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Document: Captain Scott Chesbrough, Chief of Staff, Office of Naval Intelligence UAP/UFO E-mails Release Date: 2022-07-12 The Black Vault Entry: https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/captain-scott-chesbrough-chief-of-staff-office-of-naval-intelligence-uap-ufo-e-mails/ Canonical PDF: https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/navy/DON-NAVY-2021-009296.pdf Provenance: This document was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by John Greenewald Jr. on June 23, 2020. The request was assigned the Department of Navy FOIA number DON-NAVY-2020-009296. The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) reviewed their records and systems, returning several emails related to the request. Due to public interest, the publicly releasable records will be posted in the FOIA Reading Room. The Document: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE 4251 SUITLAND ROAD WASHINGTON, DC 20395 IN REPLY REFER TO 5720 Ser N00J / 0165 28 September 2021 John Greenewald Jr. 27305 W. Live Oak Rd. Suite #1203 Castaic, CA 91384 john@greenewald.com Subject: FOIA Request DON-NAVY-2020-009296 Dear Mr. Greenwald: This is a final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of June 23, 2020, addressed to the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). Your request was assigned the above-referenced Department of Navy FOIA number. You requested all emails sent to/from (bcc'd or cc'd) Captain Scott Chesbrough which include the keywords/phrases: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and/or Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon and/or UAP and/or UAPs and/or Unidentified Flying Object and/or Unidentified Flying Objects and/or UFO and/or UFOs. Our review of our records and systems returned several emails related to your request. Due to the public interest, once the review is completed, the records that are publicly releasable will be posted in the FOIA Reading Room located at: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/foia/readingroom/SitePages/Home.aspx?RootFolder=%2Ffoia%2Freadingroom%2FCaseFiles%2FUFO%20Info%2FUAP%20DOCUMENTS&FolderCTID=0x012000CD3AEB341204C14DB4C7B99C57E99B26&View={988EEA5C-DDFB-4A5D-8414DB7A63DACECE2}... Context: The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) is responsible for providing intelligence to the Department of the Navy on a wide range of topics, including unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). The emails released in response to this FOIA request provide insight into the internal discussions and communications within ONI regarding UAP. Outro: This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. The documents released here are a result of a Freedom of Information Act request, and they provide a glimpse into the internal workings of the Office of Naval Intelligence. You can find the full document at storyflo.com and https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/navy/DON-NAVY-2021-009296.pdf.

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Captain Scott Chesbrough, Chief of Staff, Office of Naval Intelligence UAP/UFO E-mails

JUN 21 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-captain-scott-chesbrough-chief-of-staff-office-of-naval-in4 minLast updated June 21, 2026

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pdf Provenance: This document was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by John Greenewald Jr. on June 23, 2020. The request was assigned the Department of Navy FOIA number DON-NAVY-2020-009296. The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) reviewed their records and systems, returning several emails related to the request.

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Document: Captain Scott Chesbrough, Chief of Staff, Office of Naval Intelligence UAP/UFO E-mails Release Date: 2022-07-12 The Black Vault Entry: https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/captain-scott-chesbrough-chief-of-staff-office-of-naval-intelligence-uap-ufo-e-mails/ Canonical PDF…

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What was Captain Scott Chesbrough, Chief of Staff, Office of Naval Intelligence UAP/UFO E-mails about?: pdf Provenance: This document was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by John Greenewald Jr. on June 23, 2020. The request was assigned the Department of Navy FOIA number DON-NAVY-2020-009296. The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) reviewed their records and systems, returning several emails related to the request.
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the other through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process.

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