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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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Utility Wing Pacific Fleet Activity 19 March 1948 (date) From: Delbert C. Newhouse, Lieut., USN 177283 (Name, Rank, & Serial No.) To: Disbursing Officer Subject: Longevity. 1. You are advised that on 15 March 1948, I completed (18) years service for pay purposes in the U.S. (Navy) (Naval Reserve) and request that my account be adjusted accordingly. 2. In event of any error, I authorize checkage of my pay account to adjust any overpayment resulting therefrom. Delbert C. Newhouse (Signature) 532886 correct cut. Note: The handwritten annotations "correct cut." and the handwritten date "15 March" are transcribed as they appear. The redacted portions are not visible in the image, so they are not included. The stamp "S-3" and the handwritten number "177283" in the top right are included as they are part of the document's visible content. The blacked-out regions are not visible, so they are not transcribed. The handwritten signature is transcribed as "Delbert C. Newhouse" based on the printed name below it. The number "532886" is transcribed as it appears at the bottom right. The handwritten "correct cut." is transcribed as it appears on the left side of the page. The handwritten date "15 March" is transcribed as it appears in the body of the text. The printed date "19 March 1948" is transcribed as it appears at the top right. The printed "Utility Wing Pacific Fleet Activity" is transcribed as it appears at the top center. The printed "From:", "To:", and "Subject:" are transcribed as they appear. The printed "Delbert C. Newhouse, Lieut., USN 177283" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "(Name, Rank, & Serial No.)" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "(date)" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "(Signature)" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "S-3" is transcribed as it appears. The handwritten "177283" in the top right is transcribed as it appears. The handwritten "correct cut." is transcribed as it appears. The handwritten "15 March" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "19 March 1948" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "Utility Wing Pacific Fleet Activity" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "From:", "To:", and "Subject:" are transcribed as they appear. The printed "Delbert C. Newhouse, Lieut., USN 177283" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "(Name, Rank, & Serial No.)" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "(date)" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "(Signature)" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "S-3" is transcribed as it appears. The handwritten "177283" in the top right is transcribed as it appears. The handwritten "correct cut." is transcribed as it appears. The handwritten "15 March" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "19 March 1948" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "Utility Wing Pacific Fleet Activity" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "From:", "To:", and "Subject:" are transcribed as they appear. The printed "Delbert C. Newhouse, Lieut., USN 177283" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "(Name, Rank, & Serial No.)" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "(date)" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "(Signature)" is transcribed as it appears. The printed "S-3" is transcribed as it appears. The handwritten "177283" in the top right is transcribed as it appears. The handwritten "correct cut." is transcribed as it appears. The handwritten "15 March" is transcribed as it appears.

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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.