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DEPARTMENT OF TEE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIP FORCE WASHINGTON The Inspector General USAF 3d District Office of Special Investigations 1612 S, Cameron Street, Marrisburg, Po. Mailing Address: Post Office Pox 709 3D0 24-193 SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPOWT 15 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object Sighted at Rochester, Pa,, at approximately 2300z 1 October 1957, by JOH?! KARCHER and LEE PLUNKETT /V) Commander Q Air Defense Command ) — Ent Air Force Base Colorado Springs, Colorado 1, SYNOPSIS: JOHN KARCHER and LEE PLUNKETT, while at a farm a few miles from Rochester, Pa,, observed an object tr…

Hq DO*3, File 3D0 24-193, SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT, Subj: Unidentified Flying Object Sighted at Rochester, Pa,, at approximately 23002, 1 Octor ber 1957, by JOHN KARCHER and LEE PLUNKETT 1 KARCHER and PLUNKETT described the object as an elongated sphere or cigar shaped, except the front end was blunt while the rear end had a pronounced taper, The size of the object was described as be- ing approximately 200 to 300 feet in length (also described as the di+ ameter of a three inch (3") apple held at arms length), Both witnesses stated that the object had three (3) colored stripes running its enti…

Hq DO*3, File 3D0 24-193, NI. (CE REPORT, Subj; Unidentified Flying Object Sighted at eae Pae, at approximately 2300Z, 1 Octo- ber 1957, by JOHN KARCHER and LEE PLUNKETT KARCHER stated that at the time of the second sighting, he and PLUNKETT were returning to Rochester, Pa,, and were just passing the adjoining farm house; they stopped the vehicle to observe the ob- ject and two (2) women, the occupants of the farm house, also at this time observed the object, The distance between the places from which the two (2) sightings were made is approximately 200 yards, Interviewees Stated that as they …

Hq DO®3, File 3D0 24-193, sp NTELLIGENCE REPORT, Subj; Unidentified Flying Object Sighted at Rochester, Pa,, at approximately 23002, 1 Octo- ber 1957, by JOHN KARCHER and LEE PLUNKETT No thunderstorms, no clouds, ceiling unlimited, visibility fifteen (15) miles plus, No unusual weather condition which might account for sighting, On 8 November 1957, RUFUS B, DARDEN, 2d Lt,, AO 3071464, Asst, Air Installations Engineer, 54th MATROI!, having been furnished in- formation regarding known landmarks, established the location of the ob- Servers at the time the sighting was made to be Latitude 40° 44'2…

Declassification Authority: NND 923007

3D0 2h- 13 November 1957 SPOT INTELLIGENCE lying Object Sighted pproximately 2300Z ommanding General Air Defense Command Ent Air Force Base Colorado Springs, Colorado JOHN KARCHER and LEE PLUNKETT while at a farm a few Rochester, Pa. observed an object travelling at a very slow rate f speed at an altitude of 3000 to 5000 0 in shape with a green stripe, a yellow st e 1d a red stripe running the entire length of the object. Bright blue white light or exhaust seen emitting from aft end of object. Object maintained level flight path at 2 degrees 23 minutes elevation from point of observatione No r…

AT ROCHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA (Cont'd) and PLUNKETT estimated the distance of the object from them as being between 8 and 10 miles and although they did not hear any sound they stated they saw emitting from the aft end of the object what appeared to be a beam of light or an exhaust which was blue white in color and travelling at a very slow rate of speed. They estimated the speed at 5 to 10 miles per hour. KARCHER and PLUNKETT stated that they saw the object on two occasions, the first time the object was travelling from northwest to southeast and was visible to them for approximately 15 minutes …

De F/Sgt. and NCOIC, operations were di records have being received from any of scope been destroyed ports of an unidentified flying object. November 1957, McMECHEN, Controller, was informed BISHOP that a of failed report of review records on fil unidentified 1957, RALPH JACKSON, Jr hment 3, 1 October 2th 1957 were as follows: winds N Oo 300°/2 270°/LhK 270°/50K 2),0°/91K Surfs ce 6000F LOPOOF 16, OOOF 20, 000F 505 OOOF No thunderstorms, no clouds, unusual weather condition which iber 1 57 RUFUS AmDOL es (ATRON, he land established the sighting to be Latitude based on true north figured clockw…