The Socorro UFO Incident is a reported encounter by police officer Lonnie Zamora in New Mexico on April 24, 1964.
The Socorro UFO Incident, also known as the Lonnie Zamora Incident, occurred near Socorro, New Mexico, on April 24, 1964. Police officer Lonnie Zamora reported seeing a brilliant, egg-shaped object and two small figures nearby. According to Zamora, the object ascended with a roaring sound and a trail of flame.
Investigators reported physical evidence at the site, including shallow depressions and scorched vegetation. The US Air Force investigated the case as part of Project Blue Book and classified it as 'unidentified.' Later suggestions that it was a student prank or an experiment at the White Sands Missile Range were not confirmed as findings.
The incident remains one of the most well-known UFO cases in the United States and holds cultural significance in Socorro. According to sources, the object was not identified; there is no government confirmation that its origin was extraterrestrial or that a spacecraft was found.
Police officer Lonnie Zamora reported seeing an egg-shaped object and two small figures, then watched the object ascend and depart.
It occurred on April 24, 1964, near Socorro, New Mexico.
No. The case was classified as 'unidentified,' and sources do not confirm it was an extraterrestrial object.
Investigators reported shallow depressions and scorched vegetation. Suggestions that the signs were related to a prank or an experiment were not confirmed as findings.