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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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I understand you're likely very busy, however, I wanted to follow-up again on several questions I
asked back on December 9th of last year. I'm sure you're likely tired of answering questions related
to UAP, UFOs, or AATIP, however, I may be on the cusp of being able to provide clarity to a number
of these issues, which ultimately could help get some of these constant request directed to you office
reduced. If you could assist me at your earliest convenience, it would be greatly appreciated.
Here are the questions I asked on December 9th, along with just a few others I'm hoping you'll be
able to answer. Thank you again for all your assistance.
• The following statement has been attributed to you by several outlets recently, "Neither AATIP
nor AAWSAP were UAP related. The purpose of AATIP was to investigate foreign
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