Richard Dolan on the classified UAP annex
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Richard Dolan on the classified UAP annex
| Date | 29 June 2021 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Beings & bodies (topic), Nuclear & missile sites (topic), Government programs (topic) |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 200 |
| Year | 2021 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 2021 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 9 |
On 29 June 2021, four days after the U.S. intelligence community's first public UAP report, the UFO historian Richard Dolan said on his online show that a source familiar with the report's classified portion had told him what it covered.[9][1] According to Michael Shellenberger's 2024 UAP timeline, Dolan's source said the classified material related to "energy pulse, ion, anti-gravity, anti-matter, ramjet hydrogen and compressed nuclear propulsion systems". The source also said "exotic elements for energy research" were extraterrestrial-related and known to the UAP Task Force, and that most were managed under DARPA by a team called "Advance Group-6".[9] None of this has been confirmed. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) later said the classified report was just seventeen pages long and "substantively consistent" with the public version.[4][5]
Dolan's claims
- The show. The episode is titled "LEAKED info on UAP Task Force Report, plus talk on the Threat Narrative" on the Richard Dolan Show's YouTube channel.[1][8]
- What the source said. As summarised by the timeline, Dolan's source claimed the unreleased portion of the UAP Task Force report presented to Congress concerned the following propulsion concepts:[9]
- Energy pulse.
- Ion.
- Anti-gravity.
- Anti-matter.
- Ramjet hydrogen.
- Compressed nuclear propulsion.
- Exotic elements. The source claimed that "exotic elements for energy research" were extraterrestrial-related and known to the Task Force, and that most were managed under DARPA by a team known as "Advance Group-6".[9]
- Correction note: the earlier version of this article did not describe what Dolan said the annex contained. The timeline records the specific claims above.[9]
Richard Dolan
- Background. Dolan was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1962.[2]
- Books. He is the author of the two-volume history UFOs and the National Security State.[2]
- With Bryce Zabel, creator of the television series Dark Skies, he co-wrote A.D. After Disclosure: The People's Guide to Life After Contact.[2]
- Media. He hosted the six-episode series SciFi Investigate in 2006, appears often on Coast to Coast AM, and runs a YouTube channel and podcast. His author site offers members' content.[2][6]
- Correction note: the earlier version of this article said Dolan studied at Alfred University and the University of Rochester. His biography adds Oxford University and specifies graduate work in history at Rochester. The earlier version also dated the two volumes to 2000 and 2009, which is not covered in the sources read here.[2]
The report and its annex
- The public report. On 25 June 2021 ODNI released a nine-page "Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena".[3][7] See ODNI preliminary assessment on UAP.
- The annex. A classified annex went to the congressional intelligence committees the same day.[3][4]
- On 27 June an ODNI spokesperson told The Black Vault that "the classified report includes some additional information that could not be declassified consistent with the protection of sources and methods".[4]
- The spokesperson added that "the unclassified preliminary assessment and classified annex are substantively consistent and the key conclusions are the same in both".[4]
- The briefing. One person who attended the classified briefing said that lawmakers were given "little information beyond what's publicly available", and that the only videos shown had already been made public.[3]
- Who prepared it. The Black Vault confirmed that the National Intelligence Manager for Aviation, who prepared the report with the UAP Task Force, was Air Force Maj. Gen. Daniel L. Simpson.[4]
The length controversy
- Competing claims. In the following weeks, claims about the annex's length circulated widely, many of them attributed to anonymous sources. Estimates included 70, 74 and 78 pages, and "more than 400 pages".[5]
- Official confirmation. On 15 July 2021, in correspondence about a Mandatory Declassification Review that John Greenewald of The Black Vault had filed, ODNI's Information Review and Release Group confirmed that the classified report was "only seventeen pages total".[5]
- The Black Vault's request had asked for any classified material given to Congress on or around 25 June.[5]
- Possible explanations. The Black Vault suggested two possible explanations for the larger figures: earlier drafts, or the theory that the seventeen pages were only an executive summary. It considered the second "highly unlikely" given the wording of its request.[5]
Assessment
- Unreleased. The annex has not been released, and Dolan's source is anonymous.[9][5]
- Contradiction. ODNI's statement that the classified and public versions reach "the same" key conclusions sits uneasily with claims that the annex revealed extraterrestrial technology.[4][9]
People and topics
- Unidentified anomalous phenomena — The U.S. government's current term for unidentified objects in the air, in space and underwater.
- ODNI Preliminary Assessment on UAP — ODNI Preliminary Assessment on UAP
- Unidentified flying object — An object in the sky that can't be identified; the older term for UAP.
On the Timeline
- Mark Sokol and Falcon Space (29 June 2021) — A company founder says he built a device to detect gravity changes in light.
- Coulthart on Elizondo's oversight role (29 June 2021) — Journalist Ross Coulthart says a source described Elizondo's role reviewing secret programs.
See every 2021 event on the UAP Timeline →
Further reading
- Area 51 — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- U.S. congressional hearings on UFOs — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
References
- "Leaked info on UAP Task Force report", Richard Dolan Show (YouTube, Jun 2021) · youtu.be · archived copy
- Richard Dolan, NoUFOrs · noufors.com · archived copy
- UFO Report (U.S. Intelligence) — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- "Details scant about classified UAP report — here's what ODNI is saying", The Black Vault (Jun 2021) · theblackvault.com · archived copy
- "Length confirmed of classified UAP report by ODNI", The Black Vault (Jul 2021) · theblackvault.com · archived copy
- Richard Dolan (author site) · richarddolanmembers.com · archived copy
- Preliminary Assessment: UAP (June 2021) — ODNI · dni.gov · archived copy
- youtu.be · youtu.be · archived copy
- Michael Shellenberger, written testimony to the House Oversight Committee (13 November 2024), p. 200 · oversight.house.gov
Facts in this article are drawn in part from the Wikipedia article “UFO Report (U.S. Intelligence)”, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Categories: 2021 | Beings bodies | Government programs | Nuclear missile sites | Odni preliminary assessment on uap | Timeline event | Unidentified anomalous phenomena | Unidentified flying object
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