SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT: Unidentified Flying Object sighted at 1677 14th Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia, 1 November 1957

This document is a Spot Intelligence Report (3DO 24-198) issued by the 3d District Office of Special Investigations of the United States Air Force, dated 18 December 1957. It details a sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object reported by a housewife in Huntington, West Virginia, on 1 November 1957. The witness, a supervisor at the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, claimed that she heard a crash, followed by a sound resembling a jet engine and a beeping noise. Upon investigating, she observed an object approximately the size of an automobile resting on her roof. She described the object as consisting of two metallic hemispheres joined off-center, with a small, steady red light at the axis of the lower hemisphere. She reported that the object appeared to vibrate or revolve and that its ascent caused a downdraft of air that billowed her housecoat and scattered leaves and twigs. The object ascended vertically and disappeared within one minute. The witness stated that she had not reported the incident earlier due to a fear of ridicule. The investigation included interviews with the witness and a review of meteorological data from the Tri-State Airport, which indicated clear and calm weather conditions at the time of the sighting. The U.S. Weather Bureau confirmed no unusual weather or celestial activity. The investigating officer, S/A William F. Richardson, noted that no physical evidence was found on the roof and that the witness had no military or other observer experience. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card categorized the incident as 'Other Prob Unrel Obs' (Other, Probably Unreliable Observer), and the comments section explicitly labels the witness as an 'unreliable observer.' The report includes a sketch of the object and is addressed to the Commander of the Air Defense Command.