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FOIA case 105997: Intellipedia entries on Moscovium, Element 115 and Bob Lazar

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The National Security Agency sent this FOIA response on 6 September 2019 in case 105997, answering John Greenewald's request of 21 December 2018 for Intellipedia entries on Moscovium, Element 115 and Bob Lazar. NSA released three versions of the Intellipedia page on ununpentium, with some material withheld under FOIA exemptions (b)(3) and (b)(6). The pages cover the synthesis, properties and isotopes of element 115. They say Bob Lazar's account of the element is considered pseudoscience and that no openly available empirical evidence supports his claims.

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755-6000
FOIA Case: 105997
6 September 2019
JOHN GREENEWALD
27305 W LIVE OAK RD
SUITE #1203
CASTAIC CA 91384
Dear Mr. Greenewald:
This responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of
21 December 2018 for Intellipedia entries for Moscovium, and/or Element 115, and/or
Bob Lazar, which was received by this office on 26 December 2018. Your request has
been assigned Case Number 105997. For purposes of this request and based on the
infonnation you provided, you are considered an "all other" requester. As such, you
are allowed 2 hours of search time and the duplication of 100 pages at no cost. There
are no assessable fees for this request. Your request has been processed under the
provisions of the FOIA.
For your infonnation, NSA provides a service of common concern for the
Intelligence Community (IC) by serving as the executive agent for Intelink. As such,
NSA provides technical services that enable users to access and share information
with peers and stakeholders across the IC and DoD. Intellipedia pages are living
documents that may be originated by any user organization, and any user
organization may contribute to or edit pages after their origination. Intellipedia pages
should not be considered the final, coordinated position of the IC on any particular
subject. The views and opinions of authors do not necessarily state or reflect those of
the U.S. Government.
We conducted a search across all three levels of Intellipedia and located
documents that are responsive to your request. The documents are enclosed. Certain
infonnation, however, has been deleted from the documents.
This Agency is authorized by statute to protect certain infonnation concerning
its activities, in this case. Such infonnation is exempt from disclosure pursuant to the
third exemption of the FOIA, which provides for the withholding of infonnation
specifically protected from disclosure by statute. The specific statute applicable in this
case is Section 6, Public Law 86-36 (50 U.S. Code 3605). We have determined that
such infonnation exists in this record, and we have excised it accordingly.
In addition, personal infonnation regarding individuals has been deleted from
the enclosure in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(6). This exemption protects from
disclosure infonnation that would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of

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