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Lonnie Zamora / Socorro Incident

DATE24 Apr 1964
LOCAL TIME5:45 PM
LOCATIONSocorro, New Mexico, USA, United States
COORDINATES34.11°N, 106.95°W

Police officer Lonnie Zamora discovered a shiny, egg-shaped metallic object with two small figures in white overalls beside it. The object lifted off leaving scorched brush and landing pad impressions. Investigated by Project Blue Book and J. Allen Hynek, who found Zamora entirely credible.

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Physical site inspection report
Archived investigative case file