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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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CERTIFICATE OF CLEARANCE FOR HANDLING CLASSIFIED MATTER ONI FORM-5521-429 (REV. 2-52) (Supersedes OPNAV FORM-5510-4) FROM: Commanding Officer (CO, Officer-in-Charge, etc.) Naval Air Technical Training Unit (Name of activity) SERIAL NO: 21-56(S) U.S. Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida (Address of activity) DATE: 22 March 1956 TO: CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL (Check one) COMMANDANT OF MARINE CORPS (CODE DKC) LOCAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL FILE (Maintained by activity wherein employed) SUBJ: Clearance for handling classified matter: NEWHOUSE, Delbert Clement (Name - last, first, middle) (NOTE: If no middle name, indicate by inserting NMN.) CHPHOT (Rank or Rate) 177283 (File or service no.) 6-5-13 Moreold, Oregon (Date and place of birth) REF: (a) U.S. Navy Security Manual For Classified Matter, 1951 - OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5510.1 (b) Form OPNAV-32-397, completed 8 SEP 1952 (Make reference to correspondence reporting results of Background Investigation, National Agency Check, etc.) 1. In accordance with Chapter 15 of reference (a), I certify that subject named person was granted (FINAL) clearance to handle classified matter up to and including SECRET (Classification) on 22 March 1956 (Date) This (FINAL) clearance was granted for access to SECRET (Classified categories) security information required in the performance of officially assigned duties and was based on a National Agency Check (Background Investigation, National Agency Check, etc.) results of which were reported to this activity by reference (b). SIGNATURE: EDWIN L. KIEM (NOTE: Sign original and all copies and affix seal.) CC: Local military personnel record NAVY - Enlisted Service Record or Officer's Qualification Record Jacket. MARINE CORPS - Service Record Book or Officer's Qualification Record. ```markdown ```
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