Official position · S-009
The Pentagon confirmed to The Black Vault the authenticity of the DD Form 1910 with which Elizondo had submitted the three videos to DOPSR in August 2017, specifying that only limited distribution had been requested and approved, without public release; a later statement, in June 2019, added that TTSA and the New York Times were not authorized to publish them.
Pentagon (Department of Defense) · May 2, 2019
Sightings, video, sensors
What it denies and what it leaves open
It acknowledges that the videos were reviewed and approved for limited use; it denies that their publication was authorized. It does not address what the footage shows.
- Who disputes it
- Elizondo has maintained that it was the Department of Defense that decided to release the videos; according to KLAS, the release authorization was granted on August 24, 2017.
- Concerns
- Luis Elizondo
Sources
- KLAS I-Team, April 29, 2019 (press, pro-disclosure)
- The Black Vault: the DD Form 1910 and the release of the three videos (analysis)
On this site
People 1
Documents 2
- The DD 1910 form with which Elizondo submitted the three Navy videos to DOPSR review Original available
- The Pentagon's press release of April 27, 2020 on the official release of the three Navy videos Original available
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