Documents / FOIA release

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

Office of the Secretary of Defense · 2025 · 34 pages · text from the file's own layer

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…
(b)(6) CIV WHS ESD (USA)
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Attachments:
CHRIS MELLON (b)(6)
Friday, July 14, 2023 1:46 PM
WHS Pentagon ESD Mailbox SECREV
Done!
LUE DRAFT June 21st.docx
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
This is my second attempt to submit for pre-pub review.
I am retaining this for my records.
If DoD again fails to respond its on you guys, I feel I've done my part to submit for pre-pub review.
I also called and left a message.
It isn't obvious from the website either where to submit docs for review. That is astonishing to me as that would
seem to be the #1 reason people go to your website. Why isn't there an easy and obvious highlighted link saying
"To Submit Docs for Pre-Publication Review Click Here" or something along those lines?
Thanks,
--Chris Mellon
Attached please find a draft Foreword or a Book on UAP that has already been submitted by Luis Elizondo.
I have no reason to believe there is anything the least bit sensitive here but I do want to be sure to comply as required.
1

Not linked to a story yet.

About this file

FOIA release, from the osd collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 34 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.