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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.
Refer to Pers-3622-rws 177283 11 FEB 1949 From: The Chief of Naval Personnel. To: Lieutenant Delbert C. NEWHOUSE, USN, 177283/1350. Via: Bureau of Aeronautics General Representative, Central District, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Subj: Application for commission as Limited Duty Officer; Acknowledgment/Information regarding. Refs: (a) Your application for commission in Limited Duty Status. (b) BuPers Circ Ltr No 175-48. 1. Receipt is acknowledged of the (original) (duplicate copy) of reference (a). Defects, if any, are noted below. It is requested that action be expedited and papers returned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel (Attn: Pers-362) if indicated: ( ) No defects. ( ) Application and all substantiating documents returned for completion in the form shown in reference (b). ( ) Application incomplete. Forward following document(s) immediately: ( ) Fitness report form. ( ) NavMed Form H-8 (report of physical examination). ( ) Signed sworn statement for Detailed Information Sheet. ( ) Commanding Officer's verification of statements in application in accordance with paragraph 11(e) of reference (b), and enclosure (B) thereto. ( ) Individual documents returned for correction or completion as follows: ( ) Fitness report form returned for completion accordance paragraph 11(c) and/or 11(d) of reference (b). ( ) Fitness Report form returned for proper signature (s). ( ) Application will not be considered by the Selection Board and is filed without action by reason of ineligibility due to: ( ) Insufficient service (less than 10 years' active Naval service). ( ) Overage ( cannot complete 30 years' service prior to attaining age 55 ). ( ) Ineligibility as indicated in paragraph 8(b) of reference (b). ( ) Not eligible for rank requested. Refer paragraphs 8 and 9 reference (b); application in Bureau has been corrected accordingly, and will be considered by Board for appointment in the rank for which eligible unless withdrawn by written request. The highest rank for which eligible is ___. ( ) Other:
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