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This 2022 Office of the Secretary of Defense FOIA release (22-F-1178) contains 2020 email correspondence between the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review and Luis Elizondo, former Director of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, and his attorney Jeff Springer. Elizondo submitted "Alone," a partially fictionalized screenplay based on Leslie Kean's book, for security review. The emails cover delays caused by COVID-19. DOPSR cleared the screenplay for public release on November 30, 2020, without implying endorsement or factual accuracy.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFENSE OFFICE OF PREPUBLICATION AND SECURITY REVIEW 1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155 November 30, 2020 Ref: 20-SB-0149 Mr. Luis Elizondo (b)(6) Dear Mr. Elizondo: This is in response to your September 30, 2020, email requesting public release clearance of the screenplay titled, "Alone." The screenplay submitted for prepublication security review is CLEARED for public release. This clearance does not include any photograph, picture, exhibit, caption, or other supplemental material not specifically approved by this office, nor does this clearance imply Department of Defense endorsement or factual accuracy of the material. A copy of the first page of the screenplay with our clearance stamp is enclosed. Please direct any questions regarding this case to Kelly McHale at kelly.a.mchale.civ@mail.mil. for Sincerely, MCHALE.KELLY .A.(b)(6) Date: 2020.11.3016:2431 I George R. Sturgis, Jr. Chief Enclosure(s): As stated
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