New FOIA documents show that the DoD is collecting communications from UFO researchers, as well as press coverage.

Following an appeal to a FOIA request by John Greenewald, a new package of 261 pages of documents has been released, revealing how closely the Pentagon follows UAP information.

A large part of the collected documents consists of printed emails and copies of correspondence. Among these, one can note the heated exchanges between scientists on the subject. While the names are censored, the references and CVs contained in the exchanges reveal that they are among the most prominent scientists on the subject, whether through the quality of the projects they have led or the strength of their public voice and the vehemence of their arguments.

The exchanges also contain debates between prosaic and exogenous arguments concerning the origin of the advanced platforms detected by the US military.

Interestingly, these documents do not come directly from 'wiretapping' of researchers, but from documents collected and often sent to Susan Gough, the Defence Department spokesperson responsible for responding to public questions on UAPs. John Greenewald's request was specifically targeted at her:

The request sought all communications to or from Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough containing the keywords “GIMBAL”, “GIMBLE” (commonly misspelled, hence the variations), “FLIR1” or “GO FAST”.

Although Greenewald's original request yielded far fewer documents, the assessment of censorship was different and provided several names that shed light on subsequent exchanges. We will leave it to readers to review this list for themselves.

However, three exchanges are particularly interesting.

In the first, Susan Gough states:

'Just some ongoing interesting infighting amongst the community about the infamous three videos.'

This message was addressed to the CIV USN DCNO N2N6.

The Civilian employee, United States Navy Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, “is the Navy's lead office for resourcing intelligence, cyber warfare, command and control, electronic warfare, battle management, oceanography and meteorology capabilities, among other critical warfighting enablers. The office's mission is to deliver end-to-end accountability for Navy information requirements, investments, capabilities, and ready forces”.

The document is titled : '[Non-DOD Source] (b)(6)' alleges criminal fraud against the US military by (b)(6) (b)(6) and others at TTSA.

While we will not comment on the debate itself, readers are welcome to read the correspondence, which shows that Susan Gough considered such debates important enough to forward to the 'Navy's lead office for resourcing intelligence'.

The professionalism of the Department of Defense is also commendable. In a second excerpt, we see a briefing document created by the Department of Defense's Media Analysis Team, showing the monitoring of press releases. We note the presence of the South China Morning Post, a media outlet that had attracted attention for revealing China's UAP military study program.

Examining Mrs Gough's correspondents when she was answering journalists' questions also reveals some interesting points. Among their qualifications, we find:

• CIV USN DCNO N2N6, Civilian employee United States Navy Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare

• SES USN DCNO N2N6, Senior Executive Service United States Navy Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare

• SES OSD OUSD INTEL, Senior Executive Service Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

• SES OSD OUSD INTEL & SEC, Senior Executive Service Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security

• USN OSD OUSD INTEL & SEC, Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security

• SES OSD OGC, Senior Executive Service Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of the General Counsel

• JSN CHINFO WASHINGTON DC, Joint Staff Navy Chief of Information

• USAF AFELM SD, US Air Force, Air Force Element, Special Duty

• CIV WHS ESD, Civilian employee Washington Headquarters Services Executive Services Directorate

• OSD OUSD INTEL, Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

• CTR OSD OUSD INTEL, Contractor Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

• USN DIA DAO, United States Navy Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Attaché Office

• Civ DIA, Civilian employee Defense Intelligence Agency

• CIV OPNAV N2N6SE, Civilian employee Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare Special Executive

• SES OPNAV N2N6, Senior Executive Service Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare

• USN NIA WASHINGTON DC, United States Navy, Naval Intelligence Activity

• OPNAV N2N6I Front Office, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

• CIV USN COMNAVAIRSYSCOM PAX, Civilian employee United States Navy Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River

• CIV USN NAWCAD, Civilian employee United States Navy Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division

It is clear that the spokesperson for the Department of Defense has access to high-ranking representatives of government entities.