Chinese blimp incident correspondence
| Tracking # |
2024-03327-F 2023-03917-F |
| Submitted | Feb. 3, 2023 |
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From: Ben Welsh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
* All emails, reports and other correspondence related to the February 2023 sighting of a Chinese blimp near Malstrom Air Force Base
* Any photos or videos taken of the balloon
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,
Ben Welsh
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 Feb. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Malmstrom Air Force Base
Dear Ben Welsh,
The status of your FOIA request #2023-03917-F has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.
Sincerely,
Air Force FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Malmstrom Air Force Base
Dear Ben Welsh,
Case Number 2023-03917-F has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 2023-03917-F. To review your submission, please log into your account: https://efoia.cce.af.mil/.
Regards,
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 Feb. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2023-03917-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 Feb. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2023-03917-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 Feb. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2023-03917-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Malmstrom Air Force Base
Dear Ben Welsh,
The status of your FOIA request #2024-03327-F has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.
Sincerely,
Air Force FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Malmstrom Air Force Base
Dear Ben Welsh,
Your request has been received by the Air Force FOIA Requester Service Center. The request has been assigned tracking # 2024-03327-F, please log into your account and review your submission.
The application address is https://efoia.cce.af.mil/.
Thank you,
Air Force FOIA Requester Service Center
From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
This request was the original request submitted and assigned reference number 2023-03917-F. I see there is another ticket was created and assigned the reference number 2024-03327-F. I do not believe there should be two reference numbers so any clarifying information would be helpful.
From: Ben Welsh
Yes, 2023-03917-F is right. It was first processed in May of 2023, which you can see here: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/chinese-blimp-incident-correspondence-140080/?
I don't want to start the process over again.
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 Feb. 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2024-03327-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Malmstrom Air Force Base
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Welsh FOIA Request 2024-03327-F - final response of 15 Jul 24.
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Drop-off Submitted: 2024-07-15 11:35:16 UTC
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Name: Welsh releasable docs.pdf
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Size: 2449616
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