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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.
CIV WHS ESD (USA) (b)(6) From: CHRIS MELLON (b)(6) Sent: Friday, June 30, 2023 11:35 AM To: WHS Pentagon ESD Mailbox SECREV Subject: Pre-Publication Review Attachments: LUE DRAFT June 21st.docx Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Dear Sir/Madam: I have drafted a Forward for a pending book by former OSD employee Luis Elizondo. I understand his manuscript is presently under review. As a former OSD employee myself, I suppose I ought to submit my draft Forward as well (see attached). Does this constitute submission or do I need to send it elsewhere? Thanks, —Chris Mellon
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