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UFO-1964-020 · UFOs & UAPs

Socorro / Lonnie Zamora incident

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The case record

What was reported?

Police officer Lonnie Zamora reported an egg-shaped craft on the ground, two small figures, and rapid departure; ground marks were documented.

Reported date
24 Apr 1964
Witnesses
Police officer · 1 primary + responders
Investigation
Project Blue Book / FBI awareness

Evidence in the record

Eyewitnessground traces

Eyewitness; ground traces

Competing explanations

Official and research context

Classified as unidentified

Conventional explanations

Hoax or experimental aircraft proposed

Arguments that remain contested

No accepted explanation accounts for all reported elements

Locations & timeline

Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.

  1. Primary reference location

    Arroyo southeast of Socorro

    Socorro

    Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 0.5 km

    34.058°, -106.891° · point · High

Record notes

Precise landing-site marker.

Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.

Original dataset status: Unresolved

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