Case Directory The Hulman CAA/Pilot Case Terre Haute, Indiana; Paris, Illinois; Newport, Indiana October 9, 1951 Francis Ridge: The Newport Plant was designed and built by the Girdler
Corporation (under the direction of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company) and operated by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. The plant
was established in 1942 to produce the explosive material RDX and
deuterium (heavy water) used for moderating and cooling production
reactors and as a fusion source in early hydrogen bombs. The Dana Heavy
Water Plant at Newport was in operation from April 1952 to May 24,
1957, and for some reason was put on standby until July 29, 1959.
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The Report - Edward Ruppelt The account as recorded in The UFO Evidence - Richard Hall MAXW-PBB9 Documents 343-346 - Dan Wilson NARA-PBB90 Documents 1163 to 1165, 536, 570 - Francis Ridge October 1951 BB Sightings Listing - NARA-PBB1-43 - Francis Ridge Newport Chemical Depot - Global Security site Background info on chemical weapons Stockpile in Newport |