Skeptoid #582: Lonnie Zamora and the Socorro UFO

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Brian Dunning

History, Skeptic, Social Sciences, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Skepticism, Paranormal, Science

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2017

⏱️ 15 minutes

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This famous 1964 UFO sighting by a New Mexico police officer has several interesting explanations.

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0:00.0	Lonnie Zamora, it was said, was such a solid level-headed, dependable police officer
0:09.0	that there's no way he could have been lying or mistaken about the UFO he spotted in
0:14.2	Sikaro, New Mexico in 1964.
0:18.4	Nobody likes to admit it, but even honest, dependable people can fool themselves over what
0:24.2	they think they're seeing, and they can also be fooled by other people.
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1:41.6	Lonnie Zamora and the Sikaro UFO.
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