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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…
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)
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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...
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(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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