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[Non-DoD Source] (Media Inquiry) Opportunity To Provide Comment Ref: Statement
by Ret. USAF Gen.
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Good morning,
The following comments were provided to us by USAF Gen. Bruce McClintock (Ret.) and will appear in an
article related to UAP we will be publishing on Dec. 2nd.
Q: Would it be consistent to see classified aerospace platforms tested or flown against your own unwitting
military assets?
A: "It is unlikely that the U.S. government would intentionally conduct tests against its own unwitting military
assets. To do so would require a very high level of coordination and approval for the potential safety and
operational security risks."
Q: How likely would it be that a foreign government would be willing to employ, by appearances sake, what
seems to be highly-advanced aerospace technologies, within restricted airspace in or around the continental
United States?
A: "It is not outside the realm of the plausible that an adversary would test the ability of the United States to
detect some new capability, although it would be more likely they would only do this after testing the capability
within or closer to their own territory before trying to penetrate U.S. airspace."
1. Would the PAO or DoD like to make any additional comment to the questions asked or comments by
Gen. McClintock?
2. Can the DoD provide an attributable comment in response to anyone in the public who believes the
UAPTF or UAP news in general is really a disinformation or counterintelligence campaign?
Thanks for your assistance,
Best Wishes,
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