Socorro UFO

From the Project Blue Book report written by Eric T. de Jonckheere, Colonel, USAF: “a. At appoximately 1745, 24 Apr 64, while giving chase to a car in Socorro, Mr Lonnie Zamora heard what he believed to be a roar and saw a flame in the sky to the southeast, approximately one half mile away. Mr zamora, a policeman for the Socorro Police Department, believed that a dynamite shack in the area had blown up and decided to go to the shack and not pursue the speeding automobile. b. Mr zamora claims that the flame WaS bluish and sort of orange in color. However, he could not tell the size of the flame which was slowly descending. The flame was of a narrow type and streamed down into sort of a funnel shape. At this time he was still driving his car and did not pay too much attention. c. Mr Zamora traveled slowly on the gravel road westward toward the object. He noted nothing for a while and he went slowly looking for the shack; he could not recall exactly Where the shack was located. He suddenly noted to the south of his position a shiny object vhich was off the road. At first glance it appeared as a car upside down. He thought some kids might have turned it over. At this point he saw two people in white coveralls, quite close to the object. One of these persons seemed to stop and look straight at him and seemed startled. At this point Mr Zamora was traveling with the idea of helping them. The object was like aluminum-white, smooth, but not like chrome. Object was oval shape and at first glance appeared to look like an overturned white automobile. The only time that Mr Zamora saw the two people in white coveralls was when he stopped, probably two seconds or so. The two persons appeared to be normal in shape. At this point Mr zamora proceeded towards the object and radioed the sheriff’s office at Socorro of a possible accident. He informed the Socorro office that he would be busy and out of his car, checking the object. d. Mr Zamora stopped his car while he was still talking on the radio and started to get out. He finished his conversation with the sheriff’s office and proceeded towards where the object was. He then heard a roar, a very loud roar but not like a jet, which was of low frequency and then rose in frequency and very very loud. At the same time that the roar was heard be saw a flame. The flame was under the object. Object started to go straight up, slowly. Object rose slowly and flame was coming from the bottom. The color was light blue and sort of orange, but he saw no smoke. However, there was dust in the immediate area. As soon as Mr zamora saw the flame and heard the roar he turned and ran away from the object. He bumped his leg on the back fender of his auto, lost his glasses, fell to the ground, got up and proceeded away from the object for at least another 50 feet. He fell to the ground and covered himself like an ostrich, expecting the object to blow up. The roar lasted for a few seconds. e. When there was complete silence, he lifted his head and saw the object going away from him. The object appeared to go straight up to an altitude of 15 feet and proceed slowly towards the dynamite shack where it cleared the shack by what appeared to be three feet. Object traveled six miles in three minutes. f. Mr Zamora went back to his car and asked the radio operator at the station to look out the window and see if he could spot the object. The radio operator failed to spot the object because he was facing North and could not see the object from this angle. g. Mr Zamora claims that the object had no flame whatsoever as it was flying over the ground and he could see no smoke. h. After the object had left the area, Sgt Chaves, of the New Mexico State Patrol, arrived at the scene. Sgt Chaves claims that Mr Zamora was perspiring and very white, very pale. Sgt Chaves and Mr Zamora saw a burning brush and proceeded to the spot where the object had first been seen. i. Mr Zamora claims that the object had two legs slanted outwards towards the ground and he also claims that he distinctly heard two or three loud thumps, like someone possibly shutting or opening a door. 2. It is my belief that Mr Zamora is telling the truth and that hee did in fact see a man made object which probably belongs to one of the services. There is no indication that this vehicle which Mr Zamora saw came trcm outer space, now or ever.”