Following several Freedom of Information Act requests, the U.S. Air Force released its files related to unidentified flying objects this week.
The files reveal many UFO instances that the Air Force has investigated and explained–but also a number they have not, according to USA Today.
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From Air Force Times:
Air Force officials said Dec. 5 that the service’s policy for publicly releasing documents is applied narrowly enough not to conflict with federal law.
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From Navy Times:
(Nov 23, 2012) – The Air Force has set an information release policy that appears to violate federal law, and the National Guard may have followed suit.
The directive, which restricts how documents can be made public, runs counter to the practices of other branches of the military, as well as the Defense Department itself.
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From Air Force Times:
The Air Force is changing the rules on how the media and general public get information about airmen accused of crimes.
A recent Air Force Instruction lists several changes to how the service applies the Uniform Code of Military Justice that are intended to protect the privacy of accused airmen at the expense of the public’s right to know.
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