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Mellon Publication Approval Process Docs 5-31-2022-1-17-2024 (FOIA 25-F-1324)

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This 2025 Office of the Secretary of Defense FOIA release (25-F-1324) collects Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review records on Christopher Mellon's submissions, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, from 2022 to 2024. His article "The Next Step: UAPs in Space and America's New Sputnik Moment" was cleared in July 2022, and his speech "UAPs and ET" was cleared as amended for accuracy. His foreword to Luis Elizondo's book was cleared in January 2024.

  • p. 3 …It is the policy of the Department of Defense to authorize and encourage the public release…
  • p. 4 …WHS Pentagon ESD Mailbox SECREV Subject: Non-DoD Source SUBMISSION: UAPs in Space? Attachments: America's…
  • p. 6 PAIRS CASE #2022-0513 - The Next Step: UAPs in Space and America's New Sputnik Moment…
  • p. 8 (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review Pentagon Unclass Tel…
  • p. 10 …of Prepublication and Security Review (b)(6) Pentagon Unclass Tel: (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6…
  • p. 11 De ense O ce o Prepublication and Security Review Pentagon (b)(6) (b)(6) Unclass Tel…
  • p. 12 …Perfect, thanks so much! It's attached. The requested suspense date is 10 June if at…
  • p. 14 …I apologize for the late response, the time frame within which you required the clearance was…
  • p. 17 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFENSE OFFICE OF PREPUBLICATION AND SECURITY REVIEW 1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301…
  • p. 32 …CHRIS MELLON (b)(6) Friday, July 14, 2023 1:46 PM WHS Pentagon ESD Mailbox SECREV…
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22-S-2643/0
UAPs and the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis?
PUBLIC RELEASE
Mellon, Chris
08/19/2022
09/16/2022
Source: Chris Mellon
Event Date:
Document Type: SPEECH
Classification: Unclassified
Date Completed:
Action Officer: (b)(6)
Pages: 38
Typist: (b)(6)
Defense Office of Prepublication & Security Review
Notes:
CLEARED AS AMENDED
Comments (continue on reverse side if necessary): For Open Publytin
In House: as amended, for accuracy. Sep 12,40:2
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Cleared
[ ] Cleared with Recommendations
[ ] Cleared as Amended
[ ] Not Cleared
[ ] See Memo Attached
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[ ] Cleared
[ ] Cleared with Recommendations
Cleared as Amended
[ ] Not Cleared
[ ] See Memo Attached
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Case should be indexed under the following keywords:
SD FORM 403 (AUTOMATED) JUL 2007 PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE

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