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This letter from the Department of the Navy's DON FOIA/PA Program Office, dated September 6, 2022, responds to John Greenewald of The Black Vault regarding his FOIA request for all "Range Fouler" debrief forms filed with the U.S. Navy since January 1, 2017. The office says it contacted the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and will release the forms on a rolling basis in the DON FOIA Reading Room. It also waives processing fees and explains dispute resolution options.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS 2000 NAVY PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000 5720 Ser DNS-36KM/21U113686 September 6, 2022 Sent via email to: john@greenewald.com Mr. John Greenewald The Black Vault 27305 W Live Oak Road Suite 1203 Castaic, CA 91384 Dear Mr. Greenewald: This is in reference to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act (PA) request dated August 26, 2022. Your request was received in our office on the same day and assigned case number DON-NAVY-2022-012146 Based on the information provided in your FOIA request, our office has contacted the Unidentified Ariel Phenomenal Task Force (UAPTF) regarding “ALL "Range Fouler" Debrief Forms filed with the U.S. Navy, from the date range of January 1, 2017 - to the date of processing this request.”. The requested RF forms will be released on a rolling basis in the DON FOIA Reading room as they become available for release Due to the public interest in these records. This information can be found to be publicly available at: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/foia/readingroom/SitePages/Home.aspx?RootFolder=%2 Ffoia%2Freadingroom%2FCaseFiles%2FUFO%20Info%2FUAP%20DOCUMENTS&FolderCTID=0x01 2000CD3AEB341204C14DB4C7B99C57E99B26&View=%7B988EEA5C%2DDFDB%2D4A5D%2D8414%2DB 7A63DACECE2%7D In this instance, the fees associated with the processing of your request are waived, but this action is not indicative of how future requests will be handled. For this determination, you have the right to seek dispute resolution services from either the DoD Navy Component FOIA Public Liaison, Mr. Chris Julka, at: Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil, via phone: (703) 697-0031; or by contacting the Office of Government Information Services at:(https://ogis.archives.gov/), (202) 741-5770, ogis@nara.gov. Questions regarding the action this office has taken to process your request may be directed to our FOIA Service Center at (202) 685-0412 or via email at donfoia-pa@navy.mil. Sincerely, G. Cason Deputy Director, DON FOIA/PA Program Office
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