Zamora reports breaking off a speeding-car pursuit after a roar and flame; sees a white/aluminum oval object with two landing supports, a red insignia and two figures in white; object lifts off with roar and blue/orange flame toward the hills

Record

Date

1964-04-24

Claim or item

Zamora reports breaking off a speeding-car pursuit after a roar and flame; sees a white/aluminum oval object with two landing supports, a red insignia and two figures in white; object lifts off with roar and blue/orange flame toward the hills

Evidence category

Contemporaneous witness account (official case file)

Firsthand?

Yes

Publicly accessible?

Yes (Blue Book scans)

Independent corroboration

Physical traces reported at site; Chavez arrived shortly afterwards (sequence unverified)

Assessment

Reported in case records; object not independently identified

Notes

Distinguish Zamora's observation from later artistic reconstructions. Signed original statement still to be transcribed

Linked case IDs

CASE-025