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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.
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AFOIN-2A2 L Maj Fournet/t:b./ 71016 S~CURITY I~ 0R!fATI0N 12 Sep 52 - wrtn 19 Sep 52 Ml!MORAHDUM FCE RECOBD PROBI»I l. To prepare DF to ATIC and non-milltary letters to Prof. John C. Weber, Mr. John M. Hollywood and Mr. G. Francis Nauhei.mer. FACTS AND DISCUSSION 2. In letters addressed to General Samford, tbe above-named gentl.emen offer theories as to the cause of aerial. phencmesn which they believe ms:y account for unidentified flying object sightings . It is noteworthy that Prof. Weber is Associate Professor of El.ectrical Engineering at the U'niversity of Wisconsin, Mr. Hol.lyvood is an engineer for the CBS Laboratories, and Mr. Bauheimer is Director of the Glare Research Institute. 3. Since the proposal.s of Prof. Weber and Mr. Hol.lyvood coincide rather closely with tbe experiments of Mr. Scott of the Engineer Research and Development Lab at Fort Belvoir as well as with the ideas of Dr. Possony, their letters have been reviewed very caref'ully. Copies are being maintained here for further study. 4 . Original letters received from Prof . Weber and Mr. Hollywood will be forwarded to ATIC by DF after signature by D/ I of replies. 5. Replies to the three gentlemen are attached. They have been written in the first person from General Samford. 6. Subject matter is not considered suitable for inclusion in the Daily Staff Digest. ACTION RECOMMENDED 7. Bees.use of the professional status of the three correspondents, it is strongly recommended that General Samford sign the attached replies. COORDINATION: AFOI11-2A2, Col Smith, Ext. 75990~~ AFOIN-2A, Col Adams, Ext. 74072NV~ I',./, AFOIB- 2, Col Morrov, Ext. 7lllO ~ AFOIN, Maj Gen Samford, Ext 55613 r
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.