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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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DISPOSITION FORM FILE NO. ISUBJECT 35nm. F.ilm and Analysis o AFOI Att.n: N,-2A2 Major Fournet, FROM ATIC DATE 1 5 OCT 1952 COMMENT NO. 1 Capt Ruppelt/jos 65365/B263D/PD2B l . "As per your request inclosed herein f or your inspection is the 3~ 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 ATIAA-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 ·, 16-6 tSOJ-3 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1952 0. 9Be8?5 DD 1 ~i':r50 9 6 REPLAcES NME FORM 96. 1 ocr 48. wH1cH w.v eE USED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007
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