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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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# BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS GENERAL REPRESENTATIVE, USN REFER TO INITIALS CENTRAL DISTRICT AND NO. WRIGHT FIELD, DAYTON, OHIO DCN:mls ## 29 November 1948 From: Lieutenant Delbert C. NEWHOUSE, USN, 177283/1350. To : The Chief of Naval Personnel (attn: Pers-362). Via: Bureau of Aeronautics General Representative, Central District. Subj: Application for a commission in limited duty status. Refs: (a) BuPers C/L #175-48. (b) BuPers C/L #174-47, (Corrected). (c) BuPers C/L #104-48 (d) Public Law #381-80th Congress. Encls: (A) Detailed information in support of application for commission in limited duty status. (B) Special report of fitness, present duty. 1. In accordance with references (a) through (d), I hereby apply for a permanent commission as Lieutenant (junior grade), in LINE, Aviation; Aviation Operations. OO/NEWHOUSE, D.C./ LT/177283/1350/USN MLS:mls 12973 END-1 DEC 21 1948 From: Bureau of Aeronautics General Representative, Central District. To : The Chief of Naval Personnel (attn: Pers-362). Encl: (C) NavMed H-8. 1. Forwarded. 2. It is believed that Lieutenant NEWHOUSE is specially qualified for the Limited Duty Status requested, and that he will, if selected, carry out the duties pertaining thereto in a creditable manner. The Commanding Officer, therefore, recommends Lieutenant Newhouse's selection. 3. Items of Enclosure (A) have been verified from applicant's record on board.
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