Document · News lead, checked · October 2026
ODNI preliminary guidance on NDAs (31 July 2026) and Burlison's statements
Verdict: verified. Lead 2 of the news-leads check by the site-review thread.
On the record
- Already covered: research/news-2026-10-grusch-rogan.md (Lukas memo of 31 July to 18 intelligence chiefs; the DoW waiver of 14 Sept covers PURSUE only), and the case/grusch-rogan-2026 and case/elizondo-2026-return records.
- New here: the exact wording, the reference number and which offices are named.
Cases (2)
- 2026Elizondo back in government, under a crash-retrieval oath
- 2026Grusch on Rogan: retrievals, beings and the threats
Connected
Sources
- Burlison, "Rep. Burlison releases administration memorandum on President Trump's UAP NDA…" (1 Aug 2026)
- Memo PDF (scan, 2 pages)
- Burlison, "Rep. Eric Burlison releases statement on President Trump's UAP NDA directive"
- DLA Piper analysis (Aug 2026)
- Later step, DefenseScoop on the DoW waiver (14 Sept 2026)