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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.

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  • p. 3 …military and intelligence officials, as well as Pentagon emails, offer an unprecedented glimpse behind the scenes…
  • p. 4 …On October 21st, 2019, a briefing on UAP was conducted at the Pentagon for several Senate…
  • p. 5 …the UAP briefings with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In an email, Senior Strategist and Pentagon…
  • p. 7 …What is The Pentagon Officially Saying ABOUT UAP? Although The Debrief learned of the issuance and…
  • p. 8 …Though this request was less than six months after The Pentagon's "no responsibilities" statement, spokeswoman…
  • p. 9 …Offering The Pentagon one final opportunity to discuss what we intended to report or comment on…
  • p. 50 …USN Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (I&S)/Congressional Activities Pentagon, Room Comm: 0…
  • p. 52 …military and intelligence officials, as well as Pentagon emails, offer an unprecedented glimpse behind the scenes…
  • p. 53 …Though already acknowledged by the Intelligence Committee, in mid-August, the Pentagon formally acknowledged they had…
  • p. 54 …On October 21st, 2019, a briefing on UAP was conducted at the Pentagon for several Senate…
  • p. 56 The Pentagon Press Briefing Room seal (Credit: DoD/photo by Lisa Ferdinando) The Debrief reached out…
  • p. 62 WHAT IS THE PENTAGON OFFICIALLY SAYING ABOUT UAP? Although The Debrief learned of the issuance and…
  • p. 66 …Offering The Pentagon one final opportunity to discuss what we intended to report or comment on…
  • p. 68 Caution-https://www.thedebrief.org/fast-movers-and-transmedium-vehicles-the-pentagons-uap-task- force/?fbclid…
  • p. 69 …On October 21st, 2019, a briefing on UAP was conducted at the Pentagon for several Senate…
  • p. 71 The Pentagon Press Briefing Room seal (Credit: DoD/photo by Lisa Ferdinando) The Debrief reached out…
  • p. 77 WHAT IS THE PENTAGON OFFICIALLY SAYING ABOUT UAP? Although The Debrief learned of the issuance and…
  • p. 81 …Offering The Pentagon one final opportunity to discuss what we intended to report or comment on…
  • p. 82 …Pentagon Announces Task Force to Study UFOs The mission of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force…
  • p. 83 …Instead of dismissing the idea, the Pentagon continues to bolster credibility that indeed some mysterious unidentified…
  • p. 85 …vice.com/en/article/akwmdk/this-is-the-pentagons-real-men-in-black-investigation-of-tom…
  • p. 87 …In that story, the Times unveiled a secretive Pentagon UFO program called the Advanced Aerospace Threat…
  • p. 88 …However, previous statements by the Pentagon contradict this and seem to indicate that the Office of…
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 12:10 PM
(b)(6) CIV OSD PA (USA)
[Non-DoD Source] (Media Inquiry) (Time Sensitive) Request For Clarification
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I hope everything is well with you. Yesterday, Swedish researcher
answers you provided to him and I had a few questions about them.
(b)(6) published a series of
Regarding (b)(6) question: "In the Navy's effort to investigate sightings of Unidentified Aerial
Phenomena (UAP) is there a centralized office, program or council, that analyse such
sightings?" You were quoted as responding:
• "Under the cognizance of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD(I)), there is an
interagency team charged with gathering data and conducting investigations into range
incursions. As the preponderance of recent/reported sightings are from naval aviators, the
Navy is leading much of the effort. All reports of range incursions are sent to this team for
inclusion in the overall effort, thus maximizing the data available for analysis."
1. While it has been stated that while working for (OUSD(I)) Mr. Luis Elizondo did not
have any responsibilities within the AATIP program. It is my understanding that post-
2012 and until his resignation in October of 2017, as Director for Defense Intelligence,
Collection and Special Programs in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence, Mr. Elizondo's position served as the cognizant authority responsible for
the interagency team charged with gathering data and conducting investigations into
range incursions by UAP. Can you confirm if this is accurate?
Thank you for your assistance.
Best Wishes,
(b)(6)
D
(b)(6)
Investigative Writer and Research Consultant
Phone: (b)(6)
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