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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.
“Headquarters”28 pages
AFOIN- 2A2 Maj Fournet/dbv/71016 15 September 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD PROBLEM : 1. To prepare non- military letter to Mrs. Nellie T. Dull of Staunton, Virginia. FACTS AND DISCUSSION : 2. On 1 Aug 52 Mr.s. Dull wrote in a letter to USAF Intelligence in which she theorized, in a completely amateurish manner, that electro magnetism could account for 11flying saucers' . The re was absolutely no technical foundation to her ideas, and, actually, she presented the entire • ' thing in the form of a question, viz. "please let me know if this is the answer." 3. A routine reply, thanking her for the suggestion, was dispatched by this office 20 August 1952. 4. In a second letter dated 12 Aug 52, Mrs. Dull expresses concern that her ideas were "stolen" by Mr. Noel Scott of the Engineer Research and Development Lab since the latter announced his ionization theory shortly after Mrs. Dull wrote her first letter. 5. Copies of both letters from Mrs. Dull and our reply are attached. 6. A reply has been prepared, the contents of which should alleviate Mrs. Dull's concern. 7. Subject matter is not considered suitable for inclusion in the Daily Staff Digest. ACTION RECOMMENDED: 8. Approval, signature and dispatch of attached letter. COORDINATION: afoin- 2A2, Col Wolfe, Ext. 75990CJiA/~/. AFOIN- 2A, Col Adams, Ext. 74072~~ AFOIN- 2, Col Morrow, Ext. 71110
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.