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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 OPNAV FORM-5521-429 (REV. 11-54) FROM: Commanding Officer (CO, Officer-in-Charge, etc.) Utility Squadron FIVE (VU-5) (Name of Activity) Navy #3835, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif. (Address of Activity) SERIAL NO: 668 25 MAY 1955 DATE: TO: X CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (AD2) LOCAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL FILE (Maintained by activity wherein employed) SUBJ: Clearance for handling classified Security Information CHPHOT (Rank, Grade, 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, Chapter 15 (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 reference (a), I certify that on 24 May 1955 subject named person was (Date) granted (INTERIM)(FINAL) clearance for access up to and including SECRET matter required in the (Category) performance of officially assigned duties, and based on a (Background Investigation, NAC plus 10 yrs., etc.) results of which were reported by reference (b). SIGNATURE (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.
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