24-F-0088_DOPSR_Case_22-SB-0151_2023.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
DEFENSE OFFICE OF PREPUBLICATION AND SECURITY REVIEW 
1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON 
WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155 
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Ref: 22-SB-0151 
April 24, 2023 
Mr. James T. Lacatski 
Dear Mr. Lacatski: 
This responds to your July 11, 2022, correspondence requesting public release clearance 
of the manuscript titled "The U.S. Government's Secret UAP/UFO Program: 
The Beginning - Initial Planning and Investigations." The manuscript submitted for 
prepublication security review is CLEARED for public release. 
This clearance does not include any photograph, picture, exhibit, cap…

The U.S. Government's Secret 
UAP/UFO Program 
The Beginning - Initial Planning and 
Investigations 
James T. Lacatski, D.Eng., 
Colm A. Kelleher, Ph.D., and 
George Knapp 
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Copyright © 2022 by James T Lacatski DEng, Colm Kelleher PhD, and George Knapp 

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