The earliest analyses of the Utah Film, then classified Top Secret, were conducted by the United States Air Force and the U. S. Navy. After the films were declassified they were used in a UFO documentary in 1956 by Greene-Rouse. The analyses showed that there was the total absence of any evidence to indicate birds, such as fluttering.
Francis Ridge, of the NICAP official web site, published the text of the early analysis:
This film could not be duplicated under simulated conditions. The objects appear to be a light source rather than reflected light. All the objects appear to be the same size and circular in shape. At a distance of five miles, with the movement perpendicular to the line of sight, the average velocity is 653.5 mph. Likewise, at 2.5 miles the average speed is 326.75 mph. The movement in flight appears to follow an elliptical or circular pattern, within the group. While the objects are unidentified, the following possibilities have been eliminated:
The image structure & maneuvers eliminates any type of aircraft. Microscopic examinations show that the objects are in focus and 1/6th to 1/10 the size of the full moon with the naked eye. Photogrammetric experiments have shown that the images cannot be associated with any type of bird observation at any distance. |
Source: Air Force report to Green-Rouse Productions used in motion picture documentary, 1956, "U.F.O."