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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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DEPARTM E N T OF THE NAVY [n) r,,, .,, uLOIJ,J,/ u lb::J !i"(rlQn@J'l<;"i' }"f n,, ;:;:,r-& fi' m r., ,f~"fmfitlv ~nn ~·, -\Si tl) U ll uu\J IWu~Uvil~ u OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH WASHINGTON 25, 0. C. IN R•PLY R EFER TO <Jm:42iaFLT:esw Ser: Fromz Chief of Naval Research Toa Director of rntell.igence u. s. Air Force AUG 15 !952 Subj: unidentified aerial phenomena; request for information concerning l. In view of current 'Widespread interest, it is recpested that a brief ing be arranged for the purpose of acquainting interested activities within the Office of Naval Research with the latest developments of the investi gation of unidentified aerial phenomena obtained under Project Blue Book. The meeting would be limited to about a dozen personnel with a definite "need to lmow« and an acute scientific interest in this project . All in attendance will be cleared through secret and are acquainted lfi.th the background of this program having seen the official reports of Project Blue Book dated through April 1952. 2. It is suggested that a question-and-answer t ype discussion be sched uled for a date on or after 15 September 1952 in Room 1803 of Building T-3, Navy Department, washington, D• c. 3. The cooperation of the Air Force in making such a briefing possible l'ti.ll be appreciated. [lf/~ C. ll. BOLSTER This mntorial contain:. information affcctinP. the r,nti~n~l defense or the Unit rl ' : •.,. ''-- • • , moaning of tho .,. · 1 , U. S. C., S i 4, the trans- miss •on 01· re·: __t, • ..1 of :1hich in any ma.nner to an un~uthorizod person is prohibited by low.
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.