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Socorro UFO Incident
Police officer Lonnie Zamora saw an egg-shaped craft with two small beings in white. It left burn marks and landing impressions. Project Blue Book called it unexplained. He never profited or recanted.
April 24, 1964
Socorro, New Mexico, USA
1+ witnesses
The Socorro Incident remains one of UFO history’s most credible cases.
The Witness
Lonnie Zamora:
- Police sergeant
- Socorro, NM
- Chasing speeder
- Heard loud roar
- Saw flame in distance
What He Found
The scene:
- Egg-shaped craft
- White/aluminum
- On legs
- Red insignia
- Two small figures
The Beings
Brief observation:
- Small stature
- White coveralls
- Near craft
- Entered before liftoff
- Never seen again
Physical Evidence
What remained:
- Landing marks (4)
- Burned brush
- Vitrified sand
- Analyzed by FBI
- Confirmed anomalous
Investigation
Official response:
- Project Blue Book
- J. Allen Hynek personal
- Listed “Unexplained”
- Physical evidence
- Credible witness
Zamora’s Character
Why believed:
- Police officer
- Community respected
- No profit motive
- Reluctant witness
- Story never changed