Christopher Mellon's Washington Post op-ed on military UFO encounters

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Christopher Mellon speaking in an interview
Christopher Mellon, whose 2018 Washington Post op-ed urged attention to military UAP encounters Max Moszkowicz, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Former deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence Christopher Mellon argued in the Washington Post that military UAP encounters were going largely unanalyzed and urged a serious collection effort. Later commentary credited the piece with helping move the topic into mainstream news.

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  1. PressUFO sightings ignored by Pentagon, former insider says (opens in a new tab)ABC News (Australia) / 2018-03-13
  2. PressUFOs Won't Go Away (Keith Kloor) (opens in a new tab)Issues in Science and Technology / 2019

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