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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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>; (b)(6) USN Original Message From: (b)(6) CIV OSD PA (USA) Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 10:36 AM To: (b)(6) Cc: OSD Pentagon PA Mailbox Duty Officer Press Operations < OSD PA (USA)t)(6) Subject: RE: [ on-DoD Source] FW: Can Norquist comment on creation of UFO task force? (b)(6) (b)(6) use of classified aerospace platforms was made aware they were participating in a test. This even included times when the platforms were deemed "UFOs because they were so secret that they didn't exist." McClintock, who also served as Senior Defense Attaché to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, seemed equally doubtful that UAP might represent the technology of a foreign adversary. "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," he stated. Ultimately, after asking numerous current and former defense officials and subject matter experts, The Debrief has been unable to find anyone of authority—whether on, or off the record—willing to say the UAP encounters reported by military aviators are consistent with black budget testing, or "ferreting" of U.S. air defense by foreign governments. Equally, we have been unable to find anyone of credentialed background willing to say what, exactly, this means the source of these UAP could be. Offering The Pentagon one final opportunity to discuss what we intended to report or comment on McClintock's statement, The Debrief once more reached out to spokeswoman Susan Gough. Our offer went unanswered. At least from an official position, the source behind unidentified aerial phenomena appears to remain a mystery. CAUTION: This message was sent from outside the Nexstar organization. Please do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender. 18
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