Unidentified Aerial Phenomena | NI Report

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON, DC John Greenewald, Jr. 27305 W . L ive Oak Road Suite #1203 Castaic, CA 91384 RE : ODNI MDR Tracking No. DEOM -2021-00006 Mr. Greenewald : March 21 , 2022 This letter responds to your Mandatory Declassification Review (" MDR " ) request dated 26 June 2021 , received in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (" ODNI " ) Information Manageme nt Office (" IMO ") on 28 June 29021. Pursuant to Section 3 .5 of Executive Order (" E.O . ") 13526 , you requested a declassification review of the classified version of the "Preliminar y Assessment [oj] Unidentified Aerial Phenom ena ... that was giv en to Congress /Senate on or around June 25 , 2021. " (Enclosure 1) IMO conducted a search for responsive records and located the document responsive to your request (Enclosure 2) . IMO determined that portions of the document are currently and properly classified in accordance with Sections IA (a) . lA(c) , lA(d) , 1.4(g) and 6 .2(d) of E .O. 13526. In addition , some information requires withholding under section 3 .5(c) - the applicable statutes are: • 50 U.S . c. § 3024(i)(1) - information pertaining to intelligence sources and methods , and the National Security Act of 1947 , as amended; • 50 USC § 3605 (formerly P.L. 86-36), which protects against disclosure ofNSA Functions and Information If you are not satisfied with IMO ' s response to your request , you may administratively appeal this decision by submitting a written request to the Director , Information Management Office , Office of the Director of National Intelligence , Washington , DC 20511 or DNI - FOIA @ dni .gov . The request letter and envelope , or subject line of the email , should be marked " MDR Appeal. " The appeal must specify the document(s) or information to be considered on appeal. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within 60 days of the date of this letter.