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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.
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> > That said, at this point I anticipate that your Foreword will likely be a "No Objection" response. > > Hope this helps, > • ense uttice of Prepublication and Security Review > Office: > Cell: > How am I doing? https://usg01.safelinks.protection.office365.us/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fice.disa.mil%2Findex.cfm%3Ffa%3Dcar d%26sp%3D139133%26s%3D110%26dep%3D*DoD&data=05%7C01%7Cdouglas.g.mccomb.civ%40mail.mil%7 C2c3f999a46374e0b6b7f08dbfce48862%7C102d0191eeae4761b1cb1a83e86ef445%7C0%7C0%7C6383818307 13104811%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLOQIjoiV2IuMzliLCJBTil6lk1haWwiLCJXV CI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ISWaCXs1XK%2BQsOM5XmCrXI96EZZOLVym1jBr0GIxJ%2Fo%3D&re served=0 > > > > Original Message > From: CHRIS MELLON > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 2:22 PM > To:,) CIV WHS ESD (USA) > Subject: Status? > > Hi > > I confess I am astonished not to have received a response yet regarding the draft Foreword to Lue Elizondo's book I submitted many months ago. > > Can you advise where things stand and if there is a problem or issue? I don't recall anything remotely sensitive or even close to raising a classification issue. > > Thanks, > > Chris Mellon > > (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) 2
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