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

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.

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