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This Project Blue Book file, released through The Black Vault, collects US Air Force records from 1950 to 1959 on the movie film Nicholas Mariana shot at Great Falls, Montana on 15 August 1950. It includes the OSI interview report, letters about borrowing and copying the film, and a 1956 Douglas Aircraft analysis. Blue Book's own findings were not consistent: one letter lists the cause as unknown, while later memos conclude the objects were probably two F-94 jets.
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# UNCLASSIFIED NOV 24 2 MEMORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE SUBJECT: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Flying Objects ATTN: Op322Y5 1. Further to our Memorandum dated 24 October 52, same subject as above, it is requested that the inclosed roll of 16 mm Kodachrome movie film be analyzed in the same manner as the film previously for- warded. In addition, a comparison with the latter film would be most helpful. 2. Background information pertaining to the inclosed film is contained in Incl 2, the official report on this incident. 3. Your cooperation in satisfying this additional request is earnestly solicited. In addition, notification of preliminary results of both analyses at the earliest opportunity would be appreciated. Such preliminary data may allow us to complete some of the pending action on these films prior to receipt of the final results. 2 Incls WILLIAM A. ADAM3 1. 16 mm Kodachrome movie film (عنوان نسخه) Colonel USAF 2. Cy of official rept of Unconventional Acft sighting Chief, Topical Division fallen for DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10
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