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02/1810
UST
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U.S!
BIRDS
10-12
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Cro, US%, driving to Tortiana, Oregon,
saw 10-12 objects in sky. Objects wre sources
of light or highly polioned bodles. Opserver
exposed 30 feet of 16 ma color motion picture
211m. Oojects seemed to be milling about in
rough formation.
See Also:
Film
7-3745-345
1.
2.
Source is naval photograpner,
considered an expert.
Possible mirage effect.
3. Fossiole migratory biras.
16 SEP 522
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0950
ATTAR
2. ะะขะ
1952 UL 11
08 53
GREENAGH
RED 95
WPB065
UNCLASSIFIED
YMX063H
ACTION INFOR.
XYA126
XMXยฎ 62
ACTION
XXB849
AM 7: 30
JWPUK 019
RR/NMNM
JEPHQ JEDWP
JEDEN JEDST JWFDL 555
DE" JWPUK 03
R 102150Z
EM HO 127TH PLT TNG UG LUKE AFB ARIZ
TO JEPHQ/D/I HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
JEDWP/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JINFO JEDST/CG ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL
JUEDL/SCE CTAF RANDOLPH AFB SAN ANTONIO TEX
GB331G. ATTN:ATIAA-2C.=FLYOBRPT
(1) SEVEN INCH BALL รF FLAME WITH EIGHT FOOT TRAIL SIGHTED. NO
SOUND OR LIGHTS RESEMBLING KNOWN FLYING OBJECTS.
(2) SIGHTED AT 0420 ON 2 JULY 1952 FOR 3 TO 4 MรNUTES.
(3) VISUAL OVSERVATION FROM GROUND.
(4) FROM 1717 NORTH 1ST AVE, PHOENIX, ARIZ. OBJECT APPEARED NORTHWEST,
TRAVELED ARC TO SOUTHWEST. A GLE OF ELEVATION 40 DEGREES NORTHWEST,
30 DEGREES WEST, 15 DEGREES SOUTHWEST. ESTIMATED DISTANCE SEVEN TO
TEN MILES โข
(5) OBSERVER MRS ARTHUR WOLF, WIFE OF ARMY ORDNANCE COLONELโข
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(6) WEATHER AT 0430 CEILING CLEAR: VISIBILITY 15 PLUS MILES: WIND
4 KNOTS FROM NORTH.
(TAND 8) NONE
(9) PRESรME OBJECT MADE GROUND CONTACT SOUTHWEST OF PHOENIXโข
SEARCH HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
(10) NO AIRCRAFT OR BALLONS REPORTED. POSSIBILITY OF CROP DUSTERS.
10/22212 JUL JWPUK
UNCLASSIFIED
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COMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
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PUT 13
ORR JรDUP JEDEN JEPHO JUPML 444
COPY TWX CAFIN GrO%
DE JUPML 20F
V R 121650% 2N3
FM CG 28TI AD HATB CALIT
GEDUPSCHIEF ATIC URIGIT-PATTERSON AFD ONLO
INF O
SEDENG ADC ENT ARB COLO SPRINGS COLO
JEPHO US AF WASHINGTON 25 DC
JUPMLACG WADE HAFB CALIF
9171, ATTN DIR OF INTEL. IN REPLY TO AFOIN-2A2
N TAN THN T CONT
FOL INFO REQ BY HO USAT HAS BEEN
OBTAINED BY INTERVIEN VITH PO DELBERT Cโข NEVHOUSE, 177273, AVN
SUP DEP, NAVAL, SUP CEN OAKLAND, CALIF RiGARDING UNIDENTIFIED
BLY ONE AN MOE FILM ON SIGHTING 2 JUL 52 NEAR TREMONTON, UTAlIA
CPO NEHOUSE, HIS WIFE, SON AND DAUGHTER WERE ALL INTERVIEUDD AT
THE NEVIOUSE HOME INDERKELEY, CALIF ON 10 SEP 52 BY DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, 28TH AIR DIV (DEF) โข FOL ANSUERS TO QUESTIONS 1 THRU
13 IN USAF REQUEST ARE SUBMITTED 1
1. NO SOUND HEARD DURING OBSERVATIONโข 2โข NO EXHAUST TRAILS OR
CAF IN
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NGOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CR. CONTRAILS OBSERVED
+ 3. NO AIRCRAFT, BIRDS, BALLOONS, OR OTTER
IDNTIFIABLE OBJECTS SEEN IN AIR IMEDIATELY BEFORE, DURING, OR
TIMEDIATELY AFTER OBSERVATION. 40 SINGLE OBJECT WHICH DETACHED
ITSELF FROM GROUP DID HEAD IN DIRECTION OPPOSITE ORIGINAL
COURSE AND DISAPEARED FROM VIDY WHILE STILL TRAVELING IN THIS
DIRECTIONโข 5โข CAVERA POINTED AT ESTIMATED 76 DEGREES ELEVATION
DESCRIBED AND ARC PRO APPROX DUE EAST TO DUE VEST
THEN FROM DUE VEST TO APPROX 66 DEGREES FROM NORTHIN PHOTOGRAPHING
DETACHED OBS HEADING IN DIRECTION OPPOSITE ORIGINAL
COURSE. &โข SUN WAS APPROX OVERHEAD OF OBSERVER โข OBJECTS WERE
AT APPROX 70 DEGREES ABOVE TRAIN ON A COURSE SEVERAL MILES FROM
OBSERVER. 7โข WEATHER CONDITIONS BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, CLEAR, APPROX 80
DEGREES TEMPERATURE, SLIGHT BREEZE FROM EAST NORTH EAST APPROX 3
TO 5 MPH: 8. NO METEOROLOGICAL ACTIVITY NOTED DURING THAT DAY โข
9. OPINION REGARDING FOLLOWING CIN A. LIGIT FROM OBJECTS
CAUSED BY REFLECTIONA Be OBJECTS APPEARED APPROX AS LONG AS THEY
WERE VIDE AND THINg C. APPEARED IDENTICAL IN SHAPES De 12 TO 34
OBJECTS, Eโข ALL APPEARED LIGHT COLOR, TO NO OPINION, C. APPEARED
TO HAVE SAME TYPE OF MOTION EXCEPT FOR ONE OBJECT WHICH REVERSED ITS
COURSE, HA DISAPPEARED FROM VIEU BY MOVING OUT OF RANGE
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DOD DIR 5200.10
CR 12 YEARS.
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19 JAN 51
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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PAGE THREE OF 20F
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
EYESIGHT. 10 โข NO FILTERS
USDDโข 11. ONE 100 HILL 2 OR 3 MILES TO
RIGHT OF
US IVY 30 DASH S WITH OBSERVER FACING NORTH LOCATED
APPROX 10 MILES NORTH TREMONTON, UTAIT. 12โฌ OTHER PERSONS
SIGHTING OBJECTS VEREE MRS De Co NEWHOUSE, VITES DELBERT CA
NEWHOUSE, JR, SON AGE 143 ANNE NEWHOUSE, DAUGITER, AGE 12. WHOLE
NEVIOUSE PANELY INCLUDED IN ENTERVIE 13, CPO NEVIOUSE
AND FAMILY
HAVE NEVER SIGITED UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS BEFORE. NEWHOUSE
STATED THAT HE NEVER BELIEVED HE WOULD JOIN RANKS OF THOSE
REPORTING SUCH OBJECTS PRIOR TO THIS OBSERVATION. CO NEUTOUSE
AND IRS NEWHOUSE APPEARED TO BE EXTRENELY HONEST AND RELIABLE
PERSONS โข CPO NEUHOUSE STATED HE HAS BEEN IN THE NAVAL SERVICE FOR
OVER 19 VEARS VITH SERVICE AS A COlMISSIONED OFFICER DURING
NU 2- NEVHOUSE IS GRADUATE OF NAVAL PHOTOGRAPIIC SCHOOL IN 1935
AND CLATIS OVER 2000 HOURS IN THE AIR AS A PHOTOGRAPHER ON ACTUAL
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPII MESSIONS โข NEUHOUSE ALSO DOES CONSIDERABLE GROUND
PHOTOGRAPIY. IT IS BELIEVED NEUHOUSE COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS AN
EXPERT PHOTOGRAPHER โข
12/16502 SEP JUPML
DOWNGRADED AT & YVAR INTERY 17*:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
NOTE: 29149 is not identified
in SMD.
INTO : OIN, OOP
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UCT 18 01 40 25Z
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XD B0 16
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JUPMIL. 12
COPY OF TWX CAFIN 74096
RR JEDUP JEPHO 222
DE JUPIL 56J
P. 0923262
FM JUPHL/GG 28TH AIR DIV (DET) HAMELTON ATB CLATTโข
TO JEDUP/CITET, ATIC TRIGIT-PATTERSON ASB, OHIO
INTO: GUPHO/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE
HEADQUARTERS USAT, UANGINGTON 25 D.C.
9171 IN REPLY TO AFOIN-2A2 FOLLOUING INFORMATIO
REQUES IED BY HOโข USAF HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
VITH CPO DELBERT C. NEVOUSE, 377273, AVN SUP DEP, NAVAL SUP CENTET:
JARLAND, GALIT โข REGARDING AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION ABOUT MOVIE FILM OU
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT SIGUTING ON 2 JULY 1052โข QUESTIONER VAS TRIPOD USED
TO PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTAIL SCENE IN IDANO UNICI APPEARS ON'FINAL FOOTAGE
CE FILM IN QUESTION & ANSUER& NEGATIVE, ENTIRE ROLL OF FILM WAS MAND
HELD
rite !
09/232 8Z
OCT
INFO
OIN
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YAR INTROTATA,
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
CAP IN:
74096 (10 0ct 52)
SDM/mew
AFHQ FORM 0-309g
19 JAN 51
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SECURITY CLASSH
(If any)
DISPOSITION FORM
FILE NO.
SUBJECT
35mm Film and Analysis
TO AFOIN-2A2
Attn : Major Fournet
FROM
ATIC
DATE 15 OCT 1952
COMMENT NO. 1
Capt Fappelt/jos
65365/B263D/PD28
1. As per your request inclosed herein for your inspection is the 35mm film
from Tremonton, Utah, showing unidentified aerial objects.
2. Also inclosed is a photostatic copy of an analysis performed by the Photo
Reconnaissance Laboratory, Wright Field.
3. The 35mm roll is the original film and no duplicate has been made.
4. It is the opinion of ATTAA-5 that the film should be submitted to an orni-
thologist, perhaps at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, to obtain an opinion
as to whether the objects may not possibly be birds in flight.
2 Incls
a/s
Robert & Kenned
ROBERT E. KENNEDY, Major, USAF
Air Adjutant General
Air Technical Intelligence Center
DD
FORM
1 FEB 50
96
REPLACES NME FORM 96, 1 OCT 48, WHICH MAY BE USED
16-54801-3
U.S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1952 0 - 986875
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BONDONING
2G. 01 h1 02 100
03A 3039
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Re movies by CPD Newhouse
โ July vv, I miN. of Tremonion, U.
UNCLASSIFIED
USAR,
MASHIDG
CG MADE
(Info)
AFOIN 57764
CELER ATIO
2 JUL
2268532
SUPELT
FRASTICAL
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
ATLEAD
O DATER
UTAR
377283,
USIT, STA
OURICER
Al
URING OBO
ANX
A 11
OR CONTRAIT.
50,
118.03 g
INNSBIAIBLY
TACL
50, GIV
10
ORIGIN
TRAVSTLING
MOVIE FILM ON
SIGNING
52
VROM CEO
3 AT
AVLAT EU
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VISHED.
AB. COON AS
39-HOLLOWING
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DURANO
OBS:
SEVANSON?
ORE SOTS
ITE
DIREGTION
DIO
STILL
1
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3
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UNCLASSIFIED
(5) AT APPROXINATELY HAT ELEVATION AND IN WHA? DIRECTION (BRARING) MAS
CAMERA POLITED DURING EXPOSURS OP FILM?
(6) WHAT HAS FOGIZION
OF
SILL RELATIVE 20 OBTECTS AND 30 1042
(7) WHAT WERE MATHER
CONDITIONS? APPROXIMATE TEMPERATURSZ BART OR CLEAR?
HIND DIRECTION
AND
(8) ANX MNTEOROLOGICAL ACTIVITY NOTIOND DURING THAT TAY?
(9) DOSS HS HAVE ANY OPINION REGARDING FOLLOWINGS
(8) WAS LIGHT FROM ODINGES CAUSID BX REFLECTION OR WERE
THUY SOURCE
OF LICHT?
(6) SHAPS OF OBJ10782
(a)
(d)
WBAS THIEX ALL APPROXTHATELY THE SAME
COLOR OF
OBJECT82
(e)
(e)
ALL SAME COLOR?
TEPS MOTION ATTRIBUSABIN
AHIS
OF VLIONT PA782
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UNCLASSIFIED
(E) DIE
ALL OBTSCTS HAVE SANS TYPE NOTION?
(h) HOW DID OBJICTS
DISAPPEAR FROM VISH?
(20) WAS ANY FELT
OM CANERA?
(22) - 3220
ANY LANDMARKS AROUND LOCATION NHICH WOULD FACILITA'S WINDING
703U188
(12) KNOW ON ANZORI
SANITED OBJECTS?
(23) EVER SECHTED
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS DAPORE?
IN SO, OBRAZI DETAILS
TAN FAR 7e 07 ArT 200-5โข
ADDITIONALIT, DEBIRE INTURVIVING OFFICER
ESTIMATS RELIABILITY AND 17010-
GRAPHIC PROFICINIC OF MENDOUSE AFT 200-5 MAX AID IN CONDUCTING INTEVISE RACUSOT
INPORMATION
ORIGAL MRANS AS SOON AS AVAIZABLE TO ATIC NITE
INPORMATION
R.
SEEN
ROPEN 10 APOIN-202.
DOWNGRADED AT & YAR INTERVATS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
DENEY J. JOURNET, JRo, Major, USAP
AFOIN-2A2
71006
UNCLASSIFIED
DECLAS
D Authority NND 923007
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UNCLASSIFIED
Copy TWX CAFIN 65202
R. 121650% ZNJ
EM CG 28TH AD HARB CALIF
TO CHIEF ATIC URIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
INFO CG ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
DOWNGRADED AT 3 TRAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10-
CG WADF HAFB CALIF
RESTRICTED/9171. ATTN DIR OF INTEL. IN REPLY TO APOIN-2A2 AND WADE MSG
WDOID 29149 FOL INTO REQ BI HE USE HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY INTERVIEN WITH
CPO DELBERT C. NENHOUSE. 177273, AVN SUP DEP, NAVAL SUP GEN, OAKLAND, GALIF
REGARDING UNIDENTIFIED BLY OBJS AND MOVIE FIIM ON SIGHTING 2 JUL. 52 NEAR
TREMONTON, UTAH, CPO NANHOUSE, HIS WIFE, SON AND DAUGHTER VERE ATI, INTER
VIZHED AT THE NEWHOUSE HOME IN BARKELEY, CALIF ON 20 SEP 52 BY DIRBETOR OF
INTELLIGINCE, 28TH AIR DIV (DEF). FOL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1 THRU 13
IN USAP REQUEST ARE SUMITTED:
1. NO SOUND HEARD DURING OBSERVATION. 2. NO EXHAUST TRAIIS OR CONTRAILS
OBSERVED. 3. NO AIRGRAFT, BIRDS, BALIOONS, OR OTHER IDENTIFIABLE OBJECTS
SKEN IN AIR INCEDIATELY BEFORE, DURING, OR DARDIATELY AFTER OBSERVATION.
4. SINGLE OBJECT WHICH DETACHED ITSKLE FROM GROUP DID HEAD IN DIRECTION
OPPOSITE ORIGINAL COURSE AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEN WHILE STIII, TRAVELING
IN THIS DIRECTION. 5. CAMERA POINTED AT ESTIMATED 70 DEGREES ELEVATION
AND DESCRIBED AND ARC FROM APPROX DUE EAST TO DUE WEST THEN FROM DUE WEST
TO APPROX 60 DEGREES FROM NORTH IN PHOTOGRAPHING DETACHED OBJ HEADING IN
o Pp
DIRECTION BEDOSITE ORIGINAL COURSE. 6. SUN WAS APPROX OVERHAD OF OBSERVER.
OBJECTS WERE AT APPROX 70 DEGREES ABOVE TRAIN ON A COURSE SEVERAL NITES
FROM OBSERVER. 7. WEATHER CONDITIONS: BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, CLEAR, APPROX 80
DEGREES TAMPERATURE, SLIGHT BRAIZE FRONGESTORTH HAST APPROX 3 TO 5 MPH.
8. NO METEOROLOGICAL ACTIVITY NOWAD DURING THRT DAY. % OPINION REGARDING
FOLLOWING CIN Aโข LIGHT FROM OBJECTS CAUSED BY REFLECTION: B. OBJECTS
em 4 UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED
APPEARED APPROX AS LONG AS THRY WERE WIDE AND THIN. C. APPEARED IDENTICAL
IN SHAPE. D. 12 TO 14 OBJECTS. B. ALL APPEARED LIGHT COLOR. F. NO
OPINION. G. APPEARED TO HAVE SAME TYPE OF MOTION EXCEPT FOR ONE OBJBOT
WHICH REVERSED ITS COURSE. H. DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW BY MOVING OUT OF
RANGE OF EYESIGHT. 10. NO FILTERS USED. 11. ONE LOW HILI, 2 OR 3 MILES
TO RIGHT OF US HIY 30 DASH S WITH OBSERVER FACING NORTH, LOCATED
APPROX 10 MILES NORTH TRIMONTON, UTAH. 12. OTHER PERSONS SICHTING OBJECTS
WIRE: MRS. D. C. NEWHOUSE, WIPES DELBERT C. NENHOUSE, JR, SON, AGE 14:
ANNE NEWHOUSE, DAUGHTER, AGE E*. WHOLE NEWHOUSE FAMILY INCLUDED IN INTER-
VIEW. 23โข CPO NENHOUSE AND FANTLY HAVE NEVER SIGHEED UNIDENTIFIED FLYING
OBJECTS BEFORE. NEWHCUSE STATED THAT HE NEVER BELIEVED HE WOUID JOIN
RANKS OF THOSE REPORTING SUCH OBJECTS PRIOR TO THIS OBSERVATION. CPO
NEWHOUSE AND MRS. NEWHOUSE APPEARED TO BE EXTREMELY HONEST AND RELIABLE
PERSONS. CO NISHOUSE STATED HE HAS BEEN IN THE NAVAL SERVICE FOR OVER
19 YEARS WITH SERVICE AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER DURING WN 2. NENHOUSE
IS GRADUATE OF NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SCHOOL IN 1935 AND CLAIMS OVER 1000
HOURS IN THE AIR AS A PHOTOGRAPHER ON ACTUAL, ABRIAL PHOTOGRAPH MISSIONS.
NENHOUSE ALSO DOES CONSIDERABLE GROUND PHOTOGRAPHY, IT IS BELIEVED NENHOUSE
COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS AN EXPERT PHOTOGRAPHER.
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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UNCLASSIFIED
THOM:
10:
INFO:
HQ, USAF
7 Oct 52
ACTION:
ROUTTA
11G:
ROUTINS
6028th AIRDIV HAMILTON AYB CALIT CRYPTOPRECAUTION:
NO
CHIEF ATIC WRIGHT-PATORRSON APIS ONIO IDINTITICATION:
9171 1s
CAP IN
65302
(12 Sep 53)
CLASSIFICATION:
TRON:
APOIN 59782
ATTRITION: Director of Intelligence. Reference your message
9171 dated 12 Sep 53. Request CPD Newhouse be asked following
additional questiont Was tripod used to photograph mountain
scene in Idaho which arrenre on final footage of film in
questiont
Torward information by electrical menns to ATIC with
information this headquarters. In response reply to APOIl-3A3
COORDINATION:
AFOIN-242
AFDIN-2A
PAGE 2
DRAFTER'S NAME:
Maj- Dewey 3. Tournet
AFO IN -243
TELEPHONK:
75990
RELBASING OPPICER'S
SIGNATURAL
DOMAID H
BNEBB, Captain, USAF
Ixeeutive Officer, Topieal Division
Deputy Director for Estinates
Directorate of Intelligence, DOS/0
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SOPYยฎ
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE AIR- PORCI
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISIO
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
UNCLASSIFIED
CAFIN 74096
7M JWPME./CG 28th AIR DIV (DEF) HAMILTON AFB, CALIP.
TO JEDP/CHIEF, ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON ATB, OHIO
INFO: JWPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, IQ USAR, WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
9171 IN REPLY
TO APOIN-2A2 FOLLOWING INFORMATION REQUESTED BY
HQ USAT HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH CPO DELBERT C.
NEWHOUSE, 177273, AVN SUP DEP, NAVAL SUP CENTER, OAKLAND, CALIT, REGARDING AN ADDI
TIONAL QUESTION ABOUT MOVIE FILM ON UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT SIGHTLIG ON 2 JULY 1952.
QUESTION: "WAS TRIPOD USED TO KIKUT PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTAIN SCENE IN IDAHO
WHICH APPEARS ON FINAL, FOOTAGE OF FILM IN QUESTION"? ANSWER: NEGATIVE,
ENTIRE ROLL OF FIIM WAS HANDHELD.
INFO: OIN
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DOD DIR 5200.10
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(10 0et 52)
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UNCLASSIFIED
USAR, WABIDE
OTING
(Into)
CO BILL ARB, OGDEN
CHLET ATTO, NIGHT-PATTERSON
ATTHE
W. ATE.
OR OFFICER
WEATHER SEQUILICE NRARESS 18102 - HOURS 2 JUL
52
20R
ARIA INCLUDING
TROOTTON, UTAR, PARTICULAREX DESIRE HINDS MIOPE AND
TURES
FROM BURFACE
20 NAXINUM ALTETUDE AVAILARIE, ALSO ANY METZOROLOGICAL OR OTHSR AGRIVITY MAICE
MIGHT ACCOUNT
ACHTING
PHOTOGRATS OF 8 70 22 UNIDENTIRIED OSTROTS
WEICH APPEARE
LIGET TRAVELLING
SITHER HICHLY FOLISHED BODELS OR SOUACES. OF
WONTON IN BAG ED FORMATION GERBRALLI ABREAST.
FORRARD
PORNAT LON
DECIALGAE MGAN 30 AIG WETH.
INFO THIS
HEADQUARTING,
IN RARFONS
ISPLY
30 ะะ ะะ-242,
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DOD DIR 5200.10
DEMET J. FOURNET, JRe, Major, USAT
AFO ISโข2A2
72016
UNCLASSIFIED
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70
1/c
Adams
wif orig
Alm
10/225
Requirements
1.
2 color duplicates and 1 black & white print (exclusive of portion
with sound track whish is spliced to the end of the film).
2. Request the original be handled with utmost care (it is already in
fairly poor condition, and we are very anxious that it suffer no further
damage).
3.
Request the original be cleaned as carefully as possible prior to
duplication.
4. Request utmost effort in controlling duplication to extent that resulting
copies will be as identical to original as possible in image and color
reproduction.
5. The loose (unspliced) portion of 17 frames belongs at the end of the
footage having a deep blue background and no sound track. The last
frame of this loose portion is immediately adjacent to the splice with
the broken frame having the sound track.
6. Can the stripped sprocket holes in the loose portion of the original
(see 5) be repaired in any way - sufficiently to make it possible to
run this part along with the remainder of film without malfunction?
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UNCLASSIFIED
liatio
Att
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OF INTELLIGENCE. REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE 9171 DATED 12 SEP 52.
REQUEST CPO NEWHOUSE BE ASKED FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL QUESTION CLN
WAS TRIPOD USED TO PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTAIN SCENE IN IDAHO WHICH APPEARS
ON FINAL FOOTAGE OF FILM IN QUESTION QUES FORWARD INFORMATION
BY ELECTRICAL MENNS TO ATIC WITH INFORMATION THIS HEADQUARTERS.
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In reply refer to
ATTAA-5
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ATIAA-5/JKR/vs
15 September 1952
ATIA
070 Delbert C. Newhouse, 177283 USN
Aviation Supply Depot
Naval Supply Center
Oakland 4, California
Dear Mr. Newhouse:
Your 16 mn film of unidentified aerial phenomena has been for-
warded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center for analysis,
The
final footage of mountain scenery will be detached and returned to
you as soon as possible.
If it is agreeable to you, a duplicate of the aerial phenomena
diately nether this arrangement is agreeable to you.
Your cooperation and desire to be of service are greatly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
ROBERT E. KENNEDY
Major, USAF
Air Adjutant General
DESIGNATE AUTHD OFPICE OF RECORD
AMC Form 8 (Rey 17 May 50)
OFPICIAL FILE COPY
Supersedes AMC Form 8, Bey 1 Apr 48, which will be used.
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3600M
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HEADQUARTERS USAF, WAHS INGTON 25 ,D.C.
โข9171 IN REPLY TO AFOIN-2A2 FOLLOWING INFORMATION
REQUESTED BY HQ. USAT HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
WITH CPO DELBERT C. NEWHOUSE, 177273, AVN SUP DEP, NAVAL SUP CENTER,
OAKLAND, CALIF. REGARDING AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION ABOUT MOVIE FILM ON
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT SIGHTING ON 2 JULY 1952. QUESTION: *WAS TRIPOD USED
TO PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTAIN SCENE IN IDAHO WHICH APPEARS ON FINAL FOOTAGE
OF FILM IN QUESTION"? ANSWER: NEGATIVE, ENTIRE ROLL OF FILM WAS HAND
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PROJECT BLUE BOOK 1 WEA BLN EA RELSD 0200 AND 0800 2 JUL 52
TRAJECTORY SW TO NE THENCE W TO E THENCE NW TO SE DURING ASCENSION
WINDS GENLY FR W SPEED 10-12 KNOTS NO OTHER INFO AVAL THIS COMD ON
2JUL52 RE UNIDENTIFIED OBJS
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JOINT MESSAGEFORM
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER NO.
Hold-File under Fremont, ah, 2 Jul 52
UNCLASSIFIED
โข SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY
FROM: (Originator)
DATE-TIME GROUP
CO ATIC
201/002
PRECEDENCE
FOR:
1109
ACTION
INFORMATION
BRUININE
TO: CO, HELL AID, UTAN
BOOK MESSAGE
ORIGINAL MESSAGE
MULTIPLE ADDRESS
CRYPTOPRECAUTION
YES
NO
IDENTIFICATION
REFERS TO MESSAGE:
CLASSIFICATION
INFO:
FOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICE
ATIAA
Request a21 available information, including (light tracks, of any balloons launched
fron area of your bese on 2 Jul 52. This infomation is messy for the enalyais
of a sighting of eight unidentified flying objects which occurred at 1110 UST or
2 Jal 52 Photographs of sighting indicate possibility that objects may be a cluster
of balloons.
In reply cite Projeet Bluebook.
COORDINAZE ONE
ATLAA
AFIA
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OF
PAGES
TELEPHONE
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TO: Whom it may concern
ATIAA-5/Lt Flues/ jos/65365/ 15 Dec 52
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
PROBLEM:
Tremont, Utah, sighting.
FACTS AND DISCUSSION:
On 15 Dee 52 It A. G. Flues telephoned It Malcom Ross, USN, at the Of-
fice of Naval Research, University of Minnesota.
The purpose was to deter-
mine whether pillow balloon releases could account for the Tremont,
Utah,
incident of 2 Jul 52.
It Ross had seen the Tremont/movies and it was his opinion, as well as
that of Lt Lewis, UNg that the objects photographed were pillow balloons.
However, Lt Ross said that the Navy had not released any pillow balloons in
or near that area at that time. It Ross pointed out that General Mills, Inc.,
Minneapolis, is, in so far as he knows, the sole manufacturer of pillow bal-
loons and suggested that ATIC contact Mr. Jโข R. Smith of General Mills to
determine what organizations and ageneles had
purchased
pillow balloons.
It
Ross also stated that in the winter of 1952, the "Crusade for Freedom" pur-
chased many pillow balloons from General Mills.
These were sent to various
cities in the United States and released periodically. It Ross did not know
the exact times, dates, or points of these releases, but he suggested that
ATIC contact the "Crusade for Freedom".
RECOMMENDATION:
That ATIAA-5 contact Mr. J. R. Snith and the "Crusade for Freedon".
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TO: Whom it May Concern
SUBJECT: Tremonton, Utah, incident of 2 Jul 52
On 16 Dec 52 Lt A. G. Flues called Mr. J. R. Smith, Director, Balloon Re-
search, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, to determine whether or
not a pillow balloon release could have caused the Tremonton incident.
Mr. Smith pointed out that in the winter of 1951, his company, the only
known manufacturer of this type balloon, produced a large number of pillows
for the "Crusade for Freedom".
These balloons were distributed to both national
and local offices of that organization and CMI was unable to say exactly what
the organization did with them after receipt. However, GMI did say that they
were released sporadically for publicity purposes from widely separated areas
in the United States.
In the "Crusade for Freedom" organization there have since been 100%
personnel shifts, top to bottom and J. R. Smith was not too encouraging when
It Flues suggested contacting the organization. However, he agreed to forward
all shipping lists which will tell ATIC who the consignees were and just what
numbers each received.
Mr. Smith pointed out that in 1951 and until Nov 52, helium and hydrogen
gasses were in short supply. The two companies which furnish these gasses are
Air Reduction Company and The Linde Companyโข
Mr. Smith suggested contacting
their distributors in the area of the sighting.
Recommendations:
That ATIC follow-up with the lists Mr. Smith will provide and
that ATIC check distributors of hydrogen and helium in the Utah area.
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Travel Report - Minneapolis, Minnesota
29, 30, 31 December 1952
On 29 Dec 52, It A. G. Flues went to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to contact
the Field Representative of ONR and the General Mills Corporation there. The
purpose was to determine if the UFO's in the Tremonton, Utah, movies of 2 July
52 might be pillow balloons.
On 30 Dee the films were run off in the balloon room of the Physies Building,
University of Minnesota. The following were in attendance:
Lt Malcolm Ross, USN
S2C Leroy Harger, USN
Dr. Nye, U. of Minn,
Balloon flights and geophysics
Dr. Winkler, U. of Minn. Balloon flights and geophysics
Frank C. Jewett, Exec. Vice-President, Research Dept., General
Mills,
Inc.
J. R. Smith, Chief, Meteorology Dept., General Mills, Inc.
There were various others present all of whom have had experience in
flying pillow balloons.
The films were run off eight times, at various speeds, and were frequently
stopped at good frames. All were informed of the background data.
It was the consensus of opinion that the objects resembled pillow balloons
in flight very closely and did nothing that pillows would not do in similar
circunstances. J. R. Smith was the least convinced of this hypothesis; however,
he felt that the objects were a bit too bright and maneuvered a bit too fast.
The head meteorologist of GMI pointed out that winde to 8,000 ft. at H111
AFB would probably be different from those at Tremonton because of topography
and land-sea effect. The extreme stability of the atmosphere on that day would,
he added, make ascent very slow and would tend to stabilize a pillow at a given
altitude. Additionally, wind direction is capable of a 180ยฐ shift within perhaps
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500 ft. of altitude which could account for a high or low balloon, with relation
to the group, to proceed in an apparently opposite direction.
If the objects are pillows, the consensus was that they are not over
6,000 ' altitude, probably mich less. If this is so, they cannot possibly have
been aloft for more than 12 hours, and this only if filled with warm air or
underinflated with gas or ballasted for a given altitude. There is a much
greater probability that they are ascending and have been released from a
nearly point not over 1/2 hour before.
None of the persons present placed much faith in the computations of
angular velocity, since all were predicated upon Newhouse's holding the camera
still.
It Flues went over to GMI later on and obtained fron J. R. Smith the names
and addresses of consignees who received pillow balloons during the period Sep
51 - 2 Jul 52. Also Lt Flues picked up some photos of pillow balloons and the
flight tracks of three Navy Skyhooks released in Sept 52 from Tillamook, Ore. Gen-
eral Mills had no movies of pillows which approximated the Tremonton films as
GMI's footage seemed to be shot against cloud background and when the balloons
were lower. However, they will be launching pillows from Wendover, Utah, in
Feb 53 and will make movies then.
The course of action recommended was for ATIC to check all persons in the
western U.S. who received pillows. There were some other shipments to GMI home
and farm appliance stores, and J. R. Smith agreed to send ATIC the names and
addresses of such consignees.
List of consignees:
2
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UNCLASSIFIED
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ITEM 2 AMC
FROM: CAPT E J RUPPELT ATIAE-5
AFOIN-2A2
SECURAPY INFOY REFERENCE TELEPHONE
SECURITY INFO:
CALL FROM CAPT RUPPELT TO CAPT HARRY SMITH ON 2 FEB 53
REGARDING DATA FRO PRESS RELEASE ON
TREMONTON MOVIES REQUEST FINAL OF
PRESS RELEASE BE FORWARDED BY
TELECON TO ATIC FOR COORDINATION.
MOVIES WERE TAKEN SEVEN MILES NORTH OF
ON US NGHWAY 30S
CAMERA
TER TO TEAM NONEL AUTO MASTER
WITH THE THREE INCH TELEPHOTO LENS.
CAMERA WAS HAND-HELD.
FIRST FEW FEET
BALANCE
AF FILM. WEBEXTAEN FRAMES PER SECOND
AT F-16.
DRE USED.
MOVIES WERE TAKEN BY CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER DELBERT C NEWHOUSE,
177273 AVIATION
SUPPLY DEPOT, NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER, OAKLAND,
CALIF โข
NEWHOUSE WAS DRIVING FROM
DC TO
PORTLAND,
DE TO SURE LAUREN HIS GIFE NOTICED A
ON THE MORNING
GROUP OF OBJECTS IN THE SKY THAT SHE
COOP THE CAR AND LOOKS
SHE ASKED NEWHOUSE TO
THERE WERE A
GROUP OF
OBJECTS THAT
BORE NO RELATION
TE STATED, MILLING ABOUT IN A ROUGH
HE STATED,
FORMATION
AND PROCEEDING IN AN APPARENT
WESTERLY DIRECTION.
HE OPENED THE LUGGAGE
COMPARTMENT OF HIS
OUT OF HIS
SUITCASE AND TOOK
GOT A MOVIE CAMERA
THE PICUTRES.
THERE WAS NO REFERENCE POINT IN THE SKY
SO IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR
HIM TO MAKE ANY
TOWARD THE ENDO SITES SPEERNASTO
OR DISTANCE,
ONE OF THE OBJECTS REVERSED
COURSE AND PROCEEDED AWAY FROM
THE REST OF
THE GROUPโข
HE HELD THE CAMERA
STILL
AND ALLOWED THIS
SINGLE
OBJECT TO PASS ACROSS
THE FIELD OF
- VIEW OF THE CAMERA PICKING IT UP
AGAIN LATER IN ITS TRAVEL.
HE REPEATED
THIS FOR TWO OR THREE
PASSES.
BY THIS TIME
ALL
THE OBJECT HAD
DISAPPEARED.
MOVIES
HAVE BEEN STUDIED BY THE
PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE LABORATOR, WRIGHT
NB, ONIO, AND BY THE US NAVY PHOTO INTERPRETATION
CENTER,
WRICHT PATTERSON
SINCE THERE
WAS NO
KNOWN OBJECT SUCH AS A CLOUD.
OR MOUNTAIN IN THE FILM, IT WAS
IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE EVEN A ROUGH ESTIMATE
AS TO THE
SPEED,
OR SIZE,
THE SIZE
OF THE
INASES ON THE MOVIE
IMAGES
ON
FILM WERE TOO SMALL TO SHOW ANY
DETAILS,
THE MOVIES HAVE BEEN STUDIED BY
FERSONS
ENGAGED IN VORK WITH BALLOONS.
THESE BALLOONS ARE CALLED PILLOW
BALLOONS DUE TO THEIR SIMILARITY
RPTING FROM 3RD LINE BACK
PERSONS ENGAGED WORK WITH BALLOONS
AND THE APPEARANCE AND ACTION OF
THE OBJECT ARE SIMILAR TO THAT
OF PILLOW BALLOONSEM โข
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THESE BALLOONS ARE CALLED PILLOW
BALLOONS DUE TO THEIR SIMILARITY
TO A PILLOW.
HUNDREDS OF THESE
BALLOONS
WERE MADE
AND FLOWN IN THE US AND
OVERSEAS DURING THE CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM,
- ATTEMPTS TO TRACE THESE BALLOONS TO
DETERMINE WHETHER ANY LEFT OVER
FROM THE CRUSADE TOR FREEDOM COULD HAVE
BEEN LAUNCHED IN TRE TREMONTON AREA
WERE NEGATIVE.
ANOTHER STRONG POSSIBILITY
IS THAT THE OBJECTS WERE SEA GULLS
SOARING THERMAL AIR CURRENT.
MOVIES
OF SEA CULLS TAKEN UNDER SIMILAR LIGHTING
CONDITIONS SHOWED THE SEA GULLS APPEARING
AS
BRIGHT SPOTS OF LIGHT VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE
IN THE MOVIES,
AT THE PRESENT TIME THE AIR
FORCE CONTEMPLATES NO FUTURE ACTION WILL BE
TAKEN TO IDENTIFY THE OBJECTS.
END ITEM 2 AMC
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ATIAE-5 File
ROUTING
JOINT MESSAGEFORM
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER NO.
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY
FROM: (Originator)
DATE-TIME GROUP
031.5002
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
GG ATIG
ACTION
PRECEDENCE
FOR:
OUTINE
TO:
0G 26TH AIR
BAMILJON AFB
DIV (ESP)
GALIE
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ORIGINAL MESSAGE
MULTIPLE ADDRESS
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CRYPTOPRECAUTION
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CLASSIFICATION
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FOR DIRHOZOR
OF INIGELIGENCE
NO
Reference your
message
9171, dtd 222650% Sep
which replied to
a zequent from lig USAF
for an interrogation of
Chief Potty Offloer Delbert G, Moviouse, 277273 Aviation
Supply Depot,
Navel
Supply Center,
Oaklend, Calff, Requent you agein contact Nevneuce
and deterine
whethor he wants his original film back or whother he will accept &
copy of the original.
is contemplated
that the feet that
Force has thie
movie will be released to
press in
the near
future
and
ATTO plens to setura theas
232m so that 1โฌ he has any offers fron the prese be can so21 1%, Movies wila be shou
press tat not released to then,
request that
you
determine
whether Nes
house has any objeetion to maing hin ne
be obtadred immediately.
In reply eite Project Blue Booke
COORDINATIONS
the offloial zelesse.
Request anever
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10: 14
1953 FEB
9
FEB 7 20 30
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FM CG 28TH AIR DIV (DEF) HAMILTON AFB CALIF
TO CG AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHIO
28TH OID 01176. CITE: PROJECT BLUE BOOK. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
REQUESTED BY AFOIN-ATIAE-2-1-E HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY TELEPHONE
CONVERSATION WITH CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER DELBERT C. NEWHOUSE, 177273, AVN
SUP DEP, NAVAL SUP CENTER, OAKLAND, CALIFโข, REGARDING ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS ABOUT MOVIE FILM ON UNIDENTIFIED SIGHTING ON 2 JULY 1952.
QUESTION: "DOES NEWHOUSE DESIRE HIS ORIGINAL FILM RETURNED
OR WOULD
HE ACCEPT ร COYP OF THE ORIGINAL?" ANSWER:
HE WILL ACCEPT A COPY
OF THE ORIGINAL, QUESTION: *IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO USING
YOUR NAME IN THE OFFICIAL RELEASE?". ANSWER: NEGATIVE, BUT DESIRES
HIS CORRECT OFFICIAL TITLE USED. CORRECT TITLE STATED BY NEWHOUSE
PAGE TWO JWPML 35F
IS CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER, A COMMISSIONED
07/18402 FEB JWPML
WARRANT OFFICER IN USN.
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(See
TELECONFERENCE MESSAGE FORM
structions on reverse side of
this
page)
1. ITEM NO.
2.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
4. FROM: (Name & Symbol)
Capt 7, 3, Ruppelt, ATIA-5
3. DATE TRANSMITTED
22 February 2953
5. TO: (Name & Symbol)
*
Capt liarsy
BEGURATS
INFORMATIONยฎ
For your infornation 1 en
forwards
anSwors
to
questions
received
snonton novies. Thรกs 1s
Erom
25 th
(Lefecas) ,
HandI ton
Galife, in responso to
query
sent then,
The following inferation requeated
by
Air Div.
Crate.
haa. been obteined
by telephone conversation with chief Photographer Delbert Go lovhouse, 377273,
Aviation Supply Depot, Havel, Supply Center, Oakdand, Cellfยป, regarding eddi-
tional questions about novie film on unidentified sighting on 2 July 1952.
Questiona Does Nevhouse desire his original (Sim returned
or would be accept
a copy of the original? Anavors He will ascept a copy of the original.
Question:
Ie
there any objection to using your name (ASIC Goments Vening
Newhouse's nano) in
the official relesse? Anavers
fogative, but deasson
hin correct official title used. Correct title stated by lavhouse is Chief
Photographer, a Gormissioned Werrant Offioer in USil, Unquote, Copy of 213a
wi3] be sent to lewhouse within three days.
(If more space is needed, continue on a plain sheet of paper.)
7. ORIGINATED BY: (Name, Symbol, Date)
8. COORDINATED BY: (Name, Symbol, Date)
Cept Bad, Huppelt, ATIA-5, 32 Feb 53
9. AUTHORIZED BY:
Air Adjutant General, ATIPA
ATIC Form 200 (11 Dec 51)
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING AND SUBMITTING FORM
11 Submit ONE copy of the completed form to ATIPA by 1000 hours of day
message is to be sent. Unless special arrangements are made with
ATIPA for late submission, messages received after 1000 hours will
not be sent until the following conference.
2. Complete form as follows:
Block 1. Preparing office omit. Will be completed by telecon operator.
Block 2. If a classified message, stamp in security classification. If
not a classified message, enter "Unclassified".
Block 3. Inter date the message will be sent, not date prepared.
Block 4. Enter name and symbol of sender.
Block 5. Enter name and symbol of receiver.
Block 6. If a classified message, enter as the first two words of the
message "Security Information," then proceed
with the message.
If not a classified message, omit the words "Security Infor-
mation".
Block 7. Originator enter signature and symbol.
(May or may not be the
same person whose name appears in Block 4.)
Block 8. Coordinators enter name and symbol.
Block 9. Air Adjutant General Enter signature.
Bottom of form. If a classified message, stamp in security classification.
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11 F1 6 53
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorandum for Record
1. During a trip to Washington, D. Co, on 29 Jan 53 Capt Ruppelt was
informed that the press had learned about the Tremonton, Utah, movies and
that Mr. Al Chop of the Office of Public Information, Department of Defense,
Col Teaberg of AFOIN-2, and others believe that the movies should be re-
leased in accordance with the promise made this summer to the press that no
information on the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects would be withheld.
Capt Ruppelt agreed with this point and it was decided that the factual data
on the incident would be sent to Capt Harry B. Smith, AFOIN-2A2, who would
pass it on to Mr. Chop who in turn would write the release. The telecon also
requested that the release beforwarded to ATIC for coordination. The subject
telecon is TT15, 5 Feb 53, Item 2.
2. On 9 Feb 53 Mr. Chop called that he written the release and showed
it to Col Smith of AFOIN-2A. They believe that there would be a question
asked as to the findings of the Air Force and Navy photo labs and that these
reports would have to be released. If they weren't released, the press would
begin to think they contained some "hot" material and that the Air Force was
holding back some important data. ATIC concurred that this could happen.,
and that if it did happen it could create a great deal of excitement.
3. The Air Force lab analysis concludes that:
a. They are reasonably certain that the brightness of the images
on the film exceeds that of any bird.
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b. The objects, are not spherical balleons.
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C. The objects could be aircraft. (Note: the absence of sound
( 10"
almost rules out aircraft. Aircraft in a "dogfight" can be heard at almost
any altitude.
In addition, the area of the sighting was not a restricted
air space area and it is doubtful that such flying would be carried on in the
airways.)
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c. Have two aircraft do maneuvers at various altitudes and photo-
graph them.
d. Request that the Navy re-do the study using the methods of
density measurement that are prescribed by the astronomers.
Conclusion
6. If it is deemed advisable to release the movies quickly, state that
the Air Force cannot positively identify the objects but they are reasonably
sure that they are balloons or gulls consequently no further effort is going
to be put into the incident. If the Navy and Air Force reports are requested,
state that due to the meager data they used, the reports must be discounted.
It would be rather poor policy to state that the Navy had made an error in
the beginning of their analysis.
7. If it is too much of a risk to do this (suggestion in paragraph 6)
immediately go ahead with items a, b, and c of paragraph 5 on a high priority
basis.
Recommendations
8.. It is recommended that the above plan be given to AFOIN-2A2 and let
them confer with the Director of Intelligence on the subject of a release.
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DOD DIR 5200.10
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The Navy report says the objects are:
a.
Self-luminous or light sources
b. Could not be aircraft or balloons
C.
No
bird is known is reflect enough light to cause the images
shown on the film.
It
can be noted that the Navy people deduced this from their analysis
of the
brightness
of the image on each frame. This required about a 1,000
manhours. It was brought out by two astronomers who heard a Navy briefing
on the analysis of the movies that the method used to measure the brightness
of each spot was wrong, therefore, the results of the entire study were wrong.
4. The subject of the release was discussed with It Col Johnston and
Col McDuffy and it was decided that the movies would be released without com-
ment as to what they were and hope that no questions were asked about the
Navy report. This is a "calculated" risk of another big "flap".
5. The other alternative is to quickly get more data on the subject.
Several things can be done and are listed below in the order of how soon they
could be accomplished:
DOWNGRADED AT & YEAR INTERVALE;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.-
DOD DIR 5200.10 =
a. As far as gulls are concerned the big question is, how much
light will be reflected? Can you see a gull reflecting light and not recog-
nize that it is a gull? To check this it would be necessary to go to a loca-
tion where you have a lot of gulls and bright sunlight and take movies with
a 3-inch lens. It would be necessary to know how far the gulls were away each
time a movie was taken. At this time of the year Florida is the only place
where sunshine and gulls can be assured.
b. Using special funds, have General Mills release a group of
pillow balloons arranged in the same sequence as the objects are in the movies
and measuring the distance at which the movies were taken.
UNCLASSIFIED
* which is departent
um Stutter oporn, et poure
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UNCLASSIFIED
CSAF ITEM 2 (
FROME CAPT HARRY B SMITH AFOIN-2A2
TT 17
10 Fl 53
ATIAE
TOS CAPT ED RUPPELT , ARIAA*S
RELEASE OF- TREMONTON FILMS STILL BEING STUDIED HERE,
WILL
FORWARD NEXT TELECON,
END CSAF ITEM 2 (
DOWNGRADED AT & YRAR INTERVALE:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
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Definite flight putters
dimensionas; objects
seeming to marge went
behind other.
(3) Undulating flight. (ox)
(4) Angular velocity = 2,3%/sec ~
@ 500 ydo = 4/ mph
@ 1000 gdo = 8r mph
@ Jooo ydo = 110 mph
@ 10,000 -yds = 820 mph
(5) Controlled flight.
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UNCLASSIFIED
G
O PY
CSAF ITEM 2,
TT-27
26 Feb 1953
ATI
GENERAL GARLAND FrOM COLONEL YOUNG
Reference Item 2 ATIC Telecon 15, 5 Feb 53 the following
statement is for ATIC coordination prior to release to PIO:
1. This color film provides an instance of a sighting being
substantiated by motion pictures and confirms the faith of
the USAF in the veracity of the many citizens who have
reported sightings of unidentified objects or phenomena in
the air.? The film was forwarded to the USAF by Warrent Officer
Delbert C. Newhouse, Aviation Supply Depot, Naval Supply Center,
Oakland, California.3 Warrent Officer Newhouse stated that the
film was exposed 7 miles North of Tremonton, Utah, on the U.S.
Highway 30 at 11:00 a.m. MST, 2 July 52: and that he was using
a Bell and Howell Auto Master (hand-held) with a three inch
telephoto lens at F/8 for the first few feet of the film and
the balance at F/16 all at sixteen frames per second.
4. Examination of the film to date allows a deduction that the
images were caused by surfaces having good reflective qualities,
such as seagulls oR balloons], or by bodies or substances possessing
high intensity light sources. Images appearing on the film are
nonsufficiently defined to permit identification or determination
of form or substance and should have been caused by unknown objects
or undetermined known objects. The absence of any reference points,
even clouds, in the background has made it impossible to estimate
the distance of the objects from the camera, thus precluding a
determination of size and linear speed. Measurements of angular
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YRAR INTERVATIS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10 ,*
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UNCLASSIFIED
velocity have not indicated true linear speed as the apparent
motion is shown in only two dimensions.
To date the evidence on unidentified phenomena has shown no
threat to the United States, and the majority of the sightings
have been directly tied to known causes.
Ind CSAF ITEM NBR 2/
DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERT + 16;
DECLASSIFIED APTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIB 5200.10
COPY
UNCLASSIFIED
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INSERT
ORGNL CODE AND
PULL SIGNATURE
ATAB-S
137c6 5 3
13 72k53
ATIAE-5/EJR/vS
In reply refer to
ANDIN-ATIAR-5
17 FEB 1953
1671 53
Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse
177273
Aviation Supply Depot
Naval Supply Center
Deklend, California
Dear Sirs
A copy of the original movie film taken by you near Trenonton,
Utah, on 2 July 1952 is being returned.
This Center and the Air Force wish to thank you for submitting
the
film, answering the many additional questions that arose during
the
analysis of the film,
and for allowing the Air Force to keep the
original film.
Yours very truly,
]
Incl
Movie film
ROBERT C. BROWN
Major, USAF /
Air Adj. Gen.
A/C
MR
DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD
AMC Form 8 (Rev 17 May 50)
OFFICIAL FILE COPY
Supersedes AMC Form 8, Rev 1 Apr 48, which will be used.
Air Force-WPAFB-L-23 JUL 52
3600M
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ATTR
U.S. NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
U. S. Naval Receiving Station
Washington 25, D. C.
In reply refer to
Code 082
J12-1
MAR 1 8 1954326
Serial:
From:
To:
Commanding Officer
Commanding Officer, Air Technical Intelligence Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Subj:
Tremonton, Utah Film
Ref: (a) ATIC W-PAFB Ohio Itr AFOIN-ATIAE-5 dt& 27 Jan 1954
1. Reference (a) requested information concerning the disposition of
the original Tremonton, Utah film and whether or not any copies of the
film are currently held by the Center.
2. It is advised that this Center has never had possession of the
original film and does not have information concerning its whereabouts.
However, it is suggested that Me.jor Fourney, an AF Special Investigator
who was formerly stationed in this area, be contacted regarding this
matter. Major Fourney at one time advised that the original would be
made available to this Center for spectrophotometric analysis.
This
analysis never materialized, therefore the original was not requested.
3. This Center is presently holding one 16mm color film copy which
was received from the Air Force.
In addition, 35mm color positive and
35mm black and white negative duplicate blowups are held.
4.
Reference (a) referred to the original film as being 35mm. It is
understood that the photography was taken with a Revere, 16mm, magazine
loading type, with an F1.9 wide-angle, telephoto lens.
Boulullen
B. C. WHEATLEY
Acting
Copy to:
CNO (Op 322v/ jc
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COORDINATION
INSERT
ORGNL CODE AND
FULL SIGNATURE
CA/jos/73147
In reply refer to
AFOIN-ATIAS-5
SUBJECT:
(Unel)
Premonton, Utah Film
27 JAN 1954
10:
Chief
Office of Naval Intelligence
Navy Department
Washington 25, D. C.
1. The Air Technical, Intelligence Center is attempting to
ocate the original of a 35 mn film of unidentified flying objects
aken by a Mr. D. C. Newnouse near tremonton, Utah, on 2 Jul 52.
nis film was enalyzed by the USNPIC during the early part of
1953.
2. In a report lesued by UNPIC, Subj: "Interpretation of
Movies of Unidentified Objects", serial number 0105, dated 4 May
53, it is stated in part,
"The film exposed in Utah is in very
poor condition; dry, brittle, and with a tendency to break. After
Initial viewing, duplication of the film was performed in order to
preserve the 21lm."
There appears to be no reference as to wheth-
er the original film was destroyed or returned.
3. It is requested that any evailable information be furnished
to the Air Technical Intelligence Center as to the disposition of
this film after the interpretation was completed.
4. Information is further requested as to whether or not any
copies
of this film are on hand there.
FOR THE COMMANDER
BARBARA 1. CUNNERS
1st Lt. USAF
Assistant Adjutant.
AMC Form 8
(Rey 17 May 60)
COORDINATION:
ATTAR-5.
Hardl
CAPT HARDIN
- DATE 26 gam 6%
ATIAE
ะ.ะฒ.
IT COL JOANSTON
ATIA
COL 0 HERN
DATE 20 Jam 14/
OFFICIAL FILE COPY
Supersedes AMC Form 8, Rev 1 Apr 48, which will be used.
DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007
DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD
OFFICIAL FILE COPY
1000
ELECTRONICS BRANCH
Office of Record
Air Force-WPAFB-L-23 JUL 52
3600M
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COORBINATION
INSERT
ORGNL CODE AND
FULL SIGNATURE
In reply refer
AFOIN-ATIAE-5
to
CAH/ jos/73147
23 FEB 1954
Mr. D. C. Newhouse
Chief Photographer, USN
1948 Derby Street
Berkeley, California
Dear Mr. Newouse:
We are forwarding as Inclosure i one copy of your Tremonton,
Utah, film as promised in our letter of 27 January 1954.
The Air Technical Intelligence Center hopes this will fulfill
your requirements.
Sincerely,
1-Incl
Env containing
ref film
COORDINATION:
ARIA Neut
COL OTHERN
DATE
R. C. SCHUM
CWO, USAF
Asst. Adj .
17 7ะบ6.5%
DATE 19 FEB 59
DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD
OFFICIAL FILE COPY
100 73
ELECTRONICS BRANCH
AMC Form 8
(Rev 17 May 50)
OFFICIAL FILE COPY
Supersedes AMC Form 8, Rev 1 Apr 48, which will be used.
DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007
AF-WP-L-25 MAR 53
3,130,000
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7909. DIFI
ta
1 02
ST 4961 83J
PHOOD MANY SATISTO
34 IW BORN
84906 1 158.8
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11.000
catsons?
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COORDINATION
INSERT
ORGNL CODE AND
FULL SIGNATURE
CA/ jos/73147
In reply refer to
APOIN-ATIAE-5
27 JAN 1954
Mr. D. C. Newhouse
Chief Photographer, USI
1948 Derby Street
Berkeley, California
Dear Mr. Newhouse:
The Air Technical Intelligence Center is not in immediate posses-
sion of the original of your tremonton, Utah, film; hovever, corres-
pondence has been initiated to recover it. It appears that the
original may have deteriorated beyond the point where it could be suc-
cessfully copied.
There are two copies of the film here. One of these has been
dent to the Photographic Laboratory with a request for saditional
copies.
Upon completion, which will take about three weeks, one of
the copies will be mailed to you. It is hoped that this will fal-
$111
your requirements.
The Air Technical Intelligence Center wishes to express again
its appreciation to you for your cooperation throughout the entire
Investigation of the case.
Sincerely,
COORDINATION:
ATIAE -5
CAPT
Lardes
HARDIN
ATIAE
T COL JOENSTON
COL
OTHERN-ADIACA
GEO. L, WERTENBAKER
Colonel, USAF
DATE 22 ge 85m mander
DATE 22-/an5+
DATE 25 JAN SA
Adams
Colonel, USAF
Directorate of Intelligence
AMC Form 8
(Rey 17 May 50)
97191
OFFICIAL FILE COPY
Supersedes AMC Form 8, Rev 1 Apr 48, which will be used.
DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD
8 30 1
10013
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3600M
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DEPARTM
DEFE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
AFOIN-2A
29 December 1953
Brigadier General William M. Garland
Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
Dear General Garland:
Inclosed is a copy of the letter sent, this date, to
Mr. Newhouse who provided us with the Tremonton, Utah, unidentified
flying object pictures.
Our records show that the original of the film is in your files.
If the original film is still of value to you, it may be more desirable
to give Mr. Newhouse another duplicate rather than to risk the loss of
it by loan.
With best personal wishes to you and your staff for a very
successful and Happy New Year,
1 Incl
cy of Itr ata
29 Dee 53 to
Mr. Newhouse
Sincerely yours,
ะัะปะต
WILLIAM A. ADAMS
Colonel, USAF
Directorate of Intelligence
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AFOIN-2A
29 December 1953
Mr, D. C. Newhouse
Ret Tile No. 377233
Chief Photographer,
1918 Derby Street
Berkeley, California
Dear Nr. Newhouses
The original of 16m Kodachrone f1lm taken of the unidentified
flying objects near Tremonton, Utah, was forwarded to the Alr
Technical Intelligence Center with the understanding that they
would provide you with a good reproduction copy since the original
had been damaged somewhat by numerous showings. General, Garland has
custody of the f1lm and I am sure that you will hear from him in
response to your letter of 17 December.
May I take this opportunity of expressing to you once again
how much we in the Air force appreciate your cooperation in making
the 11lm available to us. It still remins one of the nost interesting
incidents that we bave investigated.
Very truly yours,
eez Brig Gen Garland
WILLIAM A. ADAMS
Colonel, USA?
Directorate of Intelligence
50
-717
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Pholo
27
Colonel Wale
Topies
Division,
Dele
Tear Sips
About
& year.
ago I mailod for evaluation a 10m
Kodachan
original
111m to the Cou
manding Offloor, M11 Air Forea Sase 19 Itahe
The film was
of unidentified flying objoute eighted by iny wife, uy chilerea and mysole
near Tronautos,
Utah on 2 July 1952, It was forurded to tibe Air Technioal
Intelliganeo Center,
Wright-latterson Ala Parce Dano, Payton,
Chlos nod,
later, to your offico.
& cava the Air Poroo permission to retain the original for use sa
the Investigation of Pos and a dupliente copy was formeded to me.
Hy
oopy of the 112m has been damaged by shorias la a defective projector.
18 the Air Porco has coupletod its emustion of the film and has
no further uno for 16, I would approssave the roturn of the origioni do me
at thia time.
IF, howevere thore ta a continuing hood for the film, T
would 1lke to "borrou" the original fian for a persod of about faur weelch
to enable me to maico a good duplicato priat from ite
1 an forurding a oopy of thia letter to the offlee of Ceneral
GarZend,
in cano the 152a Le now Joented there,
Tour early attention to this reguest wix? bo appr
Sinesrely:
Sabeda
Go
eral Garland
0291.cor
teal Intellig
Patterson A/3
Chlo
Chiet
Pile Sunbor 277288
Tntted States Navy
2903 Derby Stront
anniesley, Califoni
101380
39 504
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ROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL
1. DATE
2. LOCATION
2 ul 5ะณ
Lemonton, utal
4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND?
Yes
โข Naked Eye
_ Binoculars
_ Telescope
Theodolite
3.
TIME
Local:
Zebra:
5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR?
Yes
By One Set
By Two Sets
By
Three Sets
6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR?
Yes
A/C Observed Object
_ Interception Attempted
No Intercept Attempted
7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT?
Yes
A/C Scrambled
โขVisual Contact Made
_A/I Contact Made
โขNo Contact Made
8. DID OBJECT CHANGE DIRECTION AT ANY TIME?
@ Yes
E Normal
[Violent
9. IF OBJECT WAS A "LIGHT", WAS IT:
10. LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT:
โข Blinking
Steady
C1 1-15 Seconds
[ 1-5 Minutes
[1 Over 10 Minutes
11. REPORTING AGENCY (Unit Number and Mailing Address)
C6, Hul AFT, Ogden, Utah
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. WHAT ASTRONOMICAL ACTIVITY WAS NOTED?
none
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOWNWARD?
14. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL?
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE?
16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR SUNSET
[1 Yes
[J Yes
1 Yes
(Data From Air Almanac)
โข Night
- Day
_ Sunrise
[l Sunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
17. WERE AIRCRAFT NOTED IN AREA?
1 Yes
_One Aircraft
Nore Than One Aircraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD?
1 Yes
19. WERE THERE INDICATIONS OF HIGH BACKGROUND NOISE?
Yos
20. WAS THE OBJECT VIEWED ABOVE 45ยฐ ELEVATION?
7 Yes
ATIC Test Foru 334 (13 Aug 52)
1110137
18102
โข No
09 No
2 No
I NO
] No
1 No
No
No
a NO
] No
= No
[] No
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IV. BALLOON DATA
21
WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREAT
22.
TIME SINCE SCHEDUTED BALLOON RELEASE:
23โข POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:
THes
Minutes
b.
d.
Location
Too man
there wese
muages ther
Type
Launching Agency
D No
Lighted?
Yes
3 No
Describe
Lighting
releas
21, EVALUATION OF SOURCE:
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
| Hoax
23. FINAL EVALUATION:
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
ยกWas Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
(attach overlay)
V. EVALUATION
22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
Good
Fair
Poor
Insufficient to Evaluate
Was Astronomical
Probably Astconomical
Possibly Asizunomical
Other:
Insufficient Data For Evaluation
# Unknown
24.
COMMENTS:
Possililities:
2. Bids - son geese negating, or seagulls
3. Grieraft - highly improbable
ATIC Test Fora 334. (13 Aug 52)
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.."
ECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SHBET
I. DATE OF OBSERVATION
2. TINE OF OBSERVATION
3. STATION OBSERVING
22ul5 2
2100 ะณ
42 WINDS ALOFT:
VillAFB
ALTITUDE
VELOCITY
DIRECTION
ALTITUDE
VELOCITY
(foot)
(knote)
(degrees)
(feet)
(knots)
0
25,000
16
1,000
30, 000
15
2,000
35,000
10
3,000
40,000
29
4, 000
Bang alt 4,000 350
45,000
06
5,000
5
360
50,000
6,000
360
55, 000
7,000
6
360
60,000
8,000
65,000
9,000
10,000
No Wind
70,000
75,000
12,000
80,000
14, 000
22
270
85,000
16,000
15
290
90,000
18,000
13
250
95,000
20,000
15
290
100,000
5. WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED?
[ Yes
(If yes, at what altitude?
6. WERE
ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED
IN
ARE A?
_Yes
(If yes,
at what quadrant?
7.
CLOUD COVER:
tenthe at
feet.
tenths at
feet.
tenthe at
feet.
tenths at
feet.
9. COMMENTS:
DIRECTION
(degrees)
280
290
300
240
250
Tine
11
90
5
90
I No
8. VISIBILITY WAS
CAVUMILES.
ATIC Test Form 333 (13 Aug 52)
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16 MM FiLM
July 2, 1952
TREMONTON, U+BH; NEWhOuSE
FilE # 1003345
Custody OF Audio- VisuAL ARchivEs
1975
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aet
(MB)
2100 ะณ
2 JUL 5. 2
Nill AFB, Utah
Base alt. 4, 370'
No insercion layerpresent
sunface temp 70ยฐ F
C= 5/ (F - 32)
c = 21ยฐ
50
100
a popane endlestly here
Lare Rate apprx 2.5ยฐC/, 000 (normal)
30,04 300
400
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600
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TREMONTON CASE
BIRDS (SEAGULLS)
2 JuLY 52
DECLASS
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COPY
UNCLASSIFIED
21 Nay 1956
MEMORANDUM PORt The Scientifia Advisor
SUBJSCT:
Report on Preview of Motion Ploture "Unidentified Flying Objects"
Through the personal assistance of Col. Cross, Chief, Office of
Information Services, AMC, an advance copy of the film *Unidentified
Flying Objects" was
previeved by pertinent menbers of ATIC on Friday,
18 May 1956, in Bidg 167, Area B, Wright Patterson Air Porce Base.
2. The following represent the general corments and opinions with
regard to the film previeved:
The f1lm, purporting, to be factual and documentary, apeara
to over dramatize each case al ghting.
b.
The film atrives, through Ita showing, to mintain the
impression that an unknown menace or super-intelligent being, alien to
this vorld, la constantly in the background.
6.
The case sightings and the individuals piotrayed (the acting
was Tery amateurish for a Hollywood production) was factual to a certain
extent.
However, the conclusions, mecifio or implied, are those of the
producer's and not those of the Air force,
d. In each instance of the portrayal of a case, the film
dramatically, and with great suspense, presenta the incident and eircumstances
surround 1n8
the aighting, then abruptly drope the matter in a "lady or the
tiger" technique.
Tala 10, of douree, the desired affect, caloulated to
let the viever form his own (influenced) conclusions..
3. The following represent the apecifie comenta of conclusions with
reference to each case portrayed by the flin, an supported by official
material or datas
a. Great Talle (Marianna Case): We do not agree with the f1lme
conclusion
"not aircraft, not balloons, not birds." an extremely able
and very detafled analyses performed by the scientific laboratory of one
of America's largest aireraft companies, Indicated, in conclusion, that,
'afroraft reflections might poesibly look like the Ineges pu the f1)m."
Supporting photos from the anne anelyses also indicate that an atroraft
100 feet in length, when observed fron 10 to 12 miles looked gaietly 11ke
the individual "white blops* shova:
The absence of sound cannot be gonatrued
that the object is not an atruraft.
As any personel experience vill ahow,
an afreraft my often be observed in the sir at sone distance, yet no sound
may be heard,
See
pa se
2 fir cometa
en
Tremento, Case
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(1) We do not agree with the fila's concluaion *not aireraft.
not balloons, not-Birds.* A comparative analyses was mada
of a copy from the original film strip, and that shown
by Green-Rouse by Major Willner and Major Buckmaster, ATIC
photo specialista. The original film shows the presence
of sea gulle on a number of frenes. This is not shown in
the Hollywood version.
(2)
Further, It is not necessary to state that a particular
species of see gull are prominent in certain parts of
Utah. It should be pointed out that the Utah species fa
almost pure-white in color, in contrast to ita anoky or
grey-mrked ses-coast cousin.
(3)
In the opinion of ATIC photo specialists, any under
exposure of these sea gulla againat a high-lighted aly
would tend to "wash out" details of the body and wing out-
line of the gulle, giving them a vite circular appearance
at a distance. (Officer Newhouse openly admitted in the
f1lm that he under exposed his "abota".)
(4) This la confired by the original analyeis in our files,
made in early 1953 by the Photo Reconnaiasence Laboratory,
WADC. These reporte were not shown to Majors willner and
Buckmater for review until after their analyses (1tems
2, 8, and 3 above) were completed.
Mento?1 Case:
Conclusions of the Air Firce are that Capt. โข
Mantell was
apparently trying to Intercept a fast riding Sky Hook" balloon.
The "Sky Hook*
project was known only to few people at that time. Unlike
weather balloons "Sky Hookยป balloons were huge (100 feet in diameter).
coinciding with Capt. Mantell'e statement that "it's tremendous in size!"
Cept. Ruppelt confirma the feet that it was a balloon in his book โขReport
on UP0s", page 60, 3rd paragreph.
do TarRo Case:
Our files indicate that thie was undoubtedly an
erratie soving balloon which Lt. Gormen encountered. Capt. Ruppelt also cun-
firus thia fa hie book, page 67, top.
โขโข Airlipe Pilots Cang As portrayed on the screen this je an
apparent attempt to document the "Chiles-Whitted Case". Il so, our comnent:
A description of the UFO alleged to have been closely observed by each of
these veteran Bastern airlines pilots will be found in page 81 of the Project
Bluebook's Report Nr. 14 "Analysis of Unidentified Flying Objects". lthough
both observer's were sitting next to each other and observed the same object
together, the aketch made by each pilot separately cannot be said to be sinilar,
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other then that both appeared to be wingless and somewhat @ lindrical. This
case is classed as an "unknown" by virtue of the high credibility given to
observer's of this type.
f.
Washington Inder Sighting:
(1) In the Department of Defense "Minutes of Presa Conference Held by
Ma jor General John A. Somford", 29 July 1952, @py In file at
both ATIC and PIO, it was explained to the press that these
aightings (peges 5 through 17) mey have been the result
of a combination of factors: temperature inversions, moisture
lapses, and atnospherie conditione which bend radar rays 1D
such a manner that norially undetected ground targete become
visible on the redar screen, in a random manner from one
antenna rear to the next, thus allowing some misinterpretation
that these stationary targets were moving.
It should be emphasized that ae photos or motion pictures
were ever made of the radar screen, as shown in the motion
picture.
(3) The attempt to represent the blips as possible interplanetary
space ships, gleefully playing "tag" with our jet afrcraft
over Washington, undoubtedly will produce the desired
dramatic mood and auspense. However, the incident over the
radar scope was unscientific, not supported by fact, nor the
conclusions of the Air Force.
Spersy Case This office has no file on this particular case,
regarding
an observer, en airline pilot.
GBORGE T. GREGORY
Captain, USAF
Project Monitor - UPO
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Mr. Roy L. James
Acte Chief, Blectronica Division
/s/ William 7. Willner
Ma jor W1111am J. Willner
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SECURITY CLAS
CATION (If any)
DISPOSITION FORM
FILE NO.
TO
WOEFP
Attn: Mr. Chapman
SUBJECT
(Unel) Analysis of Photographs
FROM
DATE
ATTAA-5
16 Sept 52
Lt Rothstein/jos
65365/B263D/PD28
COMMENT NO. 1
Request following be completed as expeditiously as possible on 35mm film deli-
vered by It Rothstein to Mr. Chapman:
a.
A complete analysis of 35mm film to determine subject matter and to
answer inclosed questions.
b. A copy be made of the portion of film containing unidentified aerial
phenomena.
The portion containing the unidentified aerial phenomena be separated
from the rest of the film and the remainder be returned.
2 Inels
1, Ques regarding film
_2. Statement by source
Min Coreokenien Capt USAF
DONALD L. BOWER, Colonel, USAF
Chief, Technical Analysis Division
Air Technical Intelligence Center
10
ATIAA-5
Attn:
It Rothstein
FROM WOLEP-2
DATECT 1 0 1950MMENT NO. ,2
Chapman/ms
31381/B17/R119
1. The 16 mm. Kodachrone film has been examined in detail, and the best avail-
able answers to the submitted questions are inclosed, along with additional findings.
2. The aerial phenomena portion of the film will be submitted for duplication
as soon as the immediate need for inspection
i has passed.
It is doubtful that the
duplicate will be of
much value for detailed
inspection, as explained by the small
spot size and general graininess of the film.
3. The reminder of the film, not associated with the aerial phenomena, has
been separated and has: been forwarded to Captain Ruppelt of your office.
4
Incls
Added 2 Incls
3. Answers to stated questions
4. Remainder of film (Und Sep Cov)
Shot all day Sk R. AX
MOLWIN B. AVERY,
Colonel, USAF
Chief, Photo Reconnaissance Lab
Directorate of Laboratories
9-432
DD , FEESO 96
CONCURRENCH:
ัะพะปะตัะฐะฝ WGLFP-2
16--54801-3
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1952 0 - 986875
REPLACES NME FORM 96, 1 OCT 48, WHICH MAY BE USED
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QUESTIONS REGARDING ANALYSIS OF FILM
1. Are images made by light source or reflection?
2. Any indication of what kind of objects could have caused images?
Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause images? Could they have
been caused by aircraft or balloons?
3. What causes the impression that some objects at times appear to
becone 2 or 3 objects, at times appear to merge into one?
4. Do all objects have sane characteristics?
a. Same apparent shape?
b.
Same relative size?
c. Same Color?
d. Same general motion?
5. What are shape(s), color(s), and relative size(s) of objects?
6. To what can the "fade-in" and "fade-out" of the objects be attri-
buted?
7โข What type motion is attributable to the objects (about their own
axis as well as about the axis of flight path)?
8. Is there any acceleration evident in their motion along flight path
axis?
9. Can the motion of the camera (panning and joggling) be allowed for
sufficiently to permit determination of the angular velocity of objects which
cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object which
crosses field; photographer states that camera was held motionless while ob-
ject crossed field of view.)
10. Determine patterns of flight from position plots for each frame, then:
a. Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the
objects?
b. Do they maintain same relative positions in formation during any
maneuvers, particularly violent maneuvers?
c.
Is relative position maintained coincidental with movement about
their axes?
d. If undulating motion is present among a number of objects which
are maintaining a semblance of formation, do those objects undulate in phase?
Ditto for tumbling motion.
Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction of flight
path through fairly large angles (egโข, 90ยบ or more during interval of 2 or 3
frames)?
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STATEMENT BY SOURCE
Place:-
Time:-
Camera:-
305
About 7 miles north of Tremonton, Utah, on U.S. Highway No. 305.
1110, Wednesday, 2 July 1952.
B&H Automaster, magazine load, 3" telephoto lens, 16 frames per second.
Handheld.
Exposure:-
First few feet - f:8. Balance - f:16. Clear sun, cloudless sky. EKCO
Kodachrome film - Daylight. Exposure was changed with the mistaken idea of
darkening the sky to gain greater contrast. The result was merely general
underexposure.
Background: -
Driving from Washington, D.C., to Portland, Oregon, on the morning of
2 July, my wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not iden-
tify.
She asked me to stop the car and look.
There was a group of about ten
or twelve objects that bore no relation to anything I had seen before, milling
about in a rough formation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened
the luggage compartment of the car and got my camera out of a suitcase.
Load-
ing it hurriedly, I exposed approximately thirty feet of film.
There was no
reference point in the sky and it was impossible for me to nake any estimate
of speed, size, altitude or distance.
versed course and proceeded away from the main group. I held the camera still
ay mom the main group c
Toward the end one of the objects re-
and allowed this single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again
and repeating for 3 or 4 such passes. By this time all of the objects had
disappeared.
I expended the balance of the film late that afternoon on a
mountain somewhere in Idaho.
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U. S. NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
U. S. NAVAL RECEIVING STATION
Washington 25, D. C.
Code 01/HWW/2bh
J12
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Serial:
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1953
From:
To:
Subj:
Officer in Charge
Director of Naval Intelligence (OP -322H4D)
Interpretation of Movies of Unidents?10d Objects,
progress report on
Ref:
(a)
Conf Itr DNI OP322Y5/rtm, ata 27 Oct 1952 with
enclosures thereto
(b)
cont memo, Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AFOIN
2A2, dta 24 Nov 1952 with enclosures thereto
(c)
(a)
PIC Conf Itr 01/Hww/gel, ser 0263 ata 5 Dec 1952
Rest memo, Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AFOIN
2A2, dtd 16 Feb 1953
Enel: (1) Charts 2-13
1. Reference (a) is a request from U. S. Air Force for the
interpretation of movies of unidentified objects taken in Utah,
2 July 1952. Included among the enclosures are approximately 30 feet
of processed, 16mm color motion picture film and a list of questions
for guidance
in determining the type of analysis desired. Reference
(b) requested interpretation of additional movies taken in Montana,
1950.
This report supercedes reference (c) and presents the test
procedures and methods designed to answer the questions contained in
enclosure 7 of reference (a). The results and analysis were performed
by the Photogrammetry Division, Evaluation Department of this Center
and do not necessarily represent the official attitude of the Depart-
ment of the Navy or this Center.
2. Tests and Procedure.
a. Plots.
The film exposed in Utah is in very poor condition; dry,
brittle, and with a tendency to break.
After initial viewing,
duplication of the film was performed
in order to preserve the film.
In the duplication process some color correction was made to permit
better viewing of the objects. To prepare plots of the objects, a
stop frame projector was rigidly mounted at a fixed distance from a
finely-ground glass screen. The magnification was 22 times giving
a format size of 14.2" wide. This proved very satisfactory and
provided a shadow free image upon which overlay plots could be made.
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A preliminary detailed study of the Utah film was made and it was
decided that:
a. Brightly colored spots of red and green lasting only one or
two frames were not to be considered.
b. Water spots could be detected easily and eliminated from the
study.
c. The color of the objects was fairly constant as blue-white.
d. Size and luminosity of an object varied through-out the film.
For convenience in interpretation, the film was divided into three
parts, each part being considered an entity. Part I consisted of the
footage taken at f8; Part II, the footage taken at f16 with a panning
motion; and Part III, the footage taken at f16 during which the camera
was held steady.
Three definite groups of lights were observed through-
out the film and plots were recorded as follows:
TABLE I
PLOTS OF POSITIONS
Utah
Parts
I II III
Control
Holding to lower group
Chart
Not enclosed
I II
I
Holding to one object
and azimuth of another
Arbitrary 1/2 inch
correction per frame
for panning
2 and 3
4
III
Holding to frame outline
5a and 5b
I
Montana
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6
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to show changes within.
apparent formations
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b. Densitonetric tests:
Densitometric data were obtained with a Densichron, Model 2150
manufactured by the Welch Scientific Company. The Densichron has a scale
range of 0-3.
The procedure was to project each frame at approximately
22 times magnification onto a finely-grained-glass screen.
The back-
ground (siy) was then measured at several places and the density set to
3.0 (variations in background densities were in the order of 0.02 and
were regarded as uniform). A set of three readings were made of each
of seven objects in Part I, and of the single object in Part III of
the Utah Film. Readings were made of the entire Montana film.
Enclosure (8a and 8b) are graphs of the density readings
obtained of the two lower groups of objects in frames 1-129 of the
Utah film.
Enclosure (9) is a density graph of the single object (94
frames) in Part III. Enclosure (10) is a graph where six successive
Densichron readings were averaged and advanced one reading each deter-
minant.
Of the Montana film, densities were plotted as above and are
enclosures (11) and (12).
The results of the density readings may be questioned in that
these objects varied in size so that at the minimum sizes the densichron
probe was measuring the entire object, and at the maximum size the probe
was measuring only a portion of the objects.
Because of this situation
only the largest readings obtained b scanning the objects were used.
It is understood that normal procedure would be to read the entire object.
This was impossible with the equipment on hand.
In addition the film, with which this investigation was conducted,
is a duplicate of a copy. This raises the question as to whether the
central portion of the objects were burnt out during the duplication
processing. Density readings were made to compare the clear areas and
the objects. It was found that the minimum difference is 0.4. This
indicates that relative luminosity may still be obtained with the pro-
cedure used. Concurrent with the density readings, relative sizes of
the objects were noted in order to correlate distance and luminosity.
Enclosure (13) is a plot of the same object wherein the relationship of
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1.
Analysis of the graph correlating luminosity and size
indicate that as the luminosity of the objects increase, the size
is larger also.
This could be the effect of viewing directly, a
reflecting surface.
This is considered not probable because of
the length of time they were viewed continuously on the film, approxi-
mately 90 seconds, and because of the angle through which they were
photographed, approximately 60 degrees.
It is felt that if these images are reflective surfaces,
blinking would occur during a period of 90 seconds while passing
through an angle of 60 degrees when photographed at the rate of
16 frames per second. This premise would permit highly reflective
balloons or spheroids to be a possibility.
However, the velocity and
acceleration computations (sub paragraph o) rule this possibility out.
It appears, therefore, that if these objects are a reflecting surface,
they are of a design, speed, and power not commonly known.
The velocity
and acceleration attributed to the objects may be caused by light
reflected off a highly reflective surface onto an atmospheric screen
where a slight angular turn of the reflective surface would appear as
high acceleration. This possibility is considered not probable because
of the sun angle and atmospheric condition reported at the time of
photography and because of the variations in luminosity which, under
the above conditions would remain constant.
It is the majority opinion of the group conducting this analysis
that these images are light sources.
This will explain the non-blinking
and variations in luminosity - but not the velocity or acceleration
factors.
In either case, light source or reflective surface, it
appears as if the objects are of a nature which we are not able to
identify in terms of natural phenomena or commonly known man-made objects.
2.
There is no indication of what kind of objects could have
caused the images except that they must be of a construction, design,
and material not commonly known.
This is indicated by the computed
acceleration rate and elocity (answer 8). For the same reasons, birds,
aircraft and balloons are ruled out.
3. An analysis of the charts relative to movement indicate that
there were group and individual movement. Within a group it appears
as if the individual objects were moving counter-clock-wise along an
elliptical or similar track. Thus when two objects crossed the camera
line of sight they will
appear to fuse into one.
As they continued
along their paths it will appear as if one object became two. This
occured at reglar intervals at approximately every 25th frame as
plotted in charts 5a and 5b.
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4. All objects appear to have the same characteristics in
regards to shape, color, size and relative motion.
5. The shape of the objects appears to be oblate or disk
shaped, color; blue-white, and maximum and minimum size; 98 and 16
feet.
The size is based on the assumption that the objects are five
miles from the observer.
6. Fade in and fade out of the objects were analyzed as in
3 above.
In this case the group movement was such that the distance
between the objects and camera was increased so that the objects
could not be recorded on the film thereby causing the apparent fade-
out. Fade-in as attributed to a shortening
of the distance from the
fade-out area to the camera station.
7. Plots of the groups indicate that the objects move counter-
clock-wise relative to the axis of flight path.
However, nothing has
been detected which indicates motion of the individual objects about
their own axis although this motion appears to be likely.
8. In determining the velocity of the objects three assumptions
were made:
a. The camera was held steady during Part III of the film.
b. The objects were moving perpendicular to the optical
axis, and
c. The objects were five miles from the camera.
It is obvious that (b) is a fallacy; however, this assumption
will give the minimum velocity and the actual velocity is greater than
computed. The assumption that the objects are five miles from the
camera is an arbitrary one. However, based on the emulsion speed and
focal length, an object 50 feet in diameter and five miles from the
camera will be recorded on the film with sufficient resolution to
identify major details of the object.
It is felt that if these objects
were closer than five miles at the time of recording, details would
appear on the film.
Velocity is computed to be 3780 mph for a shift of 1 um per frame
if the object is five miles from the observer.
From 55 measurements
taken from Part III of the Utah f1]m, the maximum and minimum velocities
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were 2457 and 378 mph respectively. These figures differ from those
given in reference (c) and were computed from measurements obtained
under more controlled conditions. Acceleration was determined from the
formula :
8 = VI
- VO
where:
T
a = Acceleration
Vi = final velocity
VO = initial velocity
T = time = 1/16 second
Since "g" is equal to 32.17 ft/sec? it was computed that:
Maximun acceleration = 21,163 mph/sec = 965 g
Minimum acceleration =
1,104 mph/sec =
50 g
Maximum deceleration = 32,448 mph/sec = 1479 g
Minimum deceleration =
272 mph/sec = 12 g
Velocit and acceleration determinations were also made from
the Montana film. In this case, terrestial objects appeared in the
film and were held to as control. Subsequently, the velocity and
acceleration determinations are considered to be more reliable. On the
assumption of (b) and (c) above the maximum and minimum velocities of
the left object are 1374 and 361 mph respectfully. For the right object
they are 1117 and 189 mph. Accelerations were computed as:
Left Object
Right Object
Maximam acceleration mph/sec 14,016 = 639 g
12640 = 576g
Minimum acceleration mph/sec
0 =
0 g
0 =
0g
Maximum deceleration mph/sec
13,184 = 601 g
14288 = 651g
Minimum deceleration mph/sec
0 - 0 g
0 = 0g
The above determinations were made from a total of 322 measure-
ments.
It was noted that the acceleration and determinations were in
multiples of 12.5 approximately.
This may be of significance although
no study has been conducted to determine this.
Velocity and acceleration were treated in sub-paragraph 8
above.
Paragraph 2a indicates the controls used during this investi-
gation.
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10.
a. There is no recurring pattern in the relative position
of the objects in formation. It appears however, as if the shift
in relative positions were regular and that the original formation
would be recovered if the continuing action has been recorded.
b. No. However, the same formation is maintained with
objects changing positions.
c. No detection of relative positions being maintained
coincidental with movement about their axis.
d. No detection of undulating motion of objects in phase
either in formation or tumbling motion.
e. There is evidence of abrupt changes in direction of
flight path through fairly large angles.
f. Certain objects do appear to remain motionless while
other move about.
8. Certain objects disappear while still well within the
field of view. This is discussed in sub-paragraph 6 above.
4. Discussion.
During the study and investigation of the unidentified objects,
the preliminary data uncovered were revealed to experts (with proper
security clearance) in the fields of astronomy and physics. Although
they presented certain natural phenomena theories to explain the
cause of the objects under certain conditions they were not able to
do so under the conditions during which the photography was taken,
nor were they able to recognize these objects as man-made.
As to the results of the investigations being reported, no
attempt was made tocorroborate the opinions presented. Because of
the lack of proper equipment, money and personnel, the investigation
was limited. There are obvious tests which can be conducted to prove
or disprove some of the findings presented. It is suggested that these
be undertaken.
5. Reference (a) requests spectrophotometric analysis of the Utah
film be made. Preliminary plan of test is underway.
Tw /sith
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1. ITEM NO.
2. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
3.
DATE
TRANSMITTED
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4. FROM: (Name & Symbol)
5. TO: (Name & Symbol)
Capt F. J, Ruppelt, ATIAE-5
Capt Harry Snith,
_AFOIN 2A2
Security Inforuation, Reference telephone call from Capt Ruppelt to Capt
Herry Snith on 2 Feb 53 regarding data for press release on Tremonton movies,
Request final of press release be forwerded by telecon to ATIC for coordina-
tion. Movies were taken seven miles north of Trenonton, Utah, on U,S. Highwey
30S at 1110 MST on 2 July 52. Camera used wes a Bell, and Howell Auto Master
with the
three
Inch telephoto lens. Canera wes hand-beld. First few feet of
f1lm were taken at F-8; balance at F-16. Sixteen Trines per second were used,
Novies were taken by Chief Petty Officer Delbert C. Newhouse, 177273 Aviation
Supply Depot, Naval Supply Center, Oakland, Calif, Newhouse was driving fron
Washington, D,G., to Portland, Oregon, on the noming of 2 July 52 when his
wife notleed a group of objecte in the sky that she could not identify. She
asked Newhouse to stop the car and look. There were a group of objects that
bore no relation to anything he had seen before, he stated, milling about in a
rough formation and proceeding in an apperent vesterly direction. He opened the
luggage compartment of his car, got a movie canere out of his suitcase and took
the pictures. There was no reference point in the sly so it was impossible for
(If more space is needed, continue on a plain sheet of paper.)
7. ORIGINATED BY: (Name, Symbol, Date)
8. COORDINATED BY: (Name, Symbol, Date)
Capt E.J. Ruppelt, ATIAE-5, 3 Teb 53
9. AUTHORIZED BY:
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him to make any estimates as to size, speed, or distance. Towerd the end of
his observation one of the objects reversed course and proceeded awey from the
rest of the group. He held the camera still and allowed this single objeet to
pass across the field of view of the camera picking it up again later in its
travel, He repeated this for two or three passes. By this time all the objects
had disappeared.
The movies have been studied by the Photo Recomnaissance Laboratory, Wright Air
Development Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and by the U,S, Navy Photo Inter-
pretation Center, Washington, D. C. Since there was no known object such as a
cloud, tree, or mountain in the film, it was impossible to make even a rough
estimate as to the speed, distance, or size. The size of the images on the
movie film were too small to show any details. The movies have been studied by
persons engaged in work with balloons and the appearance and action of the objects
are similar to that of pillow balloons. These balloons are called pillow balloons
due to their similarity to a pillow. Hundreds of these balloons were made and
flown in the U.S. and overseas during the Crusade for Freedom, Attempts to
trace these balloons to determine whether any left over fron the Crusade for
Freedon could have been launched in the Tremonton area were negative. Another
strong possibility is that the objects were sea gulls soaring thermal air current.
* Movies of sea gulls taken under sintlar lighting conditions showed the sea gulls
appearing as bright spots of light very similar to those in the movies. At the
present time the Air Force contemplates no future action will be taken to identify
the objects.
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DOUGLAS
AIRCRAFT COmPANY, InC.
Analysis of Photographic Material
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE "UTAH" FILM
TRACKING UFO'S
SANTA MONICA DIVISION
Read ATIC Que
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Analysis of Photographic Material
Serial 02
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE "UTAH" FILM
TRACKING UFO'S
Several Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO's) were sighted and photo-
graphed at about 11:10 MST on July 2, 1952 by Delbert C. Newhouse at a
point on State Highway 30, seven miles north of Tremonton, Utah (latitude
41ยบ 50', longitude 112ยฐ 10'). Mr. Newhouse, a Chief Warrant Officer in
the U. S. Navy *, was in transit from Washington, D. C. to Portland,
Oregon.
A map of the area is included as figure 1.
He, his wife and their two children were making the trip by car.
Shortly after passing through the city of Tremonton, his wife noticed a
group of strange bright shining objects in the air off towards the east-
She called them to her husband's attention and prevailed
upon him to stop the car.
When he got out, he observed the objects
(twelve to fourteen of them) to be directly overhead and milling about.
He described them as "gun metal colored objects shaped like two saucers,
one inverted on top of the other". He estimated that they subtended
"about the same angle as B-29's at 10,000 feet" (about half a degree - i.e.,
with a 3" telephoto lens, loaded it, focused it at infinity and began
shooting.
There was no reference point above the horizon so he was unable
to estimate absolute size, speed or distance.
He reports that one of the
objects reversed its course and proceeded away from the rest of the group;
he held the camera still and allowed this single object to pass across
the field of view of the camera, picking it up later in its course.
repeated this for three passes.
Senys he
During the filming, Newhouse changed the iris stop of the camera from
$/8 to 1/16.
The density of the film can be seen to change markedly at a
point about 30% through the sequence (figure 5(b) at f/8 and the other
blowups at f/16. The camera was operated at 16 fps.
The color f1lm (Daylight Kodachrome) after processing was submitted
to his superiors. The Navy forwarded the film to the USAF-ATIC where the
film was studied for several months.
According to Al Chop (then with
ATIC and presently with DAC) Air Force personnel were convinced that the
objects were not airplanes; on the other hand the hypothesis that the camera
might have been out of focus and the objects soaring gulls could neither
be confirmed nor denied. Mr. Chop's remarks are essentially substantiated
by Capt. Eaward Ruppelt, reference (1) then head of Project "Blue Book"
for ATIC.
* At the time he had already logged sone 2,200 hours as a chief photographer
with the Navy.
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Photogrammetric
Analysis of "Utah" F1.1m
-2-
Serial 02
This "Utah" {1lm clip together with a "Montana" UFO f11m clip (Analysts
of Photographic Material, Serial 01) came into the possession of Green-Rouse
Productions at Samuel Goldwyn Studios, 1041 North Formosa Street, Hollywood,
who incorporated both f1lm clips as significant evidence in a Documentary
then, mr by My 3, 1 ying Ojoct Por release by titted Artets to public
A 35mm reprint of the Newhouse "Utah" film was submitted by the Studio
to Douglas Aircraft Company for examination.
Visual study of the reprints
on the Recordak and astronomical plate measuring engine revealed the follow-
the f1lm comprises about 1,200 frames; on most of the frames there
appear many round white dots, some elliptical.
The dots often seem clustered
in constellations, or formations which are recognizable for as long as seven-
A relative motion plot (obtained from an overlay vellum trace
on the Recordak) of two typical formations are presented in figures 2a and 2b.
The objects seem to cluster in groups of two's and three's, see actual blowups,
4a, 5b, and 6c. On some frames they flare up and then disappear from view
in 0.25 seconds or less and sometimes they appear as a randomly scattered
"twinkling"
The dot images themselves show no structure; they are
white and have no color fringes.
Examination under a microscope shows the
camera to be well focused as the edges of the images are sharp and clear on
many of the properly exposed frames.
Angular diameters range from about
0.0016 to 0.0004 radians.
Their pattern of motion is essentially a curvi-
linear milling about as
shown in figure 2a and 2b.
Sometimes the objects ap-
pear to circle about each other.
There are no other objects in the field of
view which might give a clue as to the absolute motion of the cluster.
In the overlay trace, figure 2, the frame of reference is determined by
a certain object whose relative motion during a sequence of frames remains
rather constant (indicated in the figures). This object is used as a refer-
ence point and the lower edge of the frame as abscissa.
Assuming the camera
to have been kept reasonably uncanted, the abseissa would be horizontal and
the ordinate vertical. In the overlay trace, figures 3a and 3b, the particular
frame itself is used as the reference.
Assuming
the camera was held steady
(there is an unconscious tendency to pan with a moving object) the coordinate
system is quasi-fixed.
It is realized that both of these coordinate systems
are in actuality moving, possibly possessing both velocity and acceleration.
No altitude or azimth determination can be made because of lack of
background.
The only measurable quantities of interest are therefore the
relative angular distances between the objects and their time derivatives.
Graphs of two typical time variations of relative angular separation and
velocity are included as figures 7 and 8.
The relative angular velocity is
seen to vary from zero to 0.0065 radians per second.
The relative angular
acceleration had a maximan value of 0.0036 radians per second squared.
Supposing the camera was kept stationary the average angular velocities for
the object moving across the field are 0.039 and 0.031 radians per second
for figures 3a and 3b.
The angular velocities in these sequences sometimes
vary erratically from 0.07 to 0.01 radians per second.
This variation may
be attributed in part to camera "jiggling" and in part to the object's
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Serial 02
motion. The decrease in average angular velocity between 3(a) and 3(b) could
be due to the object's having regressed between filmings just as was reported
by Newhouse.
Also the average image diameter decreases about 30% over the
entire f1]m, indicating a possible over-all regression of the objects.
The following tabulation indicates the hypothetical transverse component
of relative velocities and accelerations at various distances. It is noted
that the transverse velocity may be only a fraction of the total velocity so
that the mmbers actually indicate minimm values.
If the object's
distance was
100 feet
Its transverse
velocity was
0.65 ft/sec
0.44 mph
1000 feet
OX
Its transverse ac-
celeration was
0.36
st/sec?
or 0.011 g
3.6
It/sec?
or 0.11
2000 feet
OT
6.5
ft/ sec
4.4
mpin
13
ft/sec
8.8 mph
1 mile
23 mph
5 miles
115 mph
7.2
or 0.22
0.56 g
2.8
ft/sec
2
Veloeity of
single object was
3-8 ft. sec
2.7 mph
or
39
27
78
54
135
670
ft/sec
mph
ft/sec
mph
mph
mph
10 miles
230 mph
5.6
1300
mph
The objects in the
"Utah" and "Montana" f1lms can only be correlated on
the basis of two
rather weak points.
First, their
of it, 1s
Thus as shown in the
other tigure a and be, tack
are no recognizable differences between them *.
the objects on the
"Montana"
film are manifestly a single pair; on the "Utah" f11m perhaps 30%
of the frames show clusters of objects seemingly also grouped in pairs. See
figures 6e and 5b.
The weather report was obtained by the author from the Airport Station at
Salt Lake Cityโข
The nearest station with available data is Corinne which re-
ported a maximum temperature of 84ยบ, a minimm of 47ยฐ and no precipitation.
A high pressure cell from the Pacific Northwest spread over Northern Utah dur-
ing July 2, the pressure at Tremonton would have a rising trend, the visi-
bility good, and the winds relatively light. The absence of clouds and the
apparently excellent visibility shown on the films would seem to be in agree-
ment with this report.
Through use of references (2) and (3), the sun's
azimuth N132ยฐE altitude 65ยฐ was computed. No shadows were available to confirm
the time of f1lmingโข
*
The images on the "Utah" film appear to be a little brighter. However,
possible variations in development techniques would not allow quanti-
tative analysis in this regard.
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Serial 02
The image size being roughly that of the Montana film (a few of the
objects being perhaps 10% larger than the largest on the Montana) the same
remarks as to airplane reflections apply, i.e., they might have been caused
by sun reflections from airplanes within one to three miles of the observer,
although at these distances they should have been identified as conventional
aircraft by the film or the observer.
No specific conclusions as to sun
reflection angles can be drawn since the line of motion of the objects cannot
be confirmed.
However, the reported E to W motion of the UFO and their pass-
ing overhead coupled with the SE azimuth of the sun would make the achieve-
ment of optimal sun reflections rather difficult.
That the images could have been produced by aluntmum foil "chaff" *
seems possible, at least on the basis of the images shown, as very intense
specular sun reflections from ribbons of chaff might flare out to about
the size of the UFO.
Exemination of figures 4b, 5a, and 5c, obtained from the photogrammetric
experiment -- reference Analysis of Photographic Material, Serial 01, Appendix II,
show that no significant broadening is produced by flat white diffuse reflec-
tors such as birds, bits of paper, etc. at f/16 under the conditions of the
Actual measurements show a slight "bleeding" or flaring of about
10% to 20%.
The rectangular flat white cardboards of the aforementioned experiments
represented very roughly the configuration of birds. The light reflected
by such a surface is probably greater than that from a curved feather surface
of a bird.
Figure 4(b) shows the appearance of one and two foot birds. **
(See arrows.) as they might appear on a 16mm frame taken with a 3" telephoto
Many / that a stan the tan, Figure an at 30a a fede S.) at 3300'.
f1lm have an angular diameter of 0.0012
radians (some as large as 0.0016 radians), thus they might be interpreted as
one foot birds at 600' to 800', two foot birds at 1200' to 1600' or three
foot birds at 2400' to 3200'.
At these distances, it is doubted if birds
would give the appearance of round dots; also they would have been identifi-
able by the camera if not visually. However, actual movies of birds in flight
would have to be taken to completely confirm this conclusion. The following
type of gulls have been known to fly at times over this locality: California
Herring Gull (a common sumer resident), Ring-Billed Gull and the Fork-Tailed
Gull, see reference (4).
The images are probably not those of balloons as their mmber is too
great and the phenomenon of flaring up to a constant brightness for several
seconds, and then dying out again cannot well be associated with any known
balloon observations.
Bits of alumimm foil dumped overboard by planes, often utilized as a
countermeasure against anti-aircraft radar.
This material might possibly
be in the form of large ribbons several feet long and several inches across.
The dimensions refer to wing spread.
The actual exposed white area of a
bird is usually less and depends upon the perspective of the observer.
This difference has been roughly accounted for in the data given, however,
if the body were the principal reflector the distance given should be re-
duced by a factor of 2 or 3.
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Analysis of "Utah" F11m
Serial 02
Certain soaring insects - notably "ballooning spiders" (reference (5)
and (6)) produce bright moving points of light.
The author has witnessed
such a phenomenon.
It is produced by sun reflections off the streamers of
silken threads spun by many types of spiders.
Caught by the wind, these
streamers serve as a means of locomotion floating the spider high
They occasionally have the appearance of vast numbers of silken flakes
which fill the air and in some recorded instances extend over many square
miles and to a height of several hundred feet.
The reflection, being off
silk threads, is not as bright as diffuse reflection from a flat white
board.
no flaring of the images could be expected.
The author noted
that the sections of
the "web" that reflected measured from 1/4" to 1/2"
for the largest specimens. Thus the images might be attributed to balloon-
ing spiders at distances of 50 to 100 feet.
However, these web reflections
ordinarily show up only against a rather dark background and it is doubted
if their intensity would be great enough to produce the intense UFO images
against a bright sky.
No quantitative densitometer examination of image brightness could be
made, as the original film was not available.
It is understood from Al Chop
thatยฎ
the government analysts did make measurements of this kind on the
original films and found the Utah images to be very intense *.
Besides the above remarks, pertinent to the actual images, several
facts can be gleaned from the motion of objects.
The observations are not
apt to support the supposition that the objects were conventional aircraft
as the maneuvers are too erratic, the relative accelerations probably rul-
ing out aircraft at distances of over five miles.
Several observers familiar
with the appearance of chaff have seen the film and concluded that the per-
sistence of the nontwinkling constellations, their small quantity, and the
reported absence of aircraft overhead makes
chaff unlikely.
Furthermore,
the single object passing across the field of view would be most difficult
to explain on the basis of chaff.
These same remarks would apply also to
bits of paper swept up in thermal updrafts.
The relative angular velocity might be compatible with soaring bird
speeds at distances of less than one mile, the angular velocity of the
single object could be attributed to a bird within about one thousand feet.
There is a tendency to pan with a moving object - not against it - so the
velocities in the table probably represent a lower bound.
the objects is not exactly what one would expect from a flock of soaring
birds not the slightest indication of a decrease in brightness due to
periodic turning with the wind or flapping) and no cumulus clouds are present
which might betray the presence of a strong thermal updraft.
hand the single object might represent a single soaring bird which broke away
in search of a new thermal -- quite a common occurrence among gulle --
see reference (7).
*
In fact, "burned right down to the celluloid backing". See also
reference (1).
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Analysis of "Utah" F11m
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Serial 02
That the air turbulence necessary to account for their movement if they
were nearby inspects (even the single object's motion!) is possible, can be
concluded from examination of reference (8). However, if the objects were
nearby spider webs the lack of observed or photographed streamers is unusual.
Furthermore, the fact that they were visible from a moving car for several
minutes is hard to reconcile with localized insect activity.
account for the images.
Such a hypothesis is hampered by the clear weather
conditions and the persistence and clarity of the images. Also no "shimmer-
ing"
can be detected and the motion is steady. Again the object which breaks
away would be difficult to explain.
It has been suggested that spurious optical reflections or light leaks
in the camera might be responsible. Examples of
such effects have been ex-
amined and found to be quite different from the UFO's.
The evidence remains rather contradictory and no single hypothesis of a
natural phenomenon yet suggested seems to completely account for the UFO
involved.
The possibility of multiple hypotheses, i.e. that the Utah UFO's
are the result of two simultaneous natural phenomena
might possibly yield
the answer.
However, as in the case of the "Montana"
analysis, no definite
conclusion could be obtained.
R. M. L. Baker, Jr.
May 16, 1956
DECLAS
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Analysis of utal
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Serial
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Figure 2
Relative Motion of UFO System
a.) 0.25 Second Interval
0.01 Radians / Inch
Photogrenmetric
Analysis of "Utah
11m
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b.)
1.00 Second Interval
0.02 Radians / Inch
Reference Object for a.)
Serial
Reference Object for b.)
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Photogrammetric
Analysis of "Utah
13m
b.)
DECLAS
Serial
02
Figure 3.
Motion of UFO Across the Field of View
0.01 Radians / Inch
ยผ6 Second Interval
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Analysis of "Utah" F11m
-10-
Serial 02
FIGURE 4
Enlarged franes taken fron 16mm Daylight Kodachrome ยฃ11m at 1/16,
16 fps.*
a)
The array of objects
photographed.
b) Photograph from the
photogrametric experi-
ment.
c)
Actual shot taken from
the "Utah"
f1.1m.
*
A11 frames
are of
the
sene magnification.
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Analysis of "Utah" Film
-11-
Serial 02
FIGURE 5
Enlarged frenes taken from 16mn Delyight Kodachrome f11m at 1/16,
16 ะณัะฒ. *
a)
Photogram from the
photogrametric experi-
ment.
b) Actual shot taken from
the "Utah" {11m (at $/8).
c)
Photograph from the
photogrametric experi-
ment.
* All frames are of the
same magnification.
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Photogrametric
Analysis of "Utah" Film
Serial 02
FIGURE 6
Enlarged frames taken from 16mm Daylight Kodachrome f11m at 1/16,
16 ะณัะฒ. *
a)
Actual shot taken from
the "Utah" 91]m.
b) Actual shot taken from
the "Montana" f11m (at
3/22).
c)
Actual shot taken from
the "Utah" {1)m.
same magnification.
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FORM 25 BS
Photogrametric
Analyslysis of "Utab
1.1m
-13-
Prepared by R.M. L. BAnERJR. DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY, INC.
Date_
APRIL 8, 1956
Serial
Plant
02
Page_
Model
Report No. 02,
FIGURE 1
Graph of Relative Angular Pasition
seconds
Graph of Relative Angular Velocit
secands
K-E
ALBANENG TOEL
0.010.
0.010.
000g
3.0018.
pusses/ suppoy
0-0016
0 0016
0.0012.
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(REV, 3-54%
Photogrenetric Analysis
& "Utah"
P11m
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Photogrammetric
Analysis of "Utah" F1]m
Serial 02
REFERENCES
(1) Ruppelt, E. J.
"The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects".
Doubleday and Co., 1956.
(2) The "American Nautical Almanac", 1952.
(3)
Eat two. 20, to 400.
"Tables of Computed Altitude and Azimuth for
(4)
"Report on Ornithological Specimens", Engineering Department,
U.S. Army, Washington, 1874.
(5) Warburton, C. "Spiders", Cambridge 1921, p. 34.
(6)
McCook, "American Spiders and Their Spinning Work",
Philadelphia, 1893.
(7) Headley, F. W., "The Flight of Birds", Witherby and Co., 1912.
(8)
Geiger, Rudolf, "The Climate Near the Ground", Harvard Univ.
Press, 1950.
(9) Menzel, D. H., "Flying Saucers", Hervard Univ. Press, 1953.
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ANALYSIS OF 16 MA. MOTION PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY OF UNIDENPIFTID
ATRIAL OBJECIS.
INTRODUCTION
The motion picture was examined both by normal and slow motion projection,
and by low power microscope.
At the start it was found that the images are
much too small to show any detail in the objects; the only eflect visible on
the film by microscopic examination is a collection of small white spots.
are frequently elongated in the direction of motion with respect to the camera
position, but no other significant shape features can be seen.
A Bell & Howell Model D-1-B projector was used to examine the motion of the
objects.
This projector permits the operator to reverse the motion during motor-
driven projection, or to examine any length of film frame-by-frame, by means of
a hand crank and frame counter. It was found that the objects are ten in number,
in every
one but the last of
the motion sequences photographed. Occasionally
some of these objects moved out of the camera's field of view momentarily.
A list of questions, accompanying the recuest for this evaluation, are
answered below.
ANSWERS TO SLAIN
CUESTIONS
It cannot be stated definitely whether the objects are seen by reflected
sunlight or because they are self-powered light sources.
However, it can be de-
duced that, if they are light-reflecting only, they are decidedly non-spherical
in shape.
During part of their flight paths they shine brightly, while at other
times they are so dim as almost to escape detection.
Furthermore, those objects
which are following similar courses show similar brightness fluctuations, which
could be caused by their taking similar flight attitudes.
2. It is believed to be reasonably certain that the reflection brightness
of these objects exceeds that of any natural diffusing type of reflecting object,
such as white birds against the sky. Also, there is no known bird that could
is thought to be responsible.
This statement, and the deduction of a non-spheri-
cal shave, combine to rule out large translucent spherical balloons, but not
bright aluminum-surfaced aircraft.
Slow motion studies of the objects disclose that, in several instances,
two objects on a nearly parallel course pass very close to each other, producing
the blending effect. However, in each instance the two separate objects reappear
after a moment.
4. and 5.
As stated above, the only detail that can be seen is the small
spot on the blue film, so no object shape can be determined.
However,
the maximum brightness of all
the different spots appears to be the same, when
they do become bright.
The color at maximum brightness appears to be a clear
white. At reduced brightness the spots remain essentially a neutral or grayish
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white; no strong colors are noted. As to similar motion, a definite grouping
of objects is noticeable.
The first two sequences, taken with the sky as a
light blue, show what probably are two groups of three objects each, and two
groups of two each.
The final sequence, against the dark blue sky, shows four
pairs of objects, with the fifth pair having drifted upwards, out of the camera's
field of view.
6. If the objects are reflecting, the "fade-in" and fade-out" are caused
by changes in attitude of decidedly non-spherical objects, as in Answer 1 above.
On the other hand, if they are light sources, the variation could be associated
7โข and 8.
As explained in the opening paragraph, the objects are only
bright spots on the film.
When they dim sufficiently, they become invis-
ible; no dark spots can be identified with these oojects.
The only visible
motion in any single frame is with respect to the camera's field of view. Slow
motion examination of
successive frames suggests a general flight pattern of
sweeping skew curves in space. This concept of object motions produces no sharp
breeks in their apparent flight paths, and also makes it practically impossible
to detect rapid accelerations or decelerations along these paths.
9. In the sequences during which the camera was held motionless, to record
the angular velocity of a single object, it is possible to measure this velocity.
Three
such passes can be seen.
The first was incomplete, picking up the object
near the center of the frame.
The second and third passes were complete, from
one eage of the field of view to the other.
Figure I shows the actual tracings of
the object from frame to frame for
both Passes No. 2 and No. 3โข
The distance
from lens to screen was 100 inches.
The focal length of the projection lens was 2 inches.
The enlargement of
Figure I over the actual negative size is therefore 50 times.
Camera and pro-
jector errors, plus small hand-held camera motions, probably account for the
deviations from a straight line path.
The average calculated angular velocity
for both paths is about 2.1 degrees per second. Detailed computations are given
in Appendix I.
10a. A slow motion viewing, plus single frane position plots, suggest that
the objects are maneuvering in definite formations.
However, successive identical
positions are not indicated when position plots from any two frames in a sequence
are superimposed. For instance, the first sequence of movement lasts 160 frames
or 10 seconds. During the first seven seconds, clear plots for all 10 objects
can be madรฉ. These plots were made at half second intervals or 8 frames apart.
10b. Figure II represents a possible set of flight paths for this interval,
derived as explained in Appendix II.
It should be remembered that Figure II
very likely contains some indeterminate and non-constant camera motion, both
horizontal and vertical, caused by tracking the formations.
This means that the
directions and curvatures as shown may be appreciably different from what a
stationary camera would have recorded. However, Figure II does help visualize
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the type of motion shown by the objects, moving from right to left, or generally
from east to west as
the camera was situated.
This agrees with Figure I, show-
ing the single object reversing course from left to right, or west to east.
10c and d.
The relative positions of these objects in the first sequence
follow a definite formation plan of either three pairs, a trio, and a single,
or perhaps five pairs (if one of the trio and the single are actually a nearby
pair). It appears that the objects tend to remain in position for curved path
maneuvering.
A possible shift in formation appears at the start of the trio
paths. Otherwise, the objects definitely appear to undulate in phase in this
sequence; as in the other
sequences also.
Several repeated slow motion viewings of the entire film do not
indicate clearly any abrupt changes in flight path of any part of the fornation.
At times the camera aupears to lag in following the entire group, and some of the
ten objects then move outside the field of view momentarily. Whether or not a
particular object remains motionless for a moment depends upon the relationship
of group movement to camera movement.
10g. As explained in Paragraph 10f, sometimes objects may move out of the
field of view.
In a few instances, however, certain objects may change in
brightness considerably, and practically appear or disappear well within the
field of view.
In the second sequence, which lasts about 14 seconds, the lower
two pairs in Figure II flare up suddenly near the center of the field of view,
being invisible a moment before. As they flare up, they appear to curve more
rapidly to the left and upwards than the center trio. Reversing this sequence
in slow motion shows that these four objects were faintly visible just before
they disappeared at about the same position.
A tabulation of flight sequences and durations is listed in Appendix III.
CONCLUSIONS
Subject motion picture film apparently records the motions of ten un-
known aerial objects, all alike in observed characteristics of movement and size.
2.
The exact nature of these objects cannot be determined, because they
are visible only as small spots of light.
It can be deduced, however, that they
are either non-spherical in shape and similar to bright metal in reflectance, or
else variably self-luminous by some means.
3.
There is apparently a coordination of movement to some extent among
these objects.
They seem to move in fornations which are probably three-dimen-
sional in arrangement. The largest angular size of the entire group is on the
order of 6 to 8 degrees of arc.
4. The movements of these objects suggest flight paths consisting of skew
curves in space.
In one instance a single object changed course
and followed a
nearly straight line path with reasonable uniformity of notion at an angular
velocity of about 2.1 degrees.
During this straight line flight it remained
reasonably uniform in brightness.
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It would probably be extremely difficult to imitate this photography
for fraudulent purposes.
1007
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STATEMENT BY SOURCE
Place:-
About 7 miles north of Tremonton, Utah, on U.S. Highway No. 305.
Time:-
1110, Wednesday, 2 July 1952.
Camera:-
B&H Automaster, magazine load, 3" telephoto lens, 16 frames per second.
Handheld.
Exposure:-
First few feet - f:8.
Balance - f:16.
Clear sun, cloudless sky.
EKCO
Kodachrone film - Daylight. Exposure was changed with the mistaken idea of
darkening the sky to gain greater contrast. The result was merely general
underexposure.
Background:-
Driving from Washington, D.C., to Portland, Oregon, on the morning of
2 July, my wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not iden-
tify.
She asked me to stop the car and look.
There was a group of about ten
or twelve objects that bore no relation to anything I had seen before, milling
about in a rough formation and proceeding in a westerly direction.
I opened
the luggage compartment of the car and got my camera out of a suitcase. Load-
ing it hurriedly, I exposed approximately thirty feet of film.
There was no
reference point in the sky and it was impossible for me to nake any estimate
of speed, size, altitude or distance.
Toward the end one of the objects re-
versed course and proceeded away from the main group. I held the camera still
and allowed this single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again
and repeating for 3 or 4 such passes.
By this time all of the objects had
disappeared.
I expended the balance of the film late that afternoon on a
mountain somewhere in Idaho.
erla
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Appendix I
Calculation of Angular Velocity of Single Aerial Object:
Pass No. 2:
48 spot positions are plotted, representing an elapsed time interval
01 47 tranes.
At 16 franes per second, this gives:
47
3.0
seconds elapsed time
16
The measured distance on the screen is 15.1 inches. This gives approximately
15.2
or 5.0 inches per second for image velocity on the screen.
3.0
Pass No. 3: 44 spot positions are plotted, for 43 frames of elapsed time. This
time is
43
2.7 seconds.
16
=
The distance travelled is 15.7 inches. This gives
15.7
15.7 = 5-8 inches per second
on the screen.
Average of these 2 values is 5.4 inches per second; with an es-
timated precision of +15 per cent.
Conversion to Angular Velocity:
Distance from projector lens to screen = 100 inches
Focal length of projector lens = 2 inches
Enlargement of film on screen = 50 times
Image velocity on film = 5.4
30 = 11 inches per second
Focal length of camera taking lens = 3 inches
It is adequately precise to divide the image velocity by the focal length
to get the angular velocity in radians per second, then to convert to degrees.
We have:
Angular velocity = 11 x 57-3 = 2.1 degrees per second
The precision of this value is also conservatively set at $15% or 10.3 degrees
per second.
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Appendix II
Plotting a Set of Flight Paths from Single Frane Position Plots, with no Reference
Points
1. In a case like this, it would be highly desirable if the movement of
these objects could be recorded with a stationary motion picture camera.
Position
plots could be superimposed by observing proper registery of frame edges to in-
dicate the speed and direction of object flight paths.
However, it apparently was necessary in this case to follow the form-
ation of objects, to keep them all in view.
Therefore no position guide for
registering the position plots is available, since no fixed points appear in the
sky. Other principles must be used instead.
3. It is stated that the general drift of the entire formation was to the
A later secuence shows a single object, which had reversed course, moving
from left to right in the camera's view.
It can therefore be supposed that plotted
paths should show a drift from right to left.
4. This is one guide to be used. Another is that position plots should be
super imposed without any rotation, since the frames were plotted without rotation.
This assumes that the camera was not rotated; but merely moved in combined
horizontal and vertical motions.
5.
Another general guide is that most of the objects should appear to move
in smooth, continuous paths.
Several plots, at least 4, should be superimposed
on a viewing table, and should be shifted until all or nearly all paths are smooth
and show reasonably uniform motion.
This compound plot can be transferred to a
single sheet, and further plots can be added in the same manner.
Figure ll was prepared in just this way, using the same 50 diameter en-
largement as in Figure I. It will be noted that the final positions of two
objects in the central trio are missing.
They became so faint that they were lost;
no further plotting of this sequence was tried.
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Sequence
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
Frame Number
Start
Finish
160
161
386
387
700
970
1010
700
970
1010
1080
1080
1140
Appendix III
Number of
Frames
1,60
225
313
270
40
70
60
Approx time of
Seco in Seconds
10
14
19 1/2
17
2 1/2
4 1/2
4
Sky Color
Light
Light
Dark
Dark
Dark
Dark
Dark
DECIASS
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QUESTIONS REGARDING ANALYSIS OF FIIM
1. Are images made by light source or reflection?
2. Any indication of what kind of objects could have caused images?
Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause images? Could they have
been caused by aircraft or balloons?
3.
What causes the impression that some objects at times appear to
become
2 or 3 objects, at times appear to merge into one?
4. Do all objects have same characteristics?
8.
b.
c.
Same apparent shape?
Same relative size?
Same Color?
Same general motion?
5. What are shape(s), colors), and relative size(s) of objects?
6. To what can the "fade-in" and "fade-out" of the objects be attri-
buted?
7โข What type motion is attributable to the objects (about their own
axis as well as about the axis of flight path)?
8. Is there any acceleration evident in their motion along flight path
axis?
9. Can the motion of the camera (panning and joggling) be allowed for
sufficiently to permit deternination of the angular velocity of objects which
cross the field of view?
(Reference particularly the single object which
crosses field; photographer states that camera was held motionless while ob-
ject crossed field of view.)
10. Deternine patterns of flight from position plots for each frame, then:
a. Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the
objects?
b. Do they maintain same relative positions in formation during any
maneuvers, particularly violent maneuvers?
Is relative position maintained coincidental with movement about
C.
their axes?
If undulating motion is present among a number of objects which
are maintaining a semblance of formation, do those objects undulate in phase?
Ditto for tumbling motion.
e.
Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction of flight
path through fairly large angles (eg., 90ยบ or more during interval of 2 or 3
frames)?
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1.
Do any objects appear to remain motionless at the same time
that others move about?
Can all objects be accounted for at all times or do some liter-
ally disappear while still well within field of view?
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This CASE Includes
ONE (1) 7ยฝ"X 1" photo
and ONE (1) 244" X 2/4"
photo.
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Address Reply To
OFFICER-IN-CHARGE
And Refer To No.
NT4-28/ 8310/177283
AVIATION SUPPLY DEPOT
NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER
OAKLAND 4, CALIFORNIA
11 August 1952
Duplicate
ATIC u/ fit.
From:
To:
Chief Photographer Delbert C. Newhouse, 177283, U. S. N.
Commending Officer, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah
Subj: Motion Pictures of Unidentified Objects in Air
Enol: (1) One (1) fifty-foot roll of processed 16mm color motion
picture film
Enclosure (1) is forwarded herewith for whatever value it may have in con-
nection with your investigation of the so-called "Flying Saucers". Pertinent
data follows:
Place:
About 7 miles north of Tremonton, Utah on U. S. Highway No. 30s.
Time:
1110 Wednesday 2 July 1952.
Camera:
B&H Automaster, magazine load, 3" telephoto lens, 16 frames per
second. Handheld.
Exposure:
First few feet - f:8. Balance - f:16. Clear sun, cloudless skyโข
EKCo Kodachrome film - Daylight. Exposure was changed with the
mistaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater contrast. The
result was merely general under exposure.
General Background:
Driving from Washington, D. C. to Portland, Oregon, on
the morning of 2 July my wife noticed a group of objects in the
sky that she could not identify.
She asked me to stop the car and
look.
There was a group of about ten or twelve objects - that bore
no relation to anything I had seen before - milling about in a
rough formation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened
the luggage compartment of the car and got my camera out of a suit-
case.
Loading it hurriedly, I exposed approximately thirty feet of
film.
There was no reference point in the sky and it was impossible
for me to make any estimate of speed, size, altitude or distance.
Toward the end one of the objects reversed
course and proceeded away
from the main group.
I held the camera still and allowed this
single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again and re-
peating for three or four such passes. By this time all of the ob-
jects had disappeared. I expended the balance of the film late that
afternoon on a mountain somewhere in Idaho.
c, filet
Whew
house
Incidents
also
Delbert C. Newhouse
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00I (11 Aug 52)
Ist Ind
HQ OOAMA, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 28 August 1952
TO: Director of Intelligence, Headquarters, USAF, Washington 25, D. C.
This report of unidentified flying objects is submitted in accor-
dance with AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952.
2. This report is submitted in this form in lieu of submission of
AF Form 112, Air Intelligence Information Report, since all information
available on this subject is contained in the basic communication.
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
1 Incl
50' roll of processed
film
Info cy:
Air Technical Intelligence
Center, Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio
KERMIT R. KANN
Colonel, USAF
Inspector General
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ELD. UTAH
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CATION (If any)
DISPOSITION FORM
UNCLASSIFIED
FILE NO.
TO
Chief, Air Technical
Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson ARB
SUBJECT (Restricted) Movie Film of Flying Objects
Taken
2
Jul 52, Vicinity of Tremonton, Utah
Mau Sal
FROM
DATE
Dept of the Air Force
8-
Hq
USAF - AFOIN-2A2
COMMENT NO. 1
Maj Fournet/th/
71016
1. Subject film, received this office 5 Sep 52, is inelosed for appropriate
action. Duplicate of
report submitted by the photographer, CPO Delbert C. Newhouse
(177283, UST), is inclosed for your information in the event that the copy forwarded
to you by the IG, Hill AFB, Utah has not been received.
2. A message was dispatched to the CG, WADE on 6 Sep 52, with information copy
to you, requesting that an intelligence officer interview CPO Newhouse and determine
additional details of the sighting, if available.
3. A message was also dispatched to the CO, Hill AB, Utah requesting weather
information
for the perrod and vicinity in question. An information copy was
dispatched to you.
4. It has been ascertained from the Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. that
the position of the sun at the time 1010Z hours, 2 July 22) and the Location
(4145N - 11210W) in question was 64.5ยฐ elevation and 131ยฐ azimuth.
5. Suggest the film be submitted to the WADC Photo Lab for complete analysis
as soon as possible.
The following are suggested questions for this analysis which,
if
answered, should
facilitate evaluation of the incident:
a.
Are images made by light source or reflection?
b. Any indication of what kind of objects could have caused images? Is
there any bird sufficiently actinie to cause images? Could they have been caused
by aircraft or belloons?
What causes impression that some objects at times appear to become 2 or
3 where there was originally one, or, conversely, 2 or 3 objects at times appear to
merge into
one.
d.
Do all objects have same characteristics?
(1) Same apparent shape?
(2) Same color?
(3) Same relative size?
(4) Same general motion?
e.
f.
oat are shapel, colon(e) and relative bi the oleste
To what can the
and "fade-out" of the objects be attributed?
What type motion is attributable to the objeets (about their own axis
as well as about axis of flight path)?
h. Is there any accelleration evident in their motion along flight path axis?
1. Can the motion of the camera (panning and joggling) be allowed for
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sufficiently to permit determination of the angular velocity of objeets
which cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object
which crosses field; photographer states that camera was held motionless
while object crossed field of view.)
j. Determine patterns of flight from position plots for each
frame, then:
(1) Is there any recurring pattern in the relative
position of the objects?
(2) Do they maintain same relative positions in formation
during any maneuvers, particularly violent maneuvers?
(3) Is relative position maintained coincidental with
movement about their axes?
(4) If undulating motion is present among a number of
objects which are maintaining a semblance of formation,
do those objects undulate in phase? Ditto for tumbling
(5)
motion?
Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction
of flight path through fairly large angles (e-g. 90ยฐ or
more during interval of 2 or 3 frames)?
(6) Do any objects appear to remain motionless at the same
time that others move about?
(7) Can all objects be accounted for at all times or do
some literally disappear while still well within field
of view?
6. Although CPO Newhouse did not request that the film be returned
to him, it is recommended that the final footage (of the mountain scenery) be
returned to him immediately and that he be asked if he is willing to accept
a duplicate of the initial footage in lieu of the original. If his reply
is affirmative, suggest the duplicate be forwarded whenever available.
7. Request advice of the analytical results as soon as available.
Millain G. Adams
2 Incls: (w/orig only)
1. Cy of Itr fr CPO Newhouse,
atd 11 Aug 52
2. Roll of exposed 16mm film.
WILLIAM A. ADAMS
Colonel, USAF
Chief, Topical Division
Deputy Director or Estimates
Directorate of Intelligence
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UNCLASSIFIED
NtL-28/8310/177283 Subj: Motion Pictures of Unidentified Objects in Air
0OI (11 Aug 52)
Ist Ind
HQ OOAMA, 11111 Air Force Base, Utah, 28 August 1952
TO: Director of Intelligence, Headquarters, USAF, Washington 25, D. G.
1. This report of unidentified flying objects is submitted in accor-
dance with AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952.
2. This report is submitted in this form in lieu of submission of
AF Form 112, Air Intelligence Information Report, since all information
available on this subject is contained in the basic communication.
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
1 Incl
501 roll of processed
f11m
Anto cy:
Air Technical Intelligence
Center, Wright-Patterson
APB, Ohio
USAF
Inspector General
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COPY
NT 4-28/8310/177283
AVIATION SUPPLY DEPOT
NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER
OAKLAND 4, CALIFORNIA
11 August 1952
From: Chief Photographer Delbert C. Newhouse, 177283, U. S. N.
To:
Commanding Officer, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah
Subj: Motion Pictures of Unidentifled Objects in Air
Enol: (1) One (1) fifty-foot roll of propessed 16mm color motion
picture film
1. Enclosure (1) is forwarded herewith for whatever value it may have in con-
nection with your investigation of the so-called "Flying Saucers". Pertinent
data follows:
Place:
Time:
Camera:
Exposure:
About 7 milesnorth of Tremonton, Utah on U. S. Highway No. 30S.
1110 Wednesday 2 July 1952.
B&H Automaster, magazine load, 3" telephoto lens, 16 frames per
second. Handheld.
First few feet - {:8. Balance - {:16. Clear sun, cloudless sky.
EKCo Kodachrome film - Daylight. Exposure was changed with the
mistaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater cort rast. The
result was merely general under exposure.
General Background: Driving from Washington, D. C. to Portland, Oregon, on
the morning of 2 July my wife noticed a group of objects in the
sky that she could not identify.
She asked me to stop the car and
look.
There was a group of about ten or twelve objects - that bore
no relation to anything I had seen before - milling about in a
rought formation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened
the luggage compartment of the car and got my camera out of a suit-
case.
Loading it hurriedly, I exposed approximately thirty feet of
film.
There was no reference point in the sky and it was impossible
for me to make any estimate of speed, size, altitude or distance.
Toward the end one of the objects reversed
course and proceeded away
from the main group. I held the camera still and allowed this
single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again and re-
peating for three or four such passes. By this time all of the ob-
jects had disappeared. I expended the balance of the film late that
afternoon on a mountain somewhere in Idaho.
/s/
Delbert C. Newhouse
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REF 2 JULY 52 MOVIES VIC TREMONION UTAN.
IN ADDITION TO PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED
ANALYSES, SUGIST CHECKING TINE INTERVAL
BETUTEN INSTANTS OF MAXIMUM "GLOUยป OF
INDIVIDUAL OBJECT, I. F. BLINKING EFFECT, AND
IF THIS IS OETAINABLE, IS INTERVAL UNIFORM
FOR A SINGLE OBJECT AND FOR ALL OBJECTS
WHICH EXHIBIT THIS CHARACTERISTIC? IT SHOULD
BE INTERESTING TO CORRELATE THESE RESULTS
WITH OTHER RPTS WHICH MENTION BLINKING
INTERVALS IN CONNECTION WITH SIGHTINGS OF
LIGHTS AND/OR REFLECTIVE OBJECTS.
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APOLI-2A2
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORANDUM FORE
Director of laval Intel11gence
Abbentions 0p 322X5
Interpretation of Movies of Unldentsfied Flylas Objeate
The attached nories (see Inel. 1) one possibly the beat
dOC
untary evidence yet cbtained on unidentified flying objecta.
They have benn antlyzed by an Air Porce photographie Laboratory.
however
18 is our desire to obtata an independent antyle by a
separate laboratory in order that we ey better interpret the
in lications of these deto. For thia reanca, it fa requested
thot as complete an Interpretation as possible be
Hewy
zendered by a
setivity.
Cremateaces
murrounding the photograpiy san
in Inclosure 2,
Additional
details vere zeguested by nessages
which ore
Included
so Incloman-3 and 5 and were obtained in the
reylies abbached
Inelosures 4
With regand to Inclosurea
5 and 6,
the final footage
roterrod to has been detachod
returned to,
CPO Newh
However,
it was
dedneed from this
that levinc
excollent resulta vaile hand-
holing the ameras there was sinost no emera motion evident.
Zis dednation we applied to the analysis of that portion of the
depicting the
motion of the single objeet which detached itself
group an explained in Inclosure 2.
3.
A 110t
of
reprecentative
questions
for
Interpretation
Le attached as Inclosure 1*
zhese questions are indicative of the
type data cosired.
Any additional date vatch een be
abbeined
wonld ba most velene, partioninly an concerns the 31ght intensity
ol the objects, the formations (Including threo-dinenedoml renditionis,
if poustble), comenta regarding the possibility that the fanges were
censed by adreruft and the conditions walch met have prevailed for
airaract to produce.
such images, ete.
It wa determined from the Maval Observatory,
Washington,
D.C. that the position of the sun at the time and logation of the
photograpiy
vas 64,59 elevation and 131ยฐ airuth.
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Director of Naval, Intelligence, Attar
Op 322X5
Subject: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified
Plying Objecta (contiaued)
6. For additional, deto or referral of specifie questions,
Colonel W.H. Saith of the Current Intelligence Branch my be
contacted direct, His telephone number 10 71016.
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2.
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Mr. M. A. Monts, Air Force Press
Room,
Room 2E761, Pentagon
TREMONTON
Mr. M. A. Monts
Air Force Press Room
Room 2E761, Pentagon
1 June 1956
MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE
Atta: Lt Colonel T. R. Johnson, AFOIN-X
SUBJECT: (Uncld) UFO Movie
1. The following statements concerning two of the UFO
sightings described in the recently released movie, are sub-
mitted in response to Mr. Monts' request of 29 May 1956.
a. The Marianna Case - Montana - 1950. The original
Air Force conclusion, based on the interrogation of witnesses
and the evaluation of the data, was that the UFOs were, in all
probability, two Air Force F-9 fighter aircraft known to be
in the vicinity at the time.
Simulated photographs of aircraft at various distances,
made by an aircraft manufacturing firm in a recent independent
and unsolicited analysis of the Marianna film, show striking
similarity to the two white blops in this film.
Based on the degree of credibility accorded this early
ATIC evaluation and the strong corroborative evidence supplied
by the recent independent analysis, the Air Force has no com-
pelling reason to alter its original conclusion.
b. The Newhouse Case - Utah - 1952. The original film
was analyzed by an Air Force Photo Reconnaissance Laboratory
shortly after the sighting. The conclusion reached was that a
strong possibility existed that the bright spots of light appearing
on the film were caused by seagulls soaring in thermal air cur-
rents.
The credibility of the conclusion was undoubtedly sup-
ported by the presence of identifiable seagulls in some of the
frames.
This conclusion was further strengthened by movies of
seagulls, taken at various distances, which showed them as
bright spots of light similar to those in the Newhouse film.
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Memo to D/I (OIN-X), (U) UFO Movie, 1 Jun 56
A recent analysis of the Newhouse film, made by Air
Force photo specialists totally unaware of the previous history
of this case, yielded the opinion that the bright spots of light
on the film were bird reflections in the strong sunlight.
The unanimity of opinion present in all evaluations
made in this case leaves little reasonable doubt that the UFOs
in the Newhouse film were indeed seagulls.
2. Attached is a copy of this memo to be given to Mr. M. A.
Monts in the Air Force Press Room in the Pentagon.
JOHN G. ERIKSEN
Colonel, USAF
Deputy Commander
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DEPARTMRA
UNITED STAT TAM
DEFE
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
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IN REPLY REFER TO
Op-32275/rtm
5 December 1952
FIRST ENDORSEMENT on PIC Itr ser 0263 of 5 Dec 1952
From:
To:
Director of Naval Intelligence
Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AFOIN 2A2
Subj:
Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Flying Objects; progress
report on
Ref: (c) Dept of Air Force Itr file AFOIN-2A2 of 24 Oct 1952
1. Readdressed and forwarded in compliance with the request contained
in reference (e) above and reference (b) of the basic letter.
g. m. Yaleagher
By direction
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of U.S. Naval
Photographic Center )
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U. S. Naval Receiving Station
Washington 25, D. C.
for PEACE
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BUY
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DEC 5 1952
ONE TIDENITAL
SCURITY
INFORMATION
From: Officer In Charge
To: 1
Chief, Naval Operations
Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Untdentifled Flying
Objects; progress report on
Ref: (a) Conf Itr DNI 0P32275/rtm, dtd 27 Oct 1952 with
enclosures thereto
Enel: (1) Copy of enclosure 7 of reference (a)
1. Reference (a) directed the interpretation of movies
of unidentified objects taken in Utah, 1952. Included
among
the enclosures are approximately 30 feet of pro-
cessed 16mm color motion picture film and a list of ques-
tions for guidance in determining the type of analysis
desired.
This progress report presents the procedures
and methods designed to answer some of the questions con-
tained in enclosure 7 and the results obtained as of this
date by the Photogrammetry Division, Evaluation Department
of this Center.
2. Tests and Procedure. The film exposed in Utan 1s in
very poor condition; dry, brittle and with a tendency to
break. After initial viewing, duplication of the f1lm
was performed in order to preserve the one originally re-
ceived.
This consumed approximately two weeks. In the
duplication process, some color correction was made to
permit better viewing of the objects. For conventence
in interpretation, the f1lm was divided into three parts,
each part being considered an entity. Part I consisted
of the footage taken at f8; part II, the footage taken
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at f16 with a panning motion; and Part III, the footage
at l6 during which the camera was held steady.
Three
definite groups of lights were observed throughout the
film and plots were recorded as follows:
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Area
Parts I and II
Parts I and II
Control
Holding to one group
Holding to one light and
direction of another
Parts I and II
Arbitrary 1/2 inch correction
per frame for panning
Part III
Parts I and II
Holding to frame outline
None. Every tenth frame to
show
changes in two apparent
formations.
In addition to the above plots; blowups of exposures on
opaque and transparent materials were made for stereoscopic
study, assignment of magnitudes of light intensities were
made frame by frame, and preliminary studies of colored
lights conducted.
3. Comments. From the above plots and studies, the following
comments keyed to the list of questions contained in enclosure
1 are:
1. It appears to be a light source rather than reflected
light.
2. No Indication of kind of objects. No bird known to
be sufficiently actinic. Could not have been caused by air-
craft or balloons.
3. Comments held in abeyance until further stereoscopic
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4. Objects have same apparent shape, color, and general
motion. Relative size is still under study.
5. Images are circular in shag and bluish-white in
color.
6. Comments in abeyance.
7. Comments in abeyance.
8. Acelleration is evident.
9. Velocity was computed to be 3780 mph for a shift of
Imm per frame if the object is five miles from the observer.
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respectively with a mean shift of 0.1729mm. On this basis
the mean velocity is 653.5 mph. Differences in mean vel-
ocities due to assumption of variance in distance from the
observer may be determined by x/5 times 653.5.
There is no recurring pattern in the relative
action had been recorded.
refuted upon completion of the stereoscopic study.
b. Comments held in abeyance
c. Comments held in abeyance
d. Comments held in abeyance
e. Yes
f. Comments held in abeyance
Certain objects disappear while still well within
the field of view.
4. Discussion.
There are many theories and conditions
concerning the images photographed which can be explained
as natural phenomena.
1s made to explain the phenomens nor are the comments tem-
pered by knowledge of present day science (although its
influence was felt).
the natural phenomena theories.
a.
Light Source. The opinion that these images are
light sources is based on the time they can be viewed
imately 60 degrees.
It is felt that if these images were
when photographed at the rate of 16 frames per second.
Although this premise would permit aircraft and balloons
determination.
to permit velocities of present aircraft, they would be
close enough for positive identification. If they are too
far away for positive identification, then the velocity is
too great for any aircraft as we know them.
b. Color. Colors were noted as shades of red, green,
blue and bluish-white. It appears however, that except for
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the bluish-white, the colors noted are due to color aber-
rations in the lens and to processing defects, and are not
of the objects themselves which can be observed throughout
the entire or major portion of the film.
It should be
pointed out at this point that unless an image appeared in
at least five successive frames, it was regarded as a pro-
cessing defect.
Velocity. In the determination of the velocity
of the objects, two assumptions were made; (a) the camera
is greater than computed.
It may be possible to apply a
correction factor after the completion of the stereoscopic
study, although this is doubtful.
With these assumptions
and knowing the focal length of the camera, the only unknown
in the determination of the velocity is the distance from
the observer to the object. This was arbitrarily set at
five miles.
Size, Pattern and Formation.
Analysis has not
progressed to
the stage where the relative sizes of these
images can be stated.
This applies also to patterns and
formations although it appears as if they do occur.
is expected that stereoscopic analysis of the objects will
furnish much information on this subject.
Reference (b) requested interpretation of additional
the movie.
One plot was made of the light path in the area
where stationary objects are visible to hold to as control.
Analysis of this movie is not sufficiently complete to offer
any comment other than the path of light is undulating and
is similar to that plotted for the Utah movie.
In the ana-
lysis of the Montana movie it will be most helpful if the
following information can be furnished:
a. Focal length of taking lens.
b. Location and actual distance of observer to
the center of the tower.
c. Dimensions of the tower.
d. Lengths of bracing on the tower.
Vertical spacing of the bracing or the spacing
between bracing measured along the legs of the tower.
It is felt that, since this movie was taken in 1950, the
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above requested information has been obtained for other
agencies to assist in their interpretation of the uniden-
tified objects and therefore is available.
6. Interpretation of movies of unidentified flying objects
are continuing and upon completion of the analysis a final
report will be prepared.
Two copies of the report and
reference (a) will be sent to your office.
7. Conclusions: None.
8. Recommendations: None.
Lu Keith
I. W.
KEITH
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DOGENOTIFOINTS FOR ANALYSIS
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The following questions are suggested for guidance regarding the
general type of ahalysis desired:
1. Are images made by light source or reflection?
2. Any indication of what kind of objects could have caused images?
Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause images? Could they have
been caused by aircraft or balloons?
3. What causes impression that some objects at times appear to
become 2 or 3 where there was originally onek or, conversely, 2 or 3 objects
at times appear to merge into one.
4o Do all objects have same characteristics?
a. Same apparent shape?
bo Same Color?
c. Same relative size?
d. Same general motion?
5. What are shape(s), color(s) and relative size(s) of objects?
6. To what can the "fade-in" and '"fade-out'" of the objects be attributed?
7. What type motion is attributable to the objects about their own axis
as well as about axis of flight path)?
8. Is there any acceleration evident in their motion along light
path axis?
% Can the motion of the camera (panning and joggling) be allowed
for sufficiently to permit determination of the angular velosity of objects
which cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object
which crosses field; photographer states that camera was held motionless
while object crossed field of view.)
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10. Determine patterns of flight from position plots for each
frame, then:
do
a. Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position
of the objects?
b. Do they maintain same relative positions in formation during
any maneuvers,
particularly violent maneuvers?
c. Is relative position maintained coincidental with movement
about their axis?
If undulating motion is present among a number of objects
which are maintaining a semblance of fornation, d those
objects undulate in phase? Ditto for tumbling motion?
Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction
of flight path through fairly large angles (e.g. 90 degrees
or more during interval of 2 or 3 frames)?
f.
Do any objests appear to remain motimlass at the sona time
that others move about?
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Can all objects be accounted for at all times or do some
literally disappear while still well within field of view?
ter
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ANATYSIS OF 16 MM. MOTION PICTURE PHOLOGRAPHY OF UNIDENTIFIED ADRIAL OBJECIS.
INTRODUCTION
The motion picture was examined both by normal and slow motion projection,
and by low power microscope.
At the start it was found that the images are
much too small to show any detail in the objects; the only effect visible on
the film by microscopic examination is a collection of small white spots.
They
are frequently elongated in the direction of motion with respect to the camera
position, but no other significant shape features can be seen.
A Bell & Howell Model D-1-B projector was used to examine the motion of the
objects.
This projector permits the operator to reverse the motion during motor-
driven projection, or to examine any length of film frame-by-frame, by means of
a hand crank and frame counter. It was found that the objects are ten in number,
in every one but the last of
the motion sequences photographed. Occasionally
some of these objects moved out of the camera's field of view momentarily.
A list of questions, accompanying the request for this evaluation, are
answered below.
ANSWERS TO STATED QUESTIONS
1.
It cannot be stated definitely whether the objects are seen by reflected
sunlight or because they are self-powered light sources.
However, it can be de-
duced that, if they are light-reflecting only, they are decidedly non-spherical
in shape.
During part of their flight paths they shine brightly, while at other
times they are so dim as almost to escape detection. Furthermore, those objects
which are following similar courses show similar brightness fluctuations, which
could be caused by their taking similar flight attitudes.
2. It is believed to be reasonably certain that the reflection brightness
of these objects exceeds that of any natural diffusing type of reflecting object,
such as white birds against the sky. Also, there is no known bird that could
emit such a radiation as would be required to produce the observed brightness.
Either a large metallic surface of nearly flat shape, or a self-luminous source,
is thought to be responsible.
This statement, and the deduction of a non-spheri-
cal shape, combine to rule out large translucent spherical balloons, but not
bright aluminun-surfaced aircraft.
Slow motion studies of the objects disclose that, in several instances,
two objects on a nearly parallel course pass very close to each other, producing
the blending effect. However, in each instance the two separate objects reappear
after a moment.
4. and 5.
As stated above, the only detail that cen be seen is the small
bright spot on the blue film, so no object shape can be determined. However,
the maximun brightness of all the different spots appears to be the same, when
they do become bright. The color at maximun brightness appears to be a clear
white. At reduced brightness the spots remain essentially a neutral or grayish
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white; no strong colors are noted. As to similar motion, a definite grouping
of objects is noticeable.
The first two sequences, taken with the sky as a
Light blue, show what probably are two groups of three objects each, and two
groups of two each.
The final sequence, against the dark blue sky, shows four
pairs of objects, with the fifth pair having drifted upwards, out of the camera's
field of view.
6. If the objects are reflecting, the "fade-in" and fade-out" are caused
by changes in attitude of decidedly non-spherical objects, as in Answer 1 above.
On the other hand, if they are light sources, the variation could be associated
with their maneuvering activity.
7. and 8. As explained in the opening paragraph, the objects are only
small
bright spots on the film.
When they dim sufficiently, they become invis-
ible; no dark spots can be identified with these objects. The only visible
motion in any single frame is with respect to the camera's field of view. Slow
motion examination of successive frames suggests a general flight pattern of
sweeping skew curves in space. This concept of object motions produces no sharp
breaks in their apparent flight paths, and
also makes it practically impossible
to detect rapid accelerations or decelerations along these paths.
9. In the sequences during which the camera was held motionless, to record
the angular velocity of a single object, it is possible to measure this velocity.
Three such passes can be seen. The first was incomplete, picking up the object
near the center of the frame.
The second and third passes were complete, from
one edge of the field of view to the other.
Figure I shows the actual tracings of the object from frame to frame for
both Passes No. 2 and No. 3. The distance from lens to screen was 100 inches.
The focal length of the projection lens was 2 inches. The enlargement of
Figure I over the actual negative size is therefore 50 times. Camera and pro-
jector errors, plus small hand-held camera motions, probably account for the
deviations fron a straight line path. The average calculated angular velocity
for both paths is about 2.1 degrees per second. Detailed computations are given
in Appendix I.
10a. A slow motion viewing, plus single frame position plots, suggest that
the objects are maneuvering in definite formations. However, successive identical
positions
are not indicated when position plots from any two
frames in a sequence
are superimposed. For instance, the first sequence of movement lasts 160 frames
or 10 seconds. During the first seven seconds, clear plots for all 10 objects
can be made.
These plots were made at half second intervals or 8 frames apart.
10b. Figure II represents a possible set of flight paths for this interval,
derived as explained in Appendix II. It should be remembered that Figure II
very likely contains some indeterminate and non-constant camera motion, both
horizontal and vertical, caused by tracking the formations.
This means that the
directions and curvatures as shown may be appreciably different from what a
stationary camera would have recorded. However, Figure II does help visualize
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the type of motion shown by the objects, moving from right to left, or generally
from east to west as the camera was situated.
This agrees with Figure I, show-
ing the single object reversing course from left to right, or west to east.
10c and d.
The relative positions of these objects in the first sequence
follow a definite formation plan of either three pairs, a trio, and a single,
or perhaps five pairs if one of the trio and the single are actually a nearby
pair). It appears that the objects tend to remain in position for curved path
maneuvering.
A possible shift in fornation appears at the start of the trio
paths. Otherwise, the objects definitely appear to undulate in phase in this
sequence; as in the other sequences also.
particular object remains motionless for a monent depends upon the relationship
of group movement to camera movement.
10g. As exolained in Paragraph 10f, sometimes objects may move out of the
field of view.
In a few instances, however, certain objects may change in
brightness considerably, and practically appear or disappear well within the
field of view.
In the second sequence, which lasts about 14 seconds, the lower
two pairs in Figure II flare up suddenly near the center of the field of view,
being invisible a moment before.
As they flare up, they appear to curve more
rapidly to the left and upwards
than the center trio. Reversing this sequence
in slow motion shows that these four objects were faintly visible just before
they disappeared at about the same position.
A tabulation of flight sequences and durations is listed in Appendix III.
CONCLUSIONS
1. Subject motion picture film apparently recoras the motions of ten un-
known aerial objects, all alike in observed characteristics of movement and size.
2.
The exact nature of these objects cannot be determined, because they
are visiole only as small spots of light.
It can be deduced, however, that they
are either non-spherical in shape and similar to bright metal in reflectance, or
else variably self-luminous by some means.
3. There is apparently a coordination of movement to some extent among
these objects.
They seem to move in formations which are probably three-dimen-
sional in arrangement.
The largest anguler size of the entire group is on the
order of 6 to 8 degrees of arc.
4. The movements of these objects suggest flight paths consisting of skew
curves in space.
In one instance a single object changed course and followed a
nearly straight line path with reasonable uniformity of motion at an angular
velocity of about 2.1 degrees.
During this straight line flight it remained
reasonably uniform in brightness.
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5. It would probably be extremely difficult to imitate this photography
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Appendix I
Calculation of Angular Velocity of Single Aerial Object:
Pass No.
2:
of
47
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48 spot positions are plotted, representing an elapsed time interval
At 16 frames per second, this gives:
47
3.0 seconds elapsed time
16
=
The measured distance on the screen is 15.1 inches. This gives approximately
or 5.0 inches per second for image velocity on the screen.
Pass No. 2:
44 spot positions are plotted, for 43 frames of elapsed time. This
time is
43
2.7 seconds.
The distance
travelled is 15-7 inches. This gives
15-7
2.7 = 5.8 inches per second.
on the screen. Average of these 2 values is 5.4 inches per second; with an es-
timated precision of +15 per cent.
Conversion
to Angular Velocity:
Distance from projector lens to screen = 100 inches
Focal length of projector lens = 2 inches
Enlargement of film on screen = 50 times
Image velocity on film = 5.4
50 = 111 inches per second
Focal length of camera taking lens = 3 inches
It is adequately precise to divide the image velocity by the focal length
to get the angular velocity in radians per second, then to convert to degrees.
We have:
Angular velocity = 11 x 57.3 = 2.1 degrees per second
The precision of this value is also conservatively set at $15% or 10.3 degrees
per second.
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Appendix II
Plotting a Set of Flight Paths from Single Frame Position Plots, with no Reference
Points
In a case like this, it would be highly desirable if the movement of
these objects could be recorded with a stationary motion picture camera.
Position
plots could be superimposed by observing proper registery of frame edges to in-
dicate the speed and direction of object flight paths.
2. However, it apparently was necessary in this case to follow the form-
ation of objects, to keep them all in view. Therefore no position guide for
registering the position plots is available, since no fixed points appear in the
sky. Other principles must be used instead.
3. It is stated that the general drift of the entire formation was to the
west.
A later sequence shows a single object, which had reversed course, moving
from left to right in the camera'sview. It can therefore be supposed that plotted
paths should show a drift from right to left.
4. This is one guide to be used. Another is that position plots should be
superimposed without any rotation, since the frames were plotted without rotation.
This assunes that the camera was not rotated; but merely moved in combined
horizontal and vertical motions.
5โข
Another general guide is that most of the objects should appear to move
in smooth, continuous paths.
Several plots, at least 4, should be superimposed
on a viewing table, and should be shifted until all or nearly all paths are smooth
and show reasonably uniform motion.
This compound plot can be transferred to a
single sheet, and further plots can be added in the same manner.
6. Figure II was prepared in just this way, using the same 50 diameter en-
largement as in Figure I.
It will be noted that the final positions of two
objects in the central trio are missing. They became so faint that they were lost;
no further plotting of this sequence was tried.
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Sequence
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Frame Number
Start
Finish
160
161
386
387
700
970
700
970
1010
1010
1080
1080
1140
Appendix III
Number of
Frames
160
225
313
270
40
70
Approx time of
Sego in Seconds
10
14
19 1/2
17
2 1/2
4 1/2
4
Sky Color
Light
Light
Dark
Dark
Dark
Dark
Dark
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TIGURE I
Flot of single object,
CENE 99
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KOMONK
THE
UNNA
MAJOR DONALD E. KEYHOE, U.S. MARINE CORPS, RET, IN A TELEGRAM SENT TO BRIGADIER GENERAL SORY SMITH
AND TO SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE HAROLD E. TALBOTT, TOLD THIS STORY: ON JULY 2, 1952, NAVY WARRANT
OFFICER DELBERT C. NEWHOUSE WAS EN ROUTE TO PORTLAND, OREGON.
AT 1:10 A.M., HE WAS AT A POINT ON HIGH-
WAY 30, SEVEN MILES NORTH OF TREMONTON, UTAH, SUDDENLY, HE SAW "ร GROUP OF ROUND, EXTREMELY BRIGHT
OBJECTS MOVING WEST AT A VERY HIGH SPEED...
REMONTON 7
*AS A NAVAL AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHER, NEWHOUSE
KNEW THEY WERE NOT AIRCRAFT. USING A BELL
AND HOWELL AUTO MASTER MOVIE CAMERA WITH A
THREE INCH TELEFOTO LENS, HE SHOT ABOUT
40 FEET OF FILM...
"NEAR THE END, ONE OF THE OBJECTS REVERSED ITS COURSE
AND LEFT THE FORMATION...
"THE PICTURES WERE STUDIED FOR MONTHS BY THE
"THE LABORATORIES CAME TO THESE
AIR FORCE PHOTO-RECONNAISSANCE LABORA- CONCLUSIONS:
TORY AT DAYTON, AND LATER 3Y THE NAVY PHOTO-
I. THE, AVERAGE SPEED OF THE UNKNOWN
INTERPRETATION GENTER AT WASHINGTON:"
OBJECTS WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 653 AND
980 M.P. H
2. ALL TRE OBJECTS APPEARED ROUND, OF
00000
THE SAME SIZE, AND THEY GAVE OFF A BLUEISH
WHITE GLOW OF VERY HIGH INTENSITY.*
3. THE OBJECTS SEEMED TO BE MANEUVER-
ING IN A GIRCULAR OR ELIPTICAL PATTERN
WITHIN THE GROUP AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS.
4. BECAUSE OF THESE MIGH SREEDS, THE
OBJEGTS OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT BE BALLOONS
OR BIRDS
5. THEY WERE NOT ANY KNOWN TYPE OF
AIRGRAFT
6. THE SIGHTING COULD NOT BE
EXPLAINED BY ANY CONVENTIONAL
ANSWER...
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"THE AIR FORCE HAD... PLANNED TO SHON THIS
FILM TO THE PRESS AND TO MAKE A STATEMENT
TO THE PUBLIC. THIS STATEMENT. WOULD REVEAL
THE OFFICIAL ANALYSIS...
PREPARE FOR A PRESS SHOWING
YES, SIR!
AND PUBLIC STATEMENT CON-
CERNING THE UTAH PICTURES!
" WHEN THE COMBINEO AIR FORCE AND NAVY ANALYSIS
SHOWED THAT THE SAUCERS COULD NOT BE ANY CONVEN-
TIONAL OBJECTS, AIR FORCE OFFICIALS DISAGREED AS
TO WHAT SHOULD BE TOLD THE PUBLIC. THE PLAN FOR A
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WAS THEN KILLED...
THERE WILL BE NO PRESS
YES, SIR.
SHOWING. CANCEL PLANS...
MAJOR KEYHOE, WHO HAD BEEN GIVEN THE
AIR FORCE DATA ON THE UTAH PICTURES BEFORE
THE OFFICIALS WHO FAVORED A PUBLIC STATE-
MENT HAD BEEN OVERRULED, THEN DECIDED TO
INGLUDE THIS INFORMATION IN HIS BOOK,
"FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE"*
IN A PRESS RELEASE, DATED SEPT, 28,1953, 4 P.M., HENRY
HOLT AND COMPANY ANNOUNCED...
THE AIR FORCE HAS SECRET MOTION PICTURES OF
FLYING SAUCERS WHICH PROVE THEY ARE INTER-
PLANETARY CRAFT, MAJOR DONALD E. KEYHOE, A
RETIRED MARINE CORPS OFFICER... DECLARED TODAY. HIS
CLAIM, HE SAIO, IS BACKED BY OFFICIAL AIR FORGE
DOCUMENTS CONTAINED IN HIS FORTHCOMING BOOK..
* HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY, N.Y., PUBLISHERS.-EDS.
* ACTUAL QUOTE FROM H.H. a CO. RELEASE.-EDS.
THE CAT WAS OUT OF THE BAG. IN
IMMEDIATE RETALIATION, THE OFFICE
OF AIR FORCE INFORMATION ISSUED A
PRESS RELEASE ON SEPT. 29,1953...
THE TREMOTON PICTURES WERE
RETURNED TO WARRANT OFFICER
NEWHOUSE. THEY WERE OF NO
IMPORTANCE!
THIS WAS THE REASON FOR MAJOR 3
KEYHOE'S TELEGRAM, HE SAID:
ON SEPT. 29, YOUR OFFICE PUBLICLY
IMPLIED THAT I MISREPRESENTED
THE AIR FORCE ANALYSIS OF THE UTAH
FLYING SAUCER PICTURES IN MY
BOOK... IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN AS A
RETIRED MARINE CORPS OFFICER,
I SHOULD BE SUBJEGTED TO DISGI-
PLINARY ACTION...IF MY CLAIMS
ARE INCORRECT, THEN I RESPECTFULLY
SUGGEST THAT... I BE COURT-MARTIALED
FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT
THE AIR FORCE ANALYSIS.*
*ACTUAL QUOTE -EDS.
THE TELEGRAM WAS DATED
OCT. 2,1953. MAJOR KEYHOE
WAS NEVER BROUGHT UP
FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
WASN'T THE UTAM.
FILM RETURNED TO
W. O. NEWHOUSE MERELY
A POOR COPY?
WEREN'T THERE MANY
COPIES MADE AND
STUDIED?
WHERE IS THE ORIGINAL?
WHAT NEWSPAPER
CHAIN HAS BEEN
DENIED A SHOWING
WITH THE CLAIM THAT
ALL COPIES WERE
BURNED UP FROM
OVERUSE?
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This CASE INCLuDES
A roll of Motion
picture F.Im.
7-3745-345
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B ONLY
FOR
But,
Ballams
1D-OSI 24-0-257
SUBJ BCT:
SPOT.
(Unclassified)
Reporting of Infornation on
Unconventional Aircraft
SPECIAL INQUIRY
TO:
Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, USAF
washington 25, D. C.
INFORMATION COPY FOR CG,
AMC
SYNOPSIS:
Avenue, esang on, assachusetta, reported that he and to atheta
persons รถbserved one unidentified airborne object between 0730 and
0740 hours,
that accounts for sighting.
put to son h, 2.
EDT, on 1 July 1952. No activity or condition developed
DETAILS:
At approximately 2000 hours, 2 July 1952, Captain ROBERT E. MITCALE,
vation of one set dentified arborne object bite so onto to obser
on 1 July 1952 to Special Agent LESLIE S. HUBBARD.
On 3 July 1952,
Captain MITCALF was interviewed by Special Agent JULIUS B. POPPINGA, and
furnished the following information:
a. Description of objects One (1) milky white object,
shaped
like an "elongated oval" but "fatter than a cigar"
, about 100 feet in
length or slightly larger than a four-engine airliner, having indistinct
outlines at the rear resembling either a very short exhaust or a blurred
tail section, with a nerrow ridge along the top side, but without wings
or any clear
aerodynanic features,
Object produced no sound, and left
no vapor trail or exhaust other than described above.
Speed
was estimated
to be approximately that of jet aircraft, but observer believed the object
"hung" in mid-air for a few seconds
on two occasions and then proceeded.
RADED AT 3 YEAR INTERY
ECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEA!
MUSE ONLY
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The course of the object
was othernise without variation in altitude or
direction, proceeding at an eatinated 40,000 feet toward the southwest.
b.
Object was
sighted by Captain NETCALl at 0730 hours wIX,
1 July 1952,
and was observed by him for ten (10) ninutes.
Sighting was by visual observation through anoired glasses,
with no
optical or electronie aids.
Observer sighted object while standing in the vicinity of
Hangar
at Laurence G. Hanseom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts,
โข. Identifying information on observers Captain ROBAT 5.
METCALE, AO 563825, Petroleum Officer, 6520th Supply Squadron, 65206h
Test Support Wing, Laurence G. Hanscon Field, Bedtora, assachusetts,
is 33 years of age, and has served aix years of active duty and five
years of reserve duty with the USA.
appeared thoroughly faniliar with all, types of aircraft and advised that
he has never seen a comparable object.
FEEL
f.
Weather conditions: MITCALF advised thates the time of the
sighting the sky was perfectly clear, and a slight northeast wind was
blowing.
Weather conditions at 0730 hours WT 1 July 1952 were reported
by the U, 3, heather Department, Logan International Airport, Boston,
Massachusetts, for the Boston area as follows:
at 26,000 feet, northwest wind at 6 miles per hour, visibility 12 miles,
temperature 60 degrees.*
E. No activity or condition is know that might account for the
sightings.
However, MITCALF stated that his attention was first draw
to the object while he watched the vepor trails of what appeared to be
two (2) jet aireruft proceeding in a southeast direction,
The object
deseribed intersected the jet vapor trails and continued to the southwest.
tower after having observed the object for a few minutes, and that attempts
to locate the object with a pair of #750 Navy-type binoculars from that
vantage point resulted negatively.
Manner of disappearances METCALF advised that he again saw
the a conte a and that the one hut that en iotan had de,
with or without binoculars,
METCALF further advised that upon sighting the objeet he called it to the
attention of M Sgt JAMES STINER, AP 15120640, and M Sgt. JOSEPH R. BOSH,
AF 11031457, both of 6520th Air Police Squadron, Hangeon Eletd,
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3 July 1952, STINER and BOSH were separately interviered by Special
Agent JULIUS B. POPPINGA,
Time, location, nethod of sighting, weather
conditions, carection of flight, and disappearance were identical to
that reported by MITCALl. Several differences will be noted, however,
relative to the description of the object.
STINER
described the object as resenbling a small blimp,
having a blunt front, eigar-shapod, and sinilar to an "airplane without
wings or bail assembly."
changes of altitude or course.
the object to be about 20,000 feet.
He described ita forward motion to
ba irregular, firat barely moving, and then proceeding at "about the
speed of a C-47."
k.
BOSH advised that he could not estimate the size of the
dided by too datint vapor traile in lar to that asociated with con-
ventional aireraft at very great altitudes, BOSH noticed no variation in
the speed, altitude, or line of flight, and estimated the apeed to be
about 130 miles per
hour and the altitude to be lover 30,000 feet,"
BOSH
noticed no noise, and stated that he could distinguish no wing or tail
surfaces.
He added that while both STINER and METCALL used sun glasses
while observing the objecte, he did not, and that his vision was impaired
by the brightness of the sky and the sun.
1, Identifying infornation on STINER and BOSH: M Sgt STINER
is 50 years of age, and has served 19 years with the ground forces and
4 years with the Air Force, lie has nover been on an air crew, and claims
ะฟะพ spooza knowledge pertaining to aireraft, but advised that he has
never observed an airplane in flight, at any angle, resembling the object
described, and was aware of no known object which might account for ab.
M Sgt BOSH 3e 32 years of age, and has served 11 yars with the fir force,
primarily in inspection and investigation work. BOS advised he has done
considerable reading in relation to unconventional aireraft, but could not
ascount for the object described in any way.
3 July 1952.
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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ACTION:
No further action is contenplated by this Distrtet office,
Two (2)
copies of this report will be forwarded to the Commanding General, Air
Materiel Command, Attentions MCIS.
ะัะธ
ROBERT S, JONES
Lt Colonel,
DSAP
District Commander
CG, ANC (dup)
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20
ererence
CRIEs report 2723115 July submitted by Wright-Patterson Flight
Service Center.
- An/uni
nified object described as abo
le size of a house lamp
and more brilliant/than
tar, at in altitude of about
feets was sighted me an
unknown time due past of
Tir lington, chio,
The object hovered fox 10. minutes then
moved south at a/terrific rate of speeda
21. Weathes
wricnown.
UNCLASSIFIED
22.
23.
Withess unichome
Adr traffic unknow.
Reference CIRVIS report 0304122, July submitted by March Flight Service Center.
An extremoly bright object was observed for period of several minutes at 1915P on 2
July 1952, The observer plotted object with a protractor and entimated it to be 34 to
138 degrees above the horiaon at an angle of 175 degrees. Objeet broke up into 6 or 8
pieces which appeared to descend toward the ground at a high rate of spead.
25. Toather unknown.
26.
Witneas:
Mr. Sublette, member Los Angeles Police Department. Residence
addresa: 4924 Incoln Avenue, Highland Park, California. Telephone not given.
927. Air traffio information not given.
28. Comments of Preparing Officers
8o The sighting reports listed above are unconfirmed, incompleto, end, in
Bone cases, erroneously submitted, However, in the interest of maintaining continuity
of flon of sighting.
reports, through the many concerned agencies, it was considered
desirable to suit all for information purposes. The evident lack of value of
incomplete reports has been brought to the attention of CAA and Plight Service units
and, id thin the Plight Service structure, special training progrens have been insti-
tuted which should preclude future relay errors.
DOWNGRADED AT & YAR I PRYALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFFER 12 YEARS.
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RECEIVED
*20 AUG 1952 15
HQ MATS
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