Unidentified Aerial Phenomena – scientific analysis: “The reality is on the market” – Australian Division of Defence inner e-mail – #ufo #unusual
Introduction
An extra batch of UAP associated Australian Division of Defence (DOD) emails has been supplied to Melbourne researcher Grant Lavac, per DOD Freedom of Info Act (FOIA) request quantity 003/22/23.
Grant’s request was:
“I kindly request a replica of all emails and supporting file attachments to/from/bcc’d/cc’d Gene Elliott, Flight Lieutenant, Workers Officer to Director Air Defence and Area (DGADS-AF), Workers Officer to Director Basic Area Area Evaluate (DGSDR) for the interval 27 October 2021 to 30 June 2022 (inclusive) that include any of the next key phrases; Unidentified Aerial Phenomena; UAP; Unidentified Flying Object; UFO; Unidentified Flying Objects; UFOs; Unauthorised Plane Motion; UAM; Unauthorised Plane Actions; UAMs; Uncommon Aerial Sightings; Unidentified Phenomena; uncommon air site visitors; Whish-Wilson. I additionally kindly request private particulars be restricted to the complete names of people included in any relevant FOI response.”
67 pages of responsive paperwork had been launched. Many of those papers concern varied Senate Estimate Committee hearings, which have been coated in earlier weblog posts. Due to this fact, on this put up, I’ll report solely on what I think about to be new materials.
Chosen emails
1. Electronic mail dated 28 October 2021 From [redacted] To [ ] cc [ ]
Topic: 211028 – e-mail [ ] many – 21-1441 – ABC Information – Report back to US Congress of UAPs (fBP2974990)
“OFFICIAL
Right here is the listing of all UAP/UFO latest submissions
MC21-002479
MC21-00290
MC21-002222
MC21-004149
The response has been constant throughout all returns.
The Division of Defence has no protocol for reporting or recording of UAP/UFOs.”
Remark
MC stands for Ministerial Correspondence.
2. Electronic mail dated 5 November 2021 3:25PM From [ ] To [ ]
Topic: FW: For Motion – Query on Discover – UFO/UAPs – RAAF
“Good afternoon [ ]
Military’s response to QON…”
Electronic mail dated 5 November 2021 3:35:29PM From [ ] To [ ]
Topic: 21105-e-mail [ ] – For Motion – Query on discover – UFO/UAPs – RAAF
“They do not exist!”
Signature panel was [ ] Ministerial Liason Officer.
3. Electronic mail dated 17 February 2022 9:47:00AM From [ ] To [ ] CC [ ]
Topic: 220217 – e-mail [ ] Many – Emailing: Preliminary Evaluation – UAP – 20210625
“OFFICIAL
Gents,
FYSA in case UAP comes up at estimates and we’d like a quick reply on one thing – that is the US Report that will get referred to on a regular basis.”
Remark
That is the 25 June 2021 Workplace of the Director of Nationwide Intelligence “Preliminary Evaluation – Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” report.
4. Electronic mail dated 28 February 2022 From [ ] on behalf of RAAF MILO To [ ]
Topic: 22028.1048 – E-mail [ ]/A number of recipients – Senate Estimates – Query on discover (SQ22-000026)
Speaks about one Senate estimates Committe listening to Query On Discover from Senator Whish-Wilson. “The QON is from Senator Whish-Wilson relating to UFOs/UAPs; although has a larger deal with security/reporting over area points. Because the accountability of UFOs/UAPs continues to be a bit fuzzy; I’m doing somewhat little bit of a large unfold method for common consciousness…”
Remark
This seems to point that there’s nonetheless no central place with full accountability relating to this matter.
5. Electronic mail dated 16 March 2022 From [ ] To [ ] cc (multiple-KB)
Topic: 220316.0811- e-mail – [ ]/a number of recipients – RAAF Senate Estimates – April 2022 -16 March 2022 replace
Discusses mock up pre-Senate Estimate Committee hearings the place varied DOD personnel pose questions and supply acceptable responses – one of many topics is UFOs.
6. Electronic mail dated 22 April 2022 12:10PM From [ ] To [ ] CC RAAF FOI
Topic: FOIA 408/21/22 – Request for TPs
Please present TP’s
FOI Supervisor
Remark
Presumably, TPs stands for speaking factors.
Electronic mail dated 22 April 2022 2:04PM From [ ] To [ ]
Topic: FW:FOIA 408/21/22 – Request for TPs
“[ ] As mentioned listed here are the TPs drafted ISO to the FOI request. AFHQ FOI Officer has gathered the date for the FOI paper (Binder 1 connected), our enter is to offer TPs for MINDEF within the occasion this turns into a media delicate concern – [ ] had beforehand had the hammer on this as DGSDR – however his course is to transition this to Strat Plans – if we won’t push additional intentions of to Air Power or DASA.”
Remark
Unsure what ISO is brief for; however MINDEF is Minister of Defence. FOIA 408/21/22 was somebody asking for the DOD’s response to Senator Whish-Wilson’s request Estimates hearings QON 29 and 90; the place Senator Whish-Wilson adopted up on his questioning of then, Chief of Air Mel Hupfield. The DOD was involved that the Minister of Defence be briefed on Whish-Wilson’s questions; in case the Minister was requested questions by the media.
Electronic mail dated 26 April 2022 4PM From [ ] To [ ] CC [ ]
Topic: 220426 – e-mail -[ ] FOI 408/21/22 Request for TPs.
“TPs being supplied to departmental vice ministerial resulting from careftaker authorities.”
7. Electronic mail dated 13 Could 2022 From [ ] To [ ]
“Topic: re – UAPs
I do know MECC/RAAF have ready traces for UAP, be there any consideration. Would you want me to drag these for you?”
Remark
MECC is brief for Minsterial & Govt Coordination and Communications Division, DOD.
Electronic mail dated 13 Could 2022 From [ ] To [ ]
Topic: 220513 – e-mail – [ ]/Many – UAPs
“[ ] – no want, I drafted all of the UAP factors for MECC/RAAF.”
8. Electronic mail dated 13 Could 2022 7:03AM From [ ] To [ ]
“[ ] wrote
Sir, All jokes apart, I feel this would possibly find yourself inflicting us some work.
This text calls out AUKUS instantly relating to a extra collaborative method to this:
Electronic mail dated 13 Could 2022 7:39AM From [ ] To [ ]
Topic: Re: UAPs
“[ ] you are proper, it might set off extra UFO flavoured curiosity. The reality is on the market, I will simply want to find out if curiosity on this sci-fi is a HAC or CDSpC lead.”
Remark
HAC Is Head Air Power Functionality. CDSpC is Commander Area Command.
Electronic mail dated 13 Could 2022 7:49AM From [ ] To [ ]
Topic: Re: UAPs
“Sir, ack. I do know traditionally we’ve got aimed to push the response off to Air Power, particularly DASA if the primary theme of questioning is about plane/flight security. Equally we may intention to push the response to the Intelligence Neighborhood/Air Power if the primary theme is nationwide safety/superior applied sciences/management of the air.
The title is Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in any case and the USSF is not the lead company on this [ ]”
Remark
USSF is brief for United States Area Power.
9. Electronic mail dated 19 Could 2022 7:19AM
Topic: 220519 e-mail -ABC Information – US Congress holds first hrearing on UFOs in a long time.
“Look forward to it, anticipate it…
US Congress holds first hearings on UFOs in a long time…”
10. Electronic mail dated 23 June 2021 From [ ] To Varied addressees
Topic: FOR RAAF ACTION -Precedence 2 media question – 21-1441-ABC Information – Report US Congress on UAPs
“Area Area, Hello Sir and group,
As mentioned would respect a draft response to subj ME – see q’s from Matthew Eaton, ABC Information beneath…”
What’s all this FOIA materials telling us concerning the DOD’s curiosity in UAP?
It’s merely reinforcing the view that the subject of UAP is of no curiosity to the DOD. Nonetheless, because the DOD haven’t any mechanism for the gathering of UAP stories from service personnel, they have no idea whether or not or not there’s a security or nationwide safety concern.
Latest ABC Tales on UAP
25 June 2021 “US report on Pentagon-documented UFOs leaves sightings unexplained.”
27 Oct 2021 “Defence will not observe Pentagon to launch an investigation into UFO sightings or Unexplained Aerial Phenomena.”
There at the moment are the next (extra to return) UAP related entries on the official DOD FOIA Dislosure log
16 June 2022 – 408/21/22 Portfolio q’s 29 & 90 -UFOs.
30 June 2022 – 425/21/22 Area Based mostly Infra Pink System and Australian Mission Processor.
1 July 2022 – 459/21/22 Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and Unidentified Flying Objects.
20 July 2022 – 002/22/23 Unidentified Flying Object (UFO), Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), Unauthorised Plane Motion (UAM) correspondence.
1 August 2022 010/22/23 Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Temporary.
1 Sept 2022 013/22/23 Normal Working Process 1 Distant Sensing Unit.
Please click on on any of the hyperlinks above to view the related paperwork. You might be inspired to have a learn, to see should you can decide up any additional factors of curiosity.
