1964 · Holloman AFB, New Mexico

The Holloman landing, as told to George H. W. Bush

Lead

Strength D · 3/10 · 2 independent

Evidence 0/4 · Witnesses 1/3 · Backing 2/3

A twice-removed account from a former president, matched by an earlier and separate Holloman landing story and the Socorro landing the same year.

Plausibility Moderate

Score 10 · 7 factors for, 0 against

Twice secondhand from a former CIA director, but matched by a separate 1973 Holloman landing story from officials and the Socorro landing the same year.

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Unconfirmed

Part ofOne corner of New Mexico

From the account Eric Davis says George H. W. Bush gave him: three craft at Holloman AFB in 1964, one landing on the tarmac, a non-human being meeting Air Force and CIA personnel. · Illustration for uaptrail.com

When1964

WhereHolloman AFB, New Mexico

Backing2 independent

Witnesses2 named

In 1964, the story goes, three craft approached Holloman AFB in New Mexico; one landed on the tarmac and a non-human being came out and met uniformed Air Force and civilian CIA personnel. Eric Davis says George H. W. Bush told him this privately in 2003: Bush had learned of it after his time as CIA director and was told he had no need to know more. A filmed Holloman landing was also described to filmmakers Robert Emenegger and Allan Sandler in 1973, and the Socorro landing happened nearby the same year.

Evidence, in date order (2)

24 Apr 1964Socorro, 24 April 1964witness
a landing with an occupant reported by a police officer the same year, near Holloman's range Socorro, New Mexico: Lonnie Zamora's landing report
1973Robert Emenegger and Allan Sandlerwitness
said officials told them in 1973 of a filmed landing at Holloman, shown as a reconstruction in their 1974 film UFOs: Past, Present and Future (dated 1964 and 1971 in different tellings) UFOs: Past, Present and Future (1974)

How plausible · Moderate

Twice secondhand from a former CIA director, but matched by a separate 1973 Holloman landing story from officials and the Socorro landing the same year.

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Access Bush, as a former CIA director, would have been briefed.
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Independent convergence Emenegger and Sandler were told of a filmed Holloman landing in 1973; Socorro (1964) is nearby and the same year.
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Fits secrecy practice "No need to know", even for a former DCI.
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No gain sought Davis passed on a private remark.
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Character record Davis is a physicist who worked on AAWSAP.
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Checkable details check out Holloman and the 1974 film are real.

Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.

Claims

Three craft approached Holloman; one landed on the tarmac and a non-human being came out and interacted with uniformed Air Force and civilian CIA personnel.secondhandLeadEric W. Davis

Bush learned of it after he was CIA director and was told he had no need to know.secondhandLeadEric W. Davis

Where

Holloman AFB, New Mexico

32.9°N 106.1°W

The Holloman landing, as told to George H. W. Bush

Evidence, in date order (2)

How plausible · Moderate

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