[AR] Re: FW: Top-secret UFO files could 'gravely damage' US national security if released, Navy says

  • From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:55:38 -0500 (EST)

On Wed, 15 Jan 2020, Henry Vanderbilt wrote:

Probably some unreleased USN tape shows "USAF - hah ha we have this and you don't you Navy tools" painted on a UFO, and releasing that would definitely compromise whatever the new toy might be.

Or whatever shot the tape. Often the most sensitive part of photo intel data is what it tells you about the camera's capabilities.

Or just the dignity of whatever admiral was in charge that year! Some non-trivial fraction of classified material is classified, not because its release would actually be harmful to the national interest, but because it says something embarrassing about what orders were given or how much money was spent on something.

Henry

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