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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…
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To follow-up on some more information that may assist you, recently I've spoken "on-the-record" to
someone who is verifiably associated with of the DIRDs described in a January 9, 2018 letter to the
Senate Armed Services Committee as being "products produced under the AATIP contract for the DIA
to publish." (Here is a link to the FOIA release of this letter and list of DIRDs : Caution-
https://fas.org/irp/dia/aatip-list.pdf )
According to who I spoke with, the "Field Effects on Biological Tissues" DIRD, which is listed by the
DIA as a product of AATIP, was a literature review and forensic medical analysis of historical claims
of injury as result of encounters with UAP. In the letter to the Armed Services Committee DIA
Congressional Relations Staff indicated the "Field Effects on Biological Tissues" attachment is not
accessible on the Capitol Network (CapNet), however, they are "happy to provide directly upon
request." I wondering if it may be possible to coordinate with the DIA in effort to review this
published report, as it may bear influence on recent official statements that AATIP nor AAWSAP were
involved with the research or study of UAP.
I understand you're hindered by both length of time since these programs were being officially
conducted and what information is available or provided to you. However, I have no doubts about
your intentions to provide as accurate information as possible, so I wanted to pass this additional
information along in case it might be of assistance.
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