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Socorro Police Officer Lonnie Zamora observed an oval craft on legs in the desert with two humanoid figures. When he approached, the craft emitted a loud roar and departed. Physical evidence included scorched vegetation, burned soil, and four landing pad impressions. Project Blue Book investigator Dr. J. Allen Hynek called it 'the most authentic' case in the Blue Book files. FBI and Army Intelligence both investigated.
On April 24, 1964, Socorro Police Officer Lonnie Zamora heard a loud explosion and observed a bluish-orange flame descending into an arroyo. Investigating, he drove toward the location and at close range observed an oval, egg-shaped craft on four landing pads in the desert, approximately 15 feet wide. Two small humanoid figures in white coveralls stood near the craft. When Zamora approached on foot, the craft emitted a loud roaring sound and a blue flame and rose from the ground. He retreated and called the police station. Sergeant Sam Chavez arrived within minutes and confirmed the physical evidence: four rectangular imprints in the soil consistent with landing pads, burned and scorched vegetation, and smoldering brush. Project Blue Book's chief scientific consultant Dr. J. Allen Hynek personally investigated the Zamora case and declared it 'the most puzzling and seemingly authentic case in Blue Book files.' The FBI's Albuquerque field office investigated alongside Army Intelligence. No conventional explanation was ever officially accepted. The physical landing evidence was considered definitive by multiple investigators.
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FBI Photo B20: an infrared still of an unidentified craft hovering at under 1,000 ft for 45 minutes. Object defied wind conditions and maintained perfect stationary position with no discernible propulsion.
Socorro police officer Lonnie Zamora observed a white oval craft with red insignia resting on legs in an arroyo, attended by two figures in white. He observed the craft take off with a roaring flame, become silent after 20 feet, and depart at high speed. Physical evidence — burned vegetation, soil compression, metal scrapings — was immediately confirmed by State Police and Army investigators. Project Blue Book listed this as 'unknown.'
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