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The Pentagon just released the 1952 Tremonton, Utah film. Why did one General Mills rep reject the “balloon” explanation?

UnknownOfficial docJul 2, 1952, 12:00 AMTremonton, Utah

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

3

Source context

Limited context

54

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise4:59 AM
Sunset8:08 PM
Day length15h 08m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature80°F
Cloud cover19% · Mostly clear
Wind9 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Jul 2, 1952, 12:00 AM

Timezone

Mountain Time

Location

Tremonton, Utah

Witness account

Narrative

On July 2, 1952, Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert Newhouse, a photographer with more than 1,000 hours of aerial photography experience, filmed 12 to 14 bright objects near Tremonton, Utah. The newly released Blue Book file rates him honest and reliable. Reviewers in late December 1952 leaned toward seabirds or pillow balloons supplied by General Mills Research Laboratories. One General Mills representative said the objects looked too bright and maneuvered too rapidly. Blue Book never reache...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowJul 2, 1952, 12:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Tremonton, Utah.

PublishedNov 4, 2026, 10:03 PM

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Linked event

Grouped into the 1952 Tremonton, Utah Film incident dossier.

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Cover image

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Original report

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telemetry

Environmental pass

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