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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.
“Cooper”12 pages
AFOIN-2A2 Maj Fournet/cmb/?1379 wrtn 15 oct 52 VIA AIR MAIL Mr. Nichol as )(arian.a 3235 fifth Avenue South Great l'alls, Montana Dear Mr. J,lariana: You are probably awa:-e of the tact that the Air force 1s at111 continuing the investigation and anal7sia of "flying sauceran. We are presentl7 attempti ns to make a comparative analyala of recent sightings ap1ne\ i hose made in previous years. In this oonneotion, \he report of a sighti ng made by 7ou on 15 August 1950 has aroused our interest. Un:fortunatel7, however, our duplicate copy of the movie• which you took of these objects has been inadvertentl y miaplaced. ~heretore, we would be moat grateful it 7ou would a permit us to borrow 70U1" original movies tor atud.7 and <li.P 0 lication. In so doing you would be rendering ua a great ~ service. H ~1-3 We will have an officer from Great Yalle Air force H ij:Base contact 7ou about 2Z October and. ahould 7ou consi der our request favorably. he will obtain the movie• and give 7ou a receip' tor them. We vill then return them ADAMS as soon as possible tliereatter. Your cooperation and consi deration in thia earnestly aol1oitedl CC: ATIC Sincerel7,. 9l/dJiia.¼(;-41/4e (rA~lr/ ,, ~ll@!J!Jm@ WILLI.A?' A. Colonel . t1SA1' Chief. Topical Division Deputy Director for Estimates Directorate of Intelligence. DCS/ 0 AFOIN-2ACOORDINATION: AFOIN-2A2
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.