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This 1952 file of U.S. Air Force intelligence correspondence on flying objects comes from the Directorate of Intelligence at Headquarters USAF. It records the return to the Coast Guard of a negative of objects photographed at Salem Air Station on 16 July 1952, and requests to Naval Intelligence to analyze the Tremonton film by Delbert Newhouse and the Great Falls film by Nicholas Mariana. It also holds Strategic Air Command report transmittals, letters from members of the public, and an Okinawa object said to have fallen into the sea.
From the source: Release of 2026-09-18 Incident: September - December 1952, Various. This file is an archival collection of U.S. Air Force Director of Intelligence records relating to reported “flying disc” incidents during the period from September through December 1952. Drawn from multiple governmental and non-governmental sources, it compiles a wide range of material associated with reported sightings and official handling of those observations, rather than presenting a single analytical conclusion on the nature or origin of “flying discs.” The contents include correspondence, memoranda, reporting forms, case summaries, distribution and routing material, and other administrative or intelligence-related documentation tied to flying-disc reporting and review during that period. Pages 26-36 of the file refer to an incident reported near Tremonton, Utah, in July 1952, in which a U.S. Navy Warrant Officer recorded film of unidentified objects that the Air Force later assessed were likely seabirds. Overall, the file is a broad documentary collection reflecting how such reports were recorded, circulated, and evaluated in late 1952.
AFOIN-2A2 Maj Fournet/dbv/71379 28 November 1952 MEMORANDtll FOR RF.CORD PROBI.l!}(: 1. To prepar e a non-milit&17 letter to Mr. Ken w. Purdy", Editor of TRUE magazine. FACTS AND DISCUSSION: 2. By personal letter to General Samtord dated l4 November 52, Mr. Purdy forwarded a copy o! the D~cember issue ot TRUE magazine tor General Samtord1 s perusal since it contained an article on "flying saucers" by Donald Ke,noe. Mr. Purdy considered this article to be ot possible interest. J. Mr. Purdy had forwarded in sbd.lar tashion a previous issue ot TRUE lfhich contained another article on the same subject. A repl3 signed by General Samford, expressing his appreciation, was sent to Mr. Purdy. A precedence was thereby established. 4. Attached repl3 sillp~ expresses appreciation to Mr. Purd1' tor his latest letter. It is \llrltten in the tirat person traa General Salltord. RECOMMENDATION: 5. That the attached rep~ be signed by General Samford and dis patched to Mr. Pur<ty. COORDINATION: AFOIH-2A2, Col Smith, Ext. 71016tf4A1/,# AFOIN-2A, Col Adams, Ext. 71564 4,t AFOIN-2, Col Morrow, Ext. 7lllO AFOIN, Maj Gen Sam!ord, Ext. 55 lJ
Official release, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 253 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.