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  2. Lonnie Zamora incident - Wikipedia

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    Lonnie Zamora incident. 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 object that later rose into the air accompanied by a roaring flame. Zamora's claims were subject to attention from news media ...

  3. Socorro, New Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Socorro (/ s ə ˈ k ɔːr oʊ /, sə-KOR-oh) 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 (1,396 m). In 2010 the population was 9,051. It is the county seat of Socorro County. Socorro is located 74 miles (119 km) south of Albuquerque and 146 miles (235 km) north of ...

  4. San Miguel de Socorro - Wikipedia

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    San Miguel de Socorro is the Catholic church in Socorro, New Mexico, built on the ruins of the old Nuestra Señora de Socorro mission. The old mission was built around 1627, but was destroyed in 1680 during the Pueblo Revolt. [2] A portion of the adobe wall of the old church remains today and still can be seen behind glass just left of the altar.

  5. Socorro County, New Mexico - Wikipedia

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    It is the second-largest county in New Mexico by area, after Catron County. Socorro County ranges in elevation from approximately 4,528 ft (1,380 m) on the banks of the Rio Grande to 10,784 ft (3,287 m) at the top of South Baldy peak in the Magdalena Mountains. The southern portion of the Rocky Mountains extend into New Mexico and Socorro County.

  6. Louis E. Saavedra - Wikipedia

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    Died. August 7, 2009. (2009-08-07) (aged 76) Albuquerque, New Mexico. Political party. Democratic. Louis Emilio Saavedra (March 18, 1933 – August 7, 2009) was an American politician and educator who served as the 25th mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as mayor from December 1989 until November 1993.

  7. Teypana - Wikipedia

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    Teypana. Teypana (alternate spelling “Teypama”) was the first pueblo to be called Socorro. This Piro pueblo was located close to present-day Socorro, New Mexico. A reference from 1598 suggests Teypana was on the west bank of the Rio Grande, downriver from the pueblo of Pilabó (the site of modern Socorro). Found in a partly flawed list of ...

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