The Socorro incident was a 1964 report by a New Mexico police officer who said he saw an unusual craft land near the city of Socorro.
The Socorro incident took place on April 24, 1964, near Socorro, New Mexico. Officer Lonnie Zamora said he saw an unusual craft while pursuing a speeding car. He reported hearing a loud roar and seeing a blue-orange flame near an arroyo south of the city.
Zamora described a whitish, metallic craft, shaped like an egg or oval, resting on legs, with two small figures nearby. Investigators documented landing marks and scorched vegetation at the site. The craft’s origin remains unidentified in the official and local accounts cited here. The incident is considered one of the best-known and most debated UFO cases in the United States. UFOs are also commonly searched for online using the Hebrew plural עב״מים.
It was a 1964 report by police officer Lonnie Zamora about an unusual craft that landed near Socorro, New Mexico.
He described a whitish, metallic, egg-shaped craft resting on legs, with two small figures nearby.
Investigators documented landing marks and scorched vegetation there.
No. Its origin remains unidentified in the accounts cited here, and the incident is still considered unresolved.