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This FOIA release from DoD Washington Headquarters Services collects 2020 Pentagon public affairs and Navy emails about press queries on unidentified aerial phenomena. It includes the August 14, 2020 announcement that Deputy Secretary David Norquist had approved the UAP Task Force, and follow-ups on a CBS query about a claimed F/A-18 cellphone photo of a triangular object. It also reproduces The Debrief and Vice/Motherboard articles, and internal emails on DOPSR's handling of the Navy videos and Luis Elizondo's AATIP role.

  • p. 1 …Norquist approved the establishment of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Task Force (UAPTF). The Department of…
  • p. 3 …Vehicles — The Pentagon's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force The Debrief, 2 December 2020... by Tim…
  • p. 4 …photographic evidence of UAP. The reports also explicitly state that the Task Force is considering the…
  • p. 6 …All sources interviewed by The Debrief confirmed that the Task Force issued an updated second UAP…
  • p. 22 …Additionally, the UAP Task Force is now being managed in a Navy billet out of OUSDI…
  • p. 24 …portion of UAP information to be made public by the UAP Task Force? Will the UAPTF…
  • p. 34 …After CNN's recent article hinting that a new press release regarding the UAP Task Force…
  • p. 53 …photographic evidence of UAP. The reports also explicitly state that the Task Force is considering the…
  • p. 58 …All sources interviewed by The Debrief confirmed that the Task Force issued an updated second UAP…
  • p. 60 …The three officials we spoke with said the report suggested the UAP Task Force appears to…
  • p. 66 …Can Norquist comment on creation of UFO task force? (b)(6) (b)(6) use of classified…
  • p. 68 Caution-https://www.thedebrief.org/fast-movers-and-transmedium-vehicles-the-pentagons-uap-task- force/?fbclid…
  • p. 73 …All sources interviewed by The Debrief confirmed that the Task Force issued an updated second UAP…
  • p. 75 …The three officials we spoke with said the report suggested the UAP Task Force appears to…
  • p. 81 …Can Norquisf comment on creation of UFO task force? (b)(6) (b)(6) USN use of…
  • p. 82 …USA) Categories: UAP AATIP Elizondo UFO MJ's article: Pentagon Announces Task Force to Study UFOs…
  • p. 83 …Rather than establishing a new program, the ongoing and existing UAP Task Force's authority will…
  • p. 88 …Publicly, the Department of Defence established a new UAP Task Force on August 4th, 2020 to…
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Monday, November 30, 2020 1:02 PM
CIV OSD PA (USA); CIV USN DCNO N2N6
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(b)(6) CTR (USA)
Subject:
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[Non-DoD Source] Re: Navy Query
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Greetings,
Just following up on this request. Thank you so much for your time.
Regards,
(b)(6)
The Debrief
On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 1:00 PM ("6) > wrote:
mg and
Thank you so much for your time. I was hoping to get a few statements for an upcoming piece I am working
on concerning UAPs and the Navy reporting protocol. If possible, any replies to the following questions would
be greatly appreciated.
According to the U.S. Navy on April 23rd, 2019, "the Navy is updating and formalizing the
process by which reports of any such suspected incursions can be made to the cognizant
authorities. A new message to the fleet that will detail the steps for reporting is in draft." I
have reached out to about a dozen active Navy servicemen/women who were unaware of
such a message, including never being made aware of UAP reporting through NAVYADMIN
either. Has a formal message been sent out Navy-wide yet, and if so, is there anything that
can be shared about the reporting protocol?
Are there any updates on the Senate Intelligence Committee's request for a portion of UAP
information to be made public by the UAP Task Force?
Will the UAPTF, or Navy in general, when looking at UAP reports, be looking at UAP nation-
wdie, or is it strictly related to military ranges/restricted airspace?
Is the U.S. Navy or Department of Defense aware of a photo and possible accompanying
memo related to a triangular-shaped aerial vehicle emerging from a body of water?
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