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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)
OFFICER'S QUALIFICATION REPORT NAVPERS-310B (REV. 6-45) BUPERS COPY THIS REPORT IS NOT TO BE FILED WITH OTHER FITNESS REPORTS DATE 11/29/48 --- PLEASE TYPE THIS FORM If no typewriter is available use ink but be sure all copies are legible. --- 1. NAME (last) (first) (middle) RANK AND CLASSIFICATION FILE NO. NEWHOUSE Delbert Clement LT 1350 USN 177283 SHIP OR STATION Office of Bureau of Aeronautics General Representative, Central District, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, O. PERIOD OF REPORT (mo., day, year) DATE FROM 9/1/48 DATE TO 11/29/48 DATE OF REPORTING TO PRESENT SHIP OR STATION 8/24/48 OCCASION FOR REPORT ☐ DETACHMENT OF OFFICER REPORTED ON ☐ DETACHMENT OF REPORTING SENIOR ☐ REGULAR SEMI-ANNUAL ☐ QUARTERLY ☑ SPECIAL --- 2. DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES SINCE LAST FITNESS REPORT *(List most recent first and describe accurately. Include periods of leave, transit, etc., also include employment of ship.)* Assistant to Director, Procurement Division, BAGR-CD, for Photographic procurement and developmental engineering. FROM TO MO. YR. MO. YR. 9 48 11 48 --- Has present duty changed since last fitness report was submitted? ☐ Yes ☑ No --- 3. IF COURSES OF INSTRUCTION WERE COMPLETED DURING PERIOD OF THIS REPORT, LIST TITLE OF COURSE, LOCATION OF SCHOOL, LENGTH OF COURSE AND DATE COMPLETED. None Are you physically qualified for Sea Duty? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't Know --- 4. If Aviator, Indicate No. of Flight Hours Last Two years for Each Type Aircraft (List Most Recent Type First) TYPE OF AIRCRAFT NO. OF HOURS Non-Aviator. TOTAL --- 5. MY PREFERENCE FOR NEXT DUTY IS: SEA KIND OF DUTY LOCATION Photographic Pacific SHORE KIND OF DUTY LOCATION Photographic West Coast. --- 6. SECTION 6 TO BE FILLED IN BY REPORTING OFFICER NAME OF REPORTING OFFICER RANK FILE NO. OFFICIAL STATUS RELATIVE TO OFFICER REPORTED ON L. M. GRANT RADM USN 34644 Commanding Officer. IS THIS OFFICER QUALIFIED TO PERFORM ALL HIS PRESENT DUTIES? ☑ YES ☐ NO INDICATE MORE RESPONSIBLE DUTIES FOR WHICH HE IS IN TRAINING. (If none, so state) None DATE OF EXPECTED QUALIFICATION — --- APPRaisal FOR DETAIL PURPOSES Comment on special or outstanding qualifications as well as any physical defects, which should be considered in determining the kinds of duty to which he should be detailed. Only comments on qualifications significant in detailing should be entered here. ANY COMMENTS REGARDING FITNESS FOR PROMOTION SHOULD BE ENTERED IN SECTION 12 ONLY OF PAGE 1. Lieutenant Newhouse’ training has been in specialized Camera and Photographic Work, and he is particularly well informed, and has had long practical experience in this work for fourteen (14) years. --- FOR WHAT DUTIES IS HE RECOMMENDED? ASHORE NAS - BuAer - Aviation Photographic AFLOAT CV - Aviation Photographic --- SIGNATURE OF OFFICER REPORTED ON (Applies only to Sections 1 through 4) *Delbert Newhouse* SIGNATURE OF REPORTING OFFICER *L. M. Grant* --- When completed remove carbon paper, forward Pages 1 and 2, not detached, to BuPers. Retain Page 3 for “Officer’s Qualification Record Jacket”. PAGE 2

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Official release, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. The text was read from the page images by an OCR model (mean confidence 98%); expect the odd misread word. 585 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.