Socorro landing (Lonnie Zamora)
UNRESOLVED
Chasing a speeder south of Socorro, Sgt. Lonnie Zamora heard a roar and saw flame, drove toward it and saw a whitish oval object in a gully with two small figures in white beside it. The object rose on a blue-orange flame and left. Investigators found scorched brush and four depressions.
Explanation
Project Blue Book listed the case as "unknown" — one of its best-known. Proposed explanations include a lunar-lander test and a student hoax; none is confirmed.
What was seen
Shape: Shiny egg / "O" shape on legs; red insignia
Witnesses: Police Sgt. Lonnie Zamora
Duration: A few minutes
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- United States
- 1960s
- Unresolved
- Landing and trace cases
- Official government documents
- Physical traces
- Police witnesses
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