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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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# DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL WASHINGTON 25, D.C. From: Chief of Naval Personnel IN REPLY REFER TO Pers-B52-HOA/ 1mn 177283/8311 5 February 1960 To: CHPHOT, W-h, Delbert C. NEWHOUSE, USN Via: Officer in Charge Pacific Fleet Photo-Triangulation Group Headquarters U. S. Naval Station San Diego 36, California Subj: Voluntary Retirement Ref: (a) BuPers Instruction 1811.1A Encl: (1) Navy Guide for Retired and Fleet Reserve Personnel 1. This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 5 January 1960 in which you have requested voluntary retirement effective 1 April 1960 Your request is being processed for 1 April 1960. 2. Your attention is invited to the requirements set forth in subparagraph 3k of reference (a) regarding a retirement physical examination. Your request cannot be forwarded to the Secretary of the Navy for approval until a report of such examination is received. If you have forwarded a report of pre- retirement physical examination or a certified copy thereof to Pers-B52, please disregard this paragraph. 3. This acknowledgment is not to be construed as being an indication of approval of your retirement, as such action is at the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy. Appropriate orders will be issued effecting your transfer to the Retired List upon approval of your request by the Secretary of the Navy. It would be advisable to exercise caution in making commitments in anticipation of voluntary retirement until you are in receipt of retirement orders. 4. You are advised that, with certain exceptions, retired officers including warrant officers of the Regular Navy are prohibited from holding a civilian position or office with the Federal Government when either the retired pay or the rate of compensation fixed for the civilian position or office amounts to $2500 or more per annum. Your specific attention is invited to the information concerning the Dual Employment Statute, the Dual Compensation Statute, and the conflict-of-interest restrictions of private employment activities, contained in Chapters 1 and 2 of Part Eight of enclosure (1). Copy to: Pers-Bilhle NAVPERS 2527 (REV 12-58) H. O. ANSON, JR. By direction
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