DOW-UAP-D102: Project Blue Book File on Tremonton Film, Utah, 1952

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U . S . NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
01/HWW:gcl U. S. Naval Receiving Station SAVINGS
BONDSAll Washington 25, D. C.
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From: Officer 1n Charge
To: Chief', Naval Operations
Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Flying
Objects; progress report on
Ref: (a) Conf ltr DNI OP322Y5/rtm, dtd 27 Oct 1952 ~1th
enclosures thereto
(b) Memo, Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AFOlN 2A2
dtd 24 Nov 1952 with enclosures thereto
Encl: (1) Copy of enclosure 7 of reference (a)
l. Reference (a) directed the interpretation of movies
of unidentified objects taken in Utah, 1952. Included
among the enclosures are approxima.tely 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
a.nd methods designed to answer some of the questions con
tained 1n 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 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 one originally re
ceived. This conswned approximately two weeks. In the
duplication process, some color correction was made to
permit better viewing of the objects. 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
DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR 'IN't'rnR'V:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YE'aiJ. •
DOD DIR 6200.10
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