The surviving observation.
In July 1952, Navy warrant officer Delbert Newhouse filmed bright airborne objects near Tremonton with a handheld 16 mm camera. The film entered the Air Force's UFO investigation record and was later examined in Project Blue Book. AARO's September 2026 release digitizes a surviving print, describing its limited detail and missing fixed reference points as obstacles to a conclusive resolution. The physical record has its own mystery: after approximately 55 seconds, it switches to unrelated sewing-equipment footage. AARO says the available record does not establish how the materials were combined. An official archival release preserves this uncertainty rather than solving the original sighting.
At approximately 00:55 the surviving print switches to unrelated sewing-equipment material. This is a new public digitization of historical footage, not a newly recorded encounter. Official player & record ↗
- Official record
- DOW-UAP-PR159 / DVIDS 1023402
- Release date
- 2026-09-18
Approximate town-area marker; filming site not established by the cited release
AARO states that Newhouse filmed near Tremonton. The coordinates identify the town area, not his camera position or the objects' positions.
What the record establishes.
- 01
The official record dates the handheld film to 2 July 1952 near Tremonton.
- 02
The available images lack detail and fixed reference points needed for a conclusive resolution.
- 03
The September 2026 digitization includes unrelated material after roughly 55 seconds.
Where the evidence stops.
The digitization does not establish target distance, size, speed or origin. Its surviving print may be composite or reused; AARO does not establish when or how unrelated material was added.
Open the original sources.
Descriptions and assessments belong to the named source. An official report can preserve a witness’s claim without independently confirming it.