Military1952

Navy photo lab analyzes the Tremonton film

Name: Navy photo lab analyzes the Tremonton film
Start: 1952
Location: Washington, D.C.

When: 1952
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

After the Air Force photo lab failed to identify the Tremonton, Utah film, Navy photo analysts at Anacostia spent about two months on it and told the Robertson Panel the lights were not aircraft or birds. The panel rejected this and concluded the images were sunlight on seagulls.

Sources

OfficialThe CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90 (Gerald K. Haines, Studies in Intelligence) (opens in a new tab)CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence / 1997
FirsthandThe Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (Edward J. Ruppelt, 1956) (opens in a new tab)Project Gutenberg / 1956

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