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
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.
- 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