode and he became frightened, turned, and
ran to shield himself behind the police car, bumping his leg and losing his glasses
on the way. He said that he crouched down, shielding his eyes with his arm while the
noise stopped and he glanced up. He reported that the object had risen to a point
about 15-20 ft the ground and the flame and smoke had ceased. At this point, he
reported, he noted design on the object which he described as markings in red about
underneath. He stated that the object remained stationary for several seconds and
then flew off in a southerly direction following the contour of the gully.
There was
was windy but clear.
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In other bid openings in the new data-ma-
county manager's office, Cole the apparent The county's superviso
Print Shop was chine department will be Jerry Parks of Arling-
low bidder -quoting a $21.78 county
per thousand price on tax no- ton, Tex., a former
tice envelopes. Three other firms also en- employe. Announcement was made
tered quotations. today by Manager
the John Nunn, who oversee
The firm, if awarded county department and its co-
job, will supply the ordination with the other
with 160,000 envelopes for a
total price of $974.40. prices county offices. Mr. Nunn said the super-
Six bidders entered registra- will begin duties May
for 5,000 purchase apparent low 18. He said starting salary visor
tion forms. The Case Thomp- will be $800 a month, and the
bid ·came from son of Albuquerque. The firm supervisor will 1 probably have
asked $21.78 per thousand a staff of two machine opera-
forms or a total price of tors and three key punchers. the first
He said one of
$108.90. problems will involve work-
[prosieter ing out arrangements ing out arrangements with the with the
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Air Force UEY 29
Expert to Check
'Saucer' Reports
SOCORRO  -Dr. J. Allen Expert to Check
Hynek, special unidentified
flying object consultant for Saucer'R Reports
the Air Force, arrived in So-
corro Tuesday night to begin Continued From A-1
his investigation of a Socorro he
policeman's report that search Organization said she
saw a mysterious flying ob- believes intelligent b e in g s
ject last Friday. from another planet made
Dr. Hynek said he hoped to several landings in New Mex-
talk to the policeman, Lonnie ico in the past few days.
Zamora, and then visit the "We are convinced the So-
site where Zamora says he corro policeman saw what he
saw the object this morning. said he saw," Coral Loren-
Dr. Hynek, of the De a r- zon, the director, said after
born Observatory., at. North- her return from investigating
western University, said he the reported landing of a UFO
would decide: whether to visit near Socorro.
Espanola, where another ob- Mrs. Lorenzon said the
ject was reportedly spotted sighting of. an object north-
over the weekend; after his west of Espanola early Sun-
investigation.of the Socorro day was similar to the one
incident. described at Socorro. She said described at Socorro. Sne said
He said he had not been-ad- He said he had not been-ad- she is investigating the other she is investigating the other
visect by the Air Force if his reported sightings during the reported sightings during the
presence: here indicates that presence:hererindicates that past few days.
the government has.eliminat the government has.eliminat- The organization was form- The organization was form
ed the possibility of U. S. air- ed by Mrs. Lorenzon in 1952
craft: having/ caused the re- craft: havingx caused the re- and ihe says it ndw has near
ports. Capt. Hector Quintanilla, Quintanilla, y 800 membersvaround th membersvaroud th
chief of the Aerial Phenomena Capt. Hector vorld. She's vorld. She says says there are
Wright-Patterson ome 6-12 landing incidences
Branch at Air Force Base, Ohio, said Ohio, said t year and she believes the t year and she believes they
Air Force Base, re made by. beings from-an
T. Sgt. David Moody of the T. Sgt. David Moody of the ther planet.. ther planet.
office -already-was in New
Mexico and would assist Dr. Mexico and would assist Dr.
Hynek in the investigation.
Fired at Object reportyof
The most recent Tues-
the objects came early
day morning from State Po-
liceman. Tommy Richardson
of the US-66 community of
Moriarty.. He said he had a call from
Don Adams of Edgewood,
near Moriarty,. who told of
seeing an object about. 100
feet off the ground. He said
it appeared ta be a fluorescent
or green-colored glowing .ob-
ject. Adams told the officer he
drove his car under the object
and his car stalled. The youth
reported he then got out and
fired six shots at the object,
reloaded and fired again.
The report was another in
a series which have kept New
Mexico and military authori-
ties busy since Zamora's or-
iginal report Friday. The re-
ports, until Tuesday, h ad
come from points following a of Truth or
line from south
Consequences to an area near
Espanola. Hinted
Space Beings the directór.of
the Aerijal. Phenomenaa Re At Tucson, 161

N.M. Sky Objects
EL PASO HERALD-POST, Thurs Puzzle to Expert
'Saucer' (Continued from Page One)
reported objects in a state load-
ed with radar installations. Santa Fean Reports
Scares "It is my understanding that
New Mexico has more than its (Continued from Page 1)
share of radar installations," Hy- ring of blue flame erupting gfrom
nek said. "It seems strange to many jets around the bottom of
E.P. Woman me that MTI (Moving Target the craft. The jets were noiseless
Interception) radar did not pick and were turned
up anything." while he
watched. He saw persons a-
(Continued from Page One) HYNEK WAS in Socorro yes- round the craft which he describ.
come and look." She said they terday to talk to Socorro police- ed as a windowless bright metal,
both saw the flying object in egg-shaped object and as long as
the air. man Lonnie Zamora who started
It looked like dish plate it all when he said he saw a a telephone pole, and probably 14
upside down and spun away bathtub-shaped object at dusk feet in circumferencei.
just like a plate would spin if last Friday. No one veniured out of the
you flung it into the air," Mrs. Zamora said the object stood Gallegos home again during the
Reyes said. "It carried a light on four girder-like legs. He said night. The object was gone in
on the bottom, a bright light.' when he approached the object, the morning, but the ground was
I'MI REALLY it flew away.- istill smoldering.
SURPRISED. Hynek said Zamora is a "level A team of investigators at
I never expected to see any- headed police officer." Hynek Kirtland Air Force Base, Albu-
thing like that around here. My headed police officer." Hynek Kirtland Air Force Base, Albu-
husband and I had talked about said he believes Zamora saw said he believes Zamora saw querque, was to visit the scene.
the thing the people saw in something, but does not know but does not 1 know Whether it was the same UFO
New Mexico, but I didn't think what it is. or another one is unknown, but
I would ever see anything like I would ever see anything like The latest reports came The latest reports came from from Undersheriff James Luckie said
that here. deep southern New Mexico last a tourist told him in a cafe here a tourist told him in a cafe here
I'm still shaking." she I'm still shaking," she night when many reported seeing Sunday night that a low-flying,
added. a bright object making low passes. bright object had nearly crowd.
Several small planes: were in eded him off U.S. 85 two miles
the air at the time of Mrs. JIM NAVARRO, an employe at
Reyes. report, but ahe- insisted Reyes. report, but ahe- insisted: the port of the port of entry at Anthony, south of Socorro between 7:30
the object she saw was not an the object she saw wasnot an New Mexico - Texas, said he saw and 8 p.m. The - unidentified
airplane the object the past two nights. tourist was traveling:north of 85
"It was the same type illumina- and the object going sourth. and the object going sourth.
tion as a star, but it was too tion
close, too bright and too big,"
Navarro said.
He said it seemed to remain
still for a long time, then took
off at a high rate of speed. Na-
varro said when it took off, it
appeared to change -i'to all.kinds
of colors."
A state policeman said he heard
reports from the Air Force that
a plane had been dispatched in
the area.
I
REPORTS from Deming and
Hatch said many had seen the
same object.
The Air Force said low-flying
jets have been taking pictures
day and night from Albuquerque
west to Kingman, Ariz. and from
Deming west to Casa Grande,
Ariz.
The planes use bright Strobe
units that flash off and on, light-
ing a large area for picturej
taking.
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Source: American UFU
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THEY SEARCHED, and 'uxed a geigr counter on
the spot where Patrolman Lennie Zamore (le)
"flying zaucer."
USA CHEI
Beginning in late April the United States has literally been besieged
with sightings of unidentified flying objects. Even in Auguat, as this is being
written, the "flap" ahows no signs of letting up. Sighting reports keep pouring
in from all over nation. However ry large percentage of reports are
coming from th nU.S.. Pennsylvania-New Jersey
region.
From its s nationwide press clipping Bervice AMuro has received hundreds
of newspaper clip UFO Bightings. 18 to confirm
the major sightings the major.sightings and report directly to members. 1.
The flap started, as MOr know, when Socorro, N.M., policeman Lonnie know, when Socorro. N.M., policeman Lonnie
Zamora (note incorrect spelling Zamora (note incorrect spelling in above clipping) spotted an egg-shaped metallic above clipping) spotted an egg- ed metallie
object abow object about le north of the north of t . Two Two girder-like girder-like legs lers were were ble on the on the
side of the obje side of the objecf gra faced (continued on page ntinued on page 3). 3).
from puge
Right next object were two figures, rather small in size.
One of the figures turned and apparently 8A him We'wil ehash the
matter, so suffice to say that the saucer subsequently l and
with a burat . took of." Two the incident newspaper
headlines world Shortly after landing
reports cam .OV0J arts the
west. It is needless to elucidate all of since many Hll
have already, read of them. However, full coverage to all sightings will
be given'in Amuro's forthcoming full-length book (see page for details)..
Reported he: are all U7O Gightings ANUZO A
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and Lewis Reddell, publisher of El Defensor-Chieftain, er than 200 f
stand at on he stone-circled depressions (arrow) made by (Contin
a leg of an unidentified flying object which landed in a gully.
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Cily Policeman Zamora Reporis Sighling
Iof UF Landh Egg-Shaped Object and Views s Take-Off;
Tourist Sees Craft Jusi Before Landing
What appears to be substa
evidence of an unidentified
Santa a Fean Reports ing object landing and takin
in Socorro has been observe
Seeing U UFO Landed City Policeman Lonnie Zar
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llegos of Santa Fe reported was the landing and take-off ren
similar to that found in Socorro. ed in the gully. There were
He and his family went to visit shallow holes where the ol
his father, just north of La Ma- apparently landed on its
dera, arriving about 12:30 a.m. Ithere were burned greasev
Sunday. and seared clumps of green g
Gallegos later told State Police there were two round, very s
he saw the object sitting on the depressions. No footprints
ground in a gravel area when he found.
went outside to chase away Zamora said he s saw lette
There UFO Landed in Socorro: State Police Sgt. Sam Chavez horses. He did not approach clos- on the side of the UFO, and
nd Lewis eddell, publisher of 1 Defensor-Chieftain, er than 200 feet. He noticed sketched the lettering on a p
and at on ne-circled depressions (a rowmade by (Continued on Page 4) sack after the object had ta
leg of an ur flying g object which nded in a guilly off. He did not believe the le
mile from rthouse last Friday. row in left ing was in English and he obs
reground points to nother depression ma by,a leg. Near ed no numerals as there are
d are burned greasewood and clumps of known: aircraft.Zamora-said
as. The person at the left also looks oyer the scene, which was not at liberty to fur
dnot been trampled by the curious Saturday morning when describethelettering
is photo was taken.

roar or blast that'had brought
looking helicopter, if that's" what secret U.S. aircraft in an ad- him to the scene and saw flames.
it was." The man said further vanced stage of development. Dust was flying around the ob.
the object had flown over his Second, it may have been an ject.n
car. It actually was headed advanced type of aircraft or space The policenan believed the
straight for the gully where it ship of another power.
landed moments later. The tour- Third, it may have been a object was about to explode. He
ist also commented that he had space scout ship from another was about 50 feet from the UrO,
seen a police car heading up the planet. and for protection he dropped to
hill. This was Zamora's car. Whatever the object was, . it the ground and covered his face
Grinder did not know of the ob- probably was the first reported with an arm.
ject at the time, and did not at- concrete instance of. a UFO .in No explosion occurred,a n d
tach importance to the traveler's New Mexico. Zamora also realized the object
remarks. Policeman Zamora shifted from was not heading in his direction.
A Tucson, Ariz., couple was a routine task to a frightening, He raised his head slightly. He
here Sunday to interview Zamo- out.of.this.world experience saw the UFO, which seemed to
ra for a scientific article on the a few minutes Friday night:1 be headed south on landing, rise
object. The woman said min- He was patroling Park straight up for an estimated 20
ister and 26 other persons in New Strest where he had begun pur- feet, which brought it about on
Guinea had seen a similar oh- suit·of a fast-traveling car sev- a level with the police car on the
ject hovering for two hours at an eral blocks ahead of him. Zamo- mesa top. The object appeared
estimated altitude of 400 feet. It ra was almost on the old road to maintain this altitude beyond
wasI reported the observers had when he heard what he described the explosives building and due
seen a man on the "deck' of the as a blast or a roar. His s first west in a straight line for about
object though was that an aluminum two miles to the perlite mill. On
WTi1li the other side of the mill the
brought negative results. landed.
Capt. Richard T. Holder of So. The policeman said he first did not leave a jet trail. Reports
corro, U.S. Army up-range com- saw the object at an estimated have
mander with headquarters at distance of 150 yards, and I be mentioned. that they fly with lit-
Stallion Range Center on White thought it was an overturned car. tle or no noise.
Sands Missile Range, said Satur. He was looking out of his car Zamora radioed the sheriff's of-
day: window as he drove towards fice immediately after the object
"I was contacted on the even- the topi of mesa. Za- had taken off. State Police Sgt.
ing of April 24 by local author- Sam Chavez, State Policeman
ities and asked to provide assist- the UFO, whose back was to him, Ted Jordan, and Undersheriff
ance in identifying reported turned his head and looked James Luckie responded. Chavez
UFO. After beng appraised of the straight at him. The two persons and Luckie said the burned
situation, I attempted to deter- standing by the object appeared clumps of green grass and the
mine whether White Sands Mis- to be dressed in white coveralls, greasewood
sile Range or Holloman Air Force and at the distance Zamora saw they arrived. The military later
Base had anything that might them they appeared to be "child took samples of the burned earth
produce the conditions described. like," that is, small. He did not for analysis.
notice what sort of headgear, if
any, the: two persons, presum-
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An inspection of the scene Sat
urday morning showed the ob-
ject had landed a astride a narrow,
rock-strewn dry wash in the
gully. Officers earlier had circled
with stones the four places where
the. legs of the object had touch.
ed earth. The holes were shallow,
about a foot long by six inches.
wide. They did not appear to
have been made by an object
striking the earth with great
force, but by an object of con
siderable weigbt settling to earth
at skow speed and not moving af
ter touching the ground.
The two legs of the object that
Zamora saw probably were about
21/ feet long.
It was about 12 feet from one It was about 12 feet. from one
landing hole to the other on the landing hole to the other on the
west side and 15 feet between the
itwo on the east side. The width
probably was nine or more feet.
The clumps of green grass and
two greasewood bushes seemed
to-have been seared all at once
by an extremely hot flame. There
were also broken branches on
one greasewood.wd. one greasewood.
The two rounddepressions
were four and five were four and five inches inches in
diameter, respectively.
The cause of the landing of the
object, like. its s. identity and its
source, remain: unanswered. Was
the landing in the secluded, little
frequented gully for a test or
caused by momentary mechanical
dffculty?
After Capt. Holder was ap
praised of the UFO currence, he
made a report of it to the proper
agencies at WSMR. Investigation
of the incident will be conducted
by designted government agen-
ces.!
By Sunday afternoon hun
dreds of curious persons had
trampled the scene and there
was virtually no evidence left of
the landing marks.
ULM
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SANDSTORM.
THE LITTLE JOE IS EXPECTED TO
TO 22,000 F (MST).
A DESTRUCT SIGNAL CLL DESTROY THE MISSILE AND FIRE THE ESCAPE
SYSTEM. IT WILL SEPARA IE COMMAND
DISTANCE WHERE CRAFT TO
EARTH.
THE COMMAND MODULE IS THE NERVE CENTER FOR THE APOLLO AND WILL
CARRY THE ASTRONAUT-PILOTS.
JF618ACS
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SAFELY AWAY FR TAP DULE. e
CARRY ASTRONAUTS TC SEP
ABOUT MINU AFTER" ING THE COMMAN
LAUNCH SITE.
A NASA SPOKESMAI THE APPARENT TROUBLE WAS THAT ONE OF THE
THREE 88-FOOT RING JTES ATTACHED TO THE COMMAND MODULE
BROKE AWAY FROM THE ER THEY OPENE AT 7.500 FEET
ALTITUDE. EARLIER, NASA OFFTCIA AD ACHUTES BRING
THE CAPSULE OWN SAFELY.
ODAY'S TEST FROM THE LAUNCH I SITE
WERE ASTRONAUTS CMDR. CHARLES CONRAD, CMDR.
MAJ. GORDON OOPER, CMDR . ALAN SHEPARD JR., AND DONALD SLAYTON.
(NO PICKUP)
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TDEW
UFO Sighting, Socorro, New Mexico, 2h Apr 64 28 May C4
Hq UBAF SAFOI PB (Mrs Gaiser)
Waah D C. 20330
l. The following is a resume on. the unidentified flying object
sighted by Mr Lonnie Zamora, of Socorro, New Mexico on 24. Apr 6h,
results of the,investigation so far, conclusione reached by FTD
and courses of action in contimuing the investigation.
a. Background Inforaation:
(1) At. approxdmately 1745, 24 Apr 64 an unidentified SS
flying object was observed by Mr Lonnie Zamore Sn Socorro, Nev
Mexico.  The sighting was reported to Sgt Chavez of the New
Mexico State Police. The object sighted by Mr Zamora had left
markings in the ground as vell as several burned spots in the
area  The area was secured by Sgt Chavez and the commanding
officer, Capt Holder, of the Stallicn Site at Waitc Bands noti.
ried  Capt Holder conducted an initiaI:investigation of the
sighting and obtained samples of the charred aveas and dirt.
surrounding the markings left by the U7o.
(2) News media and persons connected with various UFO
organizstions such as APRo and NIcAP received vord of the sight.
ing and sent investigators to the.scene.Newapape er accounts of
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We have referred your request for information to the
Project Office of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute
of Technology. I trust you will be hearing from them shortly. of Technology. I trust you will be hearing from them shortly.
Very truly yours,
Oftaden
D. H. Sandler
Advanced Program Development
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HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY
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Attn: Captain Hector Quintanilla/TDEW
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of the sightinge. This check was conducted White Sands by
Capt I Holder who talked with the pilots and operational persoweI.
All helicopters at Mhite Sands vere in t the time of
the sighting. Sgt Moody checked all ARs helicopters at Kirtland
ArB and the landing gear.did not coineide vith the marks on the
ground. Helo setivity was checked vithin radius of 300 niles
including Biggs ArB at El Paso vith negative results.  All military
helos including those associated with Project Cloud Gap have been
eliminated possible cause of the sighting- Hovever, civilian
helicopter vity.vas not completely determined.
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regard to your letter of May 20, 1964 in which you ask for information )
relative to our experience in the lunar field. We believe a rev view of the
in this field.
We have submitted proposals to the Martin Company,
Baltimore. Maryland. and also Bethpage. Long Island. These
of study.
Our National Water Lift Division in Kalamazoo, Michigan,
produced the landing ge copy of a
single page bro is topic is closed.
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This unit typifies This unit typifies I small production
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this project.
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the above letter. He is the Goodyear representative_regarding this
particular field and has been in contact with FTD in the past. 2
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Attention: Eric T. deJonckheere, Colonel, USAF
Deputy for T nology and Subsystems .
Subject: Request fo Information
Gentlemen:
In response to your letter of May 20, 1964, we have referred
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Serianni, who will contact Captain Hector Quintanilla in regard
to our capability and interest in programs of this type. to our capabi bility and interest in programs of this type.
service to you in the future.
Very truly yours,
MENAS UFACTURING CO.
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the hiIl toward the spot where the Uro Ianded. If this is: true,
the Uro not only diseppeared in the direotion of White Sand's but
also cane from that same direction. A telepbone coll to Me Opal
Grindar of Whiting Brothera Service Station indicated that he was
the source for reporting that an unidentified tourist had observed W
the unidentified flying object. He veriried that the inforuaticn -
in the news artiole was
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(1) Evaluaticn of the data contained in the various
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this time. Because of the terms of our subcontracts with Grumman
Aircraft, approval must be obtained from Grumman prior to releasing
information concerning the subcontracts. A request sent
to Grumman requesting approval to supply you with P
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requirements info W that you contact the
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Attention: Mr. E. F. Hintz
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LANDING ON MARS - Leaving scientific equip- The journey b by a U.S. space tam could be made
ment behind, explores in this artist's drawing by 1975, according to Dr. Franklin P. Nixon, Mars
launch their craft to eturn to an orbiting mother Excursion Module program- director at Newport's
ship which is stationed above Mars' atmosphere, Aercnutronic Division of the e Ph co Corp.

team pletely trample the material
successfully landed on Mars needs of their exploding establish a Martian orbit and
population," he said. send out the actual landing
to conduct surface explora- craft towards a pre-desig-
tions in 1983, according to The landing team would nated landing area. . This
the be composed of the pilot, an
one man connected with astronaut, who would, be flight would last about one
program. trained to act as a scientific hour.
The target date could be assistant once the 40-day Craft Deseribed
advanced several years exploration on Mars actually The explorer's small draft
perhaps as early as-1975-if got underway. ascientific would be able to change
federal government officials person trained in geology, direction once inside: Mars
would give the program the physiology and meteorology, atmosphere to make correc-
go-ahead at this time, he and a third member who tions from the prime launch
contends. av would be oriented to biology pattern. It. would be a tail-
"It would take about nine and bio-physics. first landing with the craft
years to test and assemble in position for blast-off when
the hardware and about six Modified Boosters the return to the orbiting
years to train the astronauts Beween five and ten cur- mother-ship is to be made. ·
who would make the land- who would mmake eland-cut rent or modified Saturn-C snbacurlac Most of the equipment in Tost oi. tue equipnient in
ing, ". says Dr.Franklin P. ing,". says Dr.Franklin P. boosters would launch the the landing craft would be
Dixon, Mars Excursion Dixon, Mars Excursion attempt attemp by lifting allexpendable by lifting all expendable once ith a s has
Module program director at Module program director at equipment needed for an served its equipment needed' for anserved-its scientific. purpo- cientific purpo-
Newport'sw Aeronutronic Newport's w Aeronutronic initial earth -orbiting way ses, Dr. Dixon said.
Division of the Philco Corp. station. station. Ideally, the men would be
Moon Probe First Moon Probe First Once the way station was landed in springtime
in operation, Glear- near th polar ice
He said that current powered 'spacecraft powered 'spacecraft would cap so they cap so th ey could investigate could investigate
NASA projects linked with a be launched from be launched from towards "dark are ch he said h he said
- hopefully  successful as- Mars T bismothership may.be-some_form-of. life MarsTbrismmothershipmay.be-some_fo orm-Oflife
tronaut moon landing will tronaut moon landing will yould haye a four to six- lapping up the water-created yould haye a four to six-lapping up the water-created
provide most.of the neces. provide most.of the neces nice.cap.
sary information and
equipment. needed to land equipment. needed to. land
men on Mars and return
them safely
Dr. Dixons revealed this
information and designs for
the space vehicle to be used
at Tuesday evening's meet-
ing of the Orange County Heosaid the only addi-
Chapter of the American tional. work needed beyond
Institute of Aeronautics and current space studies would
Astronauticsrat-Disneyland be the final development of a
Hotel here. current: nuclearengine-to
His discliosure was based propel the landing vehicle's
on the final work Aeronu- mother ship from an earth
tronic submitted to NASA's orbiting space station and
Manned Spacecraft Center better knowledge of Mars!
in: Houston. The report re- atmospheric conditions.
quested by NASA was Need Government Backi
conductedto-ch ec k.the The major hurdle is ac
practicality of such a space tually to have the govern-
attempt: ment want to make the
venture," Dr. Dixon said. He
hopes that the po ossibilitiesof
greater scientific knowledge
and the political advantage
oAufstripping Russian
space efforts will provide the
leyerage to get approval for
the program.
The Russians at this time
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1 (5) Contact with research and development persounel
() Efforts to locate the umidentified tourist have not
aful bovever this is still a possibility
FOR TRE COMOANDER
BRIC&eJO-CKNEERE 1 Ateh
Colonel, USAF Narrative of Sighting
Deputy for Technology
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dividuals referred to in the letter who might have
nessed the sighting of unidentified flying obj on
April 2 24,1964, was forwarded to my attention
newspaper files
during the period in with some
helpful l information.
. carried a page story on April
29, 1964 covering the details of the sighting. Two per-
£rom Dubugue were listed in the story as having seen
and (now of
Larry
751 Kane Street)
I hope value to you in your
search for a solution to puzzling unident-
ified flying objects and trust that the information will
be used with discretion.
Sincerel)
RECEIVED
Richard C. Dempsey
Director of Public Relations
JUN 3 1968
RCD:sle ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.
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this sig hting
I wish to assure you is entirely
professional and under no circumstances do I use this material for
publicity purposes or for publicity purposes or for any other reason that to try to solve any other reason that to try to solve
this this puzzling phenomenon of unidentified flying objects. puzzling phenomenon of unidentified flying objects.
Sincerely
"
J. Allen Hynek
Director
JAll:1p
encl.
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Dear Dr. Hynek
I may have lead on the person you are 1 Fooking for. Within a week
or two after The clipping
1 a clipping a cllppius Lrou aasuqud w from Dubuque who Baw the saucer
was from the Telegraph from the Telegraph Herald, Dubuque'e newspaper, and included a newspaper, and included a
picture of the individual. picture of the individual. As I recall, the man recall, the man was driving was driving into into
Socorro at the time. Unfortunately, I no longer chave the clipping. e the clipping.
However, I am sure that the name and address of the individual could
be obtained from the Telegraph Herald in Dubuque.
Very truly yours, .
(signed) (signed)
Robert A. Bieberman
601 Fitch Avenue
Socorro, New Mexico 87801
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from
ixi from .0 wto saw the
docor A from
That the xame address the
sure obtained fromithe
individual conld be
Telagrapk Herold in Dubugune
Yery tanly yours,
Robert A. Biberman
601 Fitck Hve. 106

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The Albuquerque Tribune
Four Years Old station at that tme, reported,
the tourist, a man, remarked
that aircraft flew low in the
$100 Reward Offered Socorro area.
Grinder said there werel
several helicopters in the area.
In Saucer Mystery He quoted the tourist as reply
Tv:ySte: ing that it was a "funny-looking ing that it was a "funny-looking
helicopter if that is what it
SOCORRO - The mystery$100 - The mystery$100 reward to help locate reward to help locate a was." Grinder quoted the man was." Grinder quoted the man!
of a reported unidentified of a reported unidentified flying d flying motorist who reported seeing motorist who reported seeing as saying the object flew direct-
object four object t four years ago south years ago south of of the object. ly over his car.
Socorro on n an isolated hill re- an isolated hill re- On April 24, 1964, Socorro On April 24, 1964, Socorro Grinder, unaware of Zamora's
mains mains unsolved. unsolved. Policeman Lonnie Zamora saw sighting, said he attached no sighting, said he attached no
And to help find clues to help what he described as a four- importance to the report then.
solve the problem, Dr. J. Allen legged, egg-shaped object with solve the problem, Dr. J. Allen legged, egg-shaped object with Dr. Hynek told the Las:
Hynek,.chairman Hynek, ..chairman of . th e at least two persons aboard. Cruces Sun-News that in an ef-
astronomydepartmentat At least one other r person, an person, an fort to establish the Socorro
Northwestern. University...n unidentified tourist traveling sighting, he authorized the $100
north on old U.S. 85, was quoted reward, which will go to
as saying he saw the UFo just per sons as saying he saw the UFo just per s ons knowing thesightings, said persons who persons who
before it landed in the it landed in the area. area.whereabouts of the motorist. would know the motorist should whereabouts of the motorist. would know the motorist should
Opal o1 Grinder, …-who  w a s Dr. Hynek, who is a consultant contact Dr. Hynek at
manager of a 'Socorro service to the Air Force on UFONorthwestern University.
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DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
May Newark, New Jersey Insufficient Data
May Munhall, Pennsylvania Astro (METEOR)
1 30.20N 176.oow (Pacific) Military Air Satellite
1 Mehlville, Missouri Astro UPITE
1 North Carver, Massachusetts Astro (VENUS)
Las Vegas, Nevada (PHOTOS) Balloon
Hmm 35.10N 174.40w (Pacific) Military Air Satellite
Canberra, Australia 1. Satellite
2. Astro (STAR)
Des Plaines, Illinois Aircraft
Boise, Idaho Multiple Civilians Other (FLARE)
Cannon AFB, New Mexico Military Astro (VENUS)
nnnn Savannah, Georgia Aircraft
Middletowm, Ohio Astro VENUS)
Outlook,Montana Insufficient Data
Toledo, Ohio Astro (STAR/PLANET)
43.10N 174.OOw(Pacific) Military Air Satellite
Yellow Springs, Ohio (PHYS SPEC) Other (Part of B-57
oia Red Feather Lakes, Colorado Satellite
9 Huntsville, Alabam Huntsville, Alabama Other CONFLICTING Other·(CONFLICTING
9 Ashville, North Carolina Ashville, N Carolina Multiple Civilian le Civilian Cther (MISIN) Cther (MIS TERPRET RPRET
OF CONVENTIONAL OBJ. OF CONVENTIONAL OBJ.
9 Chicago, Illinois UNIDENTIFIED
10 Warrensville Warrensville Heights, Ohio Heights, Ohio Satellite Satellite
11 Kettering, Ohio Aircraft
11 11: 21.50N · 153.30W (Pacific) (Pacific) . Civilian Civilian Air Air Other (FLARES)
13 Newman, Texas/Carlsbad, New Mexico Military Air & Ground Air & Ground Astro BETELGEUX) Astro (BETELGEUX)
Denver, Colorado Colorado Insufficient Data
Dayton, Ohio Ohio Astro (VEnus)
15 Dayton, Ohio Ohio Balloon Balloon
Dayton, Ohio. Satellite
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Summer Skokie, Illinois Form 164
May Euclid, Ohio - Newsclipping
1 Walsenburg, Colorado . Newsclipping
Sumner, New Mexico (Ltr)
Shamokin, Pennsylvania Newsclipping
NNMUON Mentor, Qhio and Newsclipping
Pretoria, South bAfrica Newsclipping
Dublin, Ireland Newsclipping
Hillsborough, New Jersey.. Newsclipping
8 Southern New Mexico Newsclipping
9 Mogadore, Ohio Newsclipping
11-12 Grangeville, Idaho Newsclipping
12 Sussex, England Newsclipping
13 Vista, California Newsclipping
13 Bedfordshire, England Newsclipping
14 Meadowbrook, Ne w Jersey Newsclipping
15 Geneva, Ohio Newsclipping
Ashtabula, Ohio Newsclipping
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there vern some noises and flame and amoke began to come from the
bottam of the vehiole. The noise increased from low pitch to high
pitch, vas dirferent from that of a jet or halo and not like any-
thing Sgt Zamora had ever beard. The flame vas blne like a wolderg
torchsturning to orange or yellow at the ends. Thinking that. the
object yas going to explode he became frightened. The time was
approxmately 1745 (1 1/2 bours before sunset),'the sun was to his
back, alightly to the right. He turned, ran beck to get behind the
police car, bueping his leg and losing his glasses on the vay. He
crouched dowm, ahielding his eye with his arm while the noise con
timued for another lo seconds. At this time the noise-stopped and
he looked up The object bad risen- to a point about 15-20 ft.
abovd the groumd and the flame and smoke had ceased to come from
the objecta iThe objeet had a red narking about 1 ft or maybe 18
inches in height ahaped like  crescent vith a vertical arrow
and borizontal Aine underneath. be object bovered in this spot
foreseveraL seconds and then Plev ofr in a Sw direction following
the contour of the gally. It cleared the dynamite shack by not
more than 3 It  Be watched the object disappear in the distance over
a point on Highvay 85 5 about'6 miles frcm where he was standing. The
object took about 3 nimutes to travel that far. Disappearance vas.
by fading in the dirtance and at no time did be observe the objecg.
to rise more than 20 ft off the ground.
Whils proceeding to the location when the object was assumed to be
an aurto Sgt Zamora vas in radio contact vith police headquarters.
The State Police use tbe same network and his call vas monitored
by Sgt Chavez of the New Nexico State Police.. . Sgt Zamora attempted
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ball shaped object approrimately l5 feet long and tvo. white objecis which.
reseabled white coveralls.  Wben the Army at White Sands heard of the
incident they roped off. the area and the FBr in Albuquerque proceded to i
thevara. They confirmed that "something" had been there and the arary took
soil samples of 4 x 5" impressions which were found where the alleged
vehiele, had Ianded.-The imgressions appeared to be burned and thed
surround area waa clean.
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At.O330, 26 Aprir, Col Cole from the Air Force Command Poat calleo
seeriL any follow up action had been taken. At Ok30 26 April, Col
Harris Irom the, Emergency Action Group, JcS ccmmunications Centar
called and wanted additional details, especiaIly names. At O53 6
ApriI, Col Perkins frcm the Air Force Cormand Post called and suggested
we get in touch with Capt Holden from White Sands, at o7 26 April,
I placed a call to the OD at. Kirkland and asked hin to locate Sgt Moody
for me. Sgt Moody is presently on TY at Kirkland on Project. Cloud Gap
At. Ogh5 Sgt Moody. caIled and I asked him to get together vith tbe Uro
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the area, and legedl
They reportedly found L"x5" impressions in the ground somewhat like
stand legs; the mpressions appeared burned--nome of the other area
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or cne of your people might be able to help us find the answer
to this riddle Any information which you might be able to
supply. will be appreciated. Colonel Moss frcu AFX-PD-PA has
informed us that Projeet Cloud Gap might have had some activity
in the Socorro Area on 24 April 1964. The, activity could have
been planned, authorized, unauthorized or it could have been
rehicle-which:strayed frca -its flight plan.  Our Interest
1 findinganserplanatio or the sighting and not what

New Mexico regarding the article appearing in the Socorro ElDefnnsor &
Chieftan concerning an additional witness to the Zamora sighting.
Mr Grinder manages the Whting Brothers Service Station. He could give
no information other than that appearing inthe newspaper article.
He did not remember the of car license. He assumed that the
occupant was going or returning from
in the car. The car yxxbad a single occupant. He stated that the
witness said the object came from the East over the highway and had remarked
about the low altitude and odd the craft.
He will be witness returns . Socorro.
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M/R: Capt Quintanilla contacted the FTD liaison office at
Holloman AFB regarding the Socorro sighting and requested
that he,Maj Mitchell make discreet inquiry as
vehicle which the sighting.
During the latter part of May Lt Col Conkey visited W-P AFB,
and at this time informed Capt Quintanilla that he had no
knowledge of a vehicle at White Sands capable of causing
the sighting as described by Lonnie Zamora.

FOR THE COMMANDER
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Colonel, USAF l. Marking x
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preceded by the alpha preceded by the alpha followed by one-to-five digits,
one-to-four one-to-four digits digits followed followed by one letter, or one-to-three
digits followed by t digits followed by two letters, displayed in twelve-inch two letters, displayed in twelve-inch
characters. We have no knowledge f any particular particular country country
using reference their registration. their registration.
further S us know. know.
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Headquarters Forein Technology Division
Wright-Patterson Air Base, Ohio
Dear Captain Quintanilla,
Reference is made to my phone call this morning. I have talked
to Major Casper who was the Cloud Gap Field Operations Officer at
during the time this incident
took place. Cloud Gap conducted in an area about
a hundred miles north Mexico. Cloud Gap personnel
did not have any equipment special clothing which could possibly
be related to the descript olice officer Lonnie
Zamora.
Since certain aerial surveillance flights were being conducted Since certain aerial surveillance flights were being conducted
by Navy aircraft, by Navy aircraft, RA 5c's, in the area in question, a RA 5c's, in the area in question, a check on check on
such flights none none wn on 24 April 1964 on 24 April 1964 in connection
with Cloud ,Gap.
We have no information on this sighting no information on this sighting other than that provided other than that provided
by your SGT MOODY by your SGT MOoDY who was a participant who was a participant on our project and that
picked up fron picked u up T
I have enclosed an article found in the Los Angeles Time of
20 May which may be of interest to you.
Sincerely,
Hennett4.Yerng
KENNETH A. YOUNG
Colonel, USAP
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early 1964 reported subsequent to Socorro Sightings
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AREA
SOCorro Unidentified Observer. a Rotaing Navigation Beacon
LaMadera Gallegos Pire in cmy
Elgewood, N Mexico. Adzons Hoax
Albuquerque Sharon Stull Dr Report, Conjunctivitis
caused by duat vind, etc
(AIsO reports of Echo, Venus and night photo missione accounted for lo-i5 other
reports answered by-phons at local level, Bgt Moody and Major Conner'r, and no
formal reports taurned in.)
OTHER REPORTS
3 Miles City, Montana Dosufricient Datn
Vosinee, Wise (Reported 8ApT) ECHO I
Phcenix, Arizona (w/Photos) A/c (Photo Ms1cm)
Miamisburg, Ohio Yemus
)inot AFB, Bouth Dakota (w/Radar) Ne
Ban Jose, Calif Balloon
Pacifie Satellite
Ban Jose, Calit Verus
13 May Asbville, North Caro Lina (Maltiple) Other (Misiuterpretatbn
of. Conventional objects)
MebIvilloMo Vemus
St George, Utah (rilm/nocbject) Balloon
HANHEE Pacific Frob Satelliie
Morth Carver, Mass Verus
Camon AFB, New Merico I. Vemus Z Balloon
Dayton, Ohio S Insurr/Data
Canton  Akron, Ohio F7 A/C
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THE FOLLOWING SIGHTINGS WERE REPORTED TO TE AIR FORCE AND MIGHT
BR: ATIRIBUTED TO THE SOCORRO,NEW MEXICO SIGRTING: 2
1. 26,Apr 64, Grants, New Mexico sighting of & large white ligbt
shining g down and iiluminating the terrain and also'criss
crossing US Route 66 was caused by an a/e on & Low Level
Photo Recommaissance Mission or Projeet Clcud Gap. Incidentally
the photos which the cbserver claims be ook with the carera
did not come out.
2.Y 28 Apr 6h, Santa Crus Mountain Range sighting has been evalnated
as a balloon and a sighting by the same observers, but at e
Iater time in the day, has been evaluated as the Planet Vezusc
3. 8 Apr 64, Miatisburg, Chlo sighting has been evaluated as
&B rchlight.
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5. I May 64, St George, Utah sighting has-been evaluated as a halloon.
6. 2 Way 64, North Carver, Massachusetta has been evaluated as
the Planet Vems.
7. 4 May 64, Clovis, Nev Mexico mltiple sigbting has been evaluated
as a balloon.
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Dear Don and Lyle;
At long Last I am prepared to make a reply to your letter of February 19.
5: I an also encloaing a piece of the identical type of cardboard originally
picked up by me at- the landing site. Tha only diffarence between this
cardboard and the one that I yicked up and turned irto tbe Air Force is
that the original piece had ebarred edges which may or may not have had arry
connecticn with the alleged landing. But that it was charred I vili attest )
touThis sort of cardboard guts caught under mary of the bushes in tbat
areda As. you know the winds there can get very bigh in the windy season,
and you not only see tumbleveeds batting across the country, but papers,
ola lanch boxes, packing craies,.etc. also merrily batting alonga These
get wedged in under the busbes and stay there to weather scmetiner forj
a year or more, I would judge. This cardboard, as you can see, basy
plainly been weathered quite some tine and is bardly the kind that vould plinly been weathered quite some tine and is bardly the kind that vould
bave been used to fake a model of a spaceship.
I 'shculd mention that I discussed this whole watter with Major, quintanilla, I 'shcald mention that I discussed this whole vatter dith Major, Quintanilla
and he and I are in agreement on what followsr and he and I are in agreewent-on what followsr
In wy visit to Socorm I detarmdned that Zamora bed been urged by the yayor
to get irte the movie and that he himgelf -bad been rather reluctant to do
so. The movie is cbug to. have its world premiere in Socorro, aod I an hopdng
to get down to see it!
I.don't think we can say too much abouts the flame whieh could be pretty
subjective. A awirl of dust, ete. migirt from the diatance bave, been
interjreted as a flams. As far as amoke or a burning bush, etc., I couldn *
get aryone to say at this time that they bad seen
wasI burning. Chavez insisted only on the fact that a. reasewood bush
appeared to be charred in spots or rather seared and that the searing was
highly localized. Greasewcod is notoriausly hard to ignite, and a match ax
ordinary flame held to it hardly affects it. Chares said tbat the burns
appeared as though iotense but lccalized flanes bad seared the grass and the
ushes, but rerarked that right next to a seared portion he found portions .
quite untouched. Again, I don't know bow much credence can be placed on all the
burning bush, eto. I think we mst go to other major points.

people on this poiut and couldn't shake them from that.
Pranksters could bave hidden behind the knoll directly to the south,
partieularly had tbey lain prone. The dynamite shack is too small and
too far awy to bave risked hiding behind it.
Opal Grinder does b highsschool student wcrking for bim, and I talred.
with him at length. Ienerally hate Zamora's guta, but it MaS
added that they hat 7.t vanted get e ith
Zamora, they would
letting the aut of htr something with imme edist results rather
than resokt to an invelved Opal Grinder; of course, would 1 bave to be
in on the-hoax, also. He sgain told me the story of the towrist who said
that he had sighted a Lnge object orosaing direetly in front of him 24
on the road and landing i Inthe gully, and toward which an inetant or so.
later, he saw later, he saw a police polics car going. ar going. I ehecked out tbe time on that, and it I checked out tbe time on that, and it
fits. Opal Crinder's wife was jurt preparing to get to the bank before it fits. Opal Grinder's wife was just preparing to get to the bank before it
closed at.six (apparently she takes the week's loot to the bank on Friday's closed at.six (apparertly she takes the week's loot to the bank on Friday'
just before they close). The sighting as you know, vas supposedly at S:45
P. M. P.M.
Some of the high school.students do bave walkies-talkies, but the hoax bypothesis Some of the high school.atudents do bave walkies-talkies, but the hoax bypothesis
does does imvo involve Chavez, Opal OneIGrinde Grinder, and FBl agent Byrnes; the reported. tourist- ntByrnest the reported tourist-
would bave e to be ythical.
Zamora knew eractly where ths dynamite shack was, becasse this is precinely
why he left the road when he. heard the noise.  He thought thare had been an
explosion in thedyoamite shack. is
The dynamite shack does Bot stand on legs as I bave inapected it cloaely
and have taken photographs. Tha shack and the reported UFO must be considered
distinct.
Furthermore, I doubt very much whether a hoax could have been kept secret this
long. If a hoax comes off well, perpetrators like to glcat abit, and there
would have been no1 point about getting even with Zamora they couldn't bave
getten some kudos out of it. La az which Bome
college students wanted to get even with a geology proressor they planted
a "meteorite" contrived an explosion at some distant part state,
and bad thia poor professor running around ragged chasing a The
perpetrators, however, were caught and expelled from school because they simply
couldn't keep their secret. "confided" to friends who in turn confided
to others, and there yau are.
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ancther blast of rlame and releaaed the Uro, and ran like hell. : The
terrain is such that when a car ereats the hill, it suddenly cowes upoo'the
site. There simply would not have been tise to wait until this haypaned
to ralease the Uro and than Hdep not unleas there were slaborate ropes
and wires ranning over sote distance on-the ground. As long. as Zanora
weara his glaases, his eyeaight. is good, and you waurt reneaber that hey dia
not lose the glasses urtil after be saw tbe flame and tbought tho object
was about tor expleder
Your suggeaticn that we re-enact the event in more difficult E than yoa
think, I have not yet digcovered how to mnke balloon go.off CEOSO-
wind or to wait to relaase it and cause an explosion until soneone was
just one hundred feet away from me, and then disappear and hids
"instantidcusly. ", If the purported balloon release had been by means of
delay pehanism with the hoaxatera baving had time to hide, then the
releado Cor some parta of it vould have been lart behind as tell-
Zamcrn I baving hir trouhlest the boys Ne pichs up are rather direct.
Zanork atogped a teenage xpeedar, and the Kid rired back at Zamora, "Whet
are yot giving ns & tieknt fort ~ Doait you know a flying saueer might come
dowm on yat any mimrtei  Yau y say that this- strengthens the hoax
hypotheais, but. or the cther band it is a perfectly patural renrk for Fids
to raks to- a man beld up to ridicule for having "seen thirgs. "
I coniback also to the trenchant fact that Zamdra thoroughly scared
person. Chaves has renarked this to de a mumber bf times that never in his
long assoeiation vith Zamora bas he seen bim in s arything at all approaching
the state he was in when Chaves joined hin. I bonestly don't think a srall
gas-filled balloon carrying a eardbcard spaceship eould rightened a
gruff, practical type Iike Zamora who is used to accidents, bloodshed,
fights, and even murders. We all seen to agtee trat Zamora say 3omething
that really and truly frightened him.

sauders are generally distinct froe thoss rople vbo report then. This F
is Bynek's Ariom Mo. I and is as full of holer as Srixx cheese, but it.
has struek me mny times that the "believern" are ee thoroughly wiahrul
in their thinking that tbsy just don't need any perscnal erparience to.
bolster their raith t Any newepaper elipping or any rumor is all the fuei
they beed. They have their ran clubey and thair meetings 'aa they get; ai
cheap thrill cut of villfying the Air Force aod in "geo-whizzing each other.
Uhe
On the other
from peopls who bave had little eontact with upo naterial previously, rerain
skeutiesl ever though they bave had an experienice that they can't underatand,
and are generally quite retieent about saying anything about it as firrta
Vary trequenrtly they are artienlate and solid citizuns, and, in talking
to themione gathers that thay wish the whele thing bain't bappened to
thesTime and tgain, they will write to aak that I rlemse tall them what
talking about it, they find that ridicnls is thedr renrd, and altdough r
can't document it, I frel eertain that their socil lire is affected and
that even jobs and promotians dave been loat by their having reported their
axperienoes. in thg first plaeed"
It is reports such as these that conatitute the phemomenon to yhich I feel
more attention should bo paidr It is eagy to disadss the cases of birda;
balloons, merteors, and the like, but wben good eitizens of arerage ar
better than avarage intelligence, and abova all, sineere eitizens regcrt nose-
thing puzzling, I think ye have 3ome Bort of social obligaticn to do as
godd s job on it a wysteay ary y more than you do and
these series "midentitieds" I regard as ner a blot on
the escutebeon. Sonehow, ax scientists, we should be able to (if we are. .
given tbe oyportunity) cone uy with answers that would stand up in court, but
I am still somewjat of a voice crying in tbe wilderness in this respect. The
Air Force is no prirarily a scientifia organization, and ita concern in these
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sighting under similar temporal and meteorlogical cozditions, but if wight
involve house-to-house- canvass of people in the area- You made mertion in
your letter that had the sighting been related to a bank robbery er sanrder
some rathar obyiaus chues
If a good Uro cass vare related to counterfeit or narcotios-ring, think
of ths funds the governnent would spend in trmcking dovwen every possible elna.
But I 8 ess that it would be bard to juatify ths expenditure of taxpayers'
money just to satisfy your and my curiosity. Sory of the cases that weri
have claased as. "bali Mghtning" should certainly bave been followed up more
closely L think, because as in the Lock Raven Dam (ase, ball lightning.
that ia geveral feet in dianeter and lasts marrya mimutes might : lead to the
solution of the mgetie.bottLa problem! Is it really possible for ball
lightning to banoparge-and to last so longt Maturally, the firet thing
is to find out whwtbar it really was that large and whether it really did
last thnt Long? Matarndh ptns first-thing ir to-find-out whether it really last that Long? Motarnihgptns first-thing ir te-find-out whether it really
mantbat-larg -ank whether isrrealry tid-laut that-longn_ This could be a ani whether isrrealry tid-iaut that- longn_ This could be a
null tine job! null time job!
Vallee' book will b pablished June 15. I haveracceded to his request,
sonewiat reluctantly to be quoted on the cdust jacket to the effect that his
suggesticn thnt Uro'n be giren indreased scientifie attention ahould be
given serious considgration. This is, of cearse, vhat I bave been saying
all along because a rystery makea me uneoufortable, and I don't like to bave
thene unidantiried thinge bangng araund, partioularly when they are capitalized
on by the-caltiats, etc. I would really lik to see a really good roport
rade by siveral witnssses of goed intelligence investigated to the bone and
write up a case study of an extra large goiter or a rare tropical disease..
I would like to see them writtem up as "The Case of the Lighted Bridge" or
"Ths Case of the Tolado Lights* "The Case of the Barrled Anthropologiats."
Vallee's book, incidentally, is entitled Anatory of a: mon and makes
for good reading.
Coming back to the Soccrro case: I'n sorry that I cculdn't bave been of
any nore help. Both Quintanilla and I find it impossible to diamiss it as
a hoax unless we bare some evidencs tbat there was a hcax. I feel tbat if
it was a hoax, this faet must leak out socner or later if ve keep in touch
with sore citizens of Socorreover a considerable length of tine. ; Perbaps
this is cur best means of attacking this particular problem. I da to visit
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PROJECT 1 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
24 April 1964 Socorro, New Mexico Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 1745 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT 25/0045Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s Physical Spec 0 Probably Astronomical
No ... Taybieul Bpes Civilian Civilian 0 0 Possibly Astronomical
7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other. Other. UNIDENTIFIED
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
xUnknown
Less than l0 minutes Less than lo minutes one Stationary,SW or West Stationary,SW or West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Sighting of landing by Lonnie Lonnie Zamora. Zamora. Initially believed to be observation Initially believed to be observation
of Lunar module t type cafiguration. type cafiguration.
SEE CASE FILE. SEE CASE FILE. Effort to date cannot place vehicle
at site. Case carried as UNIDENTIFIED
pending additional data.
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come r
but it was at the Mayor's insistence, via his boss, that he consented to do
so. I can't quite to Zamora leter, he seemed
.
nothing more than a meteor. The March 2nd issue contains a lovely story about
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have been tilted to the vertical with the interlayer demarcationsbeing
plains largey in the North-
deceptions have upon the energy distributions between the earth's core
and the VapAllen radiation the answer." He also
&
d at tremendous speed. She saw the object
as passed southeast over the city,it did
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and possible neighbors who may have been observing our earth for centuries."
Saw a UFo, Not Flying Saucer." T This was in response to a request by Zamora
a UFo. In part the article states, "Zamora says was trying to coperate
following day."
of Meteopetics, where Dr. Lincoln La Paz was waiting for me, at 4:OO P. M.
dated November 26, 1964. It is
a
out a case for civilization on the moon. The letter nigiat
published.
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I am afraid that LaPaz is unshakable from this hypothesisy.end His primary
the UFm phenomenon. It is always just a matter of viewpoint!
LaPaz showed me his excellent meteorite collection and spent much time
in general conversation.
He was engaged for the evening, and we met again early the next morning
meeting with the President of
2) to
between astronomy at Northwestern and astronony at New Mexico.
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and suggests some embroidery of the original sighting either by Zamora or
notoriously hard materials to ignite, showed

I - S from a packing box.
There are many samples of this all over the region. There is a city dump
1
piece I with soil
samples, you will remember.
One rather interesting item is that the burning bush has recently
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or aluminum flying saucer attached thereto simply y does not hold water.
matter is
it
would simply have had it well over town by the time Zamora got to the
spot.
The dynamite shack does not have legs.
There
500 feet to the west.
He hi
There is no UFTO Club in town.
to have done away with
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now. F
the tourist
Actually Lyle Boyd
i -
abbut 1:00 P. M. Raynor, Shrode, and I visited the site and took some more
samples, particuarly of
of the dynamite shack k to show Menzel. Then I went back to the radio station
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There is also the opinion expressed in Socorro, and expressed to me
course, is to point out that if this were the case, the U. S. government
should also have been responsible for the sightings in France, Brazil,
Spain, and in England. Maybe the U. S. government has really gone global! s really gone global!
On that happy thought I conclude my report. thought I conclude my report.
Sincerely yours, Sincerely yours,
J. allewsepek
Allen Hynek
P. S. I now have a slightly infect/finger from the thorns on the bush that ed
The bush drew blood when I attempted to get some
seil samples. U Undoubtedly, the finger will now wither away from radiation
burns. Unfortunately, I do not have interplanetary Blue Cross coverage! J
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Tab A Lt Holder Report
Tab B TSgt Moody Report
Tab C Dr Hynek Report
Tab D Lab Analysis (AsD)
Tab E Photos
Tab F News Clippings
Tab G Associated (Resulting from Initial Report)
7-3745-190
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Tab A TWX and Messages
1. TWX regarding Capt Quintanilla'sy visit to Socorro
2. TWX from SAFOI dtd 13 May
3. Surmary
4. Letter to SAFoI dtd 28 May
5. Memo from Capt Quintanilla to Col de Jonckheere, dtd 27 Apr
6. Initial report received at FTD
Tab B Investigative Data
1. 14 May letter to Cloud Gap
2. Opal Grinder
3. Maj Mitchell
4. Ltr to FAA, 27 May
5. Miscellaneous Data
Tab C Lunar Module Information
1. Basic List
2. Douglas A/C, dtd 20 May 64
3. Hughes A/C, dtd 20 May & 26 May 64
4. Cleveland Pneumatics, dtd 20 May 64
5. Goodyear, DTD 19 May 64
6. Menasco, dtd 20 May 64
Tab D Notes

Direction or dymamte
24 April 1964 shack and six-mile
canyon (departure of
ogject)
DUNAT
5461
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Object
Speeding
Car 100'
W
↑ Depres Car a
100'
Wheels skidded.
Made three attempts Hill
to climb hill.
800' N "F"
* Witness ducked dowm.
"D" Object had risen to
about 20-25' was now
First s sighting of object. level with car. Roar
Stopped car for a couple of stopped, object t moving
seconds. Thought object car away to SW following
turned upside down. Saw two Saw two contou: of gully. of.gully. .
things described described as coveralls as coveralls Cleared dynamite shack Cleared dynamite shack
and object had and object two two legs like a. A. by aboit 3' by abouit 3' and faded
Radioed i Radioed in police head- lice head- in distance in distance in directior
quarters was proceeding of six-mile canyon.
to 0-74). 74).
At "E" At "E"
"B" Witness radioed in that he was leaving
* Witness Witness heard sound like explosion. car to investigate. Still thought car to investigate. 1l thought
Thought dynamite shack has blown up. shack has blown up. object was car upside down. Then saw object was car upsi Then saw
Abandoned chase of speeding car to insignia, heard r thought thing
investigate. was going Lue flame with
orange tip appeare object. Became
frightened and ran point "F" where
noise stoppe position
at "E".
A
Total object 12-15 ft long.
Insignia was RED
* "A" 17:45. Witness started chasing a
black speeding car aboutthree blocks
ahead.
bocorro

O diveothon o
dynamite shack an
Socorro incident 6-mile conon
24 april 1964 (departure or
Hill object)
Object
K 100
footprints? depression
-- 100 ft
800 ft hill I
speeding hill
witness
car E ducked down.
K
object had
risen 20-25 f
was level wit.
Seing the object, car. Then roa
witness stopped couple stopped, objs
of seconds, thought car went away to
turned u upside down. Saw over dynam.sh
apparently two In F: and 6-mile ca
Here wheels peeple (small witness radioed,
started skidding. adults or got out car, still thought
large kids)in object waa car upside down.
white coveralls. Then saw insigna, heard roar,
stopped. with insigna : A
2 ft large,
2 high. Total
object would be
about 12-l5 feat long.
Witness heard a roar, saw flams
in sky at S bout 3/4 mile.
Thought of dynamite shack,
decided to give up chase. Narrow
flame was 'bluish and sort of
OYY
1 17:45, witne started chasing black Chevrolet
speeding ahead.

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DISIANCE
FiRST sigaring OF FLAME AppRcx 3/ miLe.
Ficst Sighting OF OBjC(TWiT RopLE(2)
: By OB JE1T ./5MiLES
2" sighting OF OBJCT. 10 37T.
WheRe: WheRe: "IN SIg NA" OBSERVED INSIGN
"OB JeCT"s STARTED TO DePART OR
LiFT OEF LIFr oEF SURFACE SURFACE
: 3 sighTing OF OBTECT AppRox. 200fT.
WheRe: OB jecT Left SURFACE
OB TECT DEPARTED
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sides defined-Borm NOTE: 1
,NOT "BURN
dnd internal base
Average centialfangl
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rocked up, 2 7 BURM Average "rodis foyert
270 33.23
4990 4910 #3 Tverya positionat
X10.5 "10.s vertex. vertex 18, 18
= General
22 Area of Area of
Footprints
AD 23 14 11'10%20
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natation

0B 3eRVRD "INSMENA"
LOCATED APRORIMATELY AT
CeNreR or Dosecr As
Seen FRom ABore sioe
24
Thi i the dnsgen d obeved:

at tOp com. Mame possibly
3degrees or so in wieth -enot wide.
Mame abart twice as vide at
was wide. Did not notice ary cbject at top, did not notice if top of flame was
glasses. Cauld not see bottom of flame because it was behind hill, No snoke
noted. Noted sore "commotion" at bottom-dust? Possibly from windy day-wind was
blowing hard. Clear sunny sky otherwise--just a few clouds scattered over areeo
Noise was a roar, not a blest, not - to
low frequeney and then stopped. Roar lasted possibly 10 seconda--was going towards .
it at tbat time on the rough gravel road. Saw flame abourt t as long as heard the
Suddealy noted a
At first glance, stopped. It looked, at first, like a car turned upaide down, Thought
some kids might bave turned over. Saw two people in white coveralls very close to the
object. One of these persons seemed to turn and look straight at car and seened
startledouseemed to quickly jump somewbat.
At this time, I started moving towards them quickly, with tdea to help.
Had stopped about only a ccuple seconds. Object was like alumlmun--it ws whibish
against the moss background, but nct chrome. Seemed like in shape and I
at first glance tcck it to be overturned white car. Car s RpDeS rned up lika starding

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agle, sawiwhat I might be the side of object not end, as flrst noted). Difrlault
to describe flame. Thcught, from rear, it might blow up. Flame mght have come e from
underside of object, at rlddle possibly a four foot areasavery rough guess. Cannot
deseribe flame further exeept orange. excent dukt in imnediate
areao
As soon as say flame and heard rcer, turned away, from object but did turn
lead towerds ob,ject. Bumpad leg on car--back fender area. Car facing sourthwest. -
Object was
startied, it was still on or near ground. Noted red lettering of sone type like
Insignia was about a 2l/4 inehes hlgh and about 2inches wide,
juess. . Object still like alumimum-
white.
stopped, heard a sherp tone whine from high tone to low tone. At end of roar was
this whine and the whine lested maybe a second. fhen there was complete silence about
the obiect. That's when I lifted up my head and saw the objeet going awey from me.
Io did not come ary closer to me, It appeared go in atraight
line and as stwie heighta-possibly 3o to 15 feet fr ron ground, and i eleared the dynamt
shack by ebout three feet. Shack about eight feet high, Object was traveling very
Lest. Ts seemed to rise up, and take ote iumediatelyacross . I ran back to
v car and as ran back, I kept an eye on the object. ,I picked
up Ly glasses (I eft the sun glasses on ground), got into the car and radioed to
Hep. Lopes, radio you could see an oblect.

pale. I asked the Sgt. to see what I sew and that vas the burning brusk, Then Sgt.
Chaves and I went to the spot and Sgt. Chaves pointed cut the tracks.
When I first sav the object (when I thought it might be s car,) I saw what appeared
mich attertion to what
I didn't i ruch attertion to the
the object, slanted cutwards to the ground. The object mght have been about three
and a half feet from the ground at that time. I just glanced at it.
second tire (the "elear" time), possibly 2 seconds--
jurped over edge of hill, then got back to car and radio as object disappeared,
As my mike fell, I got out of car, at same area. I heard l about two or three loud
"thunps," 1ike someone possibly opening or sbutting a door hard. These "humps"
were possibly a second or less apert. This was just before the roar. The ersons
Just before Sgt. Chayes got . ?
insignia on the object. :

contacted Col King and a The only
information that Col King had was in the form of an FBI report made by
agent Barnes on Friday night following the sighting. This report was
forwarded to Washington and Col Kinghad Norif/ed,the Command Post. (This
FBIto be included as an attachment in Major Conner's report.
REPORT.
A geiger counter was obtained and Major Conner and I departed for
Socorro at lo3o arriving 1200 in Socorro. We contacted Sgt Chavez, the
State Police officer who was the first to reach Lonnie Zamora (Only
witness) and during the interview the following information was obtained.
Shortly after 1700 Lonnie Zamora was on patrol and radioed in to the
city Police that there was a 10-74 (auto accident) and he was proceeding
to investigate. It appeared as if an auto had turned over and two people
were standing by it's side. From the ensuing activity monitored on the
radio Sgt Chavez immediately made an effort to reach patrolman Zamora
and arrived about 3 minutes after the object under observation by
Lonnie Zamora had disappeared. Sgt Chavez then went to the area where
the craft or thing was supposedly sighted and found four fresh inden-
tations in the ground and several charred or burned bushes. Smoke
appeared to come from the bush and he assumed that it was burning, how-
ever no coals were visible and the charred portions o the bush were
cold to the touch. Sgt Chavez contacted the FBI, who in turn contacted
White Sands and Agent Barnes and Lt R T Holder of the latter organiza-
tion arrived to conduct an investigation and obtain various samples of
the soil and charred bush. Sgt Chavez secured the areaand made an
investigation of the ground surrounding the scene to He determined that
the only tire marks were those of Patrolman Zamora's vehicle and the
State Police car 800 yards and found no prints or track activity yof any
kind other than that noted in the FBI report. Further he stated that
the marks were definitely "fresh", and the dirt showed evidence of "dew"
or moisture. Sgt Chavez is firm in that no track activity was evident.
At no time did he observe the craft or object described by Patrolman
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to time of it's disappearance did not exceed lo minutes. A gieger
counter check for background radiation was made in the presence of the
press and Sgt Zamora and no radioactivity count was present. The
counter was checked with Major Conner's watch and found to be in good
working order.
The following is a sequence of the event as reported by Lonnie Zamora.
Shortly after 5 pm he was on patrol when he heard a noise that he thought
to be an explosion of the Mayor's dynamite shack known to be in that
direction. He turned off the road and proceeded a point up a hill
where he could see what looked like a car turned upside down with two
white things he assumed to be the occupants of the car and he radioed
this information to Police headquarters. He went down a hill where the
object was not visible and had to make two tries to get up this hill in
approached the object to a point about loo ft. At this time the object
made a rumbling noise or rattling noise and a blue flame like an arc
welder turning to yellow or orange at the end came from the center of
the bottom. The object was about the size of an auto and light colored,
not reflective, but white or silver or just light colored. From this
gully and not
visible to Lonnie Zamora. He thought the thing was going to explode and
became frightened. I He ran to a point behind his car, dropping his
glasses on the way. He hid behind the car using his arm to shield
his eyes. He remained in this position for not more than lo seconds,
at which time the noise stopped and his initial fear of the object
lessened. He looked up and the object rose to point of 15-20 ft
altitude, with the legs still not visible. A Red marking was evident
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200 ft is the dynamite shack, about 6ft tall, 4 ft square and silver in
color. Measurements of these factors can be made if deemed essential.
The sighting was made at least an hour before sunset. At 630 pm the
sun was still visible above the mountains to the West.
Lt Holder was visited and the report made by the I FBI agent (Mr Barnes)
and Capt I Holder read by Major Conner. Capt Holder claimed no knowledge
of the red mark. Extensive diagrams of the holes had been made and
measurements taken. He indicated that the samples could be analyzed.:
at White Sands. Also a check had been made with the local Radar stations
and no U/I tracks carried at the time of the sighting. Further check
indicated that no helo activity was in the area. White Sands has two
or three white helos, but at the time were located at the other end of
the range and were not in operation, the base activity being secured until
Monday morning. A copy of the FBI report and Capt Holder's report t and
measurements to be forwarded to along with analysis of the
charred specimen.
No conclusion as to cause could be reached by myself or Major Conner.
Coral Lorenzen and husband were in Socorro at t the time and had inter-
viewed both Lonnie Zamora and Sgt Chavez, and also Capt Holder prior to
the arrival of Major Conner and myself.
Included in Major Conner's IR as attachments will be the FBI report,
Capt Holder's report Photos of the area, and specific slides taken
that evening by a state Trooper accompanying Sgt Chavez to the scene.
Specific statements as to radar activity, (none) Helo activity (all kmown
helos not in area) and inquiry into the red mar uld be made.
Copies of the local news releases have been forwarded to Capt Q and the
basic investigative efforts have been completed alled Capt Q upon
return from Socorro at 1930, Sunday 26 April him of the above
information.
DAVID N MOODY
3 TSGT, USAF

Zamora on a field trip in search of a fallen meteorite. He gave Zamora
a very clean bill of health and said that he was completely reliable
person. We then headed down in an Air Force car for Socorro, which is
some 75 miles south of gue, and when we were r nearly there, we
had a flat tire. It turned out that the jack was missing, although the .
car had been reported in excellent shape, and so we had to hail passers-
by,finally snagging one car whose occupants indicated that they would
inform the sheriff's office when they got into town. Time passed and
we snagged another car, this time with four women in it. They took me
into town so that I could relay the call, and this was rather fortunate,
all in all, because I had the chance to have a preliminary with Sergeant
after dinner, provided that
Zamora and he could talk to me privately. I agreed to this, and when
the repaired car finally got down with its occupants, we went to dinner
( paid for all the meals of the two from Albuquerque both this day and
the next), and after dinner, Major Conner and Mr Wray went back to
Albuquerque, and I went tothe jail to talk next two hours s with
Zamora and Chaves.
After a fairly : lengthy time spent in getting them warmed up to the subject,
I got the major sketch of the situation. During one or two times s when
Zamora (who was on duty) had to step out of the room, Chaves told me of
some of Zamora's reactions. Apparently Zamora was not going to say any-
thing about it, but it was at Chaves' advice that he did. He then apparently
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air force devise, so that they could dismiss the whole thing from their
minds. Zamora was still evidently troubled over some of the towns'
reactions, and Chaves was disturbed by the hullabaloo and the mis-
representation, and the flurry of "me too" reports.
After my talk with the two men at the courthouse, I called Captain
Holder and asked him to have anightcap with me. He came down to pick
me up, and invited me to his home instead, and transmitted to me a carbon
of his report, and the statemen escribing himself.
Exhibit A) Captain Holder was I most helpful and anzious to demonstrate
that he had done a good job in procuring other data
before the coming of the crowd curiosity s course,
questioned Captain Holder, as to his impressions about Zamora's relia-
bility and of the connection of the tracks with the sighting, etc.,
and he, as did all others whom I subsequently questioned, indicated
of grass in close proximity to the burned ones were untouched,while
others just a short nce away. the urned ones were again
burned, etc.
I put up at a local motel, making arrangements to be taken out to the
site first thing in the morning. Mr Zamora and Sergeant Chaves joined
me at breakfast the next morning, but t previous to that, a man whose
name I did not get, he introduced himself as m the FAA, and indicated
to me that it was strange that their radars had not picked up anything.
He felt that, MTI radars can pick up cars on the road, that this object
quipment.
In going out to the site, I asked that precisely the same road be
traveled that was traveled on the evening of the sighting, and so we
did, and as we went along, Zamora pointed out the place where the
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his sighting of the object at a distance, as his line of sight went
longatudinally down the small arroyo - it was at this point that
he thought he saw an overturned car standing, however, either on the
trunk or on its radiator. He described that, at this point, he
picked up the radio and called back to Sergeant Shaves. There is
a little contradiction here, probably not serious, as to where he
had made the call, and
He then stated that he proceeded down the very poor gravel road,
temporarily losing sight of the object behind a slight rise in the land,
that is, behind one of the hillocks that formed l an arroyo between
them. He thus came up upon the object from behind the hill and from
the side, so to apparently saw the object again while he was
driving and continued to drive for some distance. He finally stopped
the car at the clearing just before the ground descends into the little
arroyo (see photograph number 2) Photograph No 2 is important
in that it shows how close he was to the object. It is clear from this
Zamora
out of the window, to see the object. At this point, he indicated that
he still thought that "it" might have been an overturned car. I It is not
clear whether he made a call to the station at this time ( (presumably
he did), but, in any event, he knocked the mike to the floor, as he got
out of the car, apparently in some excitement. He started to walk toward
the object, but apparently did not get very far before he heard some
noises. The noises were described as two or three bangs, as though
someone were shutting a door (the s space visitors were undoubtably saying
"Let's get the Hell out of here") and this was followed almost immediately
by a roar. He did not describe e the pitches of the roars to me as well
as he had in Capt Holder' eport. Apparently, by y this time Zamora was
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extended, his
the object originally, its takeoff position, and the right arm pointing
in the general direction in which the object had disappeared. A
shadow cast by Zamora in this picture, which was taken approximately
at lo am, at which time the sun was in the south-east quatrin of the sky,
indicates that Zamora is facing southwest, with the shack somewhat to
southwest by west. The dynamite shack is also shown in figure five,
which shows the car parked as it was on the evening of the sighting.
Zamora was looking out of the left hand drivers' window at the object
when he parked car. Photograph No 6 shows the position from which
Zamora first saw the object whose location was approximately under the
X mark on the photograph. It was from this distance that he thought
that the object looked like an overturned car. Photograph 7 is the posi-
tion Zamora was in, looking at the object disappearing, said object
having missed the dynamite shack by some 3 feet, according to Zamora.
Photography No 8 is approximately the position Chaves and Zamora were
in, on their way down from the rise toward the place where the object the place where the object
had been, when Chaves first saw the markings the object had left. ngs the ohiect had left.
Photograph No 9 is l8o degrees, approximately, from that of No 6.
No 9 shows the town of Socorro in the distance, looking down longatudi-
nally through the gulley toward the "road" along which Zamora was
stationed when he first saw the object, looking inthe direction Socorro
to the spot from which Photograph 9 was 3 taken.
Resume:
From all of the above and from my personal observations, I would conclude
the following:
is basically sin reliable. He would capable of
contriving comple: nor would his temperment indicate that he
would have the slightest interest insuch. He was simply
relinquished discharge of Chat duty (chasing a spe peeding carfor
another which h thought was ofmore immediate importance. (Investigating
the possible explosion of a dynamite shack). His fright was genuine,
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some charred cardboard was also found (enc). In conclude, therefore,
that Zamora saw a tangible, physical object, under good daylight
illumination, and from fairly close range (at closest, almost as
little as l00 feet).
It appears essential that we discover what the I physical object actually
was. It is clear that the UFo officianados are going to make a great
case of this one. Two days before my visit, Mr Lorenzen, husband of
Carol Lorenzen ofA APRo, had visited and taken numerous 2 samples of charred
remains and of rocks and ground, etc. I had not been at the site more
than ten minutes when Mr Sanford of NICAP showed up and took samples,
photographs, etc. It was remarked at the time as to how Menzel would
go about explaining this one! No doubt was left in my mind but that NICAP
great store on the paucity of the burns and Che relative lack of
disturbance would have been very much greater. They will probably say
that the burns are "plasmaburns" which can scorch
It is therefore essential
in the history of the Air Force's consideration of this subject, and
to spare no effort in establishing whether maneuvers of any sort were
Army, or even the Navy. However, I am quite certain that it will not
was"probably a new type of craft being tested," or that a secret war
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such as the location at which radio calls were made, etc.
The wind at that time was blowing very strongly from the south and
I established by repeated questioning that the object had taken off
either at partially into the wind.
I have not stressed the insignia which Zamora reported, since he drew
exactly the same thing which he had drawn for Capt Holder. I did question
him many times on the shape of ob,ject, as to whether it had clear
cut edges, as to bits of color, etc., but the results were
virtually the s as the information given to Capt Holder. The object
was egg-shaped, had the inverted V insignia on it, two legs seemed to
be protruding from the object,which was not chrome but "whitish-
aluminum!, and it was further established that the great roar during
its initial take-off disappeared suddenly and the horizontal flight away
and over the dynamite shack was noiseless.
I questioned Mr Art Burns of the FBI, and several others who had been
on the site within the first hours after the sighting as to the alleged
freshness of the tracks. They were all of the opinion that tracks
were, indeed, fresh.
Although Zamora was the only witness to the actual sighting, nine
people in all saw the markings. Altogether nine people saw the markings
within hours of the sighting and before the hourds of curios: seekers
descended upon the place the day.
After I visited the place of the sighting, I had several other talks
with local people, and, in particular, with the reporter of the El Defensor
Chieftan, or perhaps it was the editor (its a small paper). I believe
that I talked with Mr Lewis A Reddell, the publisher of the El Defensor.
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for the gully where
that he had seen a police car heading up the hill. This was apparently
Zamora's car.
I believe that
up immediately thereafter. This was the case near Santa Fe, the case
in Montana, the girl with
saucer in Albuquerque, and But, essential that the Socorro
case be give n the treatment.
I also
President of the New Mexico School of Mines, who said he knew of no
geophysical or other types of experiements on in the area at the
time. He, as th ne rest of the ownspeople, were puzzled by the event,
but the general underground slull of opinion was that it would turn
out to be some device which the government still had under raps. Not
one person whom I talked with in the least, by either implication or
inuendo, challenged Zamora's veracity.
Finally, the drawings which C Captain Hilder and his associates made;
and James Ray having come dowm late that morning me up. We had
to Albuquerque.
In Albuquerque, I had the opportunity to talk with Mr Arthur Burns, of
the FBI, who added nothing new to the situation but confirmed the general
reliability and stability of Mr Zamora. He also was of the opinion that
the marks might well have been fresh ones. I also called the mother of
the young girl whose eyes s were alledgedly burned by having looked too
long at a flying saucer, and found that the name of the Doctor who treated
her and who had confirmed the burns,was a Dr Best of Albuquerque. Major
Conner indicated that he would investigate further. That is all.
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It should be noted that, at the time Zamora saw the insignia, the
craft was well illuminated by sunlight which was streaming in from
Zamora's right. might be well to some experiments with
placards with insignia and d Ifferent patterns inscribed thereon to
see how wel. hting, at 100-200 feet.
Additional Note: What is the power Zamora's glasses?
/ suffer from a stigmatism?
Additional Note: Several things are pity in this situation. One is
that there was not an additional witness. Second is
that no photographs were taken. Third, that no radars
picked up the object, andfourth that the witness whom
we did have was not a better observer and more
articulate.
Recommendations: The object which produced this, if it was a new device
under test or in maneuvers, be brought to same location
and movies be taken of it departing in the manner and movies be taken of it departing in the manner
described by Zamora, and under the same lighting
conditions. conditions. This This then could be played at any future then could be played at any future
hearings on hearings s on flying flying saucers. This, it seems to me, This, it seems to me,
could go a very long long way toward exploding the myth way toward exploding the myth
of flying saucers, and might do mcr e good than all the of flying saucers, and might do more good than all the
previous year years ropaganda. opaganda.
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(Continued 200,000 population. Once the cap-
ital of Tamerlane, its ruins and
Hoffa on Trial mosques have made it a prime
tourist attraction.
A LARGE portion of Mount Dar-
In Fraud Case ivorz, about 90 miles from Sam-
arkand, broke off iast Friday and
sent 13 million cubic yards of
United Press International earth and rock crashing into the
CHICAGO, April 27.-Teamster Zeravshan River.
Union President James R. Hoffa, The mountain-slide, caused by
currently appealing a conviction two months of heavy rain, forced
for jury tampering, goes on trial the river to back up and form a
with seven associates today in a new lake.
$20 million fraud case.
Hoffa and the others are
charged with fraudulently ob- Court Shuns JOHNSON, daughter of the President, broke her
taining the $20 million from union LYNDA BIRD
and diverting engagement to Navy Lt. Bernard Rosenbach, both shown above
pension funds photo. (UPI Telephoto.)
more than $1 million of the Rail Jobs Case in a recent
amount to their own use. United Press Intereational
pleaded innocent. WASHINGTON, Aprll 27.-Lynda Bird Johnson, older
Umllnd Prose a daurtter of Presddent Johnson, has broken her en-
DY WERE INDICTED laxt WASHINGTON, APrE Z.The gagement to Nawy Lieut. Bernard Rosenbach.
Jung two-year inrvestiga- Supreme Court refused today to The White House confirmed the break up Saturday.
tion of Teamster pension funds examine the railroad arbitration duty,
by the Federal I Bureau of Investi- board decision that could event- Rosenbach, , now on sea asked about Lynda Bird's wed.
gation. After his arraignment, ually eliminate 30,000 firemen's would only say that the ending ding plans, to say that her daugh-
of ngagement
By DICKSON PRESTON favors and withholding the m In Chicago, the Justice De- eight defendants, including
Scripps-Howard Staff Writer from those he dislikes. partment is doing more than Hoffa.
CHICAGO, April 27. - The It hopes to prove, moreover, simply trying to send Hoffa to
federal trial of James R. Hoffa that Hoffa enriched himself at U.S. JUDGE Richard B. Aus-
jail. It also is trying to sep- tin has taken extraordinary
Linkich opens here today marks the expense of his own mem- arate him from the cash base
the kystone of the long Justice bership-and thus to shatter his and the rank-and-file support precautions to protect the jury
Department effort to destroy picture of himself as a perse- which have put him where he and witnesses from outside in-
his power. cuted friend of the working is. fluence.
It strikes directly at the main man. The trial is expected to be Names of the 300 members
long and complicated. It could of the jury panel are being kept
source of that power-the $275- HOFFA HAS BEEN indicted last six months. Testimony will secret even from the office of
million Central States Pension seven times on U.S. charges involve millions of dollars in al- the U.S. marshal. Attorneys
Fund which the teamster presi- since 1957-and convicted once, legedly manipulated fun d s, will not know who they are un-
dent allegedly controls. in the recent Tennessee jury- which must be traced through til they appear in court - and
The government case tampering trial. But t never be- tortuous paths in and out of even then Judge Austin may do
charges, in effect, that Hoffa fore has the government gone various banks, companies and the questioning of prospective
has used this giant jackpot t as to the heart of Hoffa's opera- private hands. jurors.
a personal bank, lending its tions and tried to show how he The indictment alone runs 53 The judge also has agreed to
funds to people and projects he wields his enormous influence. pages, covering 28 counts and let the prosecution keep names
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alarm at Feder's Jewelers at Fund, announced today. bump.
after he got within Bassett Shopping Center Satur- Lockhart, a former El Pasoan
yards, he said. It was the second commotion
day night, found a broken win- who left a vice-presidency of in three days at the tumult-torn
NVESTIGATING officers dow. He notified police, and a Stone and Webster Service Corp. county courthouse. On Thursday
seene yesterday from short time later Radio Patrolmen in New York City to assume night, 163 Negro prisoners rioted
he Troy Bunn and R. R. Macias presidency of El Paso Electric for two hours, breaking windows
Air Force Base in Al Co. last July, was recently ap-
Maj. William Connor picked up a suspect wandering and hurling blazing mattresses,
David Moody used a gei- the neighborhood nearby. He ad- pointed general campaign chair- (Continued on Page A-l3, Col. 3)
nter to check the area, mitted stealing 49 rings and some man. Charles H. Leavell is pres-
cigarets, and implicated his part- ident of the United Fund of El
only evidence of an un- Paso County.
or: was a burned bush ner who was arrested at home. El Paso Sunshine
mall depressions in the The first suspect also had a mari- MR. FEUILLE has been presi-
huana cigaret. dent of: the Community Concert The sun shone today
said the machine..had ..Officers Darrell Gilbert and Ass'n. for the last four years, is for the 83ist consecutive
on Page A-13, Col. 3) Robert Gonzalez arrested another jon the YWCA board of trustees,
(Continued d on Page A-l3, Col. 6) and is a director of El Paso Na- day. The sun has failed to
tional Bank and the Northgate shine only.12 of the last
sburg A Jury National Bank 1985 days.
Maryland A graduate of the University April 27. 1964
Eaves varyd of Virginia Law School in l948, of Virginia Law School in 1948,
Eaves he began practicing law here with he began practicing law here with
The Herald-Post The Herald-Post Views Wallace the firm now known as Hardie, the firm now known as Hardie,
DSBURG, April 1 27. - A 1 27.- A Grambling, Sims and Grambling, Sims and Galatzan Galatzan Inside Your
court.jury of ll men and court.jury of I men and and, was with it until 1957 when and,was with it until 1957 when
man deliberated only three Maryland will be the best he was made a partner with the he was
lunch testing ground to date for Ala- firm now known as Scott, Hulse, Herald-Post
with a break for with a break for
finding a verdict of not not b a m a's segregationist b a m a's segregationist Gov. Marshall and Feuille.
in murder trial of Archie George Wallace. He is president of the school He is president of the school US. Weather Bureau Bureau
Eaves, 57. The Democratic prim ary board of St. Clement's Episcopal Forecast: Fair. (Details
was acquitted Friday in there comes May 19. there comes May 19. Parish School, was a senior ward- on Page A-14.)
boting death of Eimer Leon en of the Church and has served Section and Page
I 2:t Whipple was slain l2:t Whipple was slain POLLSTER Samuel Lubbell on its vestry. Amusements ..6
Ang  in the Eaves home. Ang k in the Eaves home. has been has been sounding out Mary- sounding out Mary- HE WAS a founder and secre- HE WAS a founder and secre- Ann Carroll Carroll B..13
land's "Little Dixie"-the East- tary for both the International tary for both the International Comics B..13
With Rusk Set With Rusk Set ern Shore - Baltimore's "big ern Shore - Baltimore's "big Club and the Coronade Club and the Coronude Country Crossword Puzzle .…..… B..13
city" voters, and the white col- Club, is a former director r of El of El Dr. B. U. L. Conner Dr. B. U. I .... B...2 B
Fress International lar suburban belts. Paso Country Club, is member Editorials
ENGTON, April 27, - Brit- of El Paso Club, and El Paso Inez Robb B.
Secretary Richard A. HE HAS found curious re- Chamber of Cummerce. Markets B..12
ved in Washington yes- actions and significant trends- He is a member Phi Beta Sports .... B
talks with Secrteary of all of which he sets forth in Kappa and was awarded the Or- Taylor B...2
Rusk and other U.S. "The People Speak—" in today's der of Coif, an honorary law TV Progra A.y8
HERALD-Post on Page B-3. Ischool award. Women's 10-11
wer, Prove He Dipped Into Millions
cecret until they UNLIKE MOST pension and their professional advisers. were false, the grand jury said,
funds, Central States money As a trustee, he also allegedly and actually a "substantial por-
case against Hof- has been invested largely yin "spoke out and voted in favor tion of the loan was diverted to
government's ef- real-estate I loans. According to of the loans." purposes other than construc-
-once the loans were made, tion.
bow … and for the grand jury, Hoffa and his the indictment says the defend- In another instance, it i
the seven others associates worked this way: ants diverted more than $1 mil- charged, at least $100,000 was
he $275 - million -Various of the seven others lion "for the personal use and diverted to clear up Hoffa's per-
would represent themselves to benefit" of themselves. sonal involvement in Sun Val-
only defendant prospective borrowers as being ley, Inc., a Florida develop-
of the fund. He close to Hoffa. The indictment IN ONE CASE, according to ment he helped promote as a
d:16 trustees - charges they would de m a n d the charge, Hoffa told the trus- retirement center for aged
union and eight fees, stock options and stock tees that a Nori.h Miami, Fla., teamsters.
ment But, says interests" as payment for using hospital which sought-and got Altogether, 14 specific loans
used "fraud, their influence with him. - a $2 million loan would be involving $20 million in six
entation a n d -Hoffa, it is alleged, then leased to Dade County and that states are cited in the indict-
persuade the "made false representations the county would put up at ment. Additional cases are ex-
10 oprove loans and misleading statements" least as much money as the pected to be brought during the
about the loans to the trustees pension fund. Both statements trial.

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United Press Imternational United Press International
SOCORRO, N.M., April 27. DALLAS, April 27. - Jack
It's a good place for a Ruby, still sore from a
ing saucer. Right on the headfirst dash into his cell
se of White Sands Mis- SOCORRO POLICEMAN Lonnie Zamora tells how be spotted an wall in an apparent suicide
e Rangeon the wide egg-shaped flying g object near Socorro, N.M. Zamora said the un- attempt, was expected back
en New Mexico desert, usual machine rose off the ground i and flew slowly away as he in court today to ask for
st 30 miles northwest of watched. With Zamora is Sgt. David Moddy, assistant to UFO more mental tests.
e site of the world's first (unidentified flying objects) investigator Maj. William Connor
omic blast. of Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque. Zamora is described RUBY, AWAITING death in the
Socorro policemen Lonnie Za- as a "reliable witness." (UPI Telephoto.) electric hair for the murder of
ora says he saw it, and police accused d presidential assassin Lee
d military men seem inclined to Harvey Oswald, was not serious-
lieve him. Battling Babe Vice-Chairman ly hurt in the incident early yes
Zamora is a "very reliable wit- terday morning.
ss." Army Capt. Richard T. He was expected to appear with
ider, uprange commander of Hospitalized Of UF Named his lawyers this morning before
Wite Sands' Stallion Range, said. Dist. Judge Joe B. Brown, who
ider. whose- headquarters is presided over his rial, to argu
r this central New Mexico After Brawl that mental tests given him be-
wn, was called in by local po- fore the trial did not go deep
aiter Zamora reported seeing enough. His attorneys, headed by
object Friday. A woman was taken to Thoma- lawyer-physician Dr. Hubert Win-
son General Hospital late yester- ston Smith, filed a request for
DEPUTY SHERIFF James of her the tests last week. They said
tckie "it's index finger, after anrother wom- they want more tests, including
mething out of the ordinary. an bit it off. The fight was in a the use of hypnotism and truth
nething very few have ever bar in the 8o0 block of South Stan- serum (sodium pentathol).
en. tonirstreet,overa shuffleboard
was scared," Zamora said: game played by the women and SHERIFF BILL DECKER' sad
hia irihnoazr Puby was talking to S. J. BowJ.

automobile.
b. Mr Zamora claims that the flame was bluish and sort of
orange in color. However, he could not tell the size of the flame
which was slowly descending. The flame was of a narrow type and
streamed down into sort of a funnel shepe.- At this time he was
still driving his car and did not pay too much attention..
C. Mr Zanora traveled slowly on the gravel road westward
toward the ob jeet. He noted nothing for a while and be went slowly
looking for the shack; he could not recall exactly where the shack
be normal in shape. At this point Mr Zamora proceeded towards - the
accident. He informed the Socorro orfice that ha would be busy and
cut of his car, checking the object.

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EL PASO, TE ONDAY
SCRIPPS -HOWARD K
Sands 'Saucer'
SUICIDE FAILS;
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LBJ Seeks Soviets Soviets Battle to Save
Billions For Billions For
Fabled Ancient Samarkand
Appalachia Appalachia Usited Presa internationel
MOSCOW, Apr11 27.-
Soviet engineers Soviet engineers today ex- today'ex- MOSCOW MOSCOW
Emergency Program pressed confidence of win- MINSK" 0
ning a battle of nature" -
Goes to Congress to save the fabled ancient
city of Samarkind from KIYEV
a
After Johnson Trip threatened flood by mil-
United Prees Internettoral lions of tons of water. U. S. S. R.
WASHINGTON, April 27. Waters of the Zeravshan River
-President Johnson sends strained against a natural l dam KRASNODAR OSI NGRAD
caused by a massive landslide BARNAUL
to Congress today his emer- in the central Asian region. Col-
gency program for helping lapse of the 800-foot-high barrier TURKEY
the poverty-stricken Ap- would send the water down the
palachia region. valley across the ring cotton and TBILISI KARAGANDA
grape area where 500,000 people
A PRICE TAG of $3 billion to live.
$4 billion has been put on the pro- IRAQ
gram, but the White House said MOSCOW RADIO said this SAMARKAND
the total outlay could not be calcu- morning, however, that engi-
lated accurately. It would cost neers had nearly finished a "by- INBAD
$220 million in the coming fiscal pass canal" around the dam, IRAN:
year. slowing the rise in pressure. CHINA
Johnson, who made a five-state Dynamite is being put in toplace AFGHAN
tour of the Appalachian area Fri- and the charges will be detonated
day, worked over the weekend Wednesday, forcing the river into SOVIET OFFICIALS hurriediy evacuated villagers near a bulging,
with aides on the "must" legisla- a new bed and allowing g the ac- earth slide-formed lake which threatened to flood Uzbekistan
tion he planned to send to the Sen- cumulated water to run off harm- an
ate and House. lessly, the radio said. valley and overflow w into the legendary golden city of Samarkand
At that time, it said, "the dan- (shaded I area in UPI newsmap.). TASS, the Soviet news agency,
THE PRESIDENT tOld his neWs ger of floods will be completely said the quake cut nearby Darnvorz Mountain two,dropping
conference Saturday that his pro- eliminated." a mass of rock as high as an 80 sto building into. nearby
posals would call for improved river. (UPI Telephoto.)
highways s and communications, REPORTS FROM the dam said
better flood control, better use of the water had been rising 15
the region's coal, timber and land, inches an hour and had formed Lynda's Engagement
and development of human re- al 100-foot deep lake in three days.
sources. But Moscow radio said this morn-
Johnson said his tour also sug- ing the rate of increasevhad C SIL

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Object e
ti 3 Craft Zoomed A
vez, formerly Zamora said the crait headed
larosa, was summoned to the due west at an altitude of about
Unusual Unusua scene by Zamora via radio and 20 feet for nearly a mile, then 20 feet for nearly a mile, then
said he arrived at the site with- increased speed rapidly and rapidly and
in three mimutes after receiv- vamished straight
ing the call. He said dry grass ing the call. He said dry grass Spokesmen for, military instal-
Marks at the obvious point of landing lations in the area said they. lations in the area said they
still was smouldering, apparent still was smouldering, apparent. could. account for no. unusual
ly from a jet-like blast on take- manifestation from any besting
off, and that mesquite bushes going on at their bases, but
Found in the vi in the v said the reports were being in-
vestigated.
A party from Stallion Site on A party from nStallion Site on
The man in the street was, White: Sands WhitoiiSands MissileRange
mystified and the military visited the landing sita,Satur
and other authorities were. day morning, t took soil samples,
investigating.t today. fol- and submitted a report torhigh-
lowing reports of the land er authorities.
ing of an unidentified flying The Holloman UFOrotncer
object at the outskirts of said he had made a reportion
Socorro Friday  afternoon the sighting to higher ecbelons,
and the sighting of two but neither White Sands nor
strange persons who left S Holloman would comment other
odd, pug-shaped marks in+. than to state that obvious phys.
stead of footprints. ical evidence at the site -indi-
Socorro City Officer Lonnie cated some unusual 'occurrence.
Zamora told of seeing the egg- Area Sighting Of Flashrist.
shaped vehicle, roughly the size A report to State, Police here
of an automobile, after he had Saturday at 10 a.m. by a motor.
noted a flash in the southwest. ist on Highway 70 said a "bright
sky about 5 p.m. Friday while object' had been seen to go
on routine patrol. down in the vicinity of Round
He said he drove to the area, Mountain east of Tularosa, but
where he got within about 100 no particular search of the
feet of the strange craft, saw area was made. It was not
two 'men' adjacent to it wear- known if the occurrence herg.
ing white suits, who jumped in See OBJECT, P
and roared away when they no-
ticed Zamora.
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The El paso Times
Satarday, April 24, 1965 Page I-B
Policeman Recalls Night
Which His Life
By JAKE BOOHER
Associeied Prooe Writer
Socorra N.M. Sxcorro ivad within two minutes. By
man Lonnie Zamora now w UFO was nying
nights so he can sleep. mountains.
One year ago Saturday Zan
investigated what sounded
WO explosions in the hills S
of Socorro, towards the end
in afternoon-evening shift. vez maut
What he found kept him aw omething like this should ever
nights so he transferred to pen again. I'll know what to
17 p.Mm.5 a.2. shin. hat evening the FBI, Air
As far as unidentified fh
bjects (UFS's) go, said the ce and other police officers
Air Forca UFO investigator, on the arene
1. Allen 1. Allen Hynek of Northwest Hynek of Northwest
Un.versity, Un.versity. "This is one of "This is one of
classic classic cases." He said he cases." He said he
more puzzled than ever after puzzled than ever after everyuning and eryning and
estigation. o busy...Now'I don't know busy... Now'I don't know
It was more frightening more frightening th th it was." was.
ything that could happen, ardless of how much Zame
ra says. "You get into a says. "'You get into a s he warts to forget, many
g forro's 7,000 residents have
we we and you're and you're scared, ideas.
it's over. it's over. B
yow can't forget. you can't forget. frankly intend use it
A nant I couldn't A nrant I couldn't tsloep sloep tami
curd came home cuad came home from W
di ait jor howre thiaking abo
The 31-yeas-nld father of two
d he has asxwered about 1,000
enters of abnat 2.090 received
irom peraome domsn't imow and
d he mas heard the term
Flying saucer ennigh to last
fetima.
didn sme savcer:
don't even know what one wouk
jke .,
The experience has had an
her effect on the officer. He
id ne now trys to keep some
e with him while on duty. He
d he had just let his partner
f ther paurol car for dinn
year ago today when he ga
e to a speeding car. The
beard.what sounced like t
plosions and gave up the cha
investigate, inding what
pought was an overturned
a wash on a hill.
Two figures in white overa
were outside the vehicle,
mora said.
"Then big noise started a
it (the UPO) came up and h
red Chere. I coud hear a lo
bing brog. bing.' i didn't kne
whethe sho. start running
call back for e'p. I crouched 109
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use Flying Ubject
eissemacu iess wrier wee. Mayor Hoim Burgum J
the officer of six years experi- he had to go to Pamor
UCORRO (AP)- One year ence said. persu aact
Saturday, Socorro police- If I had run down there I perie
.n Lonnie Zamora reported could have seen a lot more."he
ing an unidentified flying said."but I " tock my time.
ject on a lonely hill- just south …Then a big noise started rs'?" Bursum
Socorro. it (the UFO) came up and enn said he had spen
Among:esuits-were-an ered there. I could hear a out of his own por
orce investigaton. subse bing. bing. bing.' sting the film crews
sightings aimost daily in Cailed For Help said he understam
parts of the country. and "I didn't know whether will tie in Zamora's
deciaration by an official shoot. start running or call t ther sightings..nota
Internalional Lunar Societ for heip Sinilarities inchui
earth sgain had beeo v "I crouched down behind in white overalls an
from another worid. ear." ped vehicles on 31
For Zamora, bouever. Zamora said called he said.
past year can be yasn year tant be Sunnuh summa heip and reip and StateI State Police Sgt. S Pofice Sgt. official onictai explana.:ur explanation
in one sentence: Chave the scene with the scene with made public made public by by
"It I can just forget abo "If I can just forget abo Wo I re. Its UFO consultan e. Its UFO consultan
maybe it will go away." By Ilen Hynek of Northa. llen Hynek of North.
The 3l-year-old father The 3l-year-old father of bif to persity's astronomy
explains that he bad to re explains that he bad to re Chavezmn Chavezna . said after an on-th . said after an. on-th
that his working hours that his working hours tion he would have sren it, stigation that he was
changed, has answered mora said. led than when he ar
1,000 letters of 2,000 from p "I wanted to keep it "I wanted to keep it nek said that as nek said that as fa fa
he doesn't know and has self," Zamora said. but
the term fying saucer' en the term flying saucer' en made me report it. But if made me report it. But if
to last a lifetime. hing like this shrould eve like this should eve
He appealed to the Soo Sod ben ben again. Ill know -wi!
weekly newspaper last mon !o."
publish an article clarifying That evening the FBl. Air That evening the FBI. Air
he Force and other police officers
ob vere on the scene.
I thought at first that it was
d some kind of Air Force plane."
tuld look like," he says. e said, "because the Air Force
Zamora asked to be tra ouk charge of everything and
erred to a 1o p.m.-6 a.m. wc as so busy. Now I don't know
hift, he said. "Because at nig what it was."
couldn't sicep-I would con aim To Fame
home from work and sit up But regardless of how much
curs thinking about it. i amo eants to for-
fore Frightening et,
It was more frightening th den
mthing that could happer
be cificer said. "You get inte as a tourist an
..n battle and you're scar Clerk Ray Senn said.
nce it s over, it's over. B The road to the site. almost
ns yod can't forget." mpassible last yead, has been
Now Zamora said he tries graded.
e someowe with him wh blanned by the chamber of com.
duty. He recalls that he b nerce for placement within S.-
ot let his parter out of thy R orto businesses toralert tour
atrol car for dinner when sts to the lown's ciaim to fame
e chase to a speeding car. A portion of a movie on UFO's
thee he heard what sounded was filmed earlier this year at
ike Mve UD Socorro. Much of the town's
be hope for additional tourist dol.
lars is based on thistfilm, which
ram Studio of Holly.
10 12w0)

Radar Tie-In Sought To UFO Repprt
SOCORRO, DAYTON JOUI NAL HERALD APRIL 30 1964
caarrgnisuntahys repor and another He sald he had investigated
One of the things that bothers Force.)In going to check to see at La Madera in rthern Newi many such sightings but This is
the scientist investigating New if there ave been.:radar: con-Mexico were similanin that state one of the clearest, no that's not
Mexdcos unidentified, flying ob- tacts thnight tie into these re-a n d r military auubrities con- the right word;just say it is onc
ports." firrmed a scorched rea where
jectreports for the Air F or ce Drekivisited yesterday the object was suppised to have of the soundest, best substanti
is the lack of mention·of radar the-seclu ed hill where Socorro the-seclu ed hill where Socorro landed. and wedgeihaped landed,eand wedghaped im- im- ated reports as far as it goes.
contaets pressions that appe red to have pressions that appe red to have 'Usually one ''Usually one finds many com finds many con
"I my understanding Ne w I my understanding Ne w policeman Lonnie Zamora re- been left by some vpe of Vand- been left by some ype of Vand-
Mexico-is infested, with r.a d a r ported eing an egg-shaped ob- Mexico-is infested, with r a d a r ported eing an egg-shaped ob- ing gear- ing gear. tradictions or omissions in these
equipment,"-saidDJawAllenrjee equipment,"-said.n 511 tomadraw tromadra welasti reports." Dr. Hynek .said. But reports," Dr. Hynek .said. 'Bug
HyneK. ofNorthwesternuni HyneK. of Northwestern uni Friday. lastDr.Hynekould bot olfer an Mr. Zamora'story is simply Dr.Hynekroula bot olfer anMr. Zamora' story is simply
versityr an astronomer who is a versityr an astronomer who is ajhs Friday fening Other reports opinion on just wha Zamera,did told, certainly. told. without any fening Other reports opinion on just wha Zamera,didtold, certainly. told. without any
intent to perpetuate a boax. intent to perpetuate a boax.'
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Dayron
Sergeant Probing
Saucer Report
27pe
A Wright-Patterson AFB investigator is on a team
probing the sighting a flying saucer in Socorro, N.M.
it was reported today.
WPAFB expert in unidentified lion range, -whose headquarters
flying objects, found no evidence is near the central New,Mexico
of radio-active material in:the town.
desert where the stiange object The policeran spotted arr. egr
was seen Friday night by Socorro
policeman Lonnie Zamora. shaped object on the  desert
about a mile south of Socorro,
POLICE AND -military· men
seem inclined to believe Zamora. THERE WERE. no SignN
Zamora is a very reliable life around it; but when-he ap
witness," said Army Capt. Rich- proached it, the object rose and
flew slowly away until it faded
ard T. Yolder, uprange. com- from sight, he reported.
Sgt. Moody and other Air
Six Cars Derail; Force investigators found a bush,
Rip Mile of Track which supposedly was burned.by.
exhaust from the saucer, and
COLUMBUS, O., Apr. 27(P evidence of four depressionsgin
Six cars of a Pennsylvania rail- the ground.
road freight train derailed at the ZAMORA SAID the machine
Orange Rd. crossing on the Dela- was supported by four girder-like
ware-Franklin county line early legs.
today, tearing up about a mile
of track. Nearby Air Force bases re
There were no injuries. Cause ported they had no objects in the
of the accident was not known air that are similar tothe
immediately. The Ohio Highway machine Zamora saw.
patrol said at least one crossing Government agencies are con
probably would reniain closed timuing their investigation, Holder
most of the day said. PES

ASTRONOMER TO NEW MEXICO
Flying Objects Area Probed
SOCORRO, N.M.--(RI-An, Wright-Patterson Air Force Authorities found scorched
astronomer from the Dear- Base, Ohio, is in New Mexico grass a and four wedge-shaped
born Observatory at North- to assist Hynek, a Wright- indentations in the ground at
western University was here Patterson s spokesman said. the Socorro site and near Es-
today to examine the seclud- Hynek said his investiga- panola. I
ed hill where a Socorro po- tion in Socorro will deter- Washington, the Air
mine whether he will visit (In
liceman reports seeing a mys- Force said its investigation
terious, eggshaped flying ob- Espanola, where a state po-
lice captain, Martin Vigil, of the reported sighting is
jects found the ground still smoul- routine".and-it will release
Dr J. Allen Hynek the dering 20 hours after. .a.re- the results of the investiga-
special unidentified flying ob- ported s sight tion when it is completed.)
ject consultant to the Airj
Force. was sent to New Mex.
ico after a rash of reports of
sightings of unidentified fly-
ing objects in the state.
smiles
Het planned to visit the 130 mif
place where officer Lonnie
Zamora said he spotted the
object Friday.
Zamora said the object t was
a brilliant t white with a red
marking on it. an upside
down V with lines across the
top, through the middle and
at the bottom
He said that from a dis-
tance there appeared to be
two figures in white coveralls
outside the object. It flew
off with a roar when he ap-
proached, he said.
Since Zamora's sighting, at
least six reports have been
made to authorities, includ-
ing one from a youth who
said he fired several shots at
something about 100 feet in
the air near Moriarty.
T. Sgt. David Moody of the
Aerial Phenomena Branch at

Saw Saucers 5 Times
By MARTIN PASKIND qualities, and in quality of
"I don't know why they knowledge.
picked me," said Apolinar A. Expect Volcanic Activity
Villa Jr. I'm just an ordi- Saucer rewmembers, he
nary working man just a said, expect a large-scale re-
mechanic. newal. of volcanic activity
"They said there was a pur- along the volcano rim just
pose. What I don't west of here. And they expect
know." it soon.
Five times in about five This year, they expect ca-
years, says Villa, he tastrophic war between Rus-
has seen flying saucers. sia and China - a war that
Twice, he has talked to their will involve many Asian na-
occupants. tions.
And once, he says, he re- And once, he says, he re- Why hasn't Villa Why hasn't Villa sought a sought a
turned from his encounter place of safety? "We can't place of safety? "We can't
with a roll of film. If Villa get away from what God has
is the victim of-fantasy, it's is the victim of-fantasy, it's decreed for us," he said.
fantasy in Kodacolor. Villa's said his first saucer Villa's said his first saucer
Villa, 47; lives wi h his son sighting came on the West
Villa, 47; lives Coast,. when he Coast,. when he conversed
and. daughter-in-lav and. daughter-in-law in  a 2in ta with the occupant of a small
trailer behind 60l Ni a gara saucer.
NE. Born in: Tijeras, he at- Twice, the devices hovered
tended Longfellow  Elemen- over his home, then at 4187 known me for a long time," known me for a long time,"
tary School and Lincoln Jun- tary School and Lincoln Jun- Edith NE. The second time, said Villa. "There were lots
ior High School. the home was burned, Villa of things they had answers of things they had answers
Quit School said. The burning g was was for for. They were a very friend-
He quit during his He quit duri first first disciplinary reasons. disciplinary reasons. ly sort of people."
year at Allb Sighting 5 Near Lindrith L Friendliness notwithstand-
School. Since then, he served Once Villa sighted a saucer ing, they left Villa in no doubt
in the Army.Air near Lindrith. This was the about what would happen
mechanic, Vi for largestabout 900 feet in di- should he persist in efforts to
N. C. Ribble-an ameter. duplicate their devices.
"The pictures uthen- The saucer he viewed near Villa said the starmen are
tic. They're the- real Peralta was about 160.feet interested in New Mexico be-
he says.."There are a ·lot of across,Villa said. cause of a magnetic fault in
things I can't say. - because From it stepped a number Farmingtontheir ships trav-
of people from the far-distant el "magnetic lines.'"
galaxy of Coma Berenices, "They put· a lot of stress
the pictures are he real imaginably far distant from on New Mexico and parts of
thing." here. Arizona and Utah," he said.
Villa who is not surprised at In the meeting, and in tele- "They mentioned something
recent saucer sightings, took pathic contacts before and about volcanoes."
since, Villa said he acquired Clothed in tight-fitting one-
his pictures with a Japanese fragments of the starmen's piece uniform, the starmen
camera the last time he saw knowledge. made an attractive crew. And
the saucers, he said. La st It was his effort to convert what did they think of us?
June 16, he said, he spent parts of this knowledge to his "Their opinion is not that
from 2:30 to 4 in the after- own profit, says Villa, that we're bad or good," Villa
noon with the people - men resulted in a stream of ill said. Nor will they attempt
and women - borne by the fortune. His home burned- to save the human race from
space machine. totally and without insurance. .itself.
The saucer's occupants, He shot himself in the arm. They know that there is
said Villa, were not superhu- He went through bankruptcy. a super intelligence thatgow
man. But they were superior FriendlyPeople erns all the universe and ev-
toour specie est in-physical They seemed to elerything in it," he "said
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Expert to Check of the US-66 community of are made by beings from an-
Moriarty. other planet.
He said he had a call from
'Saucer Reports Don Adams Edgewood, Continued From A-1 A sea water desalting plant
near Moriarty, who told of search Organization said she sent from San Diego to Guan-
seeing an object about 100 believes intelligent beings tanamo Bay will produce 750,
SOCORRO ( - Dr. J. Allen feet off the ground. He said from another planet made 000 gallons of fresh water
Hynek, special unidentified it appeared to be a fluorescent several landings in New Mex- daily.
or green-colored glowing ob- ico in the past few days.
flying object consultant for ject. "We are convinced the So-
the Air Force, arrived in So- Adams told the officer he
drove his car under. the object corro policeman saw what he
corro Tuesday night to begin and his car stalled. The youth said he saw," Coral Loren-
his investigation of a Socorro reported he then got out and zon, the director, said after
policeman's report that  he
saw  mysterious flying ob- reloaded and fired again. the reported landing of a UFO
ject last Friday. reloaded and Ired report was another in report was another in near Socorro. near Socorro.
Dr Hynek said he hoped to Dr Hynek said he hoped to. The Mrs. Lorenzon said the the
talk to the policeman, Lonnie Lonnie a series which have kept New
talk to the policeman, Mexico and Mexico and military authori- military authori sighting of an object north-
Zamora, and then visitrth Zamora, and then visitrt h ties. busy since Zamora's or- west of Espanola early Sun- of Espanola early Sun-
site-where Zamora sayshe saya-he iginal:report Friday. The re- iginal:report Friday. The re- day was similar to the one
saw the object this morning. saw the object this morning. ports, until ports, until Tuesday, had described at Socorro. She said
Dr.aHynek, of the Dea r Dr:aHynek, o the Dear come from points following come from points following a she is investigating the other
born.Observatory at North- line from south of of Truth or reported sightings during the
western University, said he western University, said hel Consequences to an area near past few days.
would decide whether to visit Espanola. Espanola The organization was form-
Espariola, where another ob Space Beings Hinted ed by Mrs.. Lorenzon in 1952 ed by Mrs.Lorenzon in 1952
ject was reportedly spotted AfeTucson, the director of
over the weekend, after his over: the weekend, after his the erial: Phenomena Re
investigation of. the Socorro Continued on A Continued on-A
incident.
Hersaid he had not been ad-
vised. by the Air Force if his
presence here indicates that
the government.has eliminat.
ed the possibility of U. S. air-
craft rhaving caused the re-
portso
Capt. Hector Quintanilla,
chiet of the Aerial Phenomena
Branch at Wright-Patterson
Air Eorce Base, Ohio, said
T. Sgt. David Moody of the other.
office already was in New horizon.
Mexico and would -assist Dr. two minutes,
Hynek in the investigation.
visible smoke ejection. they were riding in. that two unidentified
after sighting the objects. about 200 yards behind corro at 5:30 p.m. when Couple Reports
the dashboard of the truck frightened and got beneath Mrs. Green said she was sun hit them but showing no shining brightly when the half as large as jet planes, them as egg-shaped, about Green before disappearing over the mained in sight for possibly to his left, he said, and re- They came from the west, sighted the two objects one about 17 miles north of So- back to Albuquerque and was of lumber. He had started to Socorro to deliver a load Lumber Co., said he had been Green, a driver for Apache US-85 in front of the truck speed of jet planes, crossed objects, traveling near the the Journal Tuesday night Green, 1805 Walter SE, told Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon An Albuquerque cou ple, Sighting Objects
moving east,
described I flying
the
113

researeh. in unidentified flying well as gear istics and
objecta believes intelligent be-marks." the thing reported by Zamora. Stater Police he fired 12 22
ings from another planet have Photos Mailed "Either it was  an awful calibre pistol shots at an ob-
made-several landings associate director of good coincidence or it is thelonga thing" early today. He
Mexico in.the past Interplanetary Intelligence of same object," Hews said.i. told givhitting the UFO six
Mrs...Coral Loren Unidentified Flying Objects Zamora, when contacted at timerjand hearing the bullets
tor of. the Aerial Phenomena said from his Oklahoma City tor of. the Aerial Phenomena said from his Oklahoma City his home early today, said-he moance7 his home early today, said he boance from it.
Research-Organization, just re-office that pictures of an UFO Research Organization, just re-office that pictures of an UFO had not yet had not yet received t he received t he As he paused to reload the Ar dhe paused to reload the
turned -from investigating the sighted in 1956 turned -from investigating the sighted in 1956 by a ship- photographs. mam aid, the object moved mam aid, the objectrmoved
reported landing of an uniden-board radio officer reported landing of an uniden-board 'radio officer were be- were be- Meanwhile, military of. Meanwhile, military of- silently northward. He w a s silentlynorthward. He w a s
tified objeet in Socorro N. M., ing mailed to Zamora. tified objeet in Socorro N. M., ing mailed to 81-TA ficials at Kirtland and Hollo unrable tondetermine whether unrable tordeternine whether
last Friday. The photos we taken by taken man Air Force bases a n d shots 7 to 12 struck the thing.
The photos were He described it as being a
"We are convinced sthe-So-T Eogl aboard the are convinced the-So-T:  Eogl aboard the USS Rar SS Ram- White Sands Missile Range White Sands Missile Range light green color, about 25 or
corro policeman sawywhat He sey off the California coast continued efforts COrTO policeman sawywhatHe sey off the California coas continued effortsJ to investi investi 30 feet long, and silent. He
said he saw," said Mrs Lren-ThesIuFOT officer,Hayden gate the sightings. ": with no said he saw," said Mrs Lren-ThelurOT officer,/ Hayden gate the sightings. ": with no said is hovered about 100 feet said i hovered about 100 feet
zon, whe zon, whe has investigated Hews,said the object w a s end. in sight:v sicpewpusih has investigated Hews said the object w a s end in sight:w siein directly over his head.
many such incidences. Edgewood is about 30 miles
Citye Otficer Lonnie Zamora Citye Officer Lonnie Zamora east.of Albuquerque.
said he saw an egg-shaped ob- A few hours earhier, @ mo- A few hours earhier, b mo-
ject about the size of a/ large torist in the Las Vegas area
automobile land with roar automobile lanc with -roar reported seeing a ball.of fire reported seeing a ball.of fire
and barst ofblue flame. which apparently landed near
Then the object flew off a radio station. Employes of
Mrs Ebrenzoni said other the station said the man asked
sightings have beenitreported that his name be withheld:be-
in Newy Mexico. in: the: past cause he was airaid of being
few-daye and she issinvesti- laughed at.
gating.them. ofoitoesy crid Police also received similar
The Aerial Phenomena Re- reports Sunday from a-Santa
searchw.Organization was Fe man. . . Orlando Gallegos
formed by Mrs. Lorenzon in ...who told of seeing an egg-
1952. She said it now has near shaped metal object near La
ly 80or members around the Madera, about 50 miles north
worid.sor of Santa Fe. He toldiof seeing
She claims there are six to flames spurt from numerous
12 landing inciderices/ gayear jets around the bottom of the
and sherbelieves they are made object as it took off.
by beings from another planet. State Police Capt. Martin
Vigil, who checked out the in-
cident, said "There was def-
initely something there.
Other reports came from an
Albuquerque motorist who
saw asilver looking" abject
near Truth or Consequences,
two men driving in the La
Madera area and a Socorro
teen-ager.
In. bqth the Socorro. and La
Madera reports, burned Land
was found at the sites. Alsol

He bumped his leg on the back fender of his muto, Joat his glasres,
fell to the ground, got up and proceeded avay fron. the object for
at leaat another 5o feet. He fell to the ground and covered himgelf
like an ostrich, expecting the object to blow up. The roar lasted
for a fev seconds.
eo When-there was couplete silence, he Lifted hia bead and sav
the object going away from hin. The ob ject appeared to go straight
up. ta an altitade of i5 reet and proceed sLowly towards the dyneui te
shacr where it oleared the shack bg what appeared to be three feet
Object traveled six miles in three mimtea
f  yr Zamora vent back to his car and asked the radio operator
at the station to look out the window and see if he could e spot the
object. The radio operator failed to spot the object because he
was facing: Mrth and could not see the object froun this angle. t.
g. Mr Zamora claims that the object had no flame whatscever as.
it wes flying over tbe ground and be could see no smoke.
2 J 2t

SOURCE: THE ALBUQUERQUE TRIBUNE SOCORRO NEW MEXICO
DATE:27 APR 64 24 Apr 64
D.FT
Flying Bathtub' earth. They also found four
impressions in the earth, ap-
parently left by landing gear.
The motorist, who identified
Seen b by Motorist himself to Pyland as George
Mitropolis of Albuquerque,
said that while driving north
SOCORRO, April 27 (A) - from El Paso he saw a "sil.
Socorro police were called to ver looking object go up, over
the-scene last night t where an a mountain, and down" out
officer. reported seeing of sight.
strange flying object and Mitropolis said there w a s
laterca..motorist reported: a another car ahead of him
silvery'object in air near when be first saw the object.
Caballo.Reservoir. "I caught up with them
OffieerBill Pyland said a the other car) and stopped
girl,iwho.didn't give her name them because I wanted to
reporteda fire. in the hilly know if they had seen it too.
aresone mile southwest of There were two young men
Socorro. but they denied seeing any
Officer'Lonnie Officer Lonnie thing." thing."
Zamora, Zamora, He said he first reported it
whiledpatrolling whiledpatrolling in his car to Truth or Consequences of-
Frida, said he saw an egg- Frida, said he saw an egg- ficers, 'but they just got a
shaped object land in a draw. laugh out of it and told me to laugh out of it and told me to
When he approached, he said, tell it to Socorro police be-
the object flew away with a cause they had reported some- cause they had reported some-
roar thing like it."
Pyland said the girl, about Mitropolis said he f e l t
18, said she was from 300 to better when he learned in So-
500 feet from the fire and corro that others had seen a
she thought there was some- similar object.
thing the flames. Officer Lonnie Zamora Officer Lonnie Zamora "No, I hadn't read about "No, I hadn't read about
the other one before," he said. 1.
Pyland said men searched Pyland said men searched He said he was near the
thenareardescribed by the thenareardescribed by Heights Resident junction of U. S. 85 and New
girl but found nothing. He Mexico 180 and the object ap
said officers would visit the peared to be about a quarter
arean daylight, noting it Saw 'Object' Here of a mile to the east. He said
would-be difficult to find any it Iooked like "an upside down
exactigpot at night in t h e A Vermont NE resident to- bathtub" about 30 feet in di.
brushyadesert. terrain: sur-
roundinig.Socorro. day told The Tribune she and ameter. It had. no lights.
Representatives of the mil- a friend saw a strange silvery
itary and other officers who object flying over the State
visited the spot where Zam- Fairgrounds ·last Thursday
ora saw the object land found afternoon. tHre
burned brush and scorched The resident, who asked
See FLYING, Page A-2 that her name not be pub
lished, said object was-
definitely not an airplane. She
and her friend were in a car
traveling south on San Pedro
between 3:30 and 4 p.m. when
they saw the UFO.
She said that the object was
more or less egg shaped, sim-
ilar to the description given
by Socorro Officer Lonnie
Zamora of. an object he saw
land near Soccorro.
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SCURCE: ALEUQUERQUE JOURNAL SOCORRO N M
DATE: 28 APR 64 24 Apr 1964
Girl Says She Was Burned
While Watching UFO Here
F: IMRRT SMOTNERS
Cricon over unidentified
Hyiri oojects continued at a
aith oith here today.
Lefast incidents include:
--i report from a 10-year-
old giri that she was burned
while watching a strange ekg-
shared thing in the sky yes-
terday nfternoon.
- roport from a truck
driver a id his wife that they
saw twe mysterious objects
in the sky between here and
Socorro.
The rash of incidents start-
ed Friday when a policeman
saw a UFO take off south of
Soco:ro. UFO experts from
diffe ont parts of the country
nre in Now Mexico to investi-
gate.
Sulfering eye, nose and
face burns yesterday after-
noon vas Sharon Stull, one of
ive chileren of Mr. and Mrs.
Max L.. S.ull of 1409 Wilmoore
SE.
On Lotvell School Ground
She said she gazed at a Sharon Stull in Erd Taday One official said it would
IFO for five or 10 minutes be possible in some areas to
horty before 12:30 p.m. onlength about the incident and"I'm just seared to death," track a UFO to see where it
e Iowell School ground athad her draw the silvery ob-Mrs. Stull said. goes, if they received a report
209 Ross SE after returningject. Truck driver Napokeon from a responsible agency
nere trom lunch at home. Sharon's doctor said his Green, 37, and his wife, 35, Sharon's doctor said his Grecn, immediately after a sighting.
After I p.m., while in class, 37, and his wife, 35, Radar sightings have to be in
he noticed burning the noticed burning sensa- 'diagnosis is. conjunctivitis|of laub Walter SE, said they dia gnosis is. conjunctivitis of laud Walter SE, said they
ons abbut the eyes and face. (membrane inflammation) of sighted two UFO's traveling (membrane) inflammation)ofsighted two UFO's traveling a direct line and can be
both LAL eyes and first - degree at about the speed of jet blocked by m ountain s. blocked by mountains,
ne and her mother believe making low - altitude radar
er burns were inflicted by on the nose, adding: tracking difficult sometimes,
to thing in the sky. jday as they were driving to- he advised.
Sharon said she was not fac- "The sun exposure she had ward Albuquerque on U. S. The Weather Bureau, FAA
the sun while watching yesterday would usually be 85, 17 miles north of Socorro. and Kirtland AF Base said
:e thing, slightly smaller considered insufficient to cause Shine Brightly there were no balloons or
the burns and inflammation. "I wasn't going to report it other strange - appearing ob-
widovs, speed across the It appears to be the type of because I didn't wan: to be- = jects in the sky here, to their
y and disappear in the dis- purns and inflammation lieve my eyes," Mr. Green knowledge, at the time Shar-
mee. Her mother said t he baused by longer exposure to said today. He said his wife on saw what she did.
ild as never had a sun- the sun." Idiveu leueath the truck's
.n id wouldh't have goten He said he believes there dash ward ahter seeing the
egg- mjod things, about half
1s o1sie. Mrs. Stull was extremely the .n od jet planes a nd
fer ister, Robin, 8, says boncerned and frightened over shinit aightly n the seti ng
, aw the thing, but he incident today. She also sun.
d it do attention to it and ksept Robin home from school. Grrin snid he saw thum
in't continue to watch it. possi rvo minutes hef re
aror. said two other chil- they aspptared over the
en also glanced at it brief-j easte n ncriton.
Fed-es: Aviation Agency of-
Sharin was treated by ficial. sid they have seen
ctor at Bataan Hospital last nothigt tausual in the sky orl
tnt tnd was kept in bed at on th:ir radar screuns. Air-i
mhe tnday with her blinds plane. rppoar only as small
iwa to p'otact her inflamed dots va ht soreens mnd it is
"s and evelids. lunlikaly r Uro coudd be dis-
Compiains of Pains Itingudied from an sirpiane
Part of ner face and nosel jon raiar.
mareI to be pulty and red.
convimued to complain of
ri pids.
Pollce interviewed_her at

Pentagon Interested line -Sat, apilds
Socorro Officer Saw Two
/
Men Step p Out of Big UFO
SOCORRO, April 25 (- sions were irregularly ly landed there," Chavez
A report by a Socorro po- spaced with the distance be- said.
liceman that he saw an egg- tween them varying from Zamora was described as
shaped flying object land about nine feet to 15 feet. a man not given to imagin.
near here yesterday has the He estimated the length of ing things...
FBI and military authori- the object at about 15 feet Besides the landing gear
ties interested. from the position of what marks, Zamora said..hes
Officer Lonnie Zamora apparently were landing found what appeared to be
said he not only saw the gear legs. two round prints like heel
object but also saw two oc- Zamora said men who marks. Another man w ho.
cupants who alighted after identified themselvesas visited the site described
it Ianded about one mile from Army inteilgences at the marks as looking like
mile southwest of Socorro White Sands Missile Range mountain lion pad marks.
in a draw. took samples of the soil An FBI agent visited the
State Police Sgt. Sam "Something definite spot this morning.
Chavez said he received a
call from the Pentagon and ercscasvas
thedcaller indicated the site
would be inspected % by
someone from Washington.
As Officer Zamora tells As Officer Zamora tell
hisexperience:
While in his patrol car While in his patrol car
about 5:50 p.m. yesterday
he heard what he thought
was an explosion in the area
where a dynamite shack where a dynamite shack
is located. He drove to with-
in. 150 yards of the draw in 150 yards of the draw
where he spotted what ap- where he spotted what ap-
peared to be an overturned
car. Moving closer he saw car. Moving closer he saw
twor figures moving about
outside the vehicle.
One looked directly at
him. As Zamora moved
closer he lost sight of the
object behind a-hill. -AIA
He continued driving" to
the draw and parked. He
walked to within 200 feet of
the object and again heard
a roar. Taking cover behind
his car Zamora saw the ob-
ject of brilliant white metal,
rise, and hover about 20
feet .off the ground. It then
flew off to the west, rising
gradually.
I was scared," said Az-
mora, when he heard the
deep roar. "I thought it
was going to blow up."
Zamora said he called
Sgt. Chavez on his car
radio. Chavez joined him
and both approached the
site: of the apparent land-
ing.They found scorched
ground and burned weeds.
They also found four 4-5.
inch depressions . in t h e
ground,which apparently
had supported a heavy ob-
ject.
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UFO Witness
Sighs at Reports
Continued From A-1
produce the situation de-
scribed in the report," Holder
said.
Zamora said the craft clear-
ed a dynamite shack by only
a couple of feet as it depart-
ed. He lost sight of it within
a matter of minutes, he
claimed.
He noticed the object after
he investigated a cloudof
smoke about a mile south of
Socorro. He was aware of the
dynamite shack in the vicini-
ty and thought at first it ex-
ploded, he said.
The craft was in a draw
not visible from main roads.
He first saw it from about
200 yards and thought it was
an overturned car. He said
he saw what appeared to be
a pair of white coveralls, but
whether anything was in them
he did not know.. he did not know. ).
Within 100 Feet Within 100 Feet
He  eventually got within He eventually got within
C about l00 feet, and it was
then Zamora said he noticed
it was something out of the
ordinary.
"It had red lettering of some
kind on the sides," Zamora kind on. ides," Zamora
said. He said the object-was said. He said the object -was
on the ground, supported by on the ground, supported by
four girder-like legs.
At the site, four five to six
inch depressions were found
as well as a couple of round
tracks about. four inches in
diameter which officers theo-
rized might have been made
by occupants of the craft.
They even went so far as to
estimate by the depression
that the tracks were made
by a being of approximately
120-160pounds.
On the spot where the ob-
ject supposedly sat wasa
once-green bush, most of it
burned bare by exhaust heat.
Zamora said it was still smok-
ing several minutes after the
craft's departure.
Leslie J. Lorenzen, a mem-
ber of the Aerial Phenomena
Research Organization, drove
to Socorro from Tucson to
take samples of the soil and
indicated the story was credi-
ble to him.
Reliable people are seeing
incredible things," Lorenzen
said. "Similar things have
ha wened all over the world
.nd certain details correlate."
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Won't Tell Soul Next Time
ALBUQUERQUL
LEAD UFO Witness Sighs
NEWSI
JOURNAL HHOME OWNED
27APK 1964 A What
At Reports of
4th Year Volume 340 Number 27 Second-class postage paid at Albuquerque and at additional mailing offices Monday Morning,
He Supposedly Said
By CHARLES RICHARDS
SOCORRO (UPI) -A policeman who gained sudden
national attention Friday after he saw an egg-shaped flying
object near Socorro said Sunday his experience had taught
him something.
Socorro policeman Lonnie Zamora said he would turn
around and run, just like he,
did Friday evening, but next
time ne'd neyer mention # to
a soul
"There have been so many
phone calls," he sighed. And
most of Sunday he spent shak-
ing his head over some of
the reports of what he sup-
posedly said about the inci-
dent.
"Maybe you'd better ask
some of these other guys,"
Zamora toid repcrters. "I'm
the only one who saw it, but
they seem to know more about!
it than I do."
Penles Seeing Creatures
Zamora denied he had seen
any little creatures around the
object and said the unusual
machine rose off the ground
and flew slowly away in a
southwesterly direction until
it faded out of sight. It never
got more than about 20 feet off ONEK -
the ground while he was
watching it, Zamora said, con-
SCENE OF MYSTERY: Lonnie Za- is Sgt. David Moody of Wright-Patter- trary to reports the object had
mora, left, Socorro policeman, shows son Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, who zoomed up and away from Termed 'Fantastic
Air Force investigators where he saw maintains voluminous files of reported him at a high rate of speed. Capt. Richard T. Holder, a
aI mysterious flying object - at rest unidentified flying objects. Smali bush Two investigating officers White Sands Missile Range
and in flight - Friday evening. In cen- in foreground, according to Zamora, from Kirtland Air Force Base commander, termed the inci-
was defoliated and partially blackened in Albuquerque said reports dent "fantastic" but referred
ter, holding Geiger counter, is Maj. a man from the Pentagon to Zamora as a reliable wit-
William Conner, officer assigned to un- by exhaust fumes from the strange would come to Socorrg alsp ness. "Neither White Sands
identified flying object investigations at object. (Journal photo by Ray Cary Lwore inor Holloman Air Force Base
Kirtland Air Force Base, and at right has anything whicgwould

JFO Sighting Re-Enacted; NoHelp to Scientist
sOCORRO ( - An Air site of ignition of a thrust certainlyemustrhave- seenjwitness was supported by Dr.
rce consultant on uniden- unit powerful enough to lift asomethin Lincoln LaPaz of the Univers-
ed flying objects had Po- vehicle the size Zamora re-Zamof reliability as a ity of New Mexicoywhd had
eman Lonnie Zamora a re- ported. an international reputatlon in asked Zamora not to discuss 1E
act in detail Wednesday the Dr. Hynek said he was aisc running down reports on lirei/the markings was false.
hting of a UFO in Socorro puzzled by lack of radar con- balls and meteoritesn' No one in the Air Force
t Friday. tacts with objects that have I would first point out that even suggested that nothing
The consultant, Dr. J. Ailen we are not personally involv- should be said about the
nek, said after the re-en- been reported. markings," he said.
tment that he could draw "It's my understanding New ed in.the investigation of Dr. Hynek also was asking
.conclusions on what Za- Mexico is infested with radar these unidentified flying ob- universities in the state if
ora saw and was "m ore equipment," he said. "I'm go jecis," Dr. LaPaz said. "But
zzled than I was when I I do want to say that I have they knew of any geophysical
rived here." ing to check to see if there had contacts with Mr. Zamora group work in the state.
Dr. Hynek returned to Al- have been radar contacts that in my work and he is a "These people often have
querque Wednesday after- might tie into these reports." thoroughly dependable obser- some strange type of vehicles
on and departed for the "Usually one finds many ver. and aircraft they use in these
ist by plane. contradictions or omissions in Dr. Hynek said he found rugged areas when taking
Lamora reported sceing an little at the Socorro site. radioactive samples," he said.
g-shaped object fly away these these reports," Dr. Hynek reports," Dr. Hynek The area certainlyihas The area certainly has A 10-ycar-old Albuquerque "A 10-ycar-old Albuquerque
om a draw last Friday eve- im a draw last Friday eve- said. "But Mr. Zamora' But Mr. Zamora's been thoroughly messed up by girl was treated Tucsday girl was treated Tucsday
g. Other reports have fol- story is simply told, certainly the tourists. There's nothing night for what her mother night for what her mother
ved. ved. told without any intent to per to see there now." to see there now." told police were "infra-red"
After the re-enactment, petrate a hoax. The story of He said soil samples had burns received when she look-
wever, Dr. Hynek said he course was told by a man been taken to "see if there been taken to "seei if there ed up at a "flying saucer."
is puzzled that there was who obviously was frightened are any particles in the ashes Hynek said he went to the
evidence at the Socorro badly by what he did see. He or at the site that might be girl's home Wednesday. He
foreign to this area." said she appeared to be suf-
Dr.HyneK said,that.are- Dr.HyneK said,that.aere- fering from sunburn or a skin
port that the Air Force had infection.
Is This the Answer?
U. S. Government aircraft Saturday night one of the
flying at low levels along Kirtland  based jets flew
US-66 and US-70-80 taking over Albuquerque with two
photographs with powerful bright "strobe" (electronie
electronic flash equipment flash) units flashing on and
during the last week, may off every second and light-
be part of the answer to the ing up a large area bclow
rash of "flying saucers" it each time with a white,
seen in New Mexico. almost bluish light.
T h e jet airplanes were The "saucer" sightln
taking the photos during began Friday when a Socors.
HA A  A both day and night times ro policeman said he saw an!
from Albuquerque west to egg-shaped object a short
SO OOAS +9 2 Kingman, Ariz., and from distance from the town.
SOOEEE Deming west to Casa Gran- Since then several reporta
de, Arlz., up until Sunday, have been forwarded to po-
according to a Kirtland AF lice and military authorl-
Base spokcsman. ties.

reported sighting. She said she believed intel-
Socorro Scene When asked if he thought Authorities found scorched Igent beings f r o m another
theocraft was from ar.ut er grass and four wedge-shaped planet have made s eve r a l
space. Dr. Hynek said,sYou indentations in the ground at landings in New Mexico in the
Astronomer know about as much about it the Socorro site and near Es-past few days.
Takes Photos asIdo. panola. The Aerial Phenomena Re-
Dr. Hynek said he hadno Dr. Hynek hoped to finish search Organization was
At UFO Site knowledge of any objects, his investigation today. formed by Mrs. Lorenzon in
such as have been reported He said he has found most 1952, she said, and it now has
(Compiled trem Press Dispatehee) sighted by numerous persons people honest and sincer in nearly 800 members around
SOCORRO, April 29: The oVe New Mexico since! Fri repo flying objects. the world.
Air Force's chief consultant dad being tracked on Many Meanwhile, at Las Cruces
on unidentified flying objects sets:in tHe-areal ever, are often responsible for a State Policeman and four
today checked out the scene Witnesses. to the craft geen such reports, he said. employes of the port of entry
wherea Socor- bZamora said itsdwas "Meteors, flocks of birds, station on Interstate 10 south
r o policeman marked with a"red inverted weather balloons,. even th e weather balloons, even th e the city reported sighting
said he saw a V with a line, or several lines, moon can lead to these re- a luminous object last night
strange"o b horizontally through the V. V. ports," Dr. Hynek said. "In moving in a jerky motion and
ject': last Fri- Br. Hynek said he had no Br.Hynek said he had no such cases the reports often changing directions.
day. knowledge of any such mark- come from entirely homest come from entirely homest State Policeman Paul Ar-
Dr. J. Allen ings on Air Force craft 'or on ings on Air Force craft or on people people who see something teche of Anthony answered
Hynek,North- instruments being tested at instruments being tested at that puzzles them." the call from the port of en-
western U ni- western U n i- nearby White Sands Missile nearby White Sands Missile 'Routine' Inquiry try, and, on his way to the try, and, on his way to the
versity astron- Range. Dr. Hynek said he had not station also sighted the ob- station álso sighted the ob-
omer,ac o m- omeryac o m Zamora said that from Zamora said that from a been: told by the government been told by the government ject. He said it was moving
pletedichis distance there appeared to be whether sending him to·New whether sending him to·New northwest. The pilot of a pri-
vestiga- Hynek two figures in white coveralls Mexico indicates that the Air vate airplane madera similar
tionvshortly outside the object. It flew off Farce has eliminated the pos- report about the same time,
before noon after takingenu- with a roar when he ap sibility that the re p ort: by between 10 and 10:30.
merousephotographs andr soik proached, he said... Zamora was caused by a U.S. State Police Capt. Archie
samples Dr. Hynek.returned the Six. Reports. aircraft.. White said in Las Cruces that
to Kirtland Air Force Base in Since Zamora's sightingeat In  Washington, the A fr as iar as he was concerned
Albuquerque and indicated hej east six reports.have:been Force said yesterday that its it ,might have been a satel-
will corment on his findings nade to authorities including investigation of the reportedlite
later in the day. ne: from a youth who said sighting was "routine."It Reports From Hobbs
Hynek and Patrolman: Lon re afired several shotso at said it will release the results Hobbs Police received two
nie. Zamora went over' the something about 100_feet in of i its investigation when it is reports, one from a group of
place where Zamora said he he: air near Moriartyswi completed. children and. another from
saw a mysterious flyingiob T. Sgt. David Moody of the Hynek said he had never two adults about 12 blocks
ject Friday inch by inch. hind found.any evidence..that..be- from where the children said
aerial phenoiena/ branch_at ings from another planet had they saw a white round ob-
Wright-Patterson Air Force visited earth. ject hover over the city and
Base, Ohio, is in New Mexico then move off to the north-
to 'assist Dr. Hynekisi. east. The two adults reported
Dr. Hynek said his investi- the same sighting at the
gation will determine wheth- same time.
erhe would wisit Espanola, The Federal Aviation
See FLYING. Page A-D Agency office said a silver
twin-engine airplane was fly-
ing over the city about the
same time but was flying to
the southwest.

Information Only (No Case)
Cource: FSIC SOCCORD , New Mexico
MORE FROM NEW MEXICO
Soccoro . . . El Defensor - Chieftain (newspaper of the town)
carried these details of the Zamora sighting (April 24, 1964).
They were on to of this story almost immediately and the follow-
ing is briefly what was reported.
He first saw the object from 150 yards. As he drove towards
the top of the Mesa, Zamora said one of two persons at the UFO
whose back was to him, turned his head and looked straight at
him. The two persons appeared to be dressed in white coveralls,
and at that distance, Zamora said they appeared to approxi-
mately as tall as a 12- 13 year old boy. He did no
headgear worn by th two short"men."
Zamora continued driving up get a closer look.
When he stopped on top of the Mesa and directly opposite
the place where the FO had landed, he saw it again; but the per-
sons were not to He started towards the UFO on foot.
Then he heard the roar or blast that had brought him to the scene.
He saw flames, and dust was flying around the object. He saw names, and dust was iying around object.  Thinxdng Thinking
that the object was about to explode, hethrew himself to the ground
and covered his head and face. He and covered his head and face. He was a feet from the
UFO at the time.
When no explosion occurred aised his head and saw the head and saw the
object rise straight up object rise straight up changed to a to a
whine and quieted.
The object maintained this altitude and moved in a straight this altitude and moved in a straight
line for about 2 miles line for about 2 miles. Then the UFO gained the UFO gained altitude very rapidly, altitude very rapidly,
and soon became a speck In the sky, and disappeared. Four de-
pressions were found where the object had been. They were 12 pressions were found where the object had been. They were 12
in. by 6 in. The two legs were probably 2-1/2 ft. long. On the in. by 6 in. The two legs were probably 2-1/2 ft. long. On the
west side, it was 12 feet between landing holes; on the east, the dis-
tance was 15 feet. The width was 9 or more feet. Two round im- tance was 15 feet. The width was 9 more feet. Two round im-
pressions were 4 and 5 inches in diameter respectively. .
The newspaper carried picture
next day (April 25) Thereafter, the evidence wa s practically de-
stroyed by the curious, who came in great numbers.
The Lorenzens of APRO were there soon after and reported
their findings in Fate Magazine, July, 1964. Pictures of the im-
pressions were taken and shown in Fate.
Dr. J. Allen Hynek, who visited the site with Zamora said
"It's a real pity, but no one's fault, that other witnesses did not see
the object land or take off. A movie of this would have been price-
less. I feel in my own mind that hoax is ruled out . . ."
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THE INVESTIGATION OF THESE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS LAPAZ SAID
TODAY. DO WANT TO SAY THAT NTACTS'WITH MR. ZAMORA
FOR 15 YEARS IN MY ANI ROUGHL. PENDABL BSERVER."
A93AQ
DR. HYNEK SAID HE FOUND LITTLE AT THE SOCOR SITE.
THE ARE ERTAINLY HAS BEEN THO B THE TOURISTS.
THERE'S NOTHING HERE NOW."
HE SAID SOIL SAMPLES HAD BEEN TAKEN TO "SEE ARE ANY
PARTICLES IN THE ASHES TO THIS
AREA."
DR. HYNEK ALSO WAS INTERESTED IN THE WEDGE-SHAPED IMPRESSIONS.
"EROM Mae OTHaR
OF ANY STCA
"THESE PLE VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT
RIIGGED ING RADIO , SAMPLES," He E SAI
DR. HYNEK SAID AA APPOINTMENI BOSTON WOULD KEEP'HIM FROM
VISITING THE SITE NEAR LA MA T OF ESPANOLA WHERE A SANTA FE
RESIDENT REPORTED SEEING A SIMILAR CRAFT AND WHERE THE SCORCH OUND
AND OTHER REMAINS WERE SIMILAR TO THE SOCORRO SIGHTING.
HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE NO COMMENT ·ON OTHER PARTS ZAMORA'S REPORT
INCLUDING THAT OF SEEING WHAT PPEARED TO BE TWO FIGURES IN WHITE COVEF
ALLS OUTSIDE THE CRAFT
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SOURCE: ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SOCORRO NEW MEXICO
DATE: 28 APR 64 24 APR 64
Flying Saucer 3.19
Reports ts Spread
In New Mexico
SANTA FE (UPI) - New
Mexico's perennial addiction
to flying saucers has taken
hold of the state again with
more "objects" reported to
police over the weekend.
The latest, which brought
out the Air Force and the
FBI, was spotted early Sun-
day morning at La Madera,
about 50 miles north of San-
ta Fe. State Police Captain
Martin Vigil said, "there was
definitely something there.
Orlando Gallegos of Santa
Fe told State I Police he got
within 20o feet of a huge met-
al object that looked like an
egg-shaped-butane tank. He egg-shaped-butane tank. He
said said flames flames spurted silently
from numerousjets#arouat from numerousjetsarouant
the bottom of the object. It .
was as long as a telephone
pole and about 14 feet in cir- pole and about 14 feet in cir-
cumference, he told police.
Gallegos' report came on
the heels of a similar report
from a Socorro policeman,
Lonnie Zamora, who said he
spotted an object near Socor-
ro Friday night. Zamora, in
clearing up false reports Sun-
day, said the object day, said the object rose rose
about 20 feet off the ground
and slowly flew away.
Similar reports came from
a Socorro teenager, an Albu-
querque motorist, and
men driving in the La Mad-
era area Saturday night. The
Albuquerque motorist, George
Mitropolis, said he saw a
"silver looking" object. It dis-
appeared over a mountain in
the Caballo Reservoir area.
In both the Socorro and the
La Madera reports the
ground in the areas where
the objects were reported to
have landed was scorched
and burned. Also found l were
paw prints, like a mountain
lion's," as well as "landing
gear marks" four impres-
sions in the dirt.
Until the recent s spottings,
the last unidentified flying ob-
ject was spotted in New Mex-
ico near Gallup late last year
by several motorists. A cam-
pus policeman at the Univer-
sity of New Mexico also spot-
ted the Gallup object flying
in the western sky at-the
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