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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. 7 …Director of National Programs Special Management Staff for the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for…
  • p. 8 UAP investigations, and that indeed Luis Elizondo was the custodian of the AATIP portfolio. Additionally, information…
  • p. 30 …of 2017, as Director for Defense Intelligence, Collection and Special Programs in the Office of the…
  • p. 62 …Director of National Programs Special Management Staff for the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for…
  • p. 77 …Director of National Programs Special Management Staff for the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for…
  • p. 82 …pursuing UFO investigations from his position as the Director of National Programs Special Management Staff. Under…
From: CIV USN DCNO N2N6 (USA)"
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 9:07:25 AM
To: "Stratton, John F(Jay) SES USN DCNO N2N6 (USA)" (b)(6)
(b)(6)
Subject: RE: Hmmm...
CIV OSD PA (USA)"(b)(6)
(b)(5)
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From: Stratton, John F (Jay) SES USN DCNO N2N6 (USA ,
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 6:55 AM
To: (b)(6) CIV USN DCNO N2N6 (USA)
CIV OSD PA (USA) (b)(6)
(b)(6)
(b)(6) (b)(6)
(b)(5)
(b)(5)
DOPSR never approved release of the videos to the general public. They only approved release to other USG
and contractors specifically for use in research/database development. Elizondo was the requestor and after the
initial request, he asked if it could be expanded to general public release. That approval was never granted.
Regarding VADM Trussler's question, that would ultimately need to go to OSD OGC and OUSD(I&S), but
first we'd need to check the date for when MN departed DoD — was he still an official at the time of the
leak?
Sent from my iPhone
Good timing issue to know.
Subject: RE: HMMT1...
Sent with BlackBerry Work
(www.blackberry.com)
From: (b)(6) CIV USN DCNO N2N6 (USA) (b)(6)
Date: Wednesday, Oct 2 I , 2020, 6:36 AM
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