Posted On: May 1, 2022

I would like to thank one of our members for putting me onto this event that I did not previously know about. Thank you, Madman6505.

The year is 1964, the place, south of Socorro, New Mexico. A police officer, Lonnie Zamora had a close encounter of an unusual kind. He observed two unknown beings beside a shiny UFO that later rose into the air accompanied by a roaring flame and flew away.

On April 24^th, 1964, at about 17:45 hours, Socorro Police Sergeant Lonnie Zamora departed his cruiser on a rough and rocky dirt road to investigate an unidentified flying object which came to rest in an arroyo south of Socorro.

The desolate, undeveloped area was primarily made up of mesquite and creosote bushes. What Sergeant Zamora witnessed at approximately 5:45 p.m. was an "egg shaped craft" traveling into Socorro from the south.

It was later reported and documented as having been witnessed (in flight) by 5 tourists traveling through Socorro. Zamora, in an interview following the incident, stated that he witnessed a bluish flame and a loud roar coming from the direction of the arroyo.

Zamora approached the area where he believed the craft had landed. Zamora later stated that he had first seen the object from about 150 yards and believed it to be a car or some sort of vehicle in need of assistance.

Lonnie looked closer and realized that it was an unknown object and that people appeared to be standing around it. Lonnie attempted to radio back to headquarters, but could not speak through all of the static.

Then, a door on the side of the craft apparently closed, and the small people around the craft were apparently inside. Lonnie claimed that flames shot from the bottom of the craft, it floated up about twenty feet, and then flew away to the west.

When Sam Chavez, a friend and fellow police officer arrived, he realized that Lonnie was excited and concerned. Sam noticed that there were several deep landing-type marks on the ground. Sam believed him, knowing that Lonnie was credible and did not make stories up.

US Army officials from nearby White Sands missile range sent Captain Richard Holder to investigate the sighting. Holder also noticed the strange marks in the ground and also noticed a bush burned to a crisp on only one side.

Holder found no evidence that Lonnie's UFO sighting was a hoax, and felt it was genuine. State trooper Ted Jordan was taking pictures of the scene when Air Force officials confiscated his camera.

Another witness, still unidentified, pulled into a nearby gas station later that day. He told a gas station employee that he and his family had seen a UFO similar to the one that Lonnie described. The object apparently flew over their car, travelling at least 150 miles per hour.

The case was investigated by the Air Force, who believed that a military aircraft is what Lonnie actually saw.

UFO expert and researcher Jerome Clark does not believe the Air Force's explanation and believes that what Lonnie saw was a UFO.

The Air Force officials brought Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a respected astronomer and consultant on project Bluebook. Hynek found that the physical evidence was convincing, along with the witness, Lonnie Zamora, himself.

Lonnie believes what he had seen was not from this Earth, and the UFO sighting has never been explained.

Description of the two beings:

Either two small adults or two large children both wearing white coveralls.

My Take: This is another great incident. Multiple witnesses. Some physical evidence at the scene. Communication disruption. It was even near the White Sands Facility which has had its fair share of UFO encounters.

Resources: socorronm.org

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Posted On: May 1, 2022

I would like to thank one of our members for putting me onto this event that I did not previously know about. Thank you, Madman6505.

The year is 1964, the place, south of Socorro, New Mexico. A police officer, Lonnie Zamora had a close encounter of an unusual kind. He observed two unknown beings beside a shiny UFO that later rose into the air accompanied by a roaring flame and flew away.

On April 24^th, 1964, at about 17:45 hours, Socorro Police Sergeant Lonnie Zamora departed his cruiser on a rough and rocky dirt road to investigate an unidentified flying object which came to rest in an arroyo south of Socorro.

The desolate, undeveloped area was primarily made up of mesquite and creosote bushes. What Sergeant Zamora witnessed at approximately 5:45 p.m. was an "egg shaped craft" traveling into Socorro from the south.

It was later reported and documented as having been witnessed (in flight) by 5 tourists traveling through Socorro. Zamora, in an interview following the incident, stated that he witnessed a bluish flame and a loud roar coming from the direction of the arroyo.

Zamora approached the area where he believed the craft had landed. Zamora later stated that he had first seen the object from about 150 yards and believed it to be a car or some sort of vehicle in need of assistance.

Lonnie looked closer and realized that it was an unknown object and that people appeared to be standing around it. Lonnie attempted to radio back to headquarters, but could not speak through all of the static.

Then, a door on the side of the craft apparently closed, and the small people around the craft were apparently inside. Lonnie claimed that flames shot from the bottom of the craft, it floated up about twenty feet, and then flew away to the west.

When Sam Chavez, a friend and fellow police officer arrived, he realized that Lonnie was excited and concerned. Sam noticed that there were several deep landing-type marks on the ground. Sam believed him, knowing that Lonnie was credible and did not make stories up.

US Army officials from nearby White Sands missile range sent Captain Richard Holder to investigate the sighting. Holder also noticed the strange marks in the ground and also noticed a bush burned to a crisp on only one side.

Holder found no evidence that Lonnie's UFO sighting was a hoax, and felt it was genuine. State trooper Ted Jordan was taking pictures of the scene when Air Force officials confiscated his camera.

Another witness, still unidentified, pulled into a nearby gas station later that day. He told a gas station employee that he and his family had seen a UFO similar to the one that Lonnie described. The object apparently flew over their car, travelling at least 150 miles per hour.

The case was investigated by the Air Force, who believed that a military aircraft is what Lonnie actually saw.

UFO expert and researcher Jerome Clark does not believe the Air Force's explanation and believes that what Lonnie saw was a UFO.

The Air Force officials brought Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a respected astronomer and consultant on project Bluebook. Hynek found that the physical evidence was convincing, along with the witness, Lonnie Zamora, himself.

Lonnie believes what he had seen was not from this Earth, and the UFO sighting has never been explained.

Description of the two beings:

Either two small adults or two large children both wearing white coveralls.

My Take: This is another great incident. Multiple witnesses. Some physical evidence at the scene. Communication disruption. It was even near the White Sands Facility which has had its fair share of UFO encounters.

Resources: socorronm.org

Another YouTube Video On Same Incident