Socorro, New Mexico
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Socorro is a city in Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of 4,579 feet. At the 2020 census, the population was 8,707. It is the county seat o
Socorro aerial view
Public school in Socorro (1898)
"M" Mountain, west of Socorro
Socorro City Hall
Lonnie Zamora incident
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The Lonnie Zamora incident was an alleged UFO sighting that occurred on April 24, 1964 near Socorro, New Mexico, when Socorro police officer Lonnie Zamora claimed he saw two people beside a shiny obje
Socorro, New Mexico
…On April 24, 1964, Lonnie Zamora, a local policeman, claimed to have observed a flying saucer and two little beings. Zamora's claim is known as the Lonnie Zamora incident. Socorro is located 75 miles (121 km) south of Albuquerque, at an average elevation of 4,605 feet (1,404 m). The town lies adjacent to the Rio Grande…
Artist's impression of UFO based on claims by Zamora.