65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Serial 438
The released record says the object left four indentations in the ground. File: 65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Serial 438. 65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Serial 438 combines an official, downloadable document, 9 extracted claims, 1 evidence record, and 2 timeline entries across 40 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.
- File
- Document · Release 01
- Extent
- 40 pages
- Agency
- FBI
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Probed Assessment
The released record says the object left four indentations in the ground. File: 65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Serial 438.
Key takeaways
- The released record says officer Lonnie Zamora observed an unidentified flying object on April 24, 1964.
- The released record says the object emitted a loud roar and flame.
- The released record says the object had red lettering or insignia.
Why it matters
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Serial 438 combines an official, downloadable document, 9 extracted claims, 1 evidence record, and 2 timeline entries across 40 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.
Corroboration
For 65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Serial 438, the release establishes official provenance but does not independently verify the record's statement that the object left four indentations in the ground.
Open questions
- • Which companion records, if any, independently corroborate the source claims extracted from this 40-page document?
Probed separates this editorial assessment from the source claims below. It summarizes what the released artifact supports; it is not independent verification.
Official Description from War.gov
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.
Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.
File Context
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Tracker findings
Officer Lonnie Zamora observed an unidentified flying object on April 24, 1964
The released document states that officer Lonnie Zamora observed an unidentified flying object on April 24, 1964.
The object left four indentations in the ground
The released document states that the object left four indentations in the ground.
The object emitted a loud roar and flame
The released document states that the object emitted a loud roar and flame.
Officer Zamora saw two people in white coveralls near the object
The released document states that officer Zamora saw two people in white coveralls near the object.
The object had red lettering or insignia
The released document states that the object had red lettering or insignia.
Socorro file gives estimated insignia size
Socorro file gives estimated insignia size. The OCR page states: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT Insignia was about two and one-half feet high and about two feet wide, guess.
Socorro file says insignia was centered on object
Socorro file says insignia was centered on object. The OCR page states: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT Insignia was about two and one-half feet high and about two feet wide, guess. Was in middle of object, like .
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 01
- Official ID
- release-01-file-030-65-hs1-834228961-62-hq-83894-serial-438
- Cleared
- May 8, 2026
Referenced Timeline
Socorro UFO Incident
Officer Lonnie Zamora observed an unidentified flying object in Socorro, New Mexico.
FBI Report Date
The report on the Socorro UFO incident was filed by the FBI.
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
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.
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 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.
The object had red lettering or insignia.
Noted red lettering of some type, like (A).
Officer Zamora saw two people in white coveralls near the object.
Saw two people in white coveralls very close to the object.
The document records that fleaae was light blue and at bottom was sort of orange color, From this angle, saw what might be the side of object (not end, as first noted).
Fleaae was light blue and at bottom was sort of orange color, From this angle, saw what might be the side of object (not end, as first noted).
The document records that can't tell how long saw object second time (the "close" time), possibly twenty seconds--just a guess--from time got out of car, glanced at object, ran from object, jumped over edge of hill, then got back to car-and radioed as object disappeared.
Can't tell how long saw object second time (the "close" time), possibly twenty seconds--just a guess--from time got out of car, glanced at object, ran from object, jumped over edge of hill, then got back to car-and radioed as object disappeared.
The document records that when I first saw the object, (when I thought it might be a car), I saw what appemred to be two lege of some type from the object to the ground.
When I first saw the object, (when I thought it might be a car), I saw what appemred to be two lege of some type from the object to the ground.
The document records that noted object to rise to about level of car, about twenty to twenty-five feet, guess--took I guess about six seconds when object started to rise and I glanced back.
Noted object to rise to about level of car, about twenty to twenty-five feet, guess--took I guess about six seconds when object started to rise and I glanced back.
Source Material & Evidence
FBI Report on Socorro UFO Incident
RELEASE-01-FILE-014-65-HS1-834228961-62-HQ-83894-SERIAL-438
Research Map
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