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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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wrtn 21 Oct 52 Maj Fournet/cm.b/71379 AFOI N- 2A2 Kr. B. O. Henthorn Superintendent of School■ Sa.:rp7 County Papillion. Nebraska Dear Mr. Henthorn: ·~'\Your letter of 25 Jul7 1952 waa referred to us since the Air 11'oroe b responsible for the "fl;ring saucer" investigation. We apoltgize for the long delq 1n acknowledging 1ta receipt, but we have received such a large volum~ ot l etters fro• maq ~c1t1zen8 with sbdlar patriotic motivation tbat we have found it impoaelble to 'be aa prompt as ve would like. I"\ () 0 I r . We appreciate your 1.tl.terest and ettorts to aaaist u1 and auure you that the i deas 'Which you submitted are receiviD& careful consideration. Sincerel7, ~n®oorn,oo WILLUM A. ADAMS Colonel, USU Chief', Topical D1v1don Deput7 Director for Estimates Directorate of Intelligence, DCS/0 COORDINATION: AFOIN-?..A.2 AFOIN-?..A.
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.