Person evidence · E-V99-091
Hynek reportedly judged Zamora credible and publicity-averse, rejected White Sands/Bell lunar-lander test explanations, and considered a hoax difficult given the marks and lack of tracks; Socorro later described as a turning point for him (Rosetta Stone quote)
UnverifiedFirsthandMarked unverified in the registry; from direct involvement (claimed or documented). 1964 onward (retrospective) · Investigator assessment (retrospective)
Why this grade
UnverifiedFirsthand From the Evidence Log's Assessment ("Attributed; does not establish what the object was; hoax not proven impossible"), and Firsthand? ("Yes (investigator)"). Grade rules.
Record
- Date
- 1964 onward (retrospective)
- Evidence category
- Investigator assessment (retrospective)
- Firsthand?
- Yes (investigator)
- Publicly accessible?
- Partial
- Independent corroboration
- Secondary and retrospective accounts only so far
- Assessment
- Attributed; does not establish what the object was; hoax not proven impossible
- Notes
- Verbatim Hynek memo, interviews and The Hynek UFO Report page for the Rosetta Stone quotation still to be located. Hynek's 1964 report is in Blue Book case file SRC-V99-091 pp. 131-139: p. 134, Zamora is 'basically sincere, honest, and reliable' and 'would not be capable of contriving a complex hoax'. Blue Book's lunar-module inquiries are on pp. 36-59 (chunk F, 2026-11-12)
- Linked case IDs
- CASE-025
From the workbook: the Evidence Log sheet.