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Socorro Landing Traces, 1964

Officer Zamora reported a flame-descending object that landed and took off southwest of Socorro.

Event

May 8, 2026

Location

Pending

Source

PURSUE Program

AI Disclosure Brief

AI assisted

Reported Object Read

Officer Lonnie Zamora reported observing a bluish-orange flame descending in a funnel shape, accompanied by a roaring sound shifting from high to low frequency, in an isolated area southwest of Socorro. Radio call indicated the object had landed and taken off. Physical traces included four rectangular indentations, burned grass patches, and three small circular marks in the ground.

Notable Characteristics

Color: bluish and sort of orange
Duration: roar lasted possibly ten seconds
Sound: roar, not a blast, changed from high frequency to low frequency

Reported Motion

slowly descending, then landed and took off

Evidence Notes

Eyewitness report from police officer
Physical traces: indentations, burns, marks
FBI agent on-scene observation

FBI memo documents police officer's report of a descending flame-like object with physical landing traces, vouched for by agent familiar with witness; no object shape described in this record.

Shape read

Unclear

Sensors

visual, audio

AI confidence

85%

Prosaic Leads

Possible experimental craft or rocket test
Dynamite shack explosion (ruled out by Zamora)
Hoax (inconsistent with agent's credibility assessment)

Anomalous Indicators

Physical traces consistent with landing gear
Witness agitation and sobriety noted
Isolated location, no other observers or objects

Evidence Gaps

No description of object shape or structure
No photographs of traces or witness
Incomplete Zamora statement in extracted text

External reference status: Verified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

Open archive

Craft SightingExact quote

"some unknown object which "landed and has taken off.""

Officer Lonnie Zamora, Socorro Police Officer / Socorro Police Department

Radio call relayed by Nep Lopez

Official DenialAttributed claim

"Officer Zamora... is well regarded as a sober, industrious, and conscientious officer and not given to fantasy."

Special Agent D. Arthur Byrnes, Jr., FBI Special Agent / FBI Albuquerque

Agent's personal observation after five years acquaintance

Sensor ContactExact quote

"four indentations in the rough ground... approximately sixteen by six inches rectangular."

Special Agent D. Arthur Byrnes, Jr., FBI Special Agent / FBI Albuquerque

On-scene examination

Pattern Mesh // linked sightings

Score 74 shared tags

Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and 57 seconds of video footage from an infrared (IR) sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, mentions a UAP was observed during the mission. Video Description: 00:00-01:55: No content. 01:56: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right side of the display. 02:04: The IR sensor pans to center on the area of contrast. 02:14: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast. 02:15-03:26: The area of contrast remains generally in the center of the sensor field-of-view. 03:27-04:57: The sensor motion causes the area of contrast to move erratically across the display. Due to this motion, the sensor system repeatedly loses and reacquires the area of contrast within the center area of the display. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

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