Richard Dolan on the classified UAP annex
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Contents 8
| 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 | 8 |
In late June 2021 UFO historian Richard Dolan said on his online show that a source had told him about the contents of the classified annex to the U.S. intelligence community's first UAP report. His claims, like many others circulating at the time, could not be checked.[1][2]
Dolan
Dolan (born 1962) is the author of the two-volume history UFOs and the National Security State (2000 and 2009) and co-author, with Bryce Zabel, of A.D. After Disclosure. He studied at Alfred University and the University of Rochester and has hosted a long-running online show.[2]
The report
On 25 June 2021 the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a nine-page "preliminary assessment" of 144 UAP reports by U.S. forces between 2004 and 2021, of which only one was explained, as a deflating balloon. A classified annex went to the congressional intelligence committees the same day. The Office said the annex contained information that could not be declassified to protect sources and methods, but that the two versions were "substantively consistent" and reached the same key conclusions.[3][4]
Speculation about the annex
In the following weeks, claims about the annex spread widely online, often attributed to anonymous sources, with estimates of its length ranging from about 70 pages to more than 400. In July 2021 researcher John Greenewald of The Black Vault obtained official confirmation from the Office that the classified report was only seventeen pages in total. One person who attended a briefing told reporters that lawmakers received little information beyond what was already public.[3][5]
Assessment
The annex has not been released, and Dolan's description of what it contained cannot be verified.[1][5]
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.
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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
Further reading
- Area 51 — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- U.S. congressional hearings on UFOs — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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