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This 1957 U.S. Navy personnel file was released under the U.S. Department of War name. It covers Chief Photographer Delbert Clement Newhouse, CWO-4, USN. It holds Records of Emergency Data from 1955 to 1957, a 2 May 1957 request that changed his home of record to Pensacola, Florida, and vouchers for his dependents' travel. It also includes fitness reports from his time as Photographic Officer at the U.S. Naval Base at Santa Elena Bay, Ecuador, and with the Fifteenth Naval District in 1942 and 1943. The file contains no UFO material.
From the source:Release of 2026-09-18 Incident: 5/2/57, N/A. This file contains the final personnel record of U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse, who left naval service as a Chief Warrant Officer 4, then the highest Warrant Officer grade. In July 1952, Newhouse recorded 16mm motion-picture film near Tremonton, Utah; the film later became the subject of a Project Blue Book investigation. Project Blue Book was the U.S. Air Force program active from 1952 to 1969 that investigated the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). In addition to documenting routine assignments and training, the file records Newhouse’s career progression as a Photographer’s Mate, a Navy enlisted specialty responsible for photography and related imaging work. Project Blue Book investigators characterized Newhouse as an expert photographer based on his naval experience.
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TO: The Chief of Naval Personnel. IT IS REQUESTED THAT TEMPORARY TRAVEL ORDERS BE ISSUED AS INDICATED: Bureau of Aeronautics NAME(Last) (First) (Middle initial) RANK AND CORPS FILE NO. Newhouse, Delbert C. LT, USN 177283 DUTY STATION OR TEMPORARY DUTY STATION(Where officer is to be addressed) BAGR, CD, Dayton, Ohio IS OFFICER NOW ON TEMPORARY DUTY ON PER-DIEM BASIS? IF YES, REFERENCE ORDERS TO PROCEED ON OR ABOUT4 Oct. 1949 OFFICER IS PAID FROM APPROPRIATION:Naval ReserveXPay and subsistence of Naval Personnel ESTIMATED PERIOD OF DUTY AWAY(Number of days)3 days PLACES TO BE VISITED IN SEQUENCE OF VISITS(List location first.If naval activity,to whom reporting;otherwise,exact name of organization or firm) BuAer, Washington, D. C. AUTHORITY IS REQUESTED TO (Check as appropriate) Visit such additional places as may be necessary in connection with the duty (If this authority is requested, a supplementary statement explaining reason must be attached) REASONS FOR TRAVEL (Nature, purpose of visit) To attend a photographic conference. IT IS NECESSARY THAT I RECEIVE ORDERS NOT LATER THAN (HOUR) REQUEST DESPATCH ORDERS. REQUESTED BY Mr. Leo J. Finnerty SECTION Military Personnel ROOM 3910 EXTENSION 61115 SIGNED (1) SIGNED (2) FORWARDED/APPROVED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-3770453
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