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Final Personnel Record for Newhouse, Delbert C., U.S. Navy, 1957

U.S. Department of War · 1957-05-02 · 585 pages · text by OCR, confidence 98%

From the source:Release of 2026-09-18 Incident: 5/2/57, N/A. This file contains the final personnel record of U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse, who left naval service as a Chief Warrant Officer 4, then the highest Warrant Officer grade. In July 1952, Newhouse recorded 16mm motion-picture film near Tremonton, Utah; the film later became the subject of a Project Blue Book investigation. Project Blue Book was the U.S. Air Force program active from 1952 to 1969 that investigated the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). In addition to documenting routine assignments and training, the file records Newhouse’s career progression as a Photographer’s Mate, a Navy enlisted specialty responsible for photography and related imaging work. Project Blue Book investigators characterized Newhouse as an expert photographer based on his naval experience.

DOW-UAP-PR159 · video · 1952-07-02 Historical Film of Reported UFOs, Utah, 1952 This archival footage is a digitization of a 16mm print of Kodachrome color motion-picture film shot on a handheld Bell & Howell Auto Master camera near Tremonton, Utah, on July 2, 1952. U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse reported observing and filming a group of bright airborne objects and shortly thereafter submitted the footage to the U.S. Air Force. The film later became one of the visual cases reviewed by Project Blue Book, the 1952–1969 U.S. Air Force program that investigated the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The film’s limited detail and lack of fixed reference points prevented a conclusive resolution. From the 55-second mark onward, the film transitions to unrelated footage appearing to show a demonstration of sewing equipment. The presence of unrelated sewing-equipment footage suggests that the surviving footage may be a composite or reused print, though the available record does not establish how or when the materials came to be combined. As documented in records submitted with the film, contained in this collection under the title DOW-UAP-D102, the footage originally was paired with mountain scenery from Idaho, which is not preserved in this digitization. Download (76.1 MB)

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S-3 L. AND: Insert N/A to the items below which are not applicable PERSONAL DATA 1. LAST NAME - FIRST NAME - MIDDLE NAME 2. SERVICE NUMBER 3a. GRADE, RATE OR RANK b. DATE OF RANK (Day, Month, Year) NEWHOUSE, Delbert Clement 177283 CHPHOT W-4 15 JUN 55 4. DEPARTMENT, COMPONENT AND BRANCH OR CLASS 5. PLACE OF BIRTH (City and State or Country) 6. DATE OF BIRTH Navy- - - - - -USN/RET Marcola, Oregon DAY MONTH YEAR 5 JUN 13 7a. RACE b. SEX c. COLOR HAIR d. COLOR EYES e. HEIGHT f. WEIGHT g. U.S. CITIZEN 9. MARITAL STATUS Caucasian Male Grey Blue 73" 215 ☑ YES ☐ NO Married 10a. HIGHEST CIVILIAN EDUCATION LEVEL ATTAINED b. MAJOR COURSE OR FIELD High School 4 Years Academic TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE DATA 11a. TYPE OF TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE b. STATION OR INSTALLATION AT WHICH EFFECTED Retired U.S. Naval Receiving Station, San Diego 36, Calif. c. REASON AND AUTHORITY d. EFFECTIVE DATE BuPers Ltr Pers-B721-cbc-2 of 29 February 1960, 569, Voluntary retirement after twenty years service - Warrant Officer - 10 USC 1293 DAY MONTH YEAR 31 MAR 60 12. LAST DUTY ASSIGNMENT AND MAJOR COMMAND 13a. CHARACTER OF SERVICE b. TYPE OF CERTIFICATE ISSUED PacFltPhoto-TraGru, San Diego, California HONORABLE DD217N SELECTIVE SERVICE DATA 14. SELECTIVE SERVICE NUMBER 15. SELECTIVE SERVICE LOCAL BOARD NUMBER, CITY, COUNTY AND STATE 16. DATE INDUCTED Not Applicable Not Applicable DAY MONTH YEAR Not Applicable 17. DISTRICT OR AREA COMMAND TO WHICH RESERVIST TRANSFERRED Commandant: ELEVENTH Naval District, San Diego, California SERVICE DATA 18. TERMINAL DATE OF RESERVE OBLIGATION 19. CURRENT ACTIVE SERVICE OTHER THAN BY INDUCTION b. TERM OF SERVICE (Years) c. DATE OF ENTRY DAY MONTH YEAR a. SOURCE OF ENTRY Not Applicable ☐ ENLISTED (First Enlistment) ☐ ENLISTED (Prior Service) ☐ REENLISTED ☑ OTHER: Commissioned (15 JUN 43) Indef. DAY MONTH YEAR 15 JUN 43 20. PRIOR REGULAR ENLISTMENTS 21. GRADE, RATE OR RANK AT TIME OF ENTRY INTO CURRENT ACTIVE SERVICE 22. PLACE OF ENTRY INTO CURRENT ACTIVE SERVICE (City and State) Two Ensign Coco Solo, Canal Zone 23. HOME OF RECORD AT TIME OF ENTRY INTO ACTIVE SERVICE (Street, RFD, City, County and State) 24. STATEMENT OF SERVICE General Delivery a. CREDITABLE FOR BASIC PAY PURPOSES (1) NET SERVICE THIS PERIOD YEARS MONTHS DAYS Garibaldi, Oregon 16 09 16 (2) OTHER SERVICE 13 03 00 (3) TOTAL (Line (1) + line (2)) 30 00 16 25a. SPECIALTY NUMBER AND TITLE b. RELATED CIVILIAN OCCUPATION AND D. O. T. NUMBER b. TOTAL ACTIVE SERVICE 27 02 07 --- --- c. FOREIGN AND/OR SEA SERVICE 14 00 00 26. DECORATIONS, MEDALS, BADGES, COMMENDATIONS, CITATIONS AND CAMPAIGN RIBBONS AWARDED OR AUTHORIZED Good Conduct, American Defense, American Campaign, World War II Victory, Navy Occupation, National Defense, Korean Service, United Nations <td

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