Air Force: Area 51 Raid
| Tracking # |
2019-05375-F |
| Submitted | Sept. 23, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Joseph Ratliff
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all emails sent or received by Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew P. Donovan from September 15th, 2019 to September 21, 2019, which mention the non-case sensitive phrases: "Area 51 Raid," "Storm Area 51," "They can't stop all of us," "Naruto," "Aliens," "September 20," "Homey Airport," and " Rachel, Nevada."
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joseph Ratliff
From: Air Force
Dear Joseph Ratliff,
Case Number 2019-05375-F has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 2019-05375-F.
Regards,
Air Force FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Air Force
Dear Joseph Ratliff,
The status of your FOIA request #2019-05375-F has been updated to the following status 'Received'.
Sincerely,
Air Force FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2019-05375-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2019-05375-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Air Force
Dear Mr. Ratliff
This is in response to your 30 September 2019, Freedom of
Information Act request for records relating to Any and all emails sent or
received by Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew P. Donovan from
September 15th, 2019 to September 21, 2019, which mention the non-case
sensitive phrases: "Area 51 Raid," "Storm Area 51," "They can't stop all of
us," "Naruto," "Aliens," "September 20," "Homey Airport," and " Rachel,
Nevada."
We consulted with HAF/ES for a search for responsive records and none was
found. Therefore, a "no records" determination is made.
Should you decide to appeal this response, you must write to the Secretary
of the Air Force, Thru: SAF/AAII (FOIA), 1000 Air Force Pentagon, Washington
DC 20330¬1000, within 90 calendar days from the date of this letter. Include
in the appeal, your reasons for reconsideration, and attach a copy of this
letter.
You may contact the Air Force FOIA Public Liaison Officer, Ms. Anh Trinh,
concerning this final response at Air Force FOIA Public Liaison Office, 1800
Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1800 or
<mailto:usaf.pentagon.saf-cio-a6.mbx.af-foia@mail.mil/>
usaf.pentagon.saf-cio-a6.mbx.af-foia@mail.mil/ (703) 614-8500.
You may also seek dispute resolution services from the Office of Government
Information Services, and can find information on this Office at
https://ogis.archives.gov/mediation-program/request-assistance.htm. Using
the dispute resolution services, will not affect your appeal or appeal
rights.
Please direct your questions to Janet Beasley at (703) 614-3025 or
<mailto:janet.f.beasley.civ@mail.mil> janet.f.beasley.civ@mail.mil and
reference case number 2019-05375-F.
V/r
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Headquarters Air Force Information Office (SAF/AAII)
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