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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
RESfRlSfEB AFOIN- lAl/Maj Harlow/71067/ht SECURITY INFORMATION Wrtn 26 Aug 52 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD PROBLEM: 1. To advise the Army and Navy as to the current Air Force interest in unidentified flying objects and gain their cooperati on in reporting such data as may become availabl e to Army and Naval personnel . FACTS AND DISCUSSION: 2 . In the past, AFOIN has requested that the Army and :Navy assist the Air Force in the collection of data pertaining to uni dentified flying objects . Our desires were made known in a letter AFOIN, Subject : "Reporting of Infor mation on Unconventional Aircraft," 18 September 1950 which was signed by Major General Cabell . 3 . When the latest AF Instructions on this subject were issued on 29 April 1952 (AFL 200- 5) action to advise the Army and Navy of the existence of new instructions was deferred at the request of ATIC pending the develop ment of an "Obs er ver s Questionnaire . " This form was to be used as an aid in the extraction of information from observers . General use of this form is not contemplated at this time . 4 . At the working level, the Navy has asked to be informed as to the current Air Force desires in this matter soonest . At levels lower than ¥A,s headquarters echelons of the Air Force have mis - stated our desires to echelons of the Navy. Instructions on this subject withl~ he Navy presently are conflicting and confused. 5 . Not for inclusion in the Daily Staff Digest . RECO!IMENDATION: 6 . That D/F to the Army and Hemo to the Navy be forwarded, asking their cooperation in the reporting of unidentified flying objects and outline a desirable reporting procedure in accordance with AFL 200-5 . ACTION : 7 . Recommended letters have been prepared. Request they be signed and forwarded. COORDINATION: AFOilf- AFOIN- lAl, Maj Harlow ~ .P AFOilf-lX :..;::;..i.,,,o:;;; ColBell :t:l}-fp AFOilf-lA ~~ Col Walton~ R2S+RISfED SECURITY INFORMATION
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.