Brief
1964 Socorro UAP encounter
The claims the writer was given for 1964 Socorro UAP encounter, in the order they were given.
1
In 1964-04, Lonnie Zamora chased a speeding car through the desert near Socorro, New Mexico, and encountered an egg-shaped or Tic Tac-shaped object with a metallic white surface and spindly white landing gear in a nearby arroyo.
“April 1964, Zamora chased a speeding car through the desert. Around dusk he spotted what looked initially like a car wreck in a nearby arroyo... what had looked like an overturned vehicle now resembled a large egg or Tic Tac–shaped object with a metallic white surface, spindly white landing gear, and some cryptic writing on its side.”
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2
Lonnie Zamora observed two figures dressed in white uniforms near the object he encountered at Socorro, New Mexico in 1964.
“That's when Zamora observed two figures dressed in white uniforms nearby.”
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3
When the two figures saw Lonnie Zamora at Socorro, New Mexico in 1964, they dashed aboard the object.
“Seeing Zamora, the pair dashed aboard the vessel.”
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4
The object Lonnie Zamora encountered at Socorro, New Mexico in 1964 had no visible means of propulsion but rose from the ground with a roar, spewing blue-orange flames and leaving scorched vegetation behind.
“Outwardly the craft had no visible means of propulsion, but it nevertheless rose from the ground with a roar, spewing blue-orange flames and leaving behind scorched vegetation in its wake.”
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5
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the 1964 Lonnie Zamora UAP encounter at Socorro, New Mexico.
“The Zamora case attracted a plethora of investigators. Local law enforcement, of course. The FBI. The US Army. The Air Force.”
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6
J. Allen Hynek visited Socorro, New Mexico to investigate the 1964 Lonnie Zamora UAP encounter.
“Dr. J. Allen Hynek... visited the region.”
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Investigators immediately dismissed the possibility that Lonnie Zamora had orchestrated a hoax or was seeking attention.
“Investigators immediately dismissed thoughts of him orchestrating a hoax or being an attention-seeker.”
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8
Other witnesses in the region near Socorro, New Mexico reported seeing an egg-shaped object streak across the landscape before or after Lonnie Zamora's 1964 encounter.
“Motorists saw an "egg" streak across the landscape just before or after Zamora's encounter.”
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9
A witness in a town near Socorro, New Mexico reported that a bizarre object described as a white butane tank landed on his family's property at night in 1964, frightening the family's horses, and then streaked away shortly after.
“Another witness in a nearby town reported seeing a bizarre object in the dead of night that frightened his family's horses. The object, described as a white butane tank, landed on the family's property, then streaked away shortly after.”
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10
In the days following Lonnie Zamora's 1964 encounter at Socorro, New Mexico, the story appeared in newspapers and on radio and television broadcasts throughout the United States.
“In the days that followed Zamora's encounter, the story appeared in newspapers and radio and television broadcasts throughout the United States.”
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11
Lonnie Zamora never tried to profit from his 1964 Socorro, New Mexico Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) encounter and did not seek out media attention.
“Zamora never tried to profit from his encounter, nor did he seek out media attention.”
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12
Lonnie Zamora saw an egg-shaped object with markings or insignia on its side during the 1964 Socorro, New Mexico UAP encounter.
“When Lonnie Zamora peered into that arroyo in Socorro, New Mexico, back in 1964, he saw an egg-shaped object with some sort of markings or insignia on its side.”
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13
The United States Air Force warned Lonnie Zamora not to share knowledge of the markings he saw on the object during the 1964 Socorro UAP encounter with civilians.
“He was strictly warned by the Air Force not to share that knowledge with civilians, and he kept his word.”
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14
In April 1964, the FBI reported finding a downed craft near Socorro, New Mexico, described as "shaped like a butane tank" and about as long as a telephone pole, that had narrowly missed a witness's father's farmhouse; the witness was deemed "sober and frightened".
“**April 1964:** The FBI reported finding a downed craft that was “shaped like a butane tank” and about as long as a telephone pole. The witness—who claimed the object narrowly missed his father’s farmhouse in Socorro, New Mexico—was “deemed sober and frightened.””
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15
The April 1964 "butane tank" report near Socorro, New Mexico is from the same week as Lonnie Zamora's sighting of a white, egg-shaped object that blasted off from the desert floor.
“The so-called butane tank report is from the same week as Lonnie Zamora’s sighting of a white, egg-shaped object that blasted off from the desert floor.”
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During the 1964 Socorro, New Mexico UAP encounter, policeman Lonnie Zamora witnessed an egg-shaped craft take off from the desert floor with a loud roar and a blast of blue flame.
“When the egg-shaped craft took off from the desert floor, it had done so with a huge roar and a blast of blue flame.”
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Lonnie Zamora ran up a ravine to escape during the 1964 Socorro UAP encounter, fearing the craft might explode.
“It was so loud Zamora ran furiously up the ravine to escape, fearful that the aircraft might explode.”
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18
After reaching a certain height above the ground, the craft in the 1964 Socorro UAP encounter flew away silently.
“Then, as soon as the craft reached a certain height above the ground, it flew away *silently*.”
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19
The United States Air Force investigated the 1964 Lonnie Zamora UAP encounter at Socorro, New Mexico.
“The Air Force.”
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20
The United States Army investigated the 1964 Lonnie Zamora UAP encounter at Socorro, New Mexico.
“The US Army.”
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