Lonnie Zamora

Registry record

Past roles

Socorro, New Mexico police officer (1964)

Credentials

Police officer

UAP involvement

Principal witness in the 24 April 1964 Socorro landing report (Blue Book Case 8766)

Principal disclosures

Reported an oval white/aluminum object with two supports, a red insignia and two figures in white; signed sketches of object and insignia

Evidence contributed

Contemporaneous witness account and signed sketches in the Blue Book dossier

Knowledge type

Firsthand witness

Corroboration

Physical traces reported at site; Sgt. Chavez arrived shortly afterwards; Hynek and others reportedly judged him credible and publicity-averse

Assessment

Documented principal witness; object not independently identified

Last reviewed

2026-11-12

Evidence (1)

• Zamora reports breaking off a speeding-car pursuit after a roar and flame; sees a white/aluminum oval object with two landing supports, a red insignia and two figures in white; object lifts off with roar and blue/orange flame toward the hills CorroboratedFirsthand
  E-V99-088 · 1964-04-24 · Contemporaneous witness account (official case file)