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This Department of War release reproduces Project Blue Book records on the Tremonton, Utah film of 2 July 1952. In them, Navy Chief Photographer Delbert C. Newhouse explains how he filmed a group of bright objects near Tremonton. ATIC memos and a December 1952 travel report record Navy and General Mills balloon specialists judging that the objects closely resembled pillow balloons. A January 1953 memorandum discusses publicly releasing the film. The file also includes unrelated sighting reports from Phoenix and Massachusetts, plus material about Donald Keyhoe.
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Memo to D/1 (OIN-X). (U) UFO Movie, 1 .Jun 56 A recent analyaia of the Newhouae film, male by Air .Force photo apeclali•t• totally unaware of the previous hiatory o! thi• case, yielded the opinion that the bright spote of light on the film were bird refiecti0t1a in the strong aunlight. The unanimity of opinion preeent in all evaluations made in thi• caae leaves little reasonable doubt that the UFO• in the Newhoue film were indeed •eagulla. 2. Attached is a 'lt-y o; thi• memo to be given to Mr. M. A. Monts in the Air Force Presa Room in the Pentagon.. JOHN G. ERIKSEN Colonel, USAF Deputy Commander 2
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