65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_438
The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.
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- Source
- War.gov PURSUE
- Type
- Report
- Classification
- Unclassified
- Agency
- FBI
- Reference #
- RELEASE-01-FILE-014-65-HS1-834228961-62-HQ-83894-SERIAL-438
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- Content Type
- application/pdf
- Pages
- 40
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Officer Lonnie Zamora observed an unidentified flying object on April 24, 1964.
The following data were obtained from Officer Lonnie Zamora, Police Department, Socorro, New Mexico, the night of April 24, 1964, and early morning, April 25, 1964, as related by Officer Zamora.
The object left four indentations in the ground.
Special Agent Byrnes noted four indentations in the rough ground at the 'site' of the object described by Officer Zamora.
The object emitted a loud roar and flame.
Noise was a roar, not a blast. Not like a jet. Changed from high frequency to low frequency and then stopped.
Officer Zamora saw two people in white coveralls near the object.
Saw two people in white coveralls very close to the object.
The object had red lettering or insignia.
Noted red lettering of some type, like (A).
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FBI Report Date
The report on the Socorro UFO incident was filed by the FBI.
Socorro UFO Incident
Officer Lonnie Zamora observed an unidentified flying object in Socorro, New Mexico.
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