REF: UAP/1960s/074Unexplained
1964-04-24

Socorro / Lonnie Zamora landing

Socorro, NM · USA·Police CE2 / landing traces·1960s
Unexplained
§ ASummary

Officer Zamora saw an egg-shaped craft with two small figures; it departed with a roar leaving burning brush and landing-gear impressions; Hynek and Blue Book left it unexplained.

§ BWitnesses

Officer Lonnie Zamora; Sgt. Chavez (traces)

§ CEvidence & Documentation

Landing impressions & burn photos; FBI+AF on-site investigation within hours

§ DOfficial Investigation

Project Blue Book (case left 'unknown'); FBI present

§ EStatus Assessment

Officially unexplained — Blue Book's most famous 'unknown'; hoax hypotheses unproven

§ FVerifiable Sources

Blue Book file; Hynek (1972); en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Zamora_incident