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ELIZANDO DOPSR MATERIALS (FOIA 22-F-1178)

Office of the Secretary of Defense · 2022 · 10 pages · text from the file's own layer

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.

  • p. 4 …Elizondo has been provided with an acknowledgment that the screenplay was received. Currently, manuscripts/screenplays are…
  • p. 9 …whs.pentagon.esd.mbx.secrev@mail.mil, and should reference the case number above. Please direct…
  • p. 10 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFENSE OFFICE OF PREPUBLICATION AND SECURITY REVIEW 1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301…
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From: Luis Elizondo
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Subject: AATN DOPSR: Pre-Publication and Manuscripts Review 30 Sep 2020
Greetings Sir/Ma'am,
Per DoDI 5230.09, and DoDI 5230.29, attached is a partially fictionalized screenplay based on real individuals
that were associated/affiliated with the Department of Defense and its activities/efforts. Specifically, one character, Mr.
Luis Elizondo, is based after me (Luis D. Elizondo) who was the former Director of the Advanced Aerospace Threat
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