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SOCORRO – The location of the alleged 1964 Socorro UFO sighting may be recognized by the city as a historical site, if Socorro’s Tourism Director Deborah Dean has anything to say about it.
The Socorro City Council heard the suggestion by Dean at its Monday night meeting.
She asked that the council consider approaching the owner of the property. Mayor Ravi Bhasker said the city could recognize Lonnie Zamora for his role in Socorro’s history.
“He served as a police officer and later at thAccording to reports published at the time, on Friday, April 25, 1964, at 5:45 p.m., 31-year-old police sergeant was in pursuit of a speeder on the south side of Socorro when he heard what sounded like an explosion west of Park Street.
Upon investigation, he saw a white, oval-shaped object resting on four legs in an arroyo emitting a roaring sound. He reported that next to the object were two short figures dressed in coveralls inspecting the object.
Zamora, thinking that an automobile accident had occurred, began approaching the scene until the roaring noise increased in pitch and volume, sending him running back to the road, in fear of it exploding. The craft emitted a flame from its underside and rose into the air, flying westward toward Box Canyon. Zamora told reporters that for a few moments he felt in danger for his life.