On April 24, 1964, in a barren arroyo southwest of Socorro, New Mexico, Officer Lonnie Zamora discovered a series of physical markings pressed into the desert floor. These included four distinct, rectangular depressions, each measuring sixteen by six inches, paired with four scorched patches of grass and three shallow, four-inch diameter circular indentations resembling the impression of a jar lid.

These physical traces open onto a rigorous examination of the official federal investigation into the event. The episode explores records held by the FBI Central Records Center, specifically the memorandum dated May 8, 1964, regarding the Socorro incident. It documents the testimony of local law enforcement and the on-site observations of FBI Special Agent D. Arthur Byrnes, Jr., who was already stationed in Socorro during the late afternoon of the incident.

Episode 10 follows the timeline established in FBI File 62-HQ-83894, examining the administrative report from Agent Byrnes, the contemporaneous witness statement provided by Officer Lonnie Zamora, and the physical survey of the landing site. No hype, no lore, no premature verdict. Just the files, the Evidence, the gaps, and the questions the record leaves open.

Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/ufo-files/episode/ep10

About The UFO Files

The UFO Files is an investigative podcast analyzing declassified UFO and UAP records, document by document. Every claim is grounded in primary source records, with sources and transcripts published on the Neural Broadcast Network website for verification.