The Intelligence Brief (newsletter) 17 Dec 2021   
      
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   Senate Passes Its Version of the National Defense Authorization Act   
      
   After several weeks of stalled action, the annual National Defense   
   Authorization Act (NDAA) finally passed the Senate on Wed in a   
   bipartisan vote.   
      
   The bill, which has passed every year for more than 6 decades,   
   authorizes $ 770 bn for the Pentagon for its operations, in   
   addition to setting its policy for the year ahead. Following the   
   passage of the Senate's version of the bill, the legislation will now   
   be sent to President Biden, who is expected to sign it into law.   
      
   The bill's passage has seen praise in Washington, with the White House   
   already commending its "meaningful reform of the military justice   
   system," and for its "handling of sexual assault cases," a key portion   
   of the FY 2022 NDAA.   
      
   White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said last week   
   that the Biden Administration believes the bill "takes groundbreaking   
   steps" to address and prevent sex assaults within the US military,   
   an issue that has faced now for decades.   
      
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   Havana Syndrome and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena   
      
   Perhaps among the most interesting provisions that the NDAA includes   
   is the authorization for the President to appoint a senior official to   
   oversee investigations into Havana Syndrome, which describes a range   
   of unexplained health issues many US personnel have experienced in   
   recent years. First reported at the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba,   
   similar incidents involving Americans who were afflicted with a   
   variety of neurological symptoms have occurred in countries around the   
   world.   
      
   Part of what the NDAA calls for is the establishment of a "cross   
   functional team" within the DoD, which will provide coordination for   
   its management and responses to such incidents.   
      
   Another interesting development pertaining to the Senate's passage of   
   the NDAA has to do with the inclusion of a version of an amendment,   
   initially filed by US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, which   
   sought to establish an office for the investigation of unidentified   
   aerial phenomena (UAP). However, prior to the Senate having time to   
   pass the bill, the DoD announced just before Thanksgiving its   
   establishment of its own UAP investigative entity, the memorably   
   titled Airborne Object Identification Management and Synchronization   
   Group, or AOIMSG.   
      
   Many saw the DoD's sudden establishment of a UAP investigative group   
   as having represented a message-perhaps even a challenge-to Senators   
   pushing for the passage of legislation that would direct the   
   establishment of a similar office. Notably, the provisions outlined in   
   the Senate's proposed UAP investigations arm, which it calls the   
   Anomaly Surveillance and Resolution Office, described a far more   
   comprehensive program that would not be limited to Special Use   
   Airspace (as the current AOIMSG is), and which would also focus on UAP   
   incidents around nuclear bases, as well as the health effects of UAP   
   on some of those who observe it.   
      
   With the DoD already having established its AOIMSG, and now the FY   
   2022 NDAA passing with its inclusion of the Gillibrand amendment, it   
   remains unclear where things may proceed from here. However, one   
   likely outcome appears to be that the Dept of Defense may end up   
   having more than one UAP investigative entity as we head into 2022#   
   which, along with the many other significant provisions included in   
   the bill, truly does make it an "historic" piece of legislation.   
      
      
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   Truth is in here: $770B defense bill includes agency to investigate UFOs   
   New York Post, 16 Dec 2021 01:20Z   
   A provision in the $770 bn military spending bill calls for the   
   creation of a new agency to investigate reports of UFO ...   
      
   [UFO?]   
   "Unidentified Aircraft" Causes Russian Commercial Flights To Change Course   
   The Debrief, 14 Dec 2021   
   The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation announced it   
   would be looking into the circumstances surrounding an "unidentified   
   aircraft" that forced two...   
      
   [UFOs!]   
   Tiny Meteors Leave Smoke in the Atmosphere   
   NASA, 13 Dec 2021   
      
   Pentagon Press Secretary Defends New UFO Investigation Group:   
   "It's A Real Thing"   
   RealClearPolitics, 12 Dec 2021 17:27Z   
   Pentagon spokesman John Kirby defended the Defense Dept's new   
   "Airborne Object Identification and Management ...   
      
   Scientists Will Release 3 Terabytes of New UFO Data in 2022   
   Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec 2021 13:37Z   
   The scientists are responsible for researching UFOs/UAPs while giving direct   
   access to the general public of reviewed and ...   
      
   Bizarre footage shows 'UFO' spinning object in West Country sky   
   Bristol Post, 10 Dec 2021 18:45Z   
   Video footage has emerged of a "weird spinning thing" that has appeared   
   above the West Country several times over the past 5 years. Rob Allcock,   
   who runs The Longs Arms, claims to have spotted a ...   
      
   [Shock To The System:]   
   I test the brains of people who say they've had a UFO encounter - these are   
   the symptoms they display   
   The Sun, 11 Dec 2021 02:44Z   
   A PROFESSOR has been testing the brains of people who say they've   
   experienced a UFO encounter - and these are the symptoms ...   
      
   [Historic!]   
   Set to make history on UFOs, Congress revives the '1 percent' doctrine   
   The Hill, 10 Dec 2021 17:20Z   
   Congress is days away from enacting historic legislation on UFOs. As first   
   detailed by researcher Douglas Dean Johnson, a ...   
      
     Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's effort to study UFOs likely to become law   
     Buffalo News, 09 Dec 2021 22:21Z   
     Our national security efforts rely on aerial supremacy and these phenomena   
     present a challenge to our dominance over the air, ...   
      
   Defense Spending Bill Contains `Most Significant' UFO Legislation Since 1960s   
   Nextgov, 09 Dec 2021 21:30Z   
   The legislation calls for details on reported health issues connected to UAP   
   sightings, `transmedium objects,' those that ...   
      
   Pentagon to Release UFO Report   
   Military.com, 09 Dec 2021 01:59Z   
   We're expected to learn more about UFOs from the federal govt. The   
   Pentagon is set to release the govt sanctioned report, which will give...   
      
   Pentagon UFO Rapid Response Teams Ordered Up by Congress   
   Military.com, 07 Dec 2021 22:57Z   
   The expansive measures come 2 weeks after the Pentagon announced a new   
   group aimed at analyzing UAP ...   
      
   [Some Weird Sh*t:]   
   DOD Fires Back at UFO Criticism: Claims of Dodging Oversight a `Misperception'   
   US News & World Report, 06 Dec 2021 22:47Z   
   Concerns from Congress and analysts don't match with the true intention of the   
   `Airborne Object Identification and Management ...   
      
     Editorial: UFOs, UAPs - whatever they're called, the US needs to know what   
     they are   
     St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 06 Dec 2021 21:14Z   
     But given the continuing mystery over what, exactly, US military pilots   
     are seeing in the skies, a congressional proposal ...   
      
     Incredible video from shows 12 UFOs `flying in formation' as pilot exclaims   
     `that is some weird s**t'   
     The Sun, 06 Dec 2021 18:14Z   
     VIDEO shot from an airliner cockpit has emerged showing what appears to be a   
      
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