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This AARO FOIA release, reviewed for release on 27 March 2025, is built around a 8 January 2024 memorandum for record. The memo describes AARO's repeated efforts from June 2023 to January 2024 to interview David Grusch for its Historical Record Report. It says Grusch agreed to an interview on 14 November 2023 but did not appear, citing security concerns. The release also includes supporting emails and text messages, including exchanges with Chris Mellon, plus DoD and ODNI memos authorizing disclosures to AARO.
(b)(6) wrote: Thank you for your email. I had expressed specific concerns, both directly via email and through counsel, and those specific concerns have not yet been addressed in writing. Please reference those emails in this chain. DG On Sun. Nov 19, 2023. 4:16 PM (b)(6) Good Evening, Mr. Grusch, We invite you to speak to AARO regarding any U.S. government programs or activities related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) dating back to 1945. In accordance with the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, AARO is authorized to receive any information related to UAP regardless of classification, and notwithstanding any nondisclosure agreement you may have signed. We would be glad to meet with you in a SCIF so that you could share information with us. (b)(6) AARO From: David Grusch )( Sent: Tuesday. November 14. 2023 4:35:36 PM To: (b)(6) (b)(6) Subject: Re: Contact Request (b6) Thank you. I apologize for the confusion this morning about my whereabouts. I should been more clear in my email on Monday. DG 2 AARO FY2024 NDAA 44 U.S.C. 2107 §1843(a)(3) Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 03/27/2025 032
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FOIA release, from the aaro collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 26 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.