Socorro reported disc saucer observation — April 24, 1964

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Witness reported a light going back and forth over a mountain of Socorro while he was driving North. Attached is a listing of sightings reported to the Air Force and might be attributed to the Socorro, New Mexico sighting. SOCORRO N M 24 APR 1964 GIRL SAYS SHE WAS BURNED WHILE WATCHING UFO HERE SOCORRO - Over unidentified flying objects continued at a high pace here today. Sharon Stull was burned on her face, arms and head when a flying object approached here and two mysterious objects appeared in the sky, according to reports. The series of incidents started when a policeman reported seeing a brilliant object in the sky. SOURCE : ALBUQUERQUE, JOURNAL DATE : 28 APR 64 LA MADERA, NEW MEXICO "Flying Saucer" Reports Spread In New Mexico SANTA FE (UPI) -- New Mexico's perennial addiction to flying saucers has taken hold of the state again with reports to police over the weekend of a latest object which, according to the Air Force and the FBI, was spotted early Saturday morning at La Madera, about 50 miles north of Santa Fe. State Police Captain Hector Barela said, "There was definitely something there." Orlando Gallegos, of Santa Fe, told the State Police that he saw the object within 200 feet of a huge object that looked like two saucers, one on top of the other. Moore said the object rose slowly from the ground and moved away. The Albuquerque motorists, George Herrera, told the local paper, the "object was like a silver looking thing." It disappeared over a mountain in the distance. In both the Socorro and the La Madera reports, the object were reported to have landed, approached and burned. Until the recent spottings, the last unidentified flying object was spotted in New Mexico near Cline last year when a campus policeman at the University of New Mexico reported seeing a strange object flying at the same time. The article discusses a reported UFO sighting near Socorro, New Mexico, and the subsequent investigation by the Air Force and local authorities. Supporting case details: Reported craft or object: Disc / Saucer; Reported object in Socorro reported disc saucer observation — April 24, 1964 Institutional response / aftermath: Government or official action