The 1964 Socorro UFO Incident
A close encounter with a UFO witnessed by a police officer in Socorro, New Mexico, in 1964.
- Region
- Socorro
- Country
- USA
- Category
- UFO
- Date
- 24 April 1964
- Continent
- North America
The report
On April 24, 1964, police officer Lonnie Zamora witnessed a strange craft land near Socorro, New Mexico. Zamora reported seeing a white, egg-shaped craft with two humanoid figures near it. The craft reportedly took off and flew at high speed, leaving no trace of its presence. The incident was investigated by the U.S. Air Force as part of Project Blue Book, and the case remains one of the most compelling UFO sightings in the United States.
Sources and further reading
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