DOW-UAP-D102, Project Blue Book File on Tremonton Film, Utah, 1952

[PAGE 1] (S71) fH? oi V/a.(50- 2 [PAGE 2] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 3] REG9S YMX@63H Waieg ncuion XMXB62. XXBZ49 JWPUK @19 RR/NMNM JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEDST JWFDL 555 — DE JWPUK @3 ———_ R 1921592 FM HQ 427TH PLT TNG WG LUKE AFB —_— ; TO JEPHQ/D/I HQ USAF WASH 25 DC / JEDWP/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO — JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO SINFO" JEDST/C¢ ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL JWFDL/i@&° CTAF RANDOLPH AFB SAN ANTONIO TEX / WA: 516. | ATINGATIAA~2C.7PLYOBRPT (1) SEVEN INCH BALL OF FLAME WITH EIGHT FOOT TRAIL SIGHTED. NO SOUND OR LIGHTS RESEMBLING KNOWN FLYING OBJECTS. (2) SIGHTED AT @42@ ON 2 JULY 1952 FoR 3 TO 4 MINUTES. (3) VISUAL OVSERVATION FROM GROUND. i (4) FROM 1717 NORTH 1ST AVE; PHOENIX, ARIZe OBJECT APPEARED NORTHWEST, TRAVELED ARC TO SOUTHWEST» A GLE OF ELEVATION 4@ DEGREES NORTHWEST, 3@ DEGREES WEST, 15 DEGREES SOUTHWEST. ESTIMATED DISTANCE SEVEN TO TEN MILES { (5) OBSERVER MRS ARTHUR WOLF, WIFE OF ARMY ORDNANCE COLONEL. ~ PAGE TWO JWPUK @5 (6) WEATHER AT 943@ CEILING CLEAR? VISIBILITY 15 PLUS MILES? WIND 4 KNOTS FROM NORTH. C7AND 8) NONE (9) PRESUME OBJECT MADE GROUND CONTACT SOUTHWEST OF PHOENIX. SEARCH HAS BEEN REQUESTED. 3 (49) NO AIRCRAFT OR BALLONS REPORTED. POSSIBILITY OF CROP DUSTERS- PQQ 19/22212 JUL JWPUK UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 4] UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION ZASAY Get fe BWA Seana Ph Ls ate i} Sa 3) INTERVIEY ; Jive re, Sas i oe TTIITA Ty whe AR ey a) pia 5 ay ya saa IN| e's Lah yar A i DOD DIR 5200.10 SIFIED A DOWNGRADED AT DECLAS S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1951—O-927440 UNCLASSIFIED ibys 0-309¢ PREVIOUS EDITIONS.OF THIS FORM MAY BE USED. 16—837%4-1 WU. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 5] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 BD he Lu we ts & A Mar Dies TTT) AFHQ F 19 Able 0-309¢ —— J Othe pe be wpa e Wre Vs da? ryy ( PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM MAY BE USED, yes ; bid so ; ska, i TO API Ne Pl S } Py IB VY Of fyi 10 ED OX ee ay Cc “~~ iy c -_ he wm irr. t ' wt fA AT 6% lists Lt AT 4 0 T re sty 74 t it 3 a ‘ ai} \D 3 i a4 Ris diab rm i i cr . id 7 ig ~~ INGLE TMA ipa me te A By | ik Tt UNCLASSIFIED TD Jos or ID a i 7 See DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION raked | aLide } . Acvtt* a ms ©) ams g 0 E UNCLASSIFIED &:" 0 DU DOWNGRADED ar « s DECLASSI “ tT N * Sa Law AT s be S “ g 5 a z 2 2 2 z 3 ha 8 5 LL TR D oobi A A G vale bral | tT Pt m & WH VE nh tS Ws Lond su 2 3 caeeer tte oe 7 . . Pat nt tule aD Wl BALLOO 1 & y CH D gt > WEST Faw DOD U i —<— * Wit ; i Fs S., OF = TIT A i a \ Let ate 5200.10 [PAGE 6] ‘Fi’ RIT ser HAVE NEVER JHOUSE, JR, HE NEVER POR TING SUCH ta bed IOy NAY A TSIINT OF UGA e STIATO AMT AES = s2\73 OGRAP AFHQ FORM 19 JAN 51. PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM MAY BE USED. 0-309¢ me HT TI ITH SERVICE AS TER Tal TIT 3 ory DL kt we nd UNC f DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION ONE OBSERVER FACING NORTHeL Drona pat Pi ERS OI NS WED IN INTERVIEWs 132 CPO SIGHTED UNIDENTIFIED FL eee OBJECTS BELIEVED HE WOULD 1 OBJECTS PRIOR TO THIS OBSERVA IT ION « asa? t T EX TREMEL 4 HONES rf A Per Si? ATED - & Ant Teta T fy 71,°7 a afi wet) EVE GRADUATE OF ad IF eines APT A AIIATASR AIC ce AM INTTAS r HOUR JRS rie b ae ph ri 5 PRIVEE WVeAR Ar sg ne iw TUAZ. 4 P ‘ 5 TONS i; Est } aa Lee) THOR i GAS S| 136, AR th EROL RD p VSS kA I We ie st! Lith el toes cy | , IM Cty SET TT 350 CLASS Aa’ il Lore te) DOWNGRADED AT 9 DECLASSIFIED Arion, INTER AT Ata, res DOD Dir 5200.19 EARS. 16—63734-1 Yr U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1951—O-927440 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 7] DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION TT rm ee ao G\iF ity £e CTLAT es iit a, JOVUNOD Pate so DOWN rHADRI Ay © aad te 2 DECLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED 1) Tien 0-309g PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM MAY BE USED. 16—63734-1 Yr U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 195I—O-927440 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 8] Tema ton, °o =) o OI o a at = 3 < oO wW u. 7) 79) < a O Ww fa) [PAGE 9] ) ¥ SECURITY gy Uf ony) DISPOSITION FORM FILE NO. SUBJECT 35mm Film and Analysis @: AFOIN-2A2 FROM ATTIC DATE 15 OCT 1952 COMMENT NO. 1 Attn : Major Fournet Capt Ruppelt/jos 65365/B263D/PD28 le As per your request inclosed herein for your inspection is the 35mm film from Tremonton, Utah, showing unidentified aerial objects, 2. Also inclosed is a photostatic copy of an analysis performed by the Photo Reconnaissance Laboratory, Wright Field, 3e The 35mm roll is the original film and no duplicate has been mades k. It is the opinion of ATIAA-5 that the film should be submitted to an orni- thologist, perhaps at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, to obtain an opinion as to whether the objects may not possibly be birds in flight. Sees of r, USAF Air ‘Adi: ant { Air Technical Inte alli Stirs mY he G a D D : fog =) 6 REPLACES NME FORM 96, | OCT 48. WHICH MAY BE USED 16—54801-3 U. 8, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ; 1952 0 - 986875 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 10] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 11] UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DOWNGRADED at ¢ DECLASSIFIED D AAR INTERV ata : DOD DIR g200,10 YEARS, DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 12] UNCLASSIFIED LC} rar VOTENGR SY ADED DECLASST Ry Ig LRA rym. DoD » ABTER 15 Vat DER 5200.19. YEARS, af UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 13] UNCLASSIFIED avre AY mr gay TLABLE Na eet sins cali i REPLY TO APO TRethZs DOWNGRADED AT & YRAR INTERVATS. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 6200.10 ATO TieRAZ : UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 14] ® UNCLASSIFIED Copy TWX CAFIN 65202 R 1216502 ZN FM CG 2°TH AD HAFB CALIF TO CHIEF ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO INFO CG ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS Colo a , DOWNGRADED AT § YRAR INTERVALS: USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC DECLASSIFIED APTER 12 Yeas aa DOD. DIR 6200.10 _- CG WADF HAFB CALIF : RESTRICTED/9L71. ATTN DIR OF INTEL. IN REPLY TO AFOIN-2A2 AND WADF MSG WDOID 29149 FOL INFO REQ BY HQ USAF HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY INTERVIEW WITH CPO DELBERT C. NEWHOUSE. 177273, AVN SUP DEP, NAVAL SUP CEN, OAKLAND, CALIF REGARDING UNIDENTIFIED BLY OBJS AND MOVIE FILM ON SIGHTING 2 JUL 52 NEAR TREMONTON, UTAH. CPO NEWHOUSE, HIS WIFE, SON AND DAUGHTER WERE ALL INTER- VIEWED AT THE NEWHOUSE HOME IN BERKELEY, CALIF ON 10 SEP 52 BY DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGMNICE, 28TH AIR DIV (DEF). FOL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1 THRU 13 IN USAF REQUEST ARE SUBMITTED: 1. NO SOUND HEARD DURING OBSERVATION, 2, NO EXHAUST TRAILS OR CONTRAILS OBSERVED. 3. NO AIRCRAFT, BIRDS, BALLOONS, OR OTHER IDENTIFIABLE OBJECTS SEEN IN AIR IMMEDIATELY BEFORE, DURING, OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER OBSERVATION. he SINGLE OBJECT WHICH DETACHED ITSELF FROM GROUP DID HEAD IN DIRECTION OPPOSITE ORIGINAL COURSE AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW WHILE STILL TRAVELING IN THIS DIRECTION, 5. CAMERA POINTED AT ESTIMATED 70 DEGREES ELEVATION AND DESCRIBED AND ARC FROM APPROX DUE EAST TO DUE WEST THEN FROM DUE WEST TO APPROX 60 DEGREES FROM NORTH IN PHOTOGRAPHING DETACHED OBJ HEADING IN DIRECTION ‘PEDOSITE ORIGINAL COURSE. 6. SUN WAS APPROX OVERHEAD OF OBSERVER. OBJECTS WERE AT APPROX 70 DEGREES ABOVE TRRAIN ON A COURSE SEVERAL MILES FROM OBSERVER. 7. WEATHER CONDITIONS: BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, CLEAR, APPROX 60 DEGREES TEMPERATURE, SLIGHT BREEZE IORTH EAST APPROX 3 TO 5 MPH, 6. NO METROROLOGICAL ACTIVITY DURING THAT DAY. 9. OPINION REGARDING FOLLOWING CIN A. LIGHT FROM OBJECTS CAUSED BY REFLECTION: B, OBJECTS “«~ ¥ UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 15] UNCLASSIFIED. APPEARED APPROX AS LONG AS THEY WERE ¥W _ THIN. C. APPEARED IDENTICAL IN SHAPE. D. 1270 14 OBJECTS. E, ALL APPEARED LIGHT COLOR. F. NO OPINION. G. APPEARED TO HAVE SAME TYPE OF MOTION EXCEPT FOR ONE OBJECT WHICH REVERSED ITS COURSE. H. DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW BY MOVING OUT OF RANGE OF EYESIGHT. 10, NO FILTERS USED, 11. ONE LOW HILL 2 OR 3 MILES TO RIGHT OF US HWY 30 DASH S WITH OBSERVER FACING NORTH, LOCATED APPROX 10 MILES NORTH TREMONTON, UTAH, 12, OTHER PERSONS SIGHTING OBJxcTS WERE: MRS. D. C, NEWHOUSE, WIFE: DELBERT C. NEWHOUSE, JR, SON, AGE lis ANNE NEYHOUSE, DAUGHTER, AGE o, WHOLE NEWHOUSE FAMILY INCLUDED IN INTER- VIEW. 13. CPO NEWHOUSE AND FAMILY HAVE NEVER SIGHTED UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS BEFORE. NEWHOUSE STATED THAT HE NEVER BELIEVED HE WOUID JoIN RANKS OF THOSE REPORTING SUCH OBJECTS PRIOR TO THIS OBSERVATION, CPO NEWHOUSE AND MRS. NEWHOUSE APPEARED TO BE EXTREMELY HONEST AND RELIABLE PERSONS. CPO NEWHOUSE STATED HE HAS BEEN IN THE NAVAL SERVICE FOR OVER 19 YEARS WITH SERVICE AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER DURING WW 2, NEWHOUSE IS GRADUATE OF NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SCHOOL IN 1935 AND CLAIMS OVER 1000 HOURS IN THE AIR AS A PHOTOGRAPHER ON ACTUAL, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH MISSIONS, NEWHOUSE ALSO DOES CONSIDERABLE GROUND PHOTOGRAPHY, IT IS BELIEVED NEWHCUSE COUID BE CLASSIFIED AS AN EXPERT PHOTOGRAPHER, YEAR INTERVALS; DOWNGRADED AT $ YEA , ECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. . DOD DIR 5200.10 —_ UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 16] UNCLASSIFIED 7 Oct 52 ACTION; ROUTINE INTO; ROUTINE CG28th AINDIV HAMILTON AYB CALIF CRYPTOPREC! CHIEY ATIC WRIGHT=PATTERSOM AFS OHIO IPENTIPICATION: 9171 is CAP IW 65202 (12 Sep 52) FROH; AFOIN 69782 ATPTRETION; Director of Intelligence. Reference your megsage 9L71 dated 12 Sep 52. Request OPO Newhouse be asked following additional question: Was tripod used te photegraph mountain scene in Idéeho which arrears on final footege of film in question! Yorward information ty electrical means to ATIC with information this headquarters. In response reply to APOIN-2A2 COORDIBATION: AFOIN-2A2 ATOTN-2A DRAPTER'S HAMS: RELUASING OFFICER'S SIGNATURE: Maj. Dewey J. Fournet BALD % BRESE, Captain, USAF Executive Officer, Topical Division Deputy Director for Estimates AFOIN-242 Directorate of Intelligence, D¢S/0 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 17] UNCLASSIFIED CAFIN 74096 YM JWPML/CG 28th AIR DIV (DEF) HAMILTON AFB, CALIF. TO JEDWP/CHIEF, ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO INFO: JWPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HQ USAF, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. (QS 9x7. un werry 0 avorn-2a2 FOLLOWING INFORMATION REQUESTED BY HQ USAF HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH CPO DELBERT C. NEWHOUSE, 177273, AVN SUP DEP, NAVAL SUP CENTER, OAKLAND, CALIF, REGARDING AN ADDI TIONAL QUESTION ABOUT MOVIE FILM ON UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT SIGHTING ON 2 JULY 1952. QUESTION: "WAS TRIPOD USED TO RERWE PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTAIN SCENE IN IDAHO WHICH APPEARS ON FINAL FOOTAGE OF FILM IN QUESTION"? ANSWER: NEGATIVE, ENTIRE ROLL OF FILM WAS HANDHELD. mONPECLASSIFIED ATER 12 YEARS ; DOD DIR 5200.10 CAF Il: 74096 (10 Oct 52) ASSIFIED [PAGE 18] UNCLASSIFIED OUTINE (Iafe) WURS 2 JUL 52 THUS ALOF' : y 0 183) A. + A d I wa 4 nS OF & TO 12 URIDENTIF moe UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 19] z . v4 ¥ / 7 eo Requirements 1, 2 color duplicates and 1 black & white print (exclusive of portion with sound track whish is spliced to the end of the film), 2. Request the original be handled with utmost care (it is already in fairly poor condition, and we are very anxious that it suffer no further damage). 3. Request the original be cleaned as carefully as possible prior to duplication, 4, Request utmost effort in controlling duplication to extent that resulting copies will be as identical to original as possible in image and color reproduction. 5. The loose (unspliced) portion of 17 frames belongs at the end of the footage having a deep blue background and no sound track. The last frame of this loose portion is immediately adjacent to the splice with the broken frame having the sound track, 6. Can the stripped sprocket holes in the loose portion of the original (see 5) be repaired in any way - sufficiently to make it possible to run this part along with the remainder of film without malfunction? NECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 20] HPB2 i TYE263 TDB241 JEPHQ E@G4 - RR JWPML as DE JEPHQ wee R 9718062 2K0 es FM HQ USAF WASHDC TO JWPML/CG28TH AIRDIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF INFO JEDWP/CHIEF ATIC WPAFB OHIO ~~ QE 20" CL aFoIn 59782 ATTENTION CLN DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE. REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE 9171 DATED 12 SEP 52, REQUEST CPO NEWHOUSE BE ASKED FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL QUESTION CLN WAS TRIPOD USED TO PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTAIN SCENE IN IDAHO WHICH APPEARS ON FINAL FOOTAGE OF FILM IN QUESTION QUES FORWARD INFORMATION BY ELECTRICAL MENNS TO ATIC WITH INFORMATION THIS HEADQUARTERS. IN RESPONSE REPLY TO AFOIN-2A2. 27/2034Z OCT JEPHQ DOWNGRADED am o +m DECLASSIFIRT Sys uD AFy ERVAIS: DOD Dik 5209 Ba YEAR ; AOTIC Ni UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 ~ [PAGE 21] COORDINATION 7 a : INSERT ORGNL CODE AND FULL SIGNATURE wwe 2 3 ATIAA-5/IKR/vs E reply refer to 15 September 1952 ATIAA}5 tO Delbert C, Newhouse, 177283 USN riation Supply Depot al Supply Center and 4, California Mar Mr, Newhouse: Your 16 mm film of unidentified aerial phenomena has been for- ed to the Air Technical intelligence Center for analysis, The final footage of mountain scenery will be deteched and returned to you a8 soon as possible, If it is agreeable to you, a duplicate of the aerial phenomena ii be made and forwarded to you in lieu of the original, It is sired to retain the original for analysis, Please notify us imme- lately whether this arrangement is agreeable to you. Your cooperation and desire to be of service are greatly appreciated, Yours very truly, ig ROBERT E. KENNEDY Air Adjutant General DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD OFFICIAL FILE COPY AMC Form 8 (Rey 17 May 50) Supersedes AMC Form &, Rey 1 Apr 48, which will be used. Air Foree-WPAFB-L-23 JUL 52 366( DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 22] an mr DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 23] E RC34 WPEG24 XYB@19 XDBS16 XXBSB6 JWPML 12 : RR JEDWP JEPHQ 222 DE JWPML 56J R $9232872 FM JWPML/CG 28TH AIR DIV (DEF) HAMILTON AFB, CLAIF. JEDWP/CHIEF ,. ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO FOs:UJWPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF, WAHSINGTON 25,D.C. 9171 IN REPLY TO AFOIN-2A2 FOLLOWING INFORMATION Y HQ. USAF HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH CPO DELBERT C. NEWHOUSE, 177273, AVN SUP DEP, NAVAL SUP CENTER, OAKLAND, CALIF. REGARDING AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION ABOUT MOVIE FILM ON UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT SIGHTING ON 2 JULY 1952. QUESTIONs"WAS TRIPOD USED TO PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTAIN SCENE IN IDAHO WHICH APPEARS ON FINAL FOOTAGE OF FILM IN QUESTION"? ANSWER’ NEGATIVE, ENTIRE ROLL OF FILM WAS HAND HELD. DOWNGRADED aT ¢ ‘ER 12 Ay G9/2328Z OCT JWPML DOD DIR 5200.10 a UNCLASSIFIED PY, Pat’ 3 Oct oF DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 24] No TTT tr MORN UL JW PHL YowL ~“zaror R 181659Z AFOIN-ATIAA=11-5-E co AS Ws b Seno 4 Lo VYNG D NGRADRF D FIER 35... AT: Aon, UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 25] Sih © ONT MESSAGEFORN®] = UNCLASSIFIED : SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY FROM: (Originator) DATE-TIME GROUP > * | ACTION INFORMATION ais aw ai) TO: ‘CG, HILL AFB, UTAH [_] Book Messace [gj onicinat, messace PRECEDENCE FOR: CRYPTOPRECAUTION [_] MULTIPLE ADpREss vss Gro REFERS TO MESSAGE: IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION FRUOMs AVPOLN-ATIAhal]o5— INTELLIGENCE OFFICE hequest al] available information, including flight tracks, of any ballcens launched fron area of your base on 2 Jul 52. This information ig necessary for the enalysis of a sighting of eight unidentified flying objects which occurred at 1110 NST on 2 dul 52. Photegraphs of sighting indicate possibility tnat objects may be ea cluster of balloons. In reply cite Project Bluebook. COORDINATI ONs ATIAA DECLASSIFIED APTER 12 Yaune® DOD Dik 5200.10 UNCLASSIFIED |" [roe =o ORAFTER'S NAME (qd siomaieseiwanap required) RELEASING OFFICER'S SIGNATURE ROBERT BR, KENNEDY, BAJOR, USAF TELEPHONE? OFFICIAL TITLE ATR ADJUTANT GENERAL D D FORM 1 7 REPLACES WD AGO FORM 11-168, 15 JUN 1945, AND WD AGO FORM 0990, 16—58023-2 vx U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ; 199%—O-875946 1 MAY 49 1 APR 1946, WHICH MAY BE USED. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 26] J TOs Whom it may &e... ATIAA-5/Lt Oy ney, 15 Dee 52 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD PROBLEM: Tremont, Utah, sighting. FACTS AND DISCUSSION: On 15 Dec 52 Lt A. G. Flues telephoned Lt Malcom Ross, USN, at the Of- fice of Naval Research, University of Minnesota. The purpose was to deter~ mine whether pillow balloon releases could account for the Tremont} Utah, incident of 2 Jul 52. Lt Ross had seen the Tremont/movies and it was his opinion, as well as that of Lt Lewis, ONR, that the objects photographed were pillow balloons, However, Lt Ross said that the Navy had not reléased any pillow balloons in or near that area at that time. Lt Ross pointed out that General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, is, in so far as he knows, the sole manufacturer of pillow bal- loons and suggested that ATIC contact Mr. J. R. Smith of General Mills to determine what organizations and ageneies had purchased pillow balloons. Lt Ross also stated that in the winter of 1952, the "Crusade for Freedom" pur-= chased many pillow balloons from General Mills. These were sent to various cities in the United States and released periodically. Lt Ross did not know the exact times, dates, or points of these releases, but he suggested that ATIC contact the "Crusade for Freedom", COMMENDATION s That ATIAA-5 contact Mr. J. R. Smith and the "Crusade for Freedom", DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 27] 7 * TO: Whom it May Concern SUBJECT: Tremonton, Utah, incident of 2 Jul 52 On 16 Dec 52 Lt A. G. Flues called Mr. J. R. Smith, Director, Balloon Re- search, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, to determine whether or not a pillow balloon release could have caused the Tremonton incident. Mr. Smith pointed out that in the winter of 1951, his company, the only known manufacturer of this type balloon, produced a large number of pillows for the "Crusade for Freedom", These balloons were distributed to both national and local offices of that organization and GMI was unable to say exactly what the organization did with them after receipt. However, GMI did say that they were released sporadically for publicity purposes from widely separated areas in the United States. In the "Crusade for Freedom" organization there have since been 100% personnel shifts, top to bottom and J. Re Smith was not too encouraging when Lt Flues suggested contacting the organization. However, he agreed to forward all shipping lists which will tell ATIC who the consignees were and just what numbers each received. Mr. Smith pointed out that in 1951 and until Nov 52, helium and hydrogen gasses were in short supply. The two companies which furnish these gasses are Air Reduction Company and The Linde Company. Mr. Smith suggested contacting their distributors in the area of the sighting. Recommendations: That ATIC follow-up with the lists Mr. Smith will provide and that ATIC check distributors of hydrogen and helium in the Utah area. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 973007 [PAGE 28] Travel Report - Minneapolis, Minnesota 29, 30, 31 December 1952 On 29 Dec 52, Lt A. G. Flues went to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to contact the Field Representative of ONR and the General Mills Corporation there. The purpose was to determine if the UFO's in the Tremonton, Uteh, movies of 2 July 52 might be pillow balloons. On 30 Dec the films were run off in the balloon room of the Physics Building, University of Minnesota. The following were in attendance; Lt Malcolm Ross, USN S20 Leroy Harger, USN CPO Lewis, USN Dr. Nye, U. of Minn. Balloon flights and geophysics Dr, Winkler, U. of Minn. Balloon flights and geophysics Frank C, Jewett, Exec, Vice-President, Research Dept., General Mills, Inc. J.'R, Smith, Chief, Meteorology Dept., General Mills, Inc. There were various others present all of whom have had experience in flying pillow balloons. The films were run off eight times, at various speeds, and were frequently stopped at good frames. All were informed of the background data. It was the consensus of opinion that the objects resembled pillow balloons in flight very closely and did nothing that pillows would not do in similar circumstances, J. R. Smith was the least convinced of this hypothesis; however, he felt that the objects were a bit too bright and maneuvered a bit too fast. The head meteorologist of GMI pointed out that winds to $,000 ft, at Hill AFB would probably be different from those at Tremonton because of topography and land-sea effect. The extreme stability of the atmosphere on that day would, he added, make ascent very slow and would tend to stabilize a pillow at a given altitude. Additionally, wind direction is capable of a 180° shift within perhaps DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 29] 500 ft. of altitude which could account for a high or low balloon, with relation to the group, to proceed in an apparently opposite direction. If the objects are pillows, the consensus was that they are not over 6,000' altitude, probably much less. If this is so, they cannot possibly have been aloft for more than 12 hours, and this only if filled with warm air or underinflated with ges or ballasted for a given altitude. There is a much greater probability that they are ascending and have been released from a nearly point not over 1/2 hour before. None of the persons present placed much faith in the computations of angular velocity, since all were predicated upon Newhouse's holding the camera still. Lt Flues went over to GMI later on and obtained from J. R. Smith the names and addresses of consignees who received pillow balloons during the period Sep 51 - 2 Jul 52. Also Lt Flues picked up some photos of pillow balloons and the flight tracks of three Navy Skyhooks released in Sept 52 from Tillamook, Ore. Gen- eral Mills had no movies of pillows which approximated the Tremonton films as GMI's footage seemed to be shot against cloud background and when the balloons were lower, However, they will be launching pillows from Wendover, Utah, in Feb 53 and will make movies then. The course of action recommended was for ATIC to check all persons in the western U.S, who received pillows. There were some other shipments to GMI home and farm appliance stores, and J. R, Smith agreed to send ATIC the names and addresses of such consignees, List of consignees: DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 30] UNCLASSIFIED ‘ sy ITEM @ AMC covanetea gS 3 2h 8 FROMs CAPT E J RUPPELT ATIAE@5 INFORMATION TOs CAPT HARRY SMITH, AFOIN-2A2 SECURITY INFO: REFERENCE TELEPHONE CALL FROM CAPT RUPPELT TO CAPT HARRY SMITH ON 2 FEB 53 REGARDING DATA FRO PRESS RELEASE ON TREMONTON MOVIES REQUEST FINAL OF ~ TELECON TO ATIC FOR COORDINATION. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. MOVIES WERE TAKEN SEVEN MILES NORTH OF DOD DIR 5200.10 TRENONTON, UTAH, ON US HGHWAY 36S lata AT 1110 MST ON 2 JULY 52, CAMERA USED YAS A BELL AND HOWELL AUTO MASTER WITH THE THREE INCH TELEPHOTO LENS. CAMERA WAS HAND-HELD, FIRST FEW FEET OF FILM WERE TAKEN AT Fé; BALANCE AT F+iGé. SIXTEEN FRAMES PER SECOND WERE USED, MOVIES WERE TAKEN BY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DELBERT € NEWHOUSE, . 177273 AVIATION SUPPLY DEPOT, NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER, OAKLAND, CALIF. NEWHOUSE WAS DRIVING FROM WASHINGTON, BC TO PORTLAND, OREGON, ON THE MORNING OF 2 JULY S2 WHEN HIS WIFE NOTICED A “GROUP -GF OBJECTS IN THE SKY-THAT SHE COULD NOT IDENTIFY, SHE ASKED NEWHOUSE To STOP THE CAR AND LOOK, THERE WERE A GROUP OF OBJECTS THAT BORE NO RELATION 70 ANYTHING HE HAD SEEN BEFORE YE STATED, MILLING ABOUT IN A ROUGH FORMATION AND PROCEEDING IN AN APPARENT WESTERLY DIRECTION, HE OPENED THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF HIS CAR, GOT A MOVIE CAMERA OUT GF HIS SUITCASE AND TOOK THE PICUTRES, THERE WAS NO REFERENCE POINT IN THE SKY SO IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO MAKE ANY ESTIMATES AS TO SIZE, SPEED, OR DISTANCE. TOWARD THE END OF HIS OBSERVATION ONE OF THE OBJECTS REVERSED COURSE AND PROCEEDED AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE GROUP, HE HELD THE CAMERA STILL AND ALLOWED TH1$ SINGLE _ QBJECT TO PASS ACROSS THE FIELD oF VIEW OF THE CAMERA PICKING IT UP AGAIN LATER IN ITS TRAVEL. HE REPEATED THIS FOR TWO OR THREE PASSES. BY THIS TIME ALL THE OBJECT HAD DISAPPEARED. THE MOVIES HAVE BEEN STUDIED BY THE PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE LABORATOR, WRIGHT AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER, WRIGHT PATTERSON PB, OHIO, AND BY THE US NAVY PHOTO INTERPRETATION CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC. SINCE THERE WAS NO KNOWN OBJECT SUCH AS A CLOUD TREE, OR MOUNTAIN IN THE FILM, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE EVEN A ROUGH ESTIMATE AS TO THE SPEED, DISTANCE, OR SIZE. THE SIZE OF THE IMAGES ON THE MOVIE FILM WERE TOO SHALL TO SHOW ANY DETAILS. THE MOVIES HAVE BEEN STUDIED BY PERSONS ENGAGED IN WORK 1TH BALLOONS. THESE BALLOONS ARE CALLED PILLOV BALLOONS. DUE TO THEIR SIMILARITY RPTING FROM 3RD LINE. BACK PERSONS ENGAGED WORK WITH BALLOONS AND THE APPEARANCE AND ACTION OF THE OBJECT ARE SIMILAR TO THAT OF PILLOW BALLOONSAM «» pa THESE BALLOONS ARE CALLED PILLOW BALLOONS BUE TO THEIR SIMILARITY TO A PILLOW. HUNDREDS OF THESE BALLOONS WERE MADE AND FLOWN IN THE US AND OVERSEAS DURING THE CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM, “ ATTEMPTS TO TRACE THESE BALLOONS TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY LEFT OVER FROH THE CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM COULD HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED IN THE TREMONTON AREA WERE NEGATIVE, ANOTHER STRONG POSSIBILITY IS THAT THE OBJECTS WERE SEA GULLS SOARING THERMAL AIR CURRENT. MOVIES OF SEA GULLS TAKEN UNDER SIMILAR LIGHTING CONDITIONS SHOWED THE SEA GULLS APPEARING AS BRIGHT SPOTS OF LIGHT VERY SIMILAK TO THOSE IN THE MOVIES. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE AIR FORCE CONTEMPLATES NO FUTURE ACTION WILL SE TAKEN TO IDENTIFY THE OBJECTS. END ITEM 2 AMC / aE MM RY eho 4 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 . -@ oeoeeeeoeeese ® [PAGE 31] DOWNGRADED AT $ YHAR ENTE’ 114; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAn3, DOD DIR 5200.10 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 32] ug UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 33] ATIAE-5 File ee ° JOINT MESSAGEFORM = |~ UNCLASSIFIED SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY FROM: (Originator) DATE-TIME GROUP SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 0715002 Fiz $3 | ACTION CG ATIC ROUT LE PRECEDENCE FOR: Xe GG 267H AIR biV (Lar ) CL] BOOK MESSAGE [_] orictna Messace BAMILION AFB CALIF CRYPTOPRECAUTION [_] muttipLe aopress ves KX] v0 REFERS TO. MESSAGE: IDENTIFICATION setae cif FROM, AFOIM-aTlAéledelaL FOR DIRKCION OF INTLLLIGENCE Reference your message G2TL dtd 1226505 Sep $2 which replied to a request from Hq USAF for ean interrogation of Chief Yetty Officer Delbert 0, Newhouse, 177272 Aviation Supply Lepot, Navel Supply Center, Oakland, Calif, Request you egein contact Newhouse and determine whether he wante his originel film beek or whether he will accept e copy of the original, It is contemplated thet the fact that the Air lorce hag this movie will be released to the pregs in the near future end ATIC plens to return thess film eo thet if he has any offers from the prese he can eell it, Movies will be showm to the press tut not released to them, Also request that you determine whether New bouse hes any ebjection to using hie name in the official release, Request enewr be oltalned immediately, DOWNGRADED AT & YRAR INTERVAIB; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. In reply eite Project Blue Book, DOD Dik 5200.10 COORDINATION: SECU PAGE a OF i PAGES UNCLASSIFIF DRAFTER'S NAME (and signature, whem required) RELEASING OFFICER'S SIGNATURE CAPT E.J, RUPPSLT/ve Agta 59926 OFFICIAL a5 Ge Re r Be iB : Hgg OR, USAr D D FORM 1 7 iG} REPLACES NME FORM 173, 1 MAY 49, 16—-58023-3 IX u, 5. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1 @cT 49 WHICH MAY BE USED, DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 34] =< rm — — Tr - TT, T —e AIR DIV (DEF) HAMILTON AFB CALIF -@-e@ © © © @© @© @© @© @ @: oO Ht | \ TO CG AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB PROJECT BLUE BOOK. THE FOLLOWING INFORM AE-2-1-E HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER DELBERT Ce NEWHOUSE, 177273, AVN SUP DEP, NAVAL SUP CENTER, OAKLAND, CALIFe, REGARDING ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT MOVTI! M ON UNIDEN SIGHTIN N ULY 1952. JUESTIONS “DOES NEWHOUSE DESIRE H OR NA M RETURNE R WOULD cry CO WARRANT @ wo DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 35] TELECONFERENCE MESSAGE FORM + ae ares on reverse side of tmis page) 1. ITEM NO. 2. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 3. DATE TRANSMITTED 22 February 1953 lh. FROM: (Name & Symbol) 5. TOr (Name & Symbol) : Gapt 2, J, Ruppelt, ATLAL-5 Capt Harry Smith, arOoDm2az SECURIT. INFORMATION, For your information 1 em forwarding answers to questions we received on Tremonten movies, This is a wire from 25th Air Liv, (vefense), Hamilton APS, Calif,, in response to query ve sentthen, Guote, by telephone conversation with Chief Photographer Delbert 6, lowhouse, 177273, Aviation Supply Depot, Naval Supply Center, Oakland, Calif,, regarding eddi~ tional questions about movie film on unidentified sighting on 2 July 1952. Guestion: Does Newhouse desire his original film returned or would be aseept a gopy of the criginel? Ansvers He will accept a copy of the original, Question: Ie there any objection to using your name (ATIO Goments Meaning Kevhouse's name) in the officiel release? Anaver: Siegative, but desires hie correct official title used, Correct title etated by Newhouse is Chief Photogranher, a Gormissioned Werrant Officer in USe, Unquote, Gopy of Tila wild be gent to Newhouse within three days, (If more space is needed, continue on a plain sheet of paper.) 7- ORIGINATED BY: (Name, Symbol, Date) 8. COORDINATED BY: (Name, Symbol, Date) Capt Bed, tuppelt, ATIAB-5, 12 Feb 53 9. AUTHORIZED BY: Air Adjiwtant General, ATIPA Co a DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 ATIC Form 200 (11 Dee 51) [PAGE 36] ad eb INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING AND SUBMITTING FORM Submit ONE copy of the completed form to ATIPA by 1000 hours of day message is to be sent. Unless special arrangements are made with ATIPA fer late submission, messages received after 1000 hours will not be sent until the following conference, Complete form as follows: Block 1. Preparing office omit. Will be completed by telecon operator. Block 2. If a classified messare, stamp in security classification. If not a classified message, enter "Unclassified", Block $8. Enter date the message will be sent, not date prepared, Block h. Enter name and symbol of sender. Block 5. Enter name and symbol of receiver, —— ~ oO aAge Block 6, If a classified message, enter as the first two words of the message "Security Information," then proceed with the message. If not a classified messace, omit the words "Security Infor- mation", Block 7. Originator enter signature and symbol. (May or may not be the same person whose name appears in Block lh.) Block 8. Coordinators enter name and symbol. Block 9. Air Adjutant General Enter signature. Bottom of form. If a classified message, stamp in security classification. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 37] UNCLASSIFIED JL Feb 58 Memorandum for Record 1. During a trip to Washington, D. Ce, on 29 Jan 53 Capt Ruppelt was informed that the press had learned about the Tremonton, Utah, movies and that Mr. Al Chop of the Office of Public Information, Department of Defense, Col Teaberg of AFOIN-2, and others believe that the movies should be re- leased in accordance with the promise made this summer to the press that no information on the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects would be withheld, Capt Ruppelt agreed with this point and it was decided that the factual data on the incident would be sent to Capt Harry B. Smith, AFOIN-2A2, who would pass it on to Mr. Chop who in turn would write the release. The telecon also requested that the release beforwarded to ATIC for coordination. The subject telecon is TTL5, 5 Feb 53, Item 2. 2. On 9 Feb 53 Mr. Chop called that he/written the release and showed it to Col Smith of AFOIN-2A. They believe that there would be a question asked as to the findings of the Air Force and Navy photo labs and that these reports would have to be released. If they weren't released, the press would begin to think they contained some “hot" material and that the Air Force was holding back some important data. ATIC coneurred that this could happen., and that if it did happen it could create a great deal of excitement. 3. The Air Force lab analysis concludes that: ne ae They are reasonably certain that the brightness of the images on the film exceeds that of any bird. DOWNGRADED J AT § rae b. The objects;are not spherical tealloons. § Dik 5200, io. \(| ~ whe objects could be aircraft. (Note: the absence of sound wets alniost rules out aircraft. Aircraft in a "dogfight" can be heard at almost ve any altitude. In addition, the area of the eh Se eae ——<——————_>* airspace area and it is doubtful that such flying would be carried on in the sicwaye) Rate tesa UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 38] UNCLASSIFIED c. Have two aircraft do maneuvers at various altitudes and photo- graph them. d. Request that the Navy re-do the study using the methods of density measurement that are prescribed by the astronomers. Conclusion 6, If it is deemed advisable to release the movies quickly, state that the Air Force cannot positively identify the objects but they are reasonably sure that they are balloons or gulis consequently no further effort is going to be put into the incident. If the Navy and Air Force reports are requested, state that due to the meager data they used, the reports must be discounted. It _ would be rather poor policy to state that the Navy had made an error in. the beginning of their analysise. 7.e If it is too much of a risk to do this (suggestion in paragraph 6) immediately go ahead with items a, b, and c of paragraph 5 on a high priority basis. Recommendations g.. It is recommended that the above plan be given to AFOIN-2Ae and let them confer with the Director of Intelligence on the subject of a release. DOWNGRADED AT 8 VaR INTERY ar DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS DOD Dik 5200.10 ” UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 39] UNCLASSIFIED The Navy report says the objects are: —— ae Self-luminous or light sources b. Could not be aircraft or balloons c. ( NoAird is known is reflect enough light to cause the images shown on the film. It_can be noted thatthe Navy people deduced this from their analysis of if hele the image on each frame. This required about a 1,000 manhourse It was brought out by two astronomers who heard a Navy briefing on the analysis of the movies that the method used to measure the brightness of each spot was wrong, therefore, the results of the entire study were wrong. lh. The subject of the release was discussed with Lt Col Johnston and Col McDuffy and it was decided that the movies would be released without com- ment as to what they were and hope that no questions were asked about the Navy report. This is a "calculated" risk of another big "flap". 5e The other alternative is to quickly get more data on the subject. Several things can be done and are listed below in the order of how soon they DOWNGRADED AT 2 * ef could be accomplished: DECLASSIFTED Aprae i AR INT YE alas DOD Diz 5200. io. 2 : a. As far as gulls are concerned the big question is, how on, light will be reflected? Can you see a gull reflecting light and not recog- nize that it is a gull? ‘To check this it would be necessary to go to a loca- tion where you have a lot of gulls and bright sunlight and teke movies with a 3einch lens. It would be necessary to know how far the gulls were away each time a movie was taken. At this time of the year Florida is the only place where sunshine and gulls can be assured. b. Using special funds, have General Mills release a group of pillow balloons arranged in the same sequence as the objects are in the movies and measuring the distance at which the movies were taken. perro ke ef A 5 Ot fbn Le / Ris inn © tek. thon ~ fp brtin 4 jo Y rue” DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 40] ° sam_ °¢ UNCLASSIFIED csar itm o « qa, FROM’ CAPT HARRY B SMITH AFOIN-2A2 TOs CAPT ED RUPPFLT , APEttes RELFASE OF TREMONTON FILMS STILL BEING STUDIED HFRF. VILL FORWARD NEXT TELECON, END CSAF ITFy 2 ¢ COs DOWNGRADED ar ¢ DECLASSIFIED AFTER 1. Pa Ata DOD DIR 5200.19 UNCLASSIFIED PESTS DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 41] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 42] & UNCLASSIFIED ® 26 Feb 195 NE NU trom COLONEL YOUNG Reference Item 2 ATIC Telecon 15, 5 Feb 53 the\following statement is for ATIC coordination prior to release to PIO: _ This color film provides an instance of a sighting being substantiated by motion pictures and confirms the faith of the USAF in the veracity of the many citizens who have reported sightings of unidentified objects or phenomena in The film was forwarded to the USAF by Warrent Officer Delbert C, Newhouse, Aviation Supply Depot, Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California.3 Warrent Officer Newhouse stated that the film was exposed 7 miles North of Tremonton, Utah, on the U.S. lighway 30 at 11:00 a.m. MST, 2 July 52: and that he was using a Bell and Howell Auto Master(hand-held) with a three inch telephoto lens at F/8 for the first few feet of the film and nce at F/16 all at sixteen frames per second. 4. Examination of the film to date allows a deduction that the images were caused by surfaces having good reflective qualities, ] such as seagulls of balloons] or by bodies or substances possessing high intensity light sources, Images appearing on the film are nonsufficiently defined to permit identification or determination of form or substance and should have been caused by unknown objects or undetermined known objects. f any reference points, even clouds, in the background has r t impossible to estimate the objects from the camera, thus precluding a determination of size and linear speed, Measurements of angular DOWNGRADED AT 9 yr DECLASSIFIED AFTER iS eas DOD Dik 5200.10.07" ~ oe DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 43] & UNCLASSIFIED & velocity have not indicated true linear speed as the apparent motion is shown in only two dimensions. threat to the United States, and the majority of the sightings 2 have been directly tied to known causes, ima CSAF ITEM NBR ETS eae / DOWNGRADED at g DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 Ves POR DIR foo19 “ pment ene a my, DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 44] COQRDINANON INSERT ORGNL CODE AND eae FULL SIGNATURE ATIAE=5/EJR/vs ener : alr ee 7 3 In reply refer to 5° grbin-aTIaR-5 17 FEB 19: Reece cae Warrant Officer Delbert C,. Newhouse 197273 Aviation Supply Depot Naval Supply Center and, California Dear Sirs A copy of the original movie film taken by you near Tremonton, ah, on 2 July 1952 is being returned, This Center and the Air Force wish to thank you for submitting tite film, answering the many additional questions that arose during the analysis of the film, and for allowing the Air Force to keep the ofiginal film, Yours very truly, DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD OFFICIAL FILE COPY AMC Form 8 (Rev 17 May 50) Supersedes AMC Form 8, Rev 1 Apr 48, which will be used. Air Force-WPAFB-L-23 JUL 52 3600M t DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 45] U.S. NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER U. S. Naval Receiving Station Washington 25, D. C. In reply refer to Code 082 J12<1 MAR 1.8 1954396 Serial: From; Commanding Officer Tos Commanding Officer, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Subj: Tremonton, Uteh Film Ref: (a) ATIC W-PAFB Ohio ltr AFOIN-ATIAE-5 dtd 27 Jan 1954 l. Reference (a) requested information concerning the disposition of the original Tremonton, Utah film and whether or not any copies of the film are currently held by the Center. 2. It is advised that this Center has never had possession of the original film and does not have information concerning its whereabouts. However, it is suggested that Major Fourney, an AF Special Investigator who was formerly stationed in this area, be contacted regarding this matter. Major Fourney at one time advised that the original would be made available to this Center for spectrophotometric analysis. This analysis never materialized, therefore the original was not requested. 3. This Center is presently holding one 16mm color film copy which was received from the Air Force. In addition, 35mm color positive and 35mm black and white negative duplicate blowups are held. 4, Reference (a) referred to the original film as being 35mm. It is understood that the photography was taken with a Revere, 16mm, magazine loading type, with an F1.9 wide-angle, telephoto lens. Ge Copy to; CNO (Op 322v/jec DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 46] COORBINATION INSERT ORGNL CODE AND FULL SIGNATURE CAH/ jos/73147 27 JAN 1954 Office of Naval Intelligence Navy Department Weshington 25, D. C. 1. The Air Technical Intelligence Center is attempting to Locate the original of a 35 ma film of unidentified flying objects taken by a Mr. D. C. Newhouse near Tremonton, Uiah, on 2 Jul 52. This film was analyzed by the USNPIC during the early part of L953 2. In 4 report issued by USNPIC, Subj: “Interpretation of e@ of Unidentified Objects", serial number 0105, dated 4 Mey 3, it is stated in part, “The film exposed in Utah is in very condition; dry, brittle, and with a tendency to break, After nitial viewing, duplication of the film was performed in order to the film." There appears to be no reference as to wheth- the original film was destroyed or returned. 3. It is requested that any available information be furnished to the Air Technical Intelligence Center as to the disposition of this film after the interpretation was completed, 4. Information is further requested es to whether or not any topies of this film are on hand there. FOR THE COMMANDER oe rat LS ant : Ags utant. RB Veo Lis Ass POORDINATION:, Bee : ATE 2 [eer 2 DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD parE 2 Lo ern FILE COPY ELECTRONICS BRANCH OFFICIAL FILE COPY Office of Record COL O*HERN Amc Form 8 (Rev 17 May 50) Supersedes AMC Form 8, Rev 1 Apr 48, which will be used. Air Force-WPAFB-L-23 JUL 52 3600M DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 47] COORBPINATION INSERT ORGNL CODE AND FULL SIGNATURE CAH/jos/73147 23 FEB 1954 . B. €. Newhouse hief Photographer, Us 948 Derby Street keley, California Pear Mr. Newhouse: We are forwarding es Inclosure L one copy of your Tremonton, Utah, film as promised in our letter of 27 January 1954. The Air Technical Intelligence Center hopes this will fulfill your requirements. Sincerely, HL Incl R. C. SCHUM Env containing ref film GW0, USae COORDINATION: Asst. Adj. (7 Feb t# ]COL-OTHERN = etd j ( DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD OFFICIAL FI 1 100 > LE COPY ELECTRONICS BRANCH ‘OF TRenn rel OFFICIAL FILE COPY AMC Form 8 (Rev 17 May 50) Supersedes AMC Form 8, Rev 1 Apr 48, which will be used. AF-WP-L-25 MAR 53 3,130,000 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 48] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 49] j ¥ had IS ‘ \ . COORBINATION INSERT ORGNL CODE AND FULL SIGNATURE CAH/ jos /73147 Derby Street keley, Californie Mr. Newhouse: fhe Air Technical Intelligence Center is not in immediate posses- on of the original of your Tremonton, Uteh, film; however, corres~ ce has been initiated to recover it. It appears that the iginel may heave d@eteriorated beyon@ the point where it could be suc- sefully copied. There are two copies of the film here. One of these hag been t to the Photographic Laboratory with a request for sdditionel opies. Upon completion, which will teke ebout three weeks, one of copies will be mailed to you. It is hoped that this will ful- 411 your requirements, fhe Air Technical Intelligence Center wishes to express sgein jte epprecietion to you for your cooperation throughout the entire investigation of the case. Sincerely, DORDINATION : COL O*HERN-A q Pe | DESIGNATE AUTHD OFFICE OF RECORD a “9 joer OFFICIAL FILE COPY AMC Form 8 (Rev 17 May 50) Supersedes AMC Form 8, Rev 1 Apr 48, which will be used. Air Force-WPAFB-L-23 JUL 52 3600M DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 50] - : 4 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D.C. Y AFOIN-2A Dear General Garland: Inclosed is a copy of the lette ent, this jit id to ] Newhouse who provi ieee us with t%! Utah, unider that the original of the is still of value to you, it to give Mr. Newhouse another duplicate rather than to risk the it by loan. New Year, nel WILLIAM A. ADAMS of ltr dtc Colonel, USAF 9 Dec 53 t Directorate of Intelligence 7 Neth Pa ir. Newhouse DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 51] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 52] 29 December 19535 Mir. De Ce. Newhouse Re: File No. 177293 Chief Photographer, US 1948 Derby Street Berkeley, California Dear Mr. Newhouse: fhe original of 16mm Kodachrome film taken of the unidentified flying objects near Tremonton, Utah, was forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center with the understending that they would provide you with a good reproduction copy since the original had been damaged somewhat by numerous showings. General Garland has custody of the film and I am sure that you will hear from him in response to your letter of 17 Decesber. May I teke this opportunity of expressing to you once again how much we in the Air Force appreciate your cooperation in making the film available to us. It still remains one of the most interesting incideats that we have investigated. Very truly yours, WILLIAM A. ADAMS Colonel, USAF Directorate of Intelligence DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 53] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 54] Colomel Wel. Adame, U.5.A.?. Topical Imtelligense Division, U,i.A.F. tieom 49663, The fentagon Mashingtom, Bebe i gawe the Air Force permiasion to the investigation of Ws and e duplicate copy was forwarded to me, copy of the film has been damaged by showing in a cofective projector, If the Air Porce has completed ite evaluation of the film and has ne further use for 26, I would appreciate the return of the original to me at thie time, if, however, there is « continuing nood for the film, I would Jike to “borrow” the original file for a pericd of about four weeks to enable we te make a good duplicate print from its i am Corearding a copy of this letter te the office of Ceneral Gerlend, in case the file is now leented there, four early ettention to this request will ve appreciated. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 55] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 92% [PAGE 56] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 57] Qe 10073 WORKSHEET ~ & I. GENERAL (Iv DATE @. LOCATION — WAS’ OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? CT Naked Eye (_] Binoculars Cl telescope (| Theodolite WAS OBJiCT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR? C) Yes LIBy One Set [1 By Two Sets (“| By Three Sets WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? Cj) Yes . __.A/C Observed Object (“|Interception Attempted CINo Intercept Attempted WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT? [_] Yes __A/C Scrambled (C) Visual Contact Made CI A/I Contact Made (_]No Contact Made DID OBJECT CHANGE DIRECTION Ai’ ANY TIME? (4’Yes (EyNormal frViolent IF OBJECT WAS A "LIGHT", WAS IT: (_} Blinking [A Steady QO, LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT: f}1l-15 Seconds (J 1+5 Mimtes [|] Over 10 Minutes ; 11, REPORTING AGENCY (Unit Number and Mailing Address) el Ng ( a II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA id. WHAT ASTRONOMICAL ACTIVITY WAS NOTED? i3> DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCA DOWNWARD? cL f fh ‘| Yes [|] Yes | Yes Ly. DiD OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? (15. DiD OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? | 16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR SUNSET (Data From Air Almanac) ) © Night C} Day Cj Sunrise (| Sunset III. AIRCRAFT DATA | 17. WERE ATRCRAFT NOT&D IN AREA? T] Yes [JOne Aircraft " (]ore Than One Aircraft (1g. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? (1 Yes He WERE JHERE INDICATIONS OF HIGH BACKGROUND NOISE” ) Yes _ | 20. WAS 7 ‘THE OBJEC? VIEWED ABOVE 450 ELEVATION? ia Yes ATIC Test Form 334 (13 Aug 52) DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 58] .) IV. BALLOON DATA 21. WER® BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? | tires “ee. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: in natee 23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING: Location Type _| Launching Agency s y fa Fa oe ed : ee © os ee a] f ’ (attach overlay) V. EVALUATION 21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE: 22. DETAILS OF REPORT: () Excellent [—] Good [_] Good (_] Fair C1 Fair C_] Poor {_) Poor [ ] Insufficient to Evaluate (J Unreliable (_) Extremely Doubtful {"] Hoax 23 PINAL EVALUATION: (C1) Was Balloon (_] Was Astronomical CJ Probably Balloon [_] Probably As. «onomical ("J Possibly Balloon [_] Possibly Asi. nomical [“jWas Airoraft [) Others _ ["]Probably Aircraft [_]Possibly Aircraft [J Insufficient Data For Evaluation er Gnienden 2], COMMENTS+ ATIC Test Forn 334 (13 Aug 52) DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 59] P@ecr 10073 WEATHER DATA SHEKT i }. DATE OF OBSERVATION 2. TINE OF OBSERVATION 3. STATION OBSERVING | ein f ane — a ne = { 5 fi rf} ‘ — ALTITUDE {[ VELOCITY { DiREcTION |. ALTITUDE | VELOCITY |” DIRECTION (feet) (knots) (degrees ) (feet) (knots) (degrees) 6) 25,000 - /C 1,000 | 30, 000 kee 2,000 35,000 10 3,000 40,000 ay q 4,000 5424 ALT +4, 0¢ 7 45,000 ac 5000 — 2 7 50,000 7,000 va 60,000 8,000 65,000 9,000 ae 70,000 10,000 iF | Wane) 75,000 12,000 80, 000 14,000 pid # ey 85,000 16,000 ) * ail 90,,000 18,000 {2 ae, 95,000 20,000 1 100,000 WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED? Cy Yes (If yes, at what altitude? ) aoe WERE ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREA? C1 Yes DA No (If yes, at what quadrant? ) CLOUD COVER: 8. VISIBILITY WAS tenths at feet. tenths at ___—s—_—s feet. CAV yIies, 2... tenthe ab. feet, tenths at feet. A eee « COMMENTS: ATIC Test Form 333 (13 Aug 52) DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 60] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 61] J6 Ha Fi L/7 July 2, 95-2 TREM DWH, YAH; WEWhOUS ER File F— /90334s— Custedy DF fudyo-VisunL Maechi'iirs [PAGE 62] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 63] a TRE MONTON CASE Biros (Seneucces ) ZJducy $Z DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 64] UNCLASSIFIED MEMORANDUM FOR: The Scientific Advisor SUBJECT : Report on Preview of Motion Picture "Unidentified Flying Objects" 1. Through the personal assistance of Col. Crosa, Chief, Office of Information Services, AMC, an advance copy of the film *Unidentified Flying Objects" was previewed by pertinent members of ATIC on Friday, 16 May 1956, in Bldg 167, Ares B, Wright Patterson Air Force Base. 2. The following represent the general comments and opinions with regard to the film previewed: q @. The film, purporting, to be factual and documentary, appear: to over dramatize each case ai ghting. b&b. The film strives, through ite showing, to maintain the impreesion that an unknown menace or super-intelligent being, slien to this world, ia constantly in the background. ¢. The case sightings and the individusls pmtrayed (the acting was very amateurish for a Hollywood production) was factual to a certain extent. However, the conclusions, gecific or implied, are those of the producer's and not those of the air Force, 4. In each inatance of the portrayal of « case, the film Gramatically, and with great suspense, presents the incident aid circumstances surrounding the aighting, then abruptiy drops the matter in e “lady or the tiger® technique. Thia is, of course, the desired affect, caloulated to let the viewer form hie own (influenced) conclusions. 3- The following represent the specific coments or conclusions with reference to each case portrayed by the film, as supported by official material or data: @. Great Fells (Merienns Case): We do not agree with the filas conclusion ‘not aircraft, not Balloons, not birds." An extremely able and very detailed analyses performed by 7 scientific laboratory of one of America's largest aircraft companies, Indicated, in conclusion, thet, - "aircraft reflections might poeslibly look like the imagea,on the film.* Supporting photos from the enme anslyses aleo indicate that an sircraft 400 feet in length, when observed from 10 to 12 miles looked exactly like the individuel ‘white blope* shown. The absence of sound cannot be construed that the object is not an airuraft. As any personel experience will show, gn aircraft may often be observed in ‘the eir at some distance, yet no sound > oo . A tr Ome i 1 Asi iene - CVn ee : DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 65] ( oon UNCLASSIFIED (1) We do not agree with the file's conclusion *not aircraft, not Balloons, not-@irds.* A comparative analyses was made of a copy from the original film strip, and that show by Green-Rouse by Major Willner and Major Buckmaster, ATIC photo specialists. The original film shows the presence of sea gulls on a number of frames. This is not shown in the Hollywood version. Further, it is not necessary to state that a particular species of sea gull are prominent in certain parts of Utah. It should be pointed out that the Utah species is e@lmost pure-white in color, in contrast to ite amoky or erey-marked sea-coast cousin. In the opinion of ATIC phot> specialists, any under exposure of theese see gulls against a high-lighted aky would tend to "wash out" detaile of the body and wing out- line of the gulls, giving them e white circular appearance at a distance. (Officer Newhouse openly aduwitted in the film that he under exposed his *shots’.) This is confirmd by the original analysis in our files, made in early 1953 by the Photo Reconnaissance Laborat ory, WADG. These reports were not shown to Majors «illner and Buckmaster for review until after their analyses (items 1, 2, and 3 above) were completed. - C+ PMentell Case: Conclusions of the Air Firce are that Cxpt, Mantell was apparently trying to intercept a fast riding “Sky Hook* balloon. The "Sky Hook® project was known only to few people at that time. Unlike weather balloons "Sky Hook* balloons were huge (100 feet in diameter), coinciding with Capt. Mentell's statement that "it's tremendous in size!" Cept. Ruppelt comfirms the fact that it was e balloon in his book "Report on UFOs", page 60, jr paragreph. Gd. Jargo Case: Our files indicate that this was undoubtedly en erratic moving balloom which Lt. Gorman encountered. Capt. Ruppelt also con- firms thie in hie book, page 67, top. @. Airline Pilots Case: As portrayed on the screen this is an apparent attempt to document the “@hiles-whitted Case*. If so, our comment: A Gescription of the UFO elleged to have been closely observed by each of these veteran Eastern sirlines pilots will be found in page 81 of the Project Bluebook's Report Nr. 1h *analysis of Unidentified Flying Objects". .lthough both observer's were sitting next to each other and observed the sams object tavether, the sketch meade by each pilot separately cannot be sald to be sinilar, UNCLASSIFIED POWNGRAD ED EC YEAR | DIR 6200.19 “ARS. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 66] UNCLASSIFIED other than that both eppeared to be wingless an¢é somewhat q lindrical. This case is classed as en *unknown" by virtue of the high credibility given to observer's of this type. ‘* ft. | | ar Sighti (1) In the Department of Defense "Minutes of Press Conference He Me jor General John A. Samford", 29 July 1952, wpy in file at both ATIC and PIO, it was explained to the press that these Sightings (peges 5 through 17) mey have been the realt of a combination of factors: temperature inversions, moisture lapses, and atmospheric conditions which bend radar r: ye in such @ manner that normlly undetected ground targets become visible on the radar screen, in a random manner from one antenna rear to the next, thus allowing some misinterp etat that these stationary targets were moving. It should be emphasized that po photos or mot!lon pictures were ever made of the radar screen, as shown in the aotion The attempt to represent the blips as possible interp] Space ships, gleefully pleying *tag* with our ' over Washington, undoubtedly will produce the destred dramatic mod and suspense. However, the incident redar scope was unscientific, not supported by fact, conclusions of the Air Force. & Sperry Case: Thies office has no file on this particul«r regarding an observer, an airline pilot. GEORGE T. GRECORY Captain, USaF -COORDINATION: (Im turn) Project Monitor - UFO /af O. D. Hil) WEES. 0. Dy BEA}, APOI-5m DOWNGRADED AT & YEAR INTERV (LS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS, DOD Dik 5200.10 ee we /a/ Robert M. Buckm ster Major Robert M, Buckmaster Chief, Photographic Branch /a/ Roy L. James Mr. Roy L. James Actg Chief, Electronics Diy‘ /o/ Willies F. Willner Major William F, Willner UNCLASSIFIED Chief, Photo Analysis Branch [PAGE 67] 6 SECURITY aGia (if any) DISPOSITION FORM FILE NO. SUBJECT ‘ (Unel) Analysis of Photographs : COMMENT NO. 1 TO WoEFP FROM aTTAA5 OTE 46 Sept 52 1 Attn: Mr. Chapman Lt Rothstein/jos 65365/B263D/PD2s Request following be completed as expeditiously as possible on 35mm film deli-~ vered by Lt Rothstein to Mr. Chapman: ae A complete analysis of 35mm film to determine subject matter and to answer inclosed questions. b. A copy be made of the portion of film containing unidentified aerial phenomena. Ce The portion containing the unidentified aerial phenomena be separated from the rest of the film and the remainder be returned. 2 Incls tea Le BOWER, Colonel, USAF le Ques regarding film : Chief, Technical Analysis Division _2e Statement by source Air Technical Intelligence Center DATOCT 10 iQSOMMENT NO. 2 Tt Rothstei a le Pee Lt Roths vein Mr. ve UNE oman/ms 31381/B17/R119 1. The 16 mm. Kodachrome film has been examined in detail, and the best avail- answers to the submitted questions are inclosed, along with additional findings. 2. The aerial phenomena portion of the film will be submitted for duplication as soon as the immediate need for inspection has passed. It is doubtful that the dunlicate will be of much value for detailed inspection, as explained by the small spot size and general graininess of the film. f£ the film, not associated with the aerial phenomena, has 3. The remainder of been separated and has: been forwarded to Captain Ruppelt of your office. Gh Kory Se ay h Incls WpLUVIN B, AVERY, Colonel, USA 2 Incls Chief, Photo Reconnaissance Lab Added Directorate of Laboratories z Answers to lh. Remainder of filn Und Seo Cov) WOLFR-> / 7-4 2K / 16-—-54801-3 U. S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1952 0 - oat D D ‘ fee 50 \S) 6 REPLACES NME FORM 96, 1 OCT 48, WHICH MAY BE USED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 68] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 69] q I QUESTIONS REGARDING ANALYSIS OF FIIM le Are images made by light source or reflection? 2. Any indication of what kind of objects could have caused images? Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause images? Could they have been caused by aircraft or balloons? 3. What causes the impression that some objects at times appear to become 2 or 3 objects, at times appear to merge into one? lh. Do all objects have same characteristics? a@ Same apparent shape? b. Same relative size? c. Same Color? d. Same general motion? 5e What are shape(s), color(s), and relative size(s) of objects? 6. To what can the "fade-in" and "fade-out" of the objects be attri- 7. What type motion is attributable to the objects (about their own well as about the axis of flight path)? 8, Is there any acceleration evident in their motion along flight path axis? 9. Can the motion of the camera (panning and joggling) be allowed for sufficiently to permit determination of the angular velocity of objects which cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object which crosses field; photographer states that camera was held motionless while ob-= ject crossed field of view.) 10. Determine patterns of flight from position plots for each frame, then: a. Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects? be Do they maintain same relative positions in formation during any maneuvers, particularly violent maneuvers? ce. Is relative position maintained coincidental with movement about their axes? d. If undulating motion is present among a number of objects which are maintaining a semblance of formation, do those objects undulate in phase? Ditto for tumbling motion. @. Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction of flight path Sie fairly large angles (e.g., 90° or more during interval of 2 or 3 frames)? DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 70] STATEMENT BY SOURCE Place:= p> About 7 miles north of Tremonton, Utah, on U.S. Highway No. 308, ? Time:~ 1110, Wednesday, 2 July 1952. Camera:= B&H Automaster, magazine load, 3" telephoto lens, 16 frames per second. Handheld. Exposure:= First few feet - f:8. Balance - f:16, Clear sun, cloudless sky. EKCO Kodachrome film = Daylight. Exposure was changed with the mistaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater contrast. The result was merely general underexposure. Backgrounds= Driving from Washington, D.C., to Portland, Oregon, on the morning of 2 July, my wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not iden- tify. She asked me to stop the car and look, There was a group of about ten or twelve objects that bore no relation to anything I had seen before, milling about in a rough formation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened the luggage compartment of the car and got my camera out of a suitcase, load= ing it hurriedly, I exposed approximately thirty feet of film. There was no reference point in the sky and it was impossible for me to make any estimate of speed, size, altitude or distance. Toward the end one of the objects re- versed course and proceeded away from the main group. I held the camera still and allowed this single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again and repeating for 3 or 4 such passes. By this time all of the objects had disappeared. I expended the balance of the film late that afternoon on a mountain somewhere in Idaho, DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 71] U. S. NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER U. S. NAVAL RECEIVING STATION Washington 25, D. C. Code 01/HWW/2bh Jie UNCLASSIFIED Serial: ay - From: Officer in Charge To: Director of Naval Intelligence (0P-322H4D) Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Objects; progress report on (a) Conf ltr DNI OP322Y5/rtm, dtd 27 Oct 1952 with enclosures thereto (b>) Conf memo, Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AFOIN 2A2, dtd 24 Nov 1952 with enclosures thereto (c) PIC Conf ltr 01/HWW/gel, ser 0263 dtd 5 Dec 1952 (d) Rest memo, Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AFOIN 2A2, dtd 16 Feb 1953 Encl: (1) Charts 2-13 1. Reference (a) is a request from U. S. Air Force for the interpretation of movies of unidentified objects taken in Utah, 2 July 1952. Included among the enclosures are approximately 30 feet of processed, 16mm color motion picture film and a list of questions for guidance in determining the type of analysis desired. Reference (b) requested interpretation of additional movies taken in Montana, 1950. This report supercedes reference (c) and presents the test procedures and methods designed to answer the questions contained in enclosure 7 of reference (a). The results and analysis were performed by the Photogrammetry Division, Evaluation Department of this Center and do not necessarily represent the official attitude of the Depart- ment of the Navy or this Center. 2. Tests and Procedure. a. Plots. | The film exposed in Utah is in very poor condition; dry, brittle, and with a tendency to break. After initial viewing, duplication of the film was performed in order to preserve the film. In the duplication process some color correction was made to permit better viewing of the objects. To prepare plots of the objects, a stop frame projector was rigidly mounted at a fixed distance from a finely-ground glass screen. The magnification was 22 times giving a format size of 14.2" wide. This proved very satisfactory and provided a shadow free image upon which overlay plots could be made. DOWNGRADED AT & YRAR INTERVALS: , la DEGLASSINIED AFTER 12 YEARS. ; 200.10 UNCLASsiF| Qi weal es ED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 72] Code 01/HWW/abh ® J12 ” . 1953 SERS: ae Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Objects; progress report on A preliminary detailed study of the Utah film was made and it was decided that: a. Brightly colored spots of red and green lasting only one or two frames were not to be considered. b. Water spots could be detected easily and eliminated from the study. c. The color of the objects was fairly constant as blue-white. ad. Size and luminosity of an object varied through-out the film. For convenience in interpretation, the film was divided into three parts, each part being considered an entity. Part I consisted of the footage taken at £8; Part II, the footage taken at f16 with a panning motion; and Part III, the footage taken at f16 during which the camera was held steady. Three definite groups of lights were observed through- out the film and plots were recorded as follows: TABLE I PLOTS OF POSITIONS Parts Control Chart Ugh Ws ee bd Holding to lower group Not enclosed Tr Et Holding to one object 2 and 3 and agimuth of another Arbitrary 1/2 inch correction per frame for panning Holding to frame outline One image held to base line. Every tenth frame to show changes within apparent formations DOWNGRADED AT & YHAR INTERVALS: Montana DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10 UNCLASS|FIED Terrestial Objects 7a and 7b MRR mein,: 9 ‘Ec el ) DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 73] ain "Code 01/HWW/1bh Ca m2 UNCLASSIFIED Serial: Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Objects; progress report on bo. Densitometric tests: Densitometric data were obtained with a Densichron, Model 2150 manufactured by the Welch Scientific Company. The fensichron has a scale range of 0-3. The procedure was to project each frame at approximately 22 times magnification onto a finely-grained-glass screen. The back- ground (sky) was then measured at several places and the density set to 3.0 (variations in background densities were in the order of 0.02 and were regarded as uniform). A set of three readings were made of each of seven objects in Part I, and of the single object in Part III of the Utah Film. Readings were made of the entire Montana film. Enclosure (a and Sb) are graphs of the density readings obtained of the two lower groups of objects in frames 1-129 of the Utah film. Enclosure (9) is a density graph of the single object (94 frames) in Part III. Enclosure (10) is a graph where six successive Densichron readings were averaged and advanced one reading each deter- minant. Of the Montana film, densities were plotted as above and are enclosures (11) and (12). The results of the density readings may be questioned in that these objects varied in size so that at the minimum sizes the densichron probe was measuring the entire object, and at the maximum size the probe was measuring only a portion of the objects. Because of this situation only the largest readings obtained b scanning the objects were used. It is understood that normal procedure would be to read the entire object. This was impossible with the equipment on hand. In addition the film, with which this investigation was conducted, is a duplicate of a copy. This raises the question as to whether the central portion of the objects were burnt out during the duplication processing. Density readings were made to compare the clear areas and the objects. It was found that the minimum difference is 0.4. This indicates that relative luminosity may still be obtained with the pro- cedure used. Concurrent with the density readings, relative sizes of the objects were noted in order to correlate distance and luminosity. Enclosure (13) is a plot of the same object wherein the relationship of distance and luminosity can be detected in Utah film. : DUWNGRADED AT & YRAR INTER Y ATR: 3. Answers to Questions. ates ce aes yr YEARS. Answers keyed to the questions contained in enclosure (7) of reference (a) are hereb; presented. They supercede those contained in reference (c) and present the final analysis as requested. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 74] ‘Code 01/HWW/1bh yi2 Serial: Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Objects; progress report on 1. Analysis of the graph correlating luminosity and size indicate that as the luminosity of the objects increase, the size is larger also. This could be the effect of viewing directly, a reflecting surface. This is considered not probable because of the length of time they were viewed continuously on the film, approxi- mately 90 seconds, and because of the angle through which they were photographed, approximately 60 degrees. It is felt that if these images are reflective surfaces, blinking would occur during a period of 90 seconds while passing through an angle of 60 degrees when photographed at the rate of 16 frames per second. This premise would permit highly reflective balloons or spheroids to be a possibility. However, the velocity and acceleration computations (sub paragraph &) rule this possibility out. It appears, therefore, that if these objects are a reflecting surface, they are of a design, speed, and power not commonly known. The velocity and acceleration attributed to the objects may be caused by light reflected off a highly reflective surface onto an atomospheric screen where a slight angular turn of the reflective surface would appear as high acceleration. This possibility is considered not probable because of the sun angle and atmospheric condition reported at the time of photography and because of the variations in luminosity which, under the above conditions would remain constant. It is the majority opinion of the group conducting this analysis that these images are light sources. This will explain the non-blinking and variations in luminosity - but not the velocity or acceleration factors. In either case, light source or reflective surface, it appears as if the objects are of a nature which we are not able to identify in terms of natural phenomena or commonly known man-made objects. 2. There is no indication of what kind of objects could have caused the images except that they must be of a construction, design, and material not commonly known. This is indicated by the computed acceleration rate and elocity (answer 8). For the same reasons, birds, aircraft and balloons are ruled out. 3. An analysis of the charts relative to movement indicate that there were group and individual movement. Within a group it appears as if the individual objects were moving counter-clock-wise along an elliptical or similar track. Thus when two objects crossed the camera line of sight they will appear to fuse into one. As they continued along their paths it will appear as if one object became two. This occured at reglar intervals at approximately every 25th frame as plotted in charts 5a and 5b. DOWNGRADED AT $ YBAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10 UNCLASSIFIED i DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 75] ’ ‘Code 01 /aww /1bh eo UNCLASSIFIED Jl2 Serial: Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Objects; progress report on 4, All objects appear to have the same characteristics in regards to shape, color, size and relative motion. 5. The shape of the objects appears to be oblate or disk shaped, color; blue-white, and maximum and minimum size; 98 and 16 feet. The size is based on the assumption that the objects are five miles from the observer. 6. Fade in and fade out of the objects were analyzed as in 3 above. In this case the group movement was such that the distance between the objects and camera was increased so that the objects could not be recorded on the film thereby causing the apparent fade- out. Fade-in as attributed to a shortening of the distance from the fade-out area to the camera station. 7. Plots of the groups indicate that the objects move counter- clock-wise relative to the axis of flight path. However, nothing has been detected which indicates motion of the individual objects about their own axis although this motion appears to be likely. : 8. In determining the velocity of the objects three assumptions were made: @. The camera was held steady during Part III of the film. b. The objects were moving perpendicular to the optical axis, and ec. The objects were five miles from the camera. It is obvious that (b) is a fallacy; however, this assumption will give the minimum velocity and the actual velocity is greater than computed. The assumption that the objects are five miles from the camera is an arbitrary one. However, based on the emulsion speed and focal length, an object 50 feet in diameter and five miles from the camera will be recorded on the film with sufficient resolution to identify major details of the object. It is felt that if these objects were closer than five miles at the time of recording, details would appear on the film. Velocity is computed to be 3780 mph for a shift of 1 mm per frame if the object is five miles from the observer. From 55 measurements taken from Part III of the Utah film, the maximum and minimum velocities UNCLASSIFIED DOWNGRADED AT & YRAR INTERVATR: DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS — pen Reet ae DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 76] Code 01/HWW/1bh © UNCLASSIFIED Ji2 Serial: Soret Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Objects; progress report on were 2457 and 375 mph respectively. These figures differ from those given in reference (c) and were computed from measurements obtained under more controlled conditions. Acceleration was determined from the formula : Vv? - Vo T Acceleration where: final velocity VO = initial velocity T = time « 1/16 second Since "g" is equal to 32.17 ft/sec it was computed that: 965 g 20 g 1479 ¢ 12 g 21,168 mph/sec 1,104 mph/sec 32,448 mph/sec 27/2 mph/sec Maximum acceleration Minimum acceleration Maximum deceleration Minimum deceleration Velocit, and acceleration determinations were also made from the Montana film. In this case, terrestial objects appeared in the film and were held to as control. Subsequently, the velocity and acceleration determinations are considered to be more reliable. On the assumption of (b) and (c) above the maximum and minimum velocities of the left object are 13/4 and 361 mph respectfully. For the right object they are 1117 and 189 mph. Accelerations were computed as: Left Object Right Object Maximum acceleration mph/sec 14,016 = 639 g 12640 = 5/6g 0 - Minimum acceleration mph/sec 8) Og Maximum deceleration mph/sec 13,184 = 601 eg 1268 Minimum deceleration mph/sec 0 fe) Os The above determinations were made from a total of 322 measure- ments. It was noted that the acceleration and determinations were in multiples of 12.5 approximately. This may be of significance although no study has been conducted to determine this. 9. Velocity and acceleration were treated in sub-paragraph 5 above. Paragraph 2a indicates the controls used during this investi- gation. UNCLASSIFIED DOWNGRA DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 77] ceag ‘O1/tww/1bh ce & Subj: Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Objects; progress report on 10. a. There is no recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects in formation. It appears however, as if the shift in relative positions were regular and that the original formation would be recovered if the continuing action has been recorded. b- No. However, the same formation is maintained with objects changing positions. c. No detection of relative positions being maintained coincidental with movement about their axis. d. No detection of undulating motion of objects in phase either in formation or tumbling motion. e. There is evidence of abrupt changes in direction of flight path through fairly large angles. f. Certain objects do appear to remain motionless while other move about. g- Certain objects disappear while still well within the field of view. This is discussed in sub-paragraph 6 above. 4. Discussion. During the study and investigation of the unidentified objects, the preliminary data uncovered were revealed to experts (with proper security clearance) in the fields of astronomy and physics. Although they presented certain natural phenomena theories to explain the cause of the objects under certain conditions they were not able to do so under the conditions during which the photography was taken, nor were they able to recognize these objects as man-made. As to the results of the investigations being reported, no attempt was made tocorroborate the opinions presented. Because of the lack of proper equipment, money and personnel, the investigation was limited. There are obvious tests which can be conducted to prove or disprove some of the findings presented. It is suggested that these be undertaken. 5. Reference (d) requests spectrophotometric analysis of the Utah film be made. Preliminary plan of test is underway. UNCLASSIFIED OS tlt DOWNGRADED AT ¢ YHAR INTERVAL: Gobet: DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YSARS. CNO (0P553) DOD DIR 5200.10 _ . BuAer (PH) + DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 78] .. TELECONFERENCE MESSAGE FORM Ami 4 2 (See tructions on reverse side of & page) 2 q “ Vs 1. ITEM NO. 2. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 3. DATE TRANSMITTED UNCLASSIFIED ES 3 February 1953 hh. FROM: (Name & Symbol) 5. TO: (Name & Synibol) Gapt E, J, Ruppelt, ATIAE~5 Capt Harry Smith, APOIN2A2 Security Information, Reference telephone call from Capt Ruppelt te Capt Herry Smith on 2 Feb 53 regarding data for press release on Tremonton movies, Request final of press release be forwarded by telecon to ATIC for coordina~ tion, Movies were taken seven miles north of Tremonton, Utah, on U.S, Highway 30S at 1110 MST on 2 July 52, Gamera used was a Bell and Howell Auto Mester with the three inch telephoto lens, Gamera was hand-held, First few feet of film were taken at FeS; balance at F416, Sixteen fPalies per Second were used, Movies were taken by Chief Petty Officer Delbert C, Newhouse, 177273 Aviation Supply Depot, Naval Supply Center, Oaklend, Calif, Newhouse wes driving from | Washington, D,C., to Portland, Oregon, on the morning of 2 July 52 when his wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not identify, She asked Newhouse te stop the car and look, ‘There were a group of objects that bore no relation to anything he hed seen before, he stated, milling about in a rough formation end proceeding in an sepperent westerly direction, He opened luggage compartment of his car, got a movie camera out of his suitcase and the pictures, There was no reference point in the sky so it was impossible for (If more space is needed, continue on a plain sheet of paper.) 7. ORIGINATED BY: (Name, Symbol, Date) | 8. COORDINATED BY: (Name, Symbol, Date) Capt E,J, Ruppelt, ATIAE-5, 3 Feb 53 = ue 9, AUTHORIZED BY: | ANALY 215 DiVISION FILE DOWNGRADED AT § YBAR INTERVAL, | FILE NUMBER DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS, DOD DIR 5200.10 | iiTiais — Air Adjwrtant General, ATIPA UNCLASSIFIED ATIC Form 200 (11 Dec 51) DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 79] 0 o INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING AND SUBMITTING FORM « ' 1. Submit ONE copy of the Gompleted form . = by 1000 hours of day message is to be sent. Unless special arrangements are made with ATIPA fer late submission, messages received after 1000 hours will not be sent until the following conference, Complete form as follows: Block 1. Preparing office omit. Will be completed by telecon operator. Block 2. If a classified message, stamp in security classification. If not a classified message, enter "Unclassified". Block $, Enter date the message will be sent, not date prepared. Block lk. Enter name and symbol of sender. Block 5. Enter name and symbol of receiver. Block 6. If a classified message, enter as the first two words of the message "Security Information," then proceed with the message. Tf not a classified message, omit the words "Security Infor- mation", Block 7. Originator enter signature and symbol. (May or may not be the same person whose name appears in Block h.) Block 8. Coordinators enter name and symbol. Block 9. Air Adjutant General Enter signature. Bottom of form. If a classified message, stamp in security classification. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 80] UNCLASSIFIED | him to make any estimates as to size, speed, or distance. Toward the end of his observation one of the objects reversed course and proceeded away from the rest of the group, He held the camera still and allowed this single object to pass across the field of view of the camera picking it up again later in its travel, He repeated this for two or three passes, By this time all the objects had disappeared, The movies have been studied by the Photo Reconnaissance Laboratory, Wright Air Development Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and by the U.S, Navy Phote Inter- pretation Center, Washington, D, ©, Since there was no known object such as a cloud, tree, or mountain in the film, it was impossible to make even a rough estimate as to the speed, distance, or size. The size of the images on the movie film were too small to show any details, The movies have been studied by persons engaged in work with balloons and the appearance and action of the objects are similar to that of pillow balloons, These balloons are called pillow balloons due to their similarity to a pillow, Hundreds of these balloons were made and flown in the U.S. and overseas during the Crusade for Freedom, Attempts to trace these balloons to determine whether any left over from the Crusade for Freedom could have been launched in the Tremonton area were negative, Another strong possibility is that the objects were sea gulls soaring thermal air current. ; Movies of sea gull. s taken under similar lighting conditions showed the sea gulls appearing as bright spots of light very similar to those in the movies, At the present time the Air Force contemplates no future action will be taken to identify the objects, ANALYSIS DIVISION FALE INIT IALS DATE DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 81] = © Sod = JOINT MESSAGEFORM @| =" Wes a OK real 4 UNCLASSIFIE SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY FROM: (Originator) APY ORI YES 53 SECURITY © OG ATIC PRECEDENCE | ACTION senerT ane | INFORMATION FOR: to, OE ey CaF Was oe | Pocicina MESSAGE [_] Book MESSAGE —_ CRYPTOPRECAUTION [_] muctipLe appRess [ves rye REFERS TO MESSAGE: IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION FROM: APOIN-ATIAL~291 Joli FOR APOTieK Reference Telecon #27, 26 Feb $3, GGaF Liem ¢cég ATIC congures on proposed pross release to acoompany movies taxen by Warrant Officer hevaouse, Suggest you might change fourth sentence to read, Quote: lxeminstion of the film to date allows dedus- tion that the ianges sure consed ty surfemse having gred Light veflestive qualities, euch as son gulls, or balleons, or by bodies or substances possessing high intensity Light sourcen. Yrquote, Sine many people vho have been agued to comment en those filus have stated that they firmly believed the objects to be sea gulls or balicons, werding the above sentence te incluie there itens indicates the Air force has given this possibility som thought yet 4+ does not stete that we ean prove they are DOWNGRADED AT & ¥ BAR INTERV ALS3——_—_——_ 1 balloons or sen quills, DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. | ANALYSIS DIVISION FILEL In reply elite Project Blue Book, DOD DIR 5260.10 [eo Vink ie RE NUSIBER aeniiisneniaisnns Geer Sap SECU DRAFT DRAFTEpS NANE (opfisionsture, when required) RELEASING OFFICER'S SIGNATURE pare pmathes UNCLASSIFIED DD FORM 1 FF 3 REPLACES NME FORM 173, 1 MAY 43, 16—58023-3 3X UU. 5. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1 OCT 49 WHICH MAY BE USED, 4 Fry wy 2 4 = <t DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 82] SANTA MONICA DIVISION DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 83] a “ Analysis of Photographic Material PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE "UTAH" FILM TRACKING UFO'S Several Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO's) were sighted and photo- graphed at about 11:10 MST on July 2, 1952 by Delbert C. Newhouse at a point on State Highway 30, seven miles north of Tremonton, Utah (latitude 419 50', longitude 112° 10'). Mr. Newhouse, a Chief Warrant Officer in the U. S. Navy *, was in transit from Washington, D. C. to Portland, Oregon. A map of the area is included as figure l. He, his wife and their two children were making the trip by car. Shortly after passing through the city of Tremonton, his wife noticed a group of strange bright shining objects in the air off towards the east- ern horizon. She called them to her husband's attention and prevailed upon him to stop the car. When he got out, he observed the objects (twelve to fourteen of them) to be directly overhead and milling about. He described them as "gun metal colored objects shaped like two saucers, one inverted on top of the other”. He estimated that they subtended "about the same angle as B-29's at 10,000 feet" (about half a degree - i.e., about the angular diameter of the moon). Next, he ran to the trunk of his car, took out his Bell and Howell Automaster 16mm movie camera equipped with a 3" telephoto lens, loaded it, focused it at infinity and began shooting. There was no reference point above the horizon so he was unable to estimate absolute size, speed or distance. He reports that one of the objects reversed its course and proceeded away from the rest of the group; he held the camera still and allowed this single object to pass across the field of view of the camera, picking it up later in its course. He repeated this for three passes. he pes During the filming, Newhouse Caherned the iris stop of the camera from £/8 to £/16. The density of the Sim canbe seen to change markedly at a point about 30% through the sequence (figure 5(b) at £/8 and the other blowups at £/16). The camera was operated at 16 fps. The color film (Daylight Kodachrome) after processing was submitted to his superiors. The Navy forwarded the film to the USAF-ATIC where the film was studied for several months. According to Al Chop (then with ATIC and presently with DAC) Air Force personnel were convinced that the objects were not airplanes; on the other hand the hypothesis that the camera might have been out of focus and the objects soaring gulls could neither be confirmed nor denied. Mr. Chop's remarks are essentially substantiated by Capt. Edward Ruppelt, reference (1) then head of Project "Blue Book" for ATIC. * At the time he had already logged some 2,200 hours as a chief photographer with the Navy. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 84] & @ Photogrammetric Analysis of "Utah" Film This "Utah" film clip together with a "Montana" UFO film clip (Analysis of Photographic Material, Serial 01) came into the possession of Green-Rouse Productions at Samuel Goldwyn Studios, 1041 North Formosa Street, Hollywood, who incorporated both film clips as significant evidence in a Documentary Film, "Unidentified Flying Objects’ for release by United Artists to public theaters by May 9, 1956. A 35mm reprint of the Newhouse “Utah” film was submitted by the Studio to Douglas Aircraft Company for examination. Visual study of the reprints on the Recordak and astronomical plate measuring engine revealed the follow- ing: the film comprises about 1,200 frames; on most of the frames there appear many round white dots, some elliptical. The dots often seem clustered in constellations, or formations which are recognizable for as long as seven- teen seconds. A relative motion plot (obtained from an overlay vellum trace on the Recordak) of two typical formations are presented in figures 2a and 2b. The objects seem to cluster in groups of two's and three's, see actual blowups, ha, 5b, and 6c. On some frames they flare up and then disappear from view in 0.25 seconds or less and sometimes they appear as a randomly scattered "twinkling" of dots. The dot images themselves show no structure; they are white and have no color fringes. Examination under a microscope shows the camera to be well focused as the edges of the images are sharp and clear on many of the properly exposed frames. Angular diameters range from about 0.0016 to 0.0004 radians. Their pattern of motion is essentially a curvi- linear milling about as shown in figure 2a and 2b. Sometimes the objects ap- pear to circle about each other. There are no other objects in the field of view which might give a clue as to the absolute motion of the cluster. In the overlay trace, figure 2, the frame of reference is determined by & certain object whose relative motion during a sequence of frames remains rather constant (indicated in the figures). This object is used as a refer- ence point and the lower edge of the frame as abscissa. Assuming the camera to have been kept reasonably uncanted, the abscissa would be horizontal and the ordinate vertical. In the overlay trace, figures 3a and 3b, the particular frame itself is used as the reference. Assuming the camera was held steady (there is an unconscious tendency to pan with a moving object) the coordinate system is quasi-fixed. It is realized that both of these coordinate systems are in actuality moving, possibly possessing both velocity and acceleration. No altitude or azimuth determination can be made because of lack of background. The only measurable quantities of interest are therefore the relative angular distances between the objects and their time derivatives. Graphs of two typical time variations of relative angular separation and velocity are included as figures 7 and 8. The relative angular velocity is seen to vary from zero to 0.0065 radians per second. The relative angular acceleration had a maximum value of 0.0036 radians per second squared. Supposing the camera was kept stationary the average angular velocities for the object moving across the field are 0.039 and 0.031 radians per second for figures 3a and 3b. The angular velocities in these sequences sometimes vary erratically from 0.07 to 0.01 radians per second. This variation may be attributed in part to camera "jiggling" and in part to the object's DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 85] Photogrammetric Analysis of "Utah" Film motion. The decrease in average angular velocity between 3(a) and 3(b) could be due to the object's having regressed between filmings just as was reported by Newhouse. Also the average image diameter decreases about 30% over the entire film, indicating a possible over-all regression of the objects. The following tabulation indicates the hypothetical transverse component of relative velocities and accelerations at various distances. It is noted that the transverse velocity may be only a fraction of the total velocity so that the mmbers actually indicate minimm values. If the object's Its transverse Its transverse ac- Velocity of distance was velocity was celeration was single object was 100 feet 0.36 ft/sec” 3.8 ft.sec or 0.011 ¢ or 2.7 mph 1000 feet 3.6 ft/sec” 39 ft/sec or 0.11 ¢ 27 mph 2000 feet 13 7.2 ft/sec 7 ft/sec or 0.22 54 mph 1 mile 0.56 135 mph 5 miles 2.8 mph 10 miles 230 5.6 1300 mph The objects in the "Utah" and “Montana” films can only be correlated on the basis of two rather weak points. First, their structure, or rather lack of it, is similar. Tims as shown in the "blow-ups", figures 6a and 6b, there are no recognizable differences between them *. Second, the objects on the "Montane" film are manifestly a single pair; on the "Utah" film perhaps 30% of the frames show clusters of objects seemingly also grouped in pairs. See figures 6¢ and 5b. The weather report was obtained by the author from the Airport Station at Salt Lake City. The nearest station with available data is Corinne which re- ported a maximm temperature of 84°, a minimum of 47° and no precipitation. A high pressure cell from the Pacific Northwest spread over Northern Utah dur- ing July 2, the pressure at Tremonton would have a rising trend, the visi- bility good, and the winis relatively light. The absence of clouds and the apparently excellent visibility shown on the films would seem to be in agree- ment with this report. Though use of references (2) and (3), the sun's azimuth N132°E altitude 65° was camputed. No shadows were available to confirm the time of filming. * The images on the "Utah" film appear to be a little brighter. However, possible variations in development techniques would not allow quanti- tative analysis in this regard. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 86] & ® Photogrammetric Serial 02 Analysis of "Utah" Film The image size being roughly that of the Montana film (a few of the objects being perhaps 10% larger than the largest on the Montana) the same remarks as to airplane reflections apply, i.e., they might have been caused by sun reflections from airplanes within one to three miles of the observer, although at these distances they should have been identified as conventional aircraft by the film or the observer. No specific conclusions as to sun reflection angles can be drawn since the line of motion of the objects cannot be confirmed. However, the reported E to W motion of the UFO and their pass- ing overhead coupled with the SE azimuth of the sun would make the achieve- ment of optimal sun reflections rather difficult. That the images could have been produced by alumimm foil "chaff" * seems possible, at least on the basis of the images shown, as very intense specular sun reflections from ribbons of chaff might flare out to about the size of the UFO. Exemination of figures 4b, 5a, and 5c, obtained from the photogrammetric experiment -- reference Analysis of Photographic Material, Serial O01, Appendix II, show that no significant broadening is produced by flat white diffuse reflec- tors such as birds, bits of paper, etc. at £/16 under the conditions of the filming. Actual measurements show a slight "bleeding" or flaring of about 10% to 20%. The rectangular flat white cardboards of the aforementioned experiments represented very roughly the configuration of birds. The light reflected by such a surface is probably greater than that ‘from a curved feather surface of a bird. Figure 4(b) shows the appearance of one and two foot birds. *# (See arrows.) as they might appear on a 16mm frame taken with a 3" telephoto lens f/16 at a distance of 1200', figure 5(a) at 3000' and figure 5(c) at 3300'. Many of the images on the "Utah" * film have an angular diameter of 0.0012 radians (some as large as 0.0016 radians), thus they might be interpreted as one foot birds at 600' to 800', two foot birds at 1200' to 1600' or three foot birds at 2400' to 3200'. ” at these distances, it is doubted if birds would give the appearance of round dots; also they would have been identifi- able by the camera if not visually. However, actual movies of birds in flight would have to be taken to completely confirm this conclusion. The following type of gulls have been known to fly at times over this locality: California Herring Gull (a common summer resident), Ring-Billed Gull and the Fork-Tailed Gull, see reference (4). The images are probably not those of balloons as their number is too great and the phenomenon of flaring up to a constant brightness for several seconds, and then dying out again cannot well be associated with any known balloon observations. * Bits of aluminum foil dumped overboard by planes, often utilized as a countermeasure against anti-aircraft radar. This material might possibly be in the form of large ribbons several feet long and several inches across. The dimensions refer to wing spread. The actual exposed white area of a bird is usually less and depends upon the perspective of the observer. This difference has been roughly accounted for in the data given, however, if the body were the principal reflector the distance given should be re- duced by a factor of 2 or 3. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 87] Photogrammetric Serial 02 Analysis of "Utah" Film Certain soaring insects - notably "ballooning spiders" (reference (5) and (6)) produce bright moving points of light. The author has witnessed such a phenomenon. It is produced by sun reflections off the streamers of silken threads spun by many types of spiders. Caught by the wind, these streamers serve as &@ means of locomotion floating the spider high into the air. They oceasionally have the appearance of vast numbers of silken flakes which fill the air and in some recorded instances extend over many square miles and to a height of several hundred feet. The reflection, being off silk threads, is not as bright as diffuse reflection from a flat white board. Thus no flaring of the images could be expected. The author noted that the sections of the "web" that reflected measured from 1/4" to 1/2" for the largest specimens. Thus the images might be attributed to balloon- ing spiders at distances of 50 to 100 feet. However, these web reflections ordinarily show up only against a rather dark background and it is doubted if their intensity would be great enough to produce the intense UFO images against a bright sky. No quantitative densitometer examination of image brightness could be made, as the original film was not available. It is understood from Al Chop that the government analysts did make measurements of this kind on the original films and found the Utah images to be very intense *. Besides the above remarks, pertinent to the actual images, several facts can be gleaned from the motion of objects. The observations are not apt to suppert the supposition that the objects were conventional sircraft as the maneuvers are too erratic, the relative accelerations probably rul- ing out aircraft at distances of over five miles. Several observers familiar with the appearance of chaff have seen the film and concluded that the per- sistence of the nontwinkling constellations, their small quantity, and the reported absence of aircraft overhead makes chaff unlikely. Furthermore, the single object passing across the field of view would be most difficult to explain on the basis of chaff. These same remarks would apply also to bits of paper swept up in thermal updrafts. The relative angular velocity might be compatible with soaring bird speeds at distances of less than one mile, the angular velocity of the Single object could be attributed to a bird within about one thousand feet. There is a tendency to pan with a moving object - net against it - so the velocities in the table probably represent a lower bound. The motion of the objects is not exactly what one would expect from a flcek of soaring birds yoae the slightest indication of a decrease in brightness due to periodic turning with the wind or flapping) and no cumulus clouds are present which might betray the presence of a strong thermal updraft. On the other hand the single object might represent a single soaring bird which broke away in search of a new thermal -- quite & common occurrence among gulls - see reference (7). > * In fact, "burned right down to the celluloid backing". See also reference (1). DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 88] Photogrammetric Serial 02 Analysis of "Utah" Film That the air turbulence necessary to account for their movement if they were nearby inspects (even the single object's motion!) is possible, can be concluded from examination of reference (8). However, if the objects were nearby spider webs the lack of observed or photographed streamers is unusual. Furthermore, the fact that they were visible from a moving car for several minutes is hard to reconcile with localized insect activity. The phenomenon of atmospheric mirages, reference (9), might conceivably account for the images. Such a hypothesis is hampered by the clear weather conditions and the persistence and clarity of the images. Also no "shimmer- ing" can be detected and the motion is steady. Again the object which breaks away would be difficult to explain. It has been suggested that spurious optical reflections or light leaks in the camera might be responsible. Examples of such effects have been ex- amined and found to be quite different from the UFO's. The evidence remains rather contradictory and no single hypothesis of a natural phenomenon yet suggested seems to completely account for the UFO involved. The possibility of multiple hypotheses, i.e. that the Utah UFO's are the result of two simultaneous natural phenomena might possibly yield the answer. However, as in the case of the "Montana" analysis, no definite conclusion could be obtained. R. M. L. Baker, Jr. May 16, 1956 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 89] oa hens Pe ae 1} \. Idphome He \ Malta hese Sublet ‘eis att River =" ' "Kelton “Snowe ow. ta sette* “Park Valley T Kelton” / = Desert Peak Fremont Island \ car % Birdl. aso ? Car ington I> dim NV ote gf 4 3 gta pe *Bountt ul Peah) a) =, ae 5 \ Bountiful \ } perl P FORT . > DOUGLAS : ~ f = _ Knolls “bd i, =Delle ~ igre Topeld x0 ‘ grocP// sPa a) Johnson’ foot a ( FIGURE 1 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 90] Z00€26 GNN Awouiny G3isISSV1930 Fig ure os Relative [to tion of UFO System a.) O.25 Second Interva/ 0.0) Radians /Inch ih F - f SO > we b.) 100 Second Ihterval 0.02 Radians / Inc h Ve ~e ee Or lia iY o.e | a , f i Reference Object for b.) 4 — > 2 ey as me —s- > a a t.. f ) Reference Object for a.) \ or go stsfreuy : OF.17 00mue.IBO70"T [PAGE 91] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 Figure 3. /dotion of UFO Across the Field af View Ne Second Interva/ 0.6! Radions J Inch [PAGE 92] Photogrammetric Analysis of "Uteh" Filn FIGURE 4 - Enlarged frames taken from 16mm Daylight Kodachrome film at f/16, fps. # a) The array of objects photographed. b) Photograph from the photogrammetric experi- ment. e) Actual shot taken from the “Utah" fiin. * All fremes are of the same magnification. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 93] Photogrammetric “li - Analysis of "Utah" Film FIGURE § Enlarged frames taken from 16mm Dalyight Kodachrome film at f/16, 16 fps. * ‘ a) Photogram fram the photogrammetric experi- ment. b) Actual shot taken from the "Utah" film (at £/8). ¢) Photograph from the photogrammetric experi- ment. « * ALL frames are of the same magnification. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 94] Photogrammetric Analysis of "“Uteh" Film “Li FIGURE 6 Enlarged frames taken from 16mm Daylight 16 fps. * # All frames are of the same magnification. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 Kodachrome film at £/16, a) Actual shot taken from the "Utah" fiin. b) Actual shot taken from the "Montana" film (at £/22). ¢) Actual shot taken from the “Utah” film. [PAGE 95] Photogrammetric andplysis of "Ut g q M4 é Page iin FORM 25 65 PANY, INC Model__ DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT C : K Prepared by. 7-42) (REV, Report No. aes ee ooo eat wadvd eniowss (7) 1964 GNGNYEIY DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 96] é Photogremmetric Analysis "Utah" Filn Serial © fegiaae PREPARED BY: Reh ies DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT cont, INC. ide) (REV, 32-54) CHECKED BY; vate:__APRiL & JFK DIVISION MODEL: TITLE: TLE REPORT NO, ;: DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 97] Photogrammetric Serial 02 @ Analysis of "Utah" Film REFERENCES Ruppelt, E. J. "The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects”. Doubleday and Co., 1956. The “American Nautical Almanac", 1952. H.O. No. 214, "Tables of Computed Altitude and Azimuth for Latitudes 40° to 49°. "Report on Ornithological Specimens", Engineering Department, U.S. Army, Washington, 1874. Warburton, C. "Spiders", Cambridge 1921, p. 34. McCook, “American Spiders and Their Spinning Work", Philadelphia, 1893. Headley, F. W., "The Flight of Birds", Witherby and Co., 1912. Geiger, Rudolf, "The Climate Near the Ground", Harvard Univ. Press, 1950. Menzel, D. H., "Flying Saucers”, Harvard Univ. Press, 1953. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 98] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 99] | ~ b + ne: > . > * “ee “e- 2 = | a ‘ “=— ~e- ~~ —o., _ =- SS eee a : ~ _ 7 o oe e-- ~ — * a | “---9 i anu | . = ~ . Y i >. a“ | ~s e yd . a / | aan | - a a or” ' o ” > - ® >. Peay es » + * # a o a . _— ae < ad * on ee -- —@e—+ ~ _ ae -_— +. +, | +—_—_¢ < > _~—- * _ — : 2 ye no eo ° — os, s a c . ~ * ee oe -—- -- [PAGE 100] ' ak . ays 4 y § It. << os fh . f ee mere ANALYSIS OF 16 MM. MOTION PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY OF UNIDENTIFIED AERTAL OBJECTS. INTRODUCTION The motion picture was examined both by normal and slow motion projection, and by low power microscope. At the start it was found that the images are 4 ‘mach too small to show any detail in the objects; the only effect visible on - the film by microscopic exemination is a collection of small white spots. They are frecuently elongated in the direction of motion with respect to the camera position, but no other significant shane features can be seen. A Bell & Howell Model D-1-B projector was used to exemine the motion of the objects. This projector permits the operator to reverse the motion during motor- driven projection, or to examine any length of film frame-by-frame, by means of a band crank and frame counter. It wes found that the objects are ten in number, in every one but the last of the motion sequences photographed. Occasionally some of these objects moved out of the camera's field of view momentarily. A list of questions, accompanying the recuest for this evaluation, are answered below. 1. It cannot be stated definitely whether the objects are seen by reflected sunlight or because they are self=powered light sources. However, it can be de- duced that, if they are light-reflecting only, they are decidedly non-snherical in shane. During part of their flight paths they shine brightly, while at other times they are so dim as almost to escape detection. Furthermore, those objects waich are following similar courses show similar brightness fluctuations, which could be caused by their taking similar flight attitudes. 2. It is believed to be reasonably certain that the reflection brightness of these objects exceeds that of any natural diffusing type of reflecting object, such as white birds against the sky. Also, there is no known bird that could emit such a radiation as would be required to produce the observed brightness. Hither a lerge metallic surface of nearly flat shape, or a self-luminous source, is thought to be responsible. This statement, and the deduction of a non-spheri- cal shave, combine to rule out large translucent spherical balloons, but not bright aluninum-surfaced aircraft. 3. Slow motion studies of the objects disclose that, in several instances, two objects on a nearly parallel course pass very close to each other, producing the blending effect. However, in each instance the two separate objects reappear after a moment. 4, and 5. As stated above, the only detail that can be seen is the small bright spot on the blue film, so no object shape can be determined. However, the maximum brightness of all the different spots appears to be the same, when Y’ they do become bright. The color at maximum brightness appears to be a clear white. At reduced brightness the spots remain essentially a neutral or erayish > . DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 101] white; no strong colors are note@. As to similar motion, a definite grouping of objects is noticeable. The first two sequences, taken with the sky as @ light blue, show what probably are two groups of three objects each, and two groups of two each. The final sequence, against the dark blue sky, shows four pairs of objects, with the fifth pair having drifted upwards, out of the camera's field of view. oe] 6. If the objects are reflecting, the "fade-in" and fade-out" are caused by changes in attitude of decidedly non-spherical objects, as in Answer 1 above. On the other hand, if they are light sources, the variation could be associated with their maneuvering activity. 7. and 8. As explained in the opening paragraph, the objects are only small bright spots on the film. When they dim sufficiently, they become invis- ible; no dark spots can be identified with these objects. The only visible motion in any single frame is with respect to the camera's field of view. Slow motion examination of successive frames suggests a general flight pattern of sweeping skew curves in space. This concept of object motions produces no sharp breaks in their apparent flight paths, and also makes it practically impossible to detect rapid accelerations or decelerations along these paths. 9. In the sequences during which the cemera was held motionless, to record the angular velocity of a single object, it is possible to measure this velocity. Three such passes can be seen. The first was incomplete, picking up the object near the center of the frame. The second and third passes were complete, from one edge of the field of view to the other. Fieure I shows the actual tracings of the object from frame to frame for both Passes No. 2 and No. 3. The distance from lens to screen was 100 inches. The focal length of the projection lens wes 2 inches. The enlargement of Figure I over the actual negative size is therefore 50 times. Oamera and pro- jector errors, plus small hand-held camera motions, probably account for the deviations from a straight line path. The average calculated angular velocity for both paths is about 2.1 degrees per second. JDetailed computations are given in Appendix I. 10a. A slow motion viewing, plus single frame position plots, suggest that the objects are maneuvering in definite formations. However, successive identical positions are not indicated when position plots from any two frames in a sequence are superimposed. Yor instance, the first seouence of movement lasts 160 frames or 10 seconds. During the first seven seconds, clear plots for all 10 objects can be madé. These plots were mde at half second intervals or & frames apart. 10b. Figure II represents a possible set of flight paths for this interval, derived as explained in Appendix II. It should be remembered that Figure II very likely contains some indeterminate and non-constant camera motion, both horizontal and vertical, caused by tracking the formations. This means that the directions and curvatures as show may be appreciably different from what a ( y Stationary camera would have recorded. However, Figure II does help visualize — DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 102] the type of motion shown by the objects, moving from right to left, or generally from east to west as the camera was situated. This agrees with Figure I, show- ing the single object reversing course from left to right, or west to east. 10c and d. The relative positions of these objects in the first sequence follow a definite formation plan of either three pairs, a trio, and a single, or perhaps five pairs (if one of the trio and the single are actually a nearby pair). It appears that the objects tend to remain in position for curved path maneuvering. A possible shift in formation appears at the start of the trio paths. Otherwise, the objects definitely appear to undulate in phase in this sequence; as in the other sequences also. 10e and f. Several repeated slow motion viewings of the entire film do not indicate clearly any abrupt changes in flight path of any part of the formation. At times the camera appears to lag in following the entire group, and some of the ten objects then move outside the field of view momentarily. Whether or not a particular object remains motionless for a moment depends upon the relationship of group movement to camera movement. 10g. As exoleined in Paragraph 10f, sometimes objects may move out of the field of view. In a few instances, however, certain objects may change in brightness considerably, and practically appear or disappear well within the field of view. In the second secuence, which lasts about 14 seconds, the lower two vairs in Figure II flare up suddenly near the center of the field of view, being invisible a moment before. As they flare up, they appear to curve more rapidly to the left and upwards than the center trio. Reversing this sequence in slow motion shows that these four objects were faintly visible just before they disapveared at about the same position. A tabulation of flight sequences and durations is listed in Appendix III. CONCLUSIONS 1. Subject motion picture film apparently records the motions of ten un- mown aerial objects, all alike in observed characteristics of movement and size. 2. The exact nature of these objects cannot be determined, because they are visible only as small spots of light. It can be deduced, however, that they are either non-spherical in shape and similar to bright metal in reflectance, or else variebly self-luminous by some means. 3. There is apparently a coordination of movement to some extent among these objects. They seem to move in formations which are probably three-dimen- sional in arrangement. The largest anguler size of the entire group is on the order of 6 to % desrees of arc. 4, The movements of these objects s seest flight paths consisting of skew curves in space. In one instance a single object changed course and followed a nearly straight line path with reasonable uniformity of motion at an aneular velocity of about 2.1 degrees. During this straight line flight it remained reasonably uniform in brightness. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 103] de [PAGE 104] cr ae be HK & STATEMENT BY SOURCE Place: About 7 miles north of Tremonton, Utah, on U.S. Highway No. 305. Time:- 1110, Wednesday, 2 July 1952, Camera:— B&H Automaster, magazine load, 3" telephoto lens, 16 frames per second. Handheld, Exposure: = First few feet - f:5. Balance - f:16, Clear sun, cloudless sky. EKCO Kodachrome film =~ Daylight. Exposure was changed with the mistaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater contrast. The result was merely general underexposure. Background:— Driving from Washington, D.C., to Portland, Oregon, on the morning of 2 July, my wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not iden- tify. She asked me to stop the car and look, There was a group of about ten or twelve objects that bore no relation to anything I had seen before, milling about in a rough formation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened the luggage compartment of the car and got my camera out of a suitcase. Load- ing it hurriedly, I exposed approximately thirty feet of film, There was no reference point in the sky and it was impossible for me to make any estimate of speed, size, altitude or distance, Toward the end one of the objects re- versed course and proceeded away from the main group. I held the camera still and allowed this single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again and repeating for 3 or 4 such passes. By this time all of the objects had disappeared. I expended the balance of the film late that afternoon on a mountain somewhere in Idaho. | DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 105] Appendix I Calculation of Angular Velocity of Single Aerial Object: Pass No. 2: 48 spot positions are plotted, representing an sais Male time interval or U7 frames. At 16 frames per second, this gives: sl IG _ 3-0 seconds elapsed time The measured distance on the screen is 15.1 inches. This gives approximately 15.1 or 5.0 inches per: second for image velocity on the screen. Pass lo. 3: li spot positions are plotted, for 43 frames of elapsed time. This time is 4 _ 2-7 seconds. The distance travelled is 15.7 inches. This gives 15.7 5.8 inches per second on the screen. Average of these 2 values is 5.4 inches per second; with an es- timated precgsion of +15 per cent. Conversion to Angular Velocity: Distance from projector lens to screen = 100 inches Focal length of projector lens = 2 inches Enlargement of film on screen = 50 times Image velocity on film = Ye ell inches per second Focal length of camera taking lens = 4% inches It is adequately precise to divide the image velocity by the focal length to get the angular velocity in radians per second, then to convert to degrees. We have: Angular velocity = .11 x 57.3 = 2.1 degrees per second The precision of this value is also conservatively set at +15% or +0. 2 degrees per second. [PAGE 106] Appendix II Plotting a Set of Flight Paths from Single Frame Position Plots, with no Reference Points 1. Ina case like this, it would be highly desirable if the movement of these objects could be recordéd with a stationary motion picture camera. Position plots could be superimposed by observing proper registery of frame edges to in- dicate the speed and direction of object flight paths. 2. However, it apparently was necessary in this case to follow the form- ation of objects, to keep them all in view. Therefore no position guide for registering the position plots is available, since no fixed points appear in the sky. Other principles must be used instead. 3. It is stated that the general drift of the entire formation was to the west. A later secuence shows a single object, which had reversed course, moving from left to right in the camera'sview. It can therefore be sunvosed that plotted paths should show a drift from right to left. 4. This is one guide to be used. Another is that position plots should be superimposed without any rotation, since the frames were plotted without rotation. This assumes that the camera was not rotated; but merely moved in combined horizontal and vertical motions. 5. Another general guide is that most of the objects should appe:r to move in smooth, continuous paths. Several plots, at least 4, should be sunerimposed on @ viewing table, and should be shifted until all or nearly all paths are smooth and show reasonably uniform motion. This compound plot can be transferred to a single sheet, and further plots can be added in the same manner. 6. Figure II was prepared in just this way, using the same 50 diameter en- largement as in Figure I. It will be noted that the final positions of two objects in the central trio are missing. They became so faint that they were lost; no further plotting of this sequence was tried. [PAGE 107] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 108] QUESTIONS REGARDING ANALYSIS OF FIIM 1. Are images made by light source or reflection? 2. Any indication of what kind of objects could have caused images? Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause images? Could they have been caused by aircraft or balloons? 3. What causes the impression that some objects at times appear to become 2 or 3 objects, at times appear to merge into one? lh. Do all objects have same characteristics? a. Same apparent shape? b. Same relative size? c. Same Color? de Same general motion? fo 5. What are shape(s), color(s), and relative size(s) of objects? 6- To what can the "fade-in" and "fade-out" of the objects be attri- buted? 7e What type motion is attributable to the objects (about their own axis as well as about the axis of flight path)? &. Is there any acceleration evident in their motion along flight path _ axis? 9. Can the motion of the camera (panning and joggling) be allowed for sufficiently to permit determination of the angular velocity of objects which cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object which crosses field; photographer states that camera was held motionless while ob- ject crossed field of view.) 10. Determine patterns of flight from position plots for each frame, then: ae Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects? b. Do they maintain same relative positions in formation during any maneuvers, particularly violent maneuvers? c. Is relative position maintained coincidental with movement about their axes? d. If undulating motion is present among a number of objects which are maintaining a semblance of formation, do those objects undulate in phase? Ditto for tumbling motion, . a @. Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction of flight a iyi fairly large angles (e.g., 90° or more during interval of 2 or 3 ames DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 109] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 110] Oe ay ~<s [PAGE 111] een DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 112] This Ase “Lonel e des owe (1) 7s IPS photo and Owe (2) 2% "x 2 Vy” phe to. [PAGE 113] Address Reply To OFFICER-IN-CHARGE. And Refer To No. nr4-2¢/ 8310/17 7283 AVIATION SUPPLY DEPOT NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER OAKLAND 4, CALIFORNIA 11 August 1952 From: ‘Chief Photographer Delbert C. Newhouse, 177285, U. S. N. To: Commanding Officer, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah Subj: Motion Pictures of Unidentified Objects in Air Encl: (1) One (1) fifty-foot roll of processed 16mm color motion picture film 1. Enclosure (1) is forwarded herewith for whatever value it may have in con- nection with your investigation of the so-called "Flying Saucers". Pertinent data follows: : Place: About 7 miles north of Tremonton, Utah on U. 8. Highway No. 308. Time: 1110 Wednesday 2 July 1952. Camera: B&H Automaster, magazine load, 3" telephoto lens, 16 frames per second. Handheld. Exposure: First few feet - f:8. Balance - f:16. Clear sun, cloudless sky. EKCo Kodachrome film - Daylight. Exposure was changed with the mistaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater contrast. The result was merely general under exposure. General Background: Driving from Washington, D. C. to Portland, Oregon, on the morning of 2 July my wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not identify. She asked me to stop the car and look. There was a group of about ten or twelve objects - that bore no relation to anything I had seen before - milling about in a rough formation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened the luggage compartment of the car and got my camera out of a suit- case. Loading it hurriedly, I exposed approximately thirty feet of film. There was no reference point in the sky and it was impossible for me to make any estimate of speed, size, altitude or distance. Toward the end one of the objects reversed course and proceeded away from the main group. I held the camera still and allowed this single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again and re- peating for three or four such passes. By this time all of the ob- jects had disappeared. I expended the balance of the film late that afternoon on a mountain somewhere in Idaho. elbert C. Newhouse DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 114] UNCLASSIFIED — Ntl-28/8310/177283 Subj: Motion Pictures of Unidentified Objects in Air OOI (11 Aug 52) lst Ind HQ OOAMA, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 28 August 1952 TO: Director of Intelligence, Headquarters, USAF, Washington 25, D. ©. 1. This report of unidentified flying objects is submitted in accor- dance with AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952. 2. This report is submitted in this form in lieu of submission of AF Form 112, Air Intelligence Information Report, since all information available on this subject is contained in the basic communication. FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL: F 1 Inel 50" roll of processed Colonel, USAF film Inspector General Info ey: Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio DOWNGRADED AT ¢ yr 7 4 Es a trAR IN 4 TAS DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARNS Wis DOD DIR 6200.10 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 115] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 116] te ae SECURITY CLA ATION (if any) DISPOSITION FORM UNCLASSIFIED FILE NO. SUBJECT (Restricted) Movie Film of Flying Objects Taken 2 Jul 52, Vieinity of Tremonton, Utah . ts ss tal Ee COMMENT NO. 1 Air Foree - AFOIN-2A2 faj Fournet/fh/ 71016 Subjeet film, ed this joe Sep 52, is inelosed for appropriate A pee) a rex u I he photographer, CPO Delbert C. Newhouse Aas information in the event that the copy forwarded .s not been received. was dispatehed to the CG, WADF on 6 Sep 52, with information eopy that an intelligence officer interview CPO Newhouse and determine of the sighting, if available. A message wasflso dispatehed to the CO, Hill AFB, Utah requesting weather mation for the peMia a nd vicinity in question. An information copy was isp cebah od to you. 4. It has been ascertained from the Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. that the position of the sun ee cs time(1610Z hours, 2 July 22) and the location (4145 - 11210W) in questi 64.5° elevation and 131° azimuth. Suggest the film be submitted to the WADC Photo Lab for complete analysis as possible. The following are suggested questions for this analysis which, red, should facilitate evaluation of the incident: a. Are images made by light source or reflection? b. Any indication of what kind of objects eould have caused images? Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause images? Could they have been caused by aireraft or belloons? e. What causes impression that some objects at times appear to become @ or 3 where there was originally one, ai, conversely, 2 or 3 objects at times appear to merge into one. d. Do all objects have same characteristics? (1) Same apparent shape? (2) Same eolor? (3) Same relative size? (4) Same general motion? e. What are shape(s), color(s ) and relative size(s) of objects? f. To what can the "fade-in" and "fade-out" of the objects be attributed? g. What type motion is attributable to the objects (about their own axis as well as about axis of flight path)? h. Is there any accelleration evident in their motion along flight path axis’ i. Can the motion of the camera (pamming and joggling) be allowed for DOWNGRADED AT & YHA INTERVATB: DECLASSIFIED AFTER. 12 YEARS, DOD DIR 5200.10 “UNCLASSIFIED: D retary 89 7 Replaces WD AGO Form 897, 1 May 46, which may be used, Se aca ia PUR Cae ca ae at Neer seins day i. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 117] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 118] UNCLASSIFiéy sufficiently to permit determination of the angular velocity of objects which cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object which crosses field; photographer states that camera was held motionless while object crossed field of view.) j. ° Determine patterns of flight from position plots for each frame, then: (1) Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects? (2) Do they maintain same relative positions in formation during any meneuvers, particularly violent maneuvers? (3) Is relative position maintained coincidental with movement about their axes? (4) If undulating motion is present among a number of objects which are maintaining a semblance of formation, do those objects undulate in phase? Ditto for tumbling motion? Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction of flight path through fairly large angles (e.g. 90° or more during interval of 2 or 3 frames)? Do any objects appear to remain motionless at the same time that others move about? Can all objects be accounted for at'all times or do some literally disappear while still well within field of view? 6. Although CPO Newhouse did not request that the film be returned to him, it is recommended that the final footage (of the mountain scenery) be returned to him immediately and that he be asked if he is willing to accept a duplicate of the initial footage in lieu of the original. If his reply is affirmative, suggest the duplicate be forwarded whenever available. 7. Request advice of the analytical results as soon as available. 2 Incls: (w/orig only) WILLIAM A. ADAMS 1. Cy of ltr fr CPO Newhouse, Colonel, USAF ata li Aug 52 Chief, Topical Division 2. Roll of exposed 16mm film. Deputy Director ir Estimate Directorate of Intelligence DOWNGRADED ATS “n, DECLASSIFIED AYTER DOD DIR UNCLASSIFIED 2 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 119] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 120] UNCLASSIFIED Ntl-28/8310/177283 Subj: Motion Pictures of Unidentified Objects in Air OOI (11 Aug 52) lst Ind HQ OOAMA, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 28 August 1952 TO: Direetor of Intelligence, Headquarters, USAF, Washington 25, D. G. l. This report of unidentified flying objects is submitted in accor- dance with AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952. 2. This report is submitted in this form in liew of submission of AF Form 112, Air Intelligence Information Report, since all information available on this subject is contained in the basic communication. FOR THE COMMANDING GERCRAL: 1 Inel KERMIT R. 50' roll of processed Golonel, USAF film Inspector General Anfo cy: Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio DOWNGRADE D A DECLASSIFIED Ay ArTee 12 Peny ala: eee DOD D DIR. 5200.19, ae UNCLASSIFI DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 121] AVIATION SUPPLY DEPOT NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER NT 4-28/8310/177283 OAKLAND 4, CALIFORNIA 11 August 1952 From: Chief Photographer Delbert C. Newhouse, 177283, U. S. N. To: Commanding Officer, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah Subj: Motion Pictures of Unidentified Objects in Air Encl: (1) One (1) fifty-foot roll of propessed 16mm color motion picture film 1. Enclosure (1) is forwarded herewith for whatever valueit may have in con- nection with your investigation of the so-called "Flying Saucers". Pertinent data follows: Place: About 7 milesnorth of Tremonton, Utah on U. 8S. Highway No. 30S. Time: 1110 Wednesday 2 July 1952. Gamera: B&H Automaster, magazine load, 3" telephoho lens, 16 frames per second. Handheld. Exposure: First few feet - f:8. Balance - f:16. Clear sun, cloudless sky. EKGo Kodachrome film - Daylight. Exposure was changed with the mistaken idea of darkening the sky to gain greater cortrast. The result was merely general under exposure. General Background: Driving from Washington, D. C. to Portland, Oregon, on the morning of 2 July my wife noticed a group of objects in the sky that she could not identify. She asked me to stop the car and look. There was a group of about ten or twelve objects - that bore no relation to anything I had seen before - milling about ina rought formation and proceeding in a westerly direction. I opened the luggage compartment of the car ani got my camera out of a suit- case. Loading it hurriedly, I exposed approximately thirty feet of film. There was no reference point in the sky ani it was impossible for me to make any estimate of speed, size, altitude or distance. Toward the end one of the objects reversed course and proceedéd away from the main group. I held the camera still and allowed this single one to cross the field of view, picking it up again and re- peating for three or four such passes. By this time all of the ob- jects had disappeared. I expended the balance of the film late that afternoon on a mountain somewhere in Idaho. /s/ Delbert C. Newhouse DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 122] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 123] AFOIN-OA2 FOURNET 2 JULY 52 MOVIFS VIC TREMONTON TAH, ABPITION TO PREVIC INDIVIDUAL OBJECT, le Fe BLINKING FOR ALL OBJECTS CHARACTERISTIC? If sHoULD WHICH INTERVALS IN CONNECTION ue SIGHTINGS OF = oe we ne we ee ee ee ee LIGHTS AND/OR REFLECTIVE Of ** DOWNGRADE D prs SOs AT: 2 ¥ma NBR 7 / DECLASSIFIZD 5; Pren 4 INTE mnunnees DOD Diz bak iP UNCLASSIFIED. = DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 124] AFOIN-2A2 Mo @urnet /2n/'75990/im 4B 86h wrtn 24 Oct $2 UNCLASS)p IED MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Naval Intelligence Attention; Op 322F5 SUBJECT; Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Flying Gjecte 1. The attached movies (see Incl. 1) ere possibly the best dovumntary evidence yet citainaed on wildentified flying cbhject«. They have beam anaiyesd by an Air Force photographic isaboratary. liowever, it is ow desire tec cbtein an independent emalysia by o seperate laboratary in order that we may better interpret the implications of these date. For this reasoa, it is requested that as complete an interpretation as possible be rendered by « Havy activity. 2. Cirewsstemtes surrounding the photography ore qummarized in Inclogure 2. Additional details were requested by secuages which exe included ag Inclosures-3 and 5 end were obteined in the replies attached as Inciocures 4 and 6. With regard to Inclocures 5 end G, the final foctage of f4lm referred to has been detached ond veturmed te CPO Hewhc . However, 1% wes deduced fren this portion that OURS ned excellent results while hand- holdisg the camera; there was almost no camera motion evident. Tals decaction waa applied to the analysis of that porticn of the film Gepicting the motion of the single object which detached iteelf from the group an explained in Inciosure 2. 3+ A Laat of representative questions for the interpretation is atteched es Inclosure 7. These questions are indicstive of the type data dgeired. Any additional data which can be obtained would te most welecme, partiiqularly as concerms the light intensity of the objects, the formations (including three-dimencional renditions, if poustble), ecmments regarding the poesibility thet the images vere caused by alreratt and the conditions which must buye preveiled for eiveraft te produce such images, etc. dos yoeqfeys gyg-NIOdV &. It wag determined from the Neval Gbeervatory, Washington, B.C. that the position of the aun at the time and logation of the photogragty was 64.5° elevation and 131° exieuth. Se Your couperation in satifying this request at the earlicst practicable time is earnestly sclicited. DoWicr AD DECLASSionat 2 YEAR nym DOD pAPrER 12 Yo Re DIR s200,79 PALS Fie EEN A UNC! ASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 125] Memordndwn fort Director of Naval Intelligence, Atta: Op 3225 Subject: Interpretabion of Movies of Unidentified Flying Objects (continued) 6. For additional data or referral of specific questions, Colonel W.H. Suith of the Current Intelligence Branch may be contested direct, Hic telephome mumber ic 71016. 7 Incis. lL. Movie (xorg on/y) 2. Gy of itr ir CPO Newhouse 3. Cy of AFOIN 57264 Gb, Gy of CAFIN 65202 Cy of AFOLN 5972 Cy of CAFIR 74096 List of questiocas UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 126] Mr; M. A. Monts Air Force Press Room Room 2E761, Pentagon 1 June 1956 MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE Attn: Lt Colonel T. R. Johnson, AFOIN-X SUBJECT: (Uncld) UFO Movie 1. The following statements concerning two of the UFO sightings described in the recently released movie, are sub- mitted in response to Mr. Monts' request of 29 May 1956. a. The Marianna Case - Montana - 1950. The original Air Force conclusion, based on the interrogation of witnesses and the evaluation of the data, was that the UFOs were, in all probability, two Air Force F-94 fighter aircraft known to be in the vicinity at the time. Simulated photographs of aircraft at various distances, made by an aircraft manufacturing firm in a recent independent and unsolicited analysis of the Marianna film, show striking similarity to the two white blops in this film. Based on the degree of credibility accorded this early ATIC evaluation and the strong corroborative evidence supplied by the recent independent analysis, the Air Force has no com- pelling reason to alter its original conclusion. b. The Newhouse Case - Utah - 1952. The original film was analyzed by an Air Force Photo Reconnaissance Laboratory shortly after the sighting. The conclusion reached was that a strong possibility existed that the bright spots of light appearing on the film were caused by seagulls soaring in thermal air cur- rents. The credibility of the conclusion was undoubtedly sup- ported by the presence of identifiable seagulls in some of the frames. M. A. Monts, Air Force Press Room, Room 2E761, Pentagon Mr. This conclusion was further strengthened by movies of seagulls, taken at various distances, which showed them as bright spots of light similar to those in the Newhouse film. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 127] i . Memo to D/I (OIN-X), (U) UFO Movie, 1 Jun 56 A recent analysis of the Newhouse film, maie by Air Force photo specialists totally unaware of the previous history of this case, yielded the opinion that the bright spots of light on the film were bird reflections in the strong sunlight. The unanimity of opinion present in all evaluations made in this case leaves little reasonable doubt that the UFOs in the Newhouse film were indeed seagulls. 2. Attached is a topy of this memo to be given to Mr. M. A. Monts in the Air Force Press Room in the Pentagon. JOHN G, ERIKSEN Colonel, USAF Deputy Commander DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 128] DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS WASHINGTON 25, D.C. IN REPLY REFER TO UNCLASSIFIED Op=322¥5/rtm 5 December 1952 FIRST ENDORSEMENT on PIC ltr ser 0263 of 5 Dee 1952 From: To: Subj: Ref: Director of Naval Intelligence Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AFOIN 2A2 Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Flying Objects; progress report on (c) Dept of Air Force ltr file AFOIN-2A2 of 24 Oct 1952 le Readdressed and forwarded in compliance with the request contained in reference (c) above and reference (b) of the basic letter. V By direction DOWNGR ADR ADH OP ee ; DECLASSIPTaD Ay PAR INTER ee od i ee 6200.19 EAR UNCLASSIFIED Ce “a DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 “ATS 5S. [PAGE 129] of U.S. Naval UNCLASSIFIED Photographic Center ) U.S. NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER for PEACE] ae BUY SAVINGS 01/HWW:gcl U. S. Naval Receiving Station All Serial: BONDS Washington 25, D. C. Severe Hromurron: Officer in Charge Chief, Naval Operations Interpretation of Movies of Unidentified Flying Objects; progress report on (a) Conf ltr DNI OP322Y5/rtm, dtd 27 Oct 1952 with enclosures thereto (b) Memo, Chief, Topical Division, USAF, AFO1N 2A2 dtd 24 Nov 1952 with enclosures thereto Encl: (1) Copy of enclosure 7 of reference (a) 1. Reference (a) directed the interpretation of movies of unidentified objects taken in Utah, 1952. Included among the enclosures are approximately 30 feet of pro- cessed 16mm color motion picture film and a list of ques- tions for guidance in determining the type of analysis desired. This progress report presents the procedures and methods designed to answer some of the questions con- tained in enclosure 7 and the results obtained as of this date by the Photogrammetry Division, Evaluation Department of this Center, 2. Tests and Procedure. The film exposed in Utah is in very poor condition; dry, brittle and with a tendency to break. After initial viewing, duplication of the film was performed in order to preserve the one originally re- ceived. This consumed approximately two weeks. In the duplication process, some color correction was made to permit better viewing of the objects. For convenience in interpretation, the film was divided into three parts, each part being considered an entity. Part I consisted of the footage taken at f8; part II, the footage taken DOWNGRADED AT YRAR 0 DOD DIR 5200.10 te Wr ar. UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 rene Tats [PAGE 130] “9 UNCLASSIFIED DEC 5 1959 at f16 with a panning motion; and Part III, the footage at f16 during which the camera was held steady. Three definite groups of lights were observed throughout the film and plots were recorded as follows: Area Control Parts I and II Holding to one group Parts I and II Holding to one light and direction of another Parts I and II Arbitrary 1/2 inch correction per frame for panning Part III Holding to frame outline Parts I and II None. Every tenth frame to show changes in two apparent formations. In addition to the above plots; blowups of exposures on opaque and transparent materials were made for stereoscopic study, assignment of magnitudes of light intensities were made frame by frame, and preliminary studies of colored lights conducted. 3. Comments. From the above plots and studies, the following comments keyed to the list of questions contained in enclosure l are: 1, It appears to be a light source rather than reflected light. 2, No indication of kind of objects. No bird known to be sufficiently actinic. Could not have been caused by air- craft or balloons. 3. Comments held in abeyance until further stereoscopic study. 4, Objects have same apparent shape, color, and general motion. Relative size is still under study. 5. Images are circular in shaw and bluish-white in color. 6. Comments in abeyance. 7. Comments in abeyance. 8. Acelleration is evident. Velocity was computed to be 3780 mph for a shift of frame if the object is five miles from the observer. DOWNGRADED AT ¢ YEAR pepwey a: DECLASSIFIED ArTER 12 Yaak oa DOD. DIR 5200.10 UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 131] % From 34 measurements taken from Part III of the film, the maximum and minimum per frame were 0.2889 and 0.0667mm respectively with a mean shift of 0.1729mm. On this basis the mean velocity is 653.5 mph. Differences in mean vel- ocities due to assumption of variance in distance from the observer may be détermined by x/5 times 653.5. UNCLASSIFIED DEC 5 1952 10a. There is no recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects in formation. It appears, however, as if the shift in relative positions were regular and that the original formation would be recovered if the continuing action had been recorded. This should be substantiated or refuted upon completion of the stereoscopic study. b. Comments held in abeyance c. Comments held in abeyance dad. Comments held in abeyance e. Yes f. Comments held in abeyance g. Certain objects disappear while still well within the field of view. 4, Discussion. There are many theories and conditions concerning the images photographed which can be explained as natural phenomena. In the analysis conducted, no attempt is made to explain the phenomena nor are the comments tem- pered by knowledge of present day science (although its influence was felt). Comments are as seen, as analyzed, and as computed; and as such, are partly at variance with the natural phenomena theories. a. Light Source. The opinion that these images are light sources is based on the time they can be viewed continuously on the film, approximately 90 seconds, and on the angle through which they were photographed, approx- imately 60 degrees. It is felt that if these images were reflected light, blinking would occur during a period of 90 seconds while passing through an angle of 60 degrees when photographed at the rate of 16 frames per second. Although this premise would permit aircraft and balloons to be the source, they are ruled out because of the velocity determination. If aircraft is assumed to be close enough to permit velocities of present aircraft, they would be close enough for positive identification. If they are too far away for positive identification, then the velocity is too great for any aircraft as we know them. b. Color. Colors were noted as shades of red, green, blue and_bluish-white. It appears however, that except for DOWNGRADED Ag aT R ‘4 a Teatit TR; DOD Dik. 5200.19, * "8S. ~A= \ o> ey tee, UNCLASSIFIED ~~~ DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 132] % AR TI ite yp scicaig - UNCLASSIFIED DEC 5 1952 the bluish-white, the colors noted are due to color aber- rations in the lens and to processing defects, and are not of the objects themselves which can be observed throughout the entire or major portion of the film, It should be pointed out at this point that unless an image appeared in at least five successive frames, it was regarded as a pro- cessing defect. This process of elimination left only 11 images analyzed as the objects. c. Velocity. In the determination of the velocity of the objects, two assumptions were made; (a) the camera was held steady during Part III of the fim, and (b) the objects were movi perpendicular to theoptical axis. It is obvious that (b) is a fallacy; however, this assumption will give the minimum velocity and that the actual velocity is greater than computed. It may be possible to apply a correction factor after the completion of the stereoscopic study, although this is doubtful. With these assumptions and knowing the focal length of the camera, the only unknown in the determination of the velocity is the distance from the observer to the object. This was arbitrarily set at five miles. d. Size, Pattern and Formation. Analysis has not progressed to the stage where the relative sizes of these images can be stated. This applies also to patterns and formations although it appears as if they do occur. It is expected that stereoscopic analysis of the objects will furnish much information on this subject. 5. Reference (b) requested interpretation of additional movies, approximately 10 feet, taken in Montana, 1950. This film is also in poor condition but is suitable for analyzing the movie. One plot was made of the light path in the erea where stationary objects are visible to hold to as control. Analysis of this movie is not sufficiently complete to offer any comment other than the path of light is undulating and is similar to that plotted for the Utah movie. In the ana- lysis of the Montana movie it will be most helpful if the following information can be furnished: a. Focal length of taking lens. b. Location and actual distance of observer to the center of the tower. c. Dimensions of the tower. d. Lengths of bracing on the tower. e. Vertical spacing of the bracing or the spacing between bracing measured along the legs of the tower. It is felt that, since this movie was taken in 1950, the DOWNGRADED Ar DECLASSIF IRD < YEAR INTERV £ AFTER “RVATS: nye DOD Dik 5209.19 YEARS. : 0.10 UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 133] UNCLASSIFIED above requested information has been obtained for other agencies to assist in their interpretation of the uniden- tified objects and therefore is available. 6. Interpretation of movies of unidentified flying objects are continuing and upon completion of the analysis a final report will be prepared. Two copies of the report and reference (a) will be sent to your office. 7. Conclusions: None. 8. Recommendations: None, & " < on # a5. ii mY RY 4 . DECLASSIFIED AFTER 19 yaane 5-%. DOD DIR 5200.10 UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 134] S_FOR ANALYSIS ————— UNCLASSIFIED The following questions are suggested for guidance regarding the general: type of ahalysis desired: 1. Are taapee made by light source or reflection? 2 Any indication of what kind of objects could have caused images? Is there any bird sufficiently actinic to cause images? Could they have been caused by aircraft or balloons? 3e What causes impression that some objects at times appear to become 2 or 3 where there was originally onek or, conversely, 2 or 3 objects at times appear to merge into one. ke Do all objects have same characteristics? &@. Same apparent shape? be Same Color? Ce Same relative size? de Same general motion? 5. What are shape(s), color(s) and relative size(s) of objects? 6. To what can the "fade-in" and "fade-out" of the objects be attributed? 7. What type motion is attributable to the objects about their ow axis as well as about axis of flight path)? 8. Is there any accelleration evident in their motion along light path axis? 9. Can the motion of the camera (panning and joggling) be allowed for sufficiently to permit determination of the angular velosity of objects which cross the field of view? (Reference particularly the single object which crosses field; photographer states that camera was held motionless while object crossed field of view.) nO ONGRADED A SIFTER D UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 135] UNCLASSIFIED 10, Determine patterns of flight from position plots for each frame, then: ae Is there any recurring pattern in the relative position of the objects? be Do they maintain same relative positions in formation during any maneuvers, particularly violent maneuvers? ce Is relative position maintained coincidental with movement about their axis? d, If undulating motion is present among a number of objects which are maintaining a semblance of formation, db those objects undulate in phase? Ditto for tumbling motion? Is there any indication of abrupt changes in direction of flight path through fairly large angles (e.g. 90 degrees or more during interval of 2 or 3 frames)? Do any objests appear to renain motionless at the saa time that others move about? Can all objects be accounted for at all times or do same literally disappear while still well within field of view? DOWNGRADED AT & YRAR INTERVatTa. DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 6200.10 UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 136] aye ATYDT ANALYSIS OF 16 1 I N PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS. SS TETAMT CY TLRODU Vi i wt The motion picture wes examined both by normal and slow motion projection, and by low power microscope. At the start it was found that the images are much too small to show any detail in the objects; the only effect visible on the film by microscopic examination is a collection of small white spots. They are freauently elongated in the direction of motion with respect to the camera position, but no other significant shape features can be seen. A Bell & Howell Model D-1-B projector was used to exemine the motion of the objects. This projector permits the operator to reverse the motion during motor- oon projection, or to examine any length of film frame-by-frame, by means of a hand crank and frame counter. It was found that the objects are ten in number, in every one but the last of the motion sequences photographec. Occasionally some of these objects moved out of the camera's field of view momentarily. A list of questions, accompanying the recuest for this evaluation, are answered below. SWERS TO STATED CUESTIONS 1. It cannot be stated definitely whether the objects are seen by reflected sunlight or because they are self-powered light sources. However, it can be de- duced tnat, if they are igen rae nd a they are decidedly non-spherical in shave. During part of their flight paths they shine brightly, while at other times they are so dim as almost to peese detection. Furthermore, those objects which are following similar courses show similar brightness fluctuations, which could be caused by their taking similar flight attitudes. ©. It is believed to be reasonably certain that the reflection brightness of these objects exceeds that of any natural diffusing type of reflecting object, such as white birds against the sky. Also, there is no mown bird that could emit such a radiation as would be required to produce the observed brightness. Hither a large metallic surface of nearly flat shape, or a seli-luminous source, is thought to be responsible. This statement, and the deduction of a non-spheri- cal shape, combine to rule out large translucent spherical balloons, but not bright aluminum-surfeced aircraft. 3. Slow motion studies of the objects disclose that, in seve two objects on a nearly parallel course pass very close to each oth the blending effect. However, in each instance the two separ: after a moment. d above, the only detail that can be seen is the small bright spot on the blue fi Ln, so no object shape can be determined. However, the maximum brightness of all the different spots appears to be the same, when they do become bright. The color at maximum brightness appears to be a clear white. At reduced brightness the spots remain essentially a neutral or grayish 4. and 5. As stated DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 137] Se white; no strong colors are noted. As to similar motion, a definite grouping of objects is noticeable. The first two sequences, taken with the sky as a light blue, show what probably are two groups of three objects each, and two groups of two each. The final sequence, against the dark blue sky, shows four pairs of objects, with the fifth pair having drifted upwards, out. of the camera's field of view. 6. If the objects are reflecting, the "fade-in" and fafe-out" are caused by changes in attitude of decidedly non-spherical objects, as in Answer 1 above. On the other hand, if they are light sources, the variation could be associated with their maneuvering activity. 7» and &. As explain 1ed in the opening paragraph, the objects are only small bright sx > film. When they dim sufficiently, they become invis- ible; no dark so e ide ntified with these objects. The only visible motion in any sll is w 39) ‘to the camera's field of view. Slow motion Scendatton’ of successive frames suggests a general flight pattern of sweeping skew curves in space. This oncept of object motions produces no sha so makes it practically impossible s along these paths. L712 breeks in their apparent Plight a to detect rapid accelerations or dece ion als 9. In the sequences during which the camera was held motionless, to record the angular velocity of a single object, it is possible to measure this velocity. Three such passes can be seen. The first was incomplete, picking up the object near the center of the frame. The second and third passes were complete, from one edge of the field of view to the other. y both Passes No. 2 and No. 3. The distance from lens to screen was 100 inches. The focal length of the projection lens wes 2 inches. The enlargement of Figure I over the actual negative size is therefore 50 times. Camera and pro- jector errors, plus small hand-held camera motions, probably account for the deviations from a straight line path. The average calculated ale velocity for both paths is about 2.1 degrees per second. Detailed computations are given in Appendix I. Figure I shows the actual tracings of the object from frame to frame for s 10a. <A slow motion viewing, plus single frame position plots, sugzest that the objects are maneuvering in definite formations. However, successive identical positions are not indicated when position plots from any two frames in a sequence are superimposed. For instance, the first sequence of movement lasts 160 frames or 10 seconds. During the first seven seconds, clear plots for all 10 objects can be medé. These plots were made at half second intervals or § frames apart. 10b. Figure II represents a possible set of flight paths for tees interval, derived as explained in Ar opendix II. It should be remembered that Figure II very likely contains some indeterminate and non-constant camera abet both horizontal and vertical, caused by tracking * the formations. This means that the directions and curvatures as shown may be Soeestatiy different from what a stationary camera would have recorded. However, Figure II does help visualize DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 138] the type of motion shown by the objects, moving from right to left, or generally from east to west as the camera was situated. This agrees with Figure I, show- ing the single object reversing course from left to right, or west to east. 10c and d. The relative positions of these objects in the first sequence follow a definite formation plan of either three pairs, a trio, and a single, or perhaps five pairs (if one of the trio and the sinele « are actually a nearby pair). It appears that the objects tend to remain in position for curved path maneuvering. A possible shift in formation appears at the start of the trio paths. Otherwise, the objects definitely appear to undulate in phase in this secuence; as in the other secuences also. 1l0e and f. Several repeated slow motion viewings of the entire film do no indicate clearly : sn Ghonebe de chances in flight path of any part of the forma At times the camera. appears to lac in following the entire group, and some ten objects then move subside the field of view momentarily. Whether or not a particular object remains motionless for a moment depends upon the relationship of group movement to camera movement. m Bg i e 0 t OL 10g. As explained in Paragraph 10f, sometimes objects may move out of the field of view. In a few instances, however, certain objects may change in br rig eataere considerably, and practically appear or disappear well within the In the second secuence, which lasts about 14 seconds, the lower pairs in Figure II flare up suddenly near the center of the field of view, being invisible a moment before. As they flare up, they appear to curve more rapidly to the oe and upwards hee the center trio. Reversing this sequence in slow eos shows that these four eee s were faintly visible just before they disappeared at aout the same position. A tabulation of flight sequences and durations ij ed in Appendix III. whe CONCLUSIONS 1. Subject motion picture film apparently records the motions of ten un- known aerial objects, all alike in observed characteristics of movement and size. Ce The exact nature of these objects cannot be determined, because they are visible only as small spots of light. It can be deduced, however, that they are either non-sonerical in shape and similar to bright metal in reflectance, or else variably self-luminous by some means. 3. There is apparently a coordination of movement to some extent among these objects. They seem to move in formations which are probably three-dimen- sional in arrangement. The largest ansular size of the entire group is on the order of 6 to & degrees of arc. 4, The movements of these objects suggest flight paths consisting of skew curves in svace. In one instance a single object changed course and followed a nearly straight line path with reasonable uniformity of motion at an anguler velocity of about 2.1 degrees. During this straight line flight it remained reasonably uniform in brightness. o DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 139] — 11 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 140] Appendix I Angular Velocity of iS spot positions are lo frames per sec 3.0 second ance on the screen is 15.1 inches. This gives approximately inches per:second for image velocity on the screen. Yds Spot positions are plotted, psed time. This 2./ seconds. travelled is 15.7 inches. his gi 5st inches per second; with an es- hes per second on the screen. Average of these 2 value timated precgsion of +15 per cent. Conversion to Angular Velocity: eae from projector lens to screen = 100 inches al length of elated lens = 2 inches Tnlareement of film on screen = 50 times Image velocity on film = 5 inches per second Focal length of camera tal inches It is adequately precise to divide the image velocity to get the angular velocity in radians per second We have: then to convert to degre Angular velocity = x 57.3 2.1 degrees per second The precision of this value is a servatively set at +15% or +0.3 degrees per second. Sse DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 141] Appendix II Plotting a Set of Flight Paths from Single Frame Position Plots, with no Reference Points 1. Ina case like this, it would be highly desirable if the movement of these objects could be recordéd with a stationary motion picture camera. Position plots could be superimposed by observing proper registery of frame edges dicate the speed and direction of object flight paths. 2. However, it apparently was necessary in this case to follow the ation of objects, to keep them ail : view. Therefore no position guide registering the position plots is available, since no fixed points appear in the sky. Other princi ples must be used instead. 3. It is stated that the general drift of the entire formation was to the west. A later sequence shows a single object, which had reversed course, moving from left to right in the camera'swiew. It can therefore be supposed that plotted paths should show a drift from right to left. 4. This is one guide to be used. Another is that position plots should be superimposed without any rote Adon, since the frames were plotted without rotation. This assumes that the camera was not rotated; but merely moved in combined horizontal and vertical motions. 5. Another general guide is that most of the objects should appear to move smooth, continuous paths. Several plots, at least 4, should be superimposed on a viewing table, and should be shifted until all or nearly all paths are smooth and show reasonably uniform motion. This compound plot can be transferred to a single sheet, and further plots can be added in the same manner. 6. Figure II was prepared in just this way, using the same 50 diameter en- largement as in Figure I. It will be noted that the final positions of two objects in the central trio are missing. They became so faint that they were los no further plotting of this sequence was tried. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 142] Appendix III Sequence Frame Number Number of Approx time of Sky Color U a c Ld Number Start Finish Frames seCe in Seconds 1 0 160 10 Light 19 1/2 Dark Dark Dark Dark DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 143] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 144] & o— 4 \ — ‘ea 2 4 s tpt = al ba a Oo — Pe e+... as a. | ap Se- = - : ad rs ~ a oe ~* = | oe — ~—g-—-o wv .\ a ~~, oo = 9 =O 4 e- ~—* a — 36K <5 @ v i , =e ae ‘ WS scams e alas nts ~s - oar es f Bay a — == S ii ae ~e , ~ — “3 =9-—_—o Oe pe \ ‘ ay 2 toe 2 , a le - =“ DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 145] . 1 4 7 5 \ MAJOR DONALD E. NEVHOE, U.S. MARINE CORPS, RET.,IN A TELEGRAM SENT TO BRIGADIER GENERAL SORY SMITH AND TO SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE HAROLD E, TALBOTT, TOLD THIS STORY: OW wUer é, 1952, NAVY WARRANT OFFICER DELBERT C. NEWHOUSE WAS EN ROUTE TO PORTLAND, OREGON, AT IGIOAW,, A POINT ON HIGH- WAY 30, SEVEN MILES NORTH OF 7REMONTON, UTAH, SUDDENLY, HE SAW "A GROUP OF ROUND, EXTREMELY BRIGHT See To. “AS A NAVAL AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHER,NEWHOUSE “NEAR THE END, ONE OF THE OBJECTS REVERSED ITS COURSE KNEW THEY WERE NOT AIRCRAFT, USING ABELL AND LEFT THE FORMATION..." AND HOWELL AUTO MASTER MOVIE CAMERA WITH A THREE INCH TELEFOTO LENS, HE SHOT ABOUT 40 FEET OF FILM...” “THE PICTURES WERE STUDIED FOR MONTHS BY THE La Beene Gata CAME TO THESE AIR FORCE PHOTO- RECONNAISSANCE LABORA- ©° TORY AT DAYTON,AND LATER 8Y 7HE WAVY PHOTO- ERA E NKNOWE INTERPRETATION CENTER AT WASHINGTON?” AE AS SOME F ETWEEN @S23-AN 0 ROUND, 0! OFF A BLUEISM NSITY MANEUVER: L PATTERM 1 SPEEOS 1. SREEDS, THE ee ee a A et ge PHEY WER: WN TYPE OF AIRCRAFT 6. THE SIGHTING COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED BY ANY CONVENTIONAL ANSWER...’ * DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 146] “ THE AIR FORCE HAD...PLANNED TOSHOW THIS FILM TO'THE PREGS AND TO MAKE A STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC. THIS STATEMENT: WOULD FEVEAL THE OFF/C/AL ANALYSIS..." PREPARE FOR A PRESS SHOWING }- AND PUBLIC STATEMENT CON- CERNING THE UTAH he Aisi MAJOR KEYHOE, WHO HAD BEEN G/VEN THE AIR FORCE DATA ON THE UTAH PICTURES BEFORE THE OFFICIALS WHO FAVORED A PUBLIC STATE- MENT HAD BEEN OVEAAULED, THEN DECIDED TO INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION IN HIS BOOK, "“£LYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER seace"* THE CAT WAS OUT OF THE BAG. IN IMMEDIATE RETALIATION, THE OFFICE “ WHER THE SOMBINEO AIR FORCE AND NAVY ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT THE SAUCERS COULD WO7 BE ANY COWVEN- TIONAL OBJECTS, AIR- FORCE OFFICIALS D/SAGREED AS TO WHAT SHOULD BE TOLD THE PUBLIC, THE PLAN FOR A PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WAS THEW A/LLED...” THIS WAS THE REASON FOR MAJOR, KEYHOE'S TELEGAAM. HE SAID: THERE WILL BE WO PRESS YES, SIR. SHOWING. SANCES PLANS... IN A PRESS RELEASE, DATED SEPT. 28, 1953, 4P.M., HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY ANNOUNCED... THE AJR FORGE WAS SECRET MOTION PICTURES OF FLYING SAUCERS WHICH PROVE THEY ARE /NTER ~ PLANETARY CRAFT, MAJOR DONALD E, KEYHOE, A RETIRED MARINE CORPS OFFICER...DECLARED TODAY. HIS CLAIM, HE SAID,IS BACKED BY OFF/C/AL AIR ineaae d gt bata CONTMNED IN HIS Sedtowencite BOOK.. THE TELEGRAM WAS DATED OCT. 2,1953. MAJOR KEYHOE OF AIR FORCE INFORMATION ISSUED A _ PRESS RELEASE ON SEPT. 29,1953... THE TREMOTON PICTURES WERE | RETURNED TO WARRANT OFFICER NEWHOUSE. THEY WERE OF 40 /MPORTANCE £ /BOOK... ON SEPT. 29, YOUR OFFICE PUBLICLY IMPLIED THAT IL MISREPRESENTED THE AIR FORCE ANALYS!S OF THE U74A FLYING SAUCER PICTURES \N MY IF THIS IS TAUE, THEN AS A RETIRED MARINE CORPS OFFICER, T SHOULD BE SUBVJECTED TO D/SC/- PLINARY ACTION... ARE /NCORRECT, THEN L RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST THAT... L BE COUAT-MARTIALED FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE AJA FORCE ANALYSIS.* WAS NEVER BROUGHT UP FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. WASN'T THE UTAH, FILM RETURNED TO W. 0, NEWHOUSE MERELY A POOR COPY? WEREN'T THERE MANY COPIES MADE AND STUDIED? iF MY CL A/MS WHERE IS THE ORIGINAL? WHAT NEWSPAPER CHAIN HAS BEEN DENIED A SHOWING WITH THE CLAIM THAT ALL COPIES WERE BURNED UP FROM OVERUSE? DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 147] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 148] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 149] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [PAGE 150] DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 151] 1D-051 24=0=257 SUBJECT; (Unclassified) Reporting of Information on Unconventional Aircraft SPECIAL INQUIRY Director of Special Investigations Headquarters, USAF Washington 25, D. C. SYNOPSIS: On 2 July 1952, Captain ROBERT E. METCALF, 100] Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, reported that he and two other persons obferved one unidentified airborne object between 0730 and 0740 hours, HDT, on 1 July 1952, Wo activity or condition developed that accounts for sighting. o = nm cS oO am bw) i DETAILS: 4t approximately 2000 hours, 2 July 1952, Captain ROBERT B. METCALY, 1001 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, reported the obser- vation of one unidentified airborne object between 0730 and 0740 hours on 1 July 1952 to Special Agent LESLI® S. HUBBARD. On 3 duly 1952, Captain METCALF was interviewed by Special Agent JULIUS B, POPPINGA, and furnished the following information: TION COPY a, Deseription of object: One (1) milky white object, shaped like an "elongated oval" but “fatter than a cigar", about 100 feet in length or slightly larger than a four~engine airliner, having indistinct outlines at the rear resembling either a very short exhaust or a blurred tail section, with a marrow ridge along the top side, but without wings or any clear aerodynamic features, Object produced no sound, and left no vapor trail or exhaust other than described above, Speed was estimated to be approximately that of jet aircraft, but observer believed the object "hung" in mid-air for a few seconds on two occasions and then proceeded, ‘aphD AT 8 YEAR INTER | ASSIFIED AFTER 12 : GeKAAR AE § ONLY DOD’ DIR 5206.10 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 152] * p.ost 2lmome57 , gerne © ORLY The course of the object was otherwise without variation in altitude or direction, proceeding at an estimated 40,000 feet, toward the southwest, b, Object was sighted by Captain METCALF at 0730 hours EUT, 1 July 1952, and was observed by him for ten (10) minutes, ¢, Sighting was by visual observation through smoked glasses, with no optical or electronic aids, d, Observer sighted object while standing in the vicinity of Hangar "5" at Laurence G, Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts, @, Identifying information on observer: Captain ROBT i, METCALF, AO 563825, Petroleum Officer, 6520th Supply Squadron, 6520th Test Support Wing, Laurence G, Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts, is 33 years of age, and hae served six years of active duty and five years of reserve duty with the USAF, Captain MUTCALF is not rated, but appeared thoroughly familiar with all types ef aircraft and advised that he has never seen & comparable object, f. Weather conditions; METCALF advised thata@ the time of the sighting the sky was perfectly clear, and a slight northeast wind was blowing, Weather conditions at 0730 heure [DT 1 July 1952 were reported by the U, S, Neather Department, Logan International Airport, Boston, liasoachusetts, for the Boston area as follows: “Thin scattered clouds at 26,000 feet, northwest wind at 6 miles per hour, visibility 12 miles, temperature 60 degrees," @ Wo activity or condition is known that might account for the sightings, However, METCALF stated that his attention was first draw to the object while he watehed the vapor trails of what appeared to be two (2) jet aireraft proceeding in a southeast direction, The object deseribed intersected the jet vapor trails and continued to the southwest, h, Wo physical evidence oxists, and no interception action was taken, HETCALF advised however, that he proceeded to the base operations tower after having observed the object for a few minutes, and that attempts te loeate the object with a pair of (750 Navy-type binoculars from that vantage point resulted negatively. i, Manner of disappearance; MATCALF advised that he again saw the object while on the say te the tower, but that ites distance had in+ creased considerably, and that from the tower it was no longer visible, with or without binoculars, METCALF further advised that upon sighting the object he called it to the attention of HX Sgt JANES STING, AF 15120440, and M Sgt JOSEPH R, BOSH, AF 1103157, both of 6520th Air Police Squadron, Hanseom Field, On 4% & DOWNGRADED AT 3 YRAR ix: DECLASSIFIED AFTER ie Yeas DOD DIR 5206.10 DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 153] geet eet ‘ust & pos? 3 duly 1952, STINER and BOSH were separately interviewed by Special Agent JULIUS B, POPPINGA, Time, lecation, method of sighting, weather conditions, direction of flight, and disappearance were identical to that. reported by METCALF, Several differences will be noted, however, relative to the description of the object, je STINER described the object as resembling a amall blimp, having &@ blunt front, cigar-shaped, and similar to an “airplane without wings or tail assembly," STING noticed no exhaust or noise, and no changes of altitude or course, Length of the object was estimated as two to three hundred fest, and no tail features, wings, or aerodynamic features of any kind were observed, STINM estimated the altitude of the object to be about 20,000 feet, He deseribed its forward motion te be a pgs first barely moving, and then proceeding at “about the speed & Cund,'7 k. BOSH advised that he could not estioate the size of the object, but described it as oval~shaped, and believed that it was trailed by tro distinet vapor traiis, similar to that associated with con~ ventional aircraft at very great altitudes, BOSH noticed no variation in the speed, altitude, or line of flight, and estimated the speed to be ebout 130 miles per hour and the altitude te be “over 30,000 feet." BOSH noticed no noise, and stated that he could distinguish no wing or tail surfaces, He added that while both STINE and METCALF used sun glasses while observing the objecte, he did not, and that his vision was impaired by the brightness of the sky and the sun, 1, Identifying information on STINGER and BUSH: HM Sgt STINE is 50 years of age, and has served 19 years with the ground forces and 4 years with the Air Force, lie ims never been on an air crew, and claims no specie] knowledge pertaining to aircraft, but advised that he has never observed an airplane in flight, at any angle, resembling the object described, and was aware of no inown object which might account for it, H Sgt BOSH is 32 years of age, and has served 11 yars with the Air Fores, primrily in inspection and investigation work, BOSH advised he bas done considerable reading in relation to unconventional aircraft, but could not account for the object described in any way, m, This sighting appears te be a verification and one and the same as sighting observed by MivIN W, NELSON between 0731 and 0734 hours Shae eee nn IE SS eee OS le SS uly 1952, D AT 3 YEAR INTERV ARS: FIED AFTER 12 YEADS. DOD’ DIR 5200.10 DOWNGRADE ~ DECLASSI DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 154] “FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY te e LD-OSI 2h~O—257 PPG ET | No further action is contemplated by this Distriet Office, Two (2) copies of thie report will be forwarded to the Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Attention; UCIS, ele] ROBERT &, VON! District Commander ec: OG, ANC (dup) DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 155] eference CIRYIS report 272318 7 wabmitted by Wiright-Pgtterson Flight Service Cehter. -An/uniggptified object des¢tibed as aboyhthe\size of a house lamp and more brijliant/thanQggztar, at am altipude of about fects was sighted gt an unknown tine gost of fu ations og The object hovered for 10. minutes then moved south at\a/terrific rate of 21. Weather Wile UNGLAS iE IED 22. ri a NQwe 23 . Ade traffic uiknow, 2h. Reference CIRVIS report 0304/22 July submitted by March Flight Service Center, \, An extremely bright object was observed for period of several minutes at 19)5P on 2 . daly 1952, The observer plotted object with a protractor and estimated it to be 3h to 38 degreesabove the horizon at on angle of 175 degrees. Object broke up into 6 or 8 pieces which appeared to descend toward the ground at a high rate of speed. ‘26, Witness: Ur. Sublette, member Los Angeles Police Department. Residence address: 1,92); lincoln Avenue, Highland Park, California, Telephone not given. - ee 727. Ate traffic information not given. 26. Comments of Preparing Officer: a The sighting reports listed above are unconfirmed, incomplete, and, in Gomes cases, erroneously submitted. However, in the interest of maintaining contimity of flow of sighting reports through the many concerned agencies, it was considered desireable to submit all for information purposes. The evident lack of value of incomplete reports has been brought to the atiembion of CAA and Flicht Service units and, within the Flight Service structure, special training progrems have been insti- tuted which should preclude future relay errors, UNCLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 923007 [PAGE 156] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan]