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The Tremonton film's paper trail

A 1952 Navy-photographer film, its Blue Book file, and Ruppelt's briefing come back through PURSUE Release 06.

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Delbert Newhouse's July 2, 1952 Tremonton film has been argued over for decades. Release 06 puts the Blue Book file, related photo file, Newhouse's later personnel record, and a 1952 Ruppelt presentation transcript on the official PURSUE index. The film is a historical case returning under a new stamp, not a newly discovered craft.

Latest changeNew entryRelease 06 puts the film file back on the official index

Ordered by when things happened. Each entry shows three dates: when it happened, when the source made it public, and when UAPverse added it.

  1. DocumentedLink to this entry: Ruppelt briefs on the reorganized UFO investigation

    Ruppelt briefs on the reorganized UFO investigation

    DOW-UAP-D154 is indexed as a March 1952 presentation transcript by Captain Edward J. Ruppelt. CBS, quoting the Release 06 audio/transcript, has him saying that about 20% are very good reports offered by very reliable people and that no conclusions can be drawn. CBS also restates that he said roughly 20% of about 800 reports were still a mystery. The quotation is CBS's; the official transcript PDF was not fetched here.

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    Month precision from the D154 index (March 1952).

  2. DocumentedLink to this entry: The Tremonton film is dated July 2, 1952

    The Tremonton film is dated July 2, 1952

    The Release 06 index describes DOW-UAP-D102 as the Project Blue Book investigation of an incident near Tremonton, Utah, on July 2, 1952. That is the occurrence date printed on the indexed file description, not an independent re-investigation by UAPverse.

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    Incident date printed on the D102 index entry.

  3. DocumentedLink to this entry: Newhouse's 1957 personnel record is indexed

    Newhouse's 1957 personnel record is indexed

    DOW-UAP-D104 is indexed as the final personnel record of U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse, 1957. The index identifies him as the Navy photographer associated with the Tremonton film. The record's presence on the PURSUE stack is documented; its internal evaluations are not quoted here.

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    Year only; the index says 1957.

  4. DocumentedLink to this entry: Release 06 puts the film file back on the official index

    Release 06 puts the film file back on the official index

    On September 18, 2026 the PURSUE index lists the Tremonton Blue Book file, related photo file, Newhouse record, and Ruppelt transcript among Release 06. CBS treats them as historical files in the same batch as the AAWSAP DIRDs. Reappearance on an official index is not a new authentication of the film.

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Corrections are records of their own. The entry they correct stays where it was; the correction sits beside it with its own date.

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Every entry cites at least one of these at an exact place in the source.

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    UAP Ledger: DOW-UAP-D102 Project Blue Book File on Tremonton Film, Utah, 1952

    File list entry DOW-UAP-D102; 156 pages; incident dated July 2, 1952

    Source published index of official file ID; official PDF not fetched from war.gov

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    UAP Ledger: DOW-UAP-D104 Final Personnel Record for Newhouse, Delbert C., 1957

    File list entry DOW-UAP-D104

    Source published index of official file ID

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    UAP Ledger: DOW-UAP-D154 Transcript of a Presentation by Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, 1952

    File list entry DOW-UAP-D154; 19 pages; March 1952 presentation

    Source published index of official file ID

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    CBS News quotation of the Release 06 Ruppelt audio/transcript

    Ruppelt / Blue Book section; quoted sentence on the 20% of reports

    Source published public news page read 2026-09-21

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