DOW-UAP-D104

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

Preview description (machine-generated): Navy letter about a servicemember’s transfer to the Regular Navy.

Official description

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.

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AI summary

This file contains the final personnel record of Delbert C. Newhouse, a U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer known for his involvement in documenting unidentified flying objects (UFOs) during the 1950s. It highlights his career, including his role as a Photographer’s Mate and his contribution to Project Blue Book, which investigated UFO sightings. This record is important as it connects military personnel records to the historical context of UFO research in the U.S.