Project Blue Book File on Tremonton Film, Utah, 1952
This document records the Project Blue Book investigation and subsequent assessments of an incident near Tremonton, Utah, on July 2, 1952. Project Blue Book was a 1952-1969 U.S. Air Force program to investigate the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The file describes the Air Force’s assessment of the principal witness, Delbert C. Newhouse, a U.S. Navy Warrant Officer specializing in photography, as honest and reliable, and as an expert with more than 1,000 hours of aerial-photography experience. Newhouse reported observing 12 to 14 reflective objects and recorded the event on color motion-picture film using a handheld Bell & Howell Auto Master camera. The file…
Catalogue description by the publishing agency.
- Record
- DOW-UAP-D102
- Release
- Release 06 · Sep 18, 2026
- Incident
- 1952-07-02 · Tremonton, Utah
- Pages
- 156
- Verdict
- not judged yet
- Source
- war.gov ↗
The pages and what the AI read on them
The transcription is the page reader's: black bars mark what the government redacted; hatched tags mark personal data we removed.
Page 13 of 156 · 1 redaction
Page from an Air Force letter continuing a list of interview questions about reported unidentified flying objects, asking about motion, disappearance, camera filters, landmarks, other witnesses and prior sightings. It requests reliability and photographic proficiency estimates and is signed by Major Dewey J. Fournet, Jr.
Page 14 of 156 · 1 redaction
A 1952 Air Force teletype (TWX) from the 28th Air Division at Hamilton AFB reporting an interview with CPO Delbert C. Newhouse about an unidentified object sighting on 2 July 1952 near Tremonton, Utah, and answering the first eight of thirteen USAF questions. The page is cut off mid-answer at question 9.
Page 15 of 156 · 2 redactions
A typed interview report describing an observation of multiple light-colored objects near Tremonton, Utah, with witness details and an assessment of the witnesses' credibility. The page includes declassification markings and redaction bars.
Page 16 of 156 · 4 redactions
A 7 October 1952 HQ USAF routine message from AFOIN 59782 to the CG 28th Airdiv at Hamilton AFB, with info to ATIC, asking whether a tripod was used to photograph a mountain scene in Idaho appearing at the end of the film in question. The page is signed by Captain Donald E. Beebe.
Page 17 of 156 · 6 redactions
This is an incoming Air Force classified message, dated 10 October 1952, from the 28th Air Division at Hamilton AFB, California, to ATIC at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. It reports that a Navy CPO was asked by telephone whether a tripod was used to photograph a mountain scene in Idaho on the movie film of the 2 July 1952 unidentified object sighting, and he answered negative, saying the entire roll was handheld.
Page 18 of 156 · 2 redactions
A routine message from Headquarters USAF requesting weather data for Tremonton, Utah, for 2 July 1952 near 1810Z, and any meteorological or other activity that might account for reported sightings and photographs of 8 to 12 unidentified objects. The message is signed by Major Demey J. Fournet, Jr., USAF.
Page 19 of 156
A typed requirements memo, annotated in handwriting 'To w/c Adams w/orig film 10/1/52', listing six requests for duplicating and handling an original film. It asks for two color duplicates and one black and white print, careful handling and cleaning, controlled duplication, placement of a loose 17-frame portion, and repair of stripped sprocket holes.
Page 20 of 156 · 1 redaction
A teletype message from USAF Headquarters to Hamilton AFB and ATIC asks that CPO Newhouse be queried whether a tripod was used to photograph a mountain scene in Idaho appearing on final footage of the film in question. The page bears routing marks, a downgrading and declassification notice, and handwritten annotations.
Page 21 of 156
This is a 1952 letter from Major Robert E. Kennedy, Air Adjutant General, to CPO Delbert C. Newhouse of the Aviation Supply Depot, Oakland, acknowledging that Newhouse's 16 mm film of unidentified aerial phenomena was forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center for analysis. It offers to return the mountain scenery footage and to supply a duplicate of the aerial phenomena footage in place of the retained original.
Page 22 of 156 · 11 redactions
This page is a mostly redacted carbon-copy memorandum on yellowed paper, with a classification stamp and a handwritten annotation. Nearly all of its typed text is blacked out, so its subject cannot be determined from the page.
Page 23 of 156 · 1 redaction
A one-page USAF teletype message dated 9 October 1952 from the 28th Air Division at Hamilton AFB to ATIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, and Headquarters USAF, relaying an answer obtained by phone from a Navy petty officer about whether a tripod was used for the film of a 2 July 1952 unidentified object sighting. The answer given is that the entire roll was hand held.
Page 24 of 156 · 1 redaction
A teletype message from Headquarters OOAMA at Hill AFB, Utah, to ATIC at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, reporting that Project Blue Book weather balloons were released on 2 July 1952 with a described trajectory and winds, and no other information is available regarding unidentified objects that day. A handwritten note records a request for information on balloons launched.