U.S. Air Force Flying Discs File, 1952

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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Maj FourJlet/bao/71016
AFOII- 2A2
w/8 Septe•ber 1952
MEMORAIDUM FOR RECORD
PROBLEM:
1 . To prepare a letter for the Chief of Iaval Research.
FACTS A1ID DISCUSSIOI:
2. In a letter to the D/I, the CIR requested a briefing and round
table discussion for the purpose of acquainting interested meabers of his
staff with the latest developaents iJ1 Project Blue Book. It was suggested
that the progrBlll be held after 15 Septeaber 1952 in Rooa 1803 of
Building T-3, Jl'avy Depart-.ent.
3. The attached letter will infora the CIR that Maj Fournet will
conduct the prograa. A time of 1000 hours on 17 Septenber 1952 is
suggested with a request for confirmation. The Clffl is also requested to
contact Major Fournet, direct and arrange for the details of the conference.
4. Subject aatter is not considered suitable for the Daily Staf'f
Digest .
ACTION RECO:MME:IDED:
5. Approval, sigaature and dispatch of attached letter .
COORDilfATIOlf:
Col T. W. Wolfe, AFOll- 2A2, Ext 75990 1/,,J
Col W. A. Adams, AF0ll- 2A, Ext 71564 ~
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