Sent:

July 18, 2006

Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
11 CS/SCSR (FOIA)
1000 Air Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330-1000

Dear FOIA & FOIPA Officer:

This is an "FOIA REQUEST" filed under United States Code Laws and under Municipal, State & Federal Law.

I, Brendan Michael James residing at:

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Telephone #: XXX XXX XXXX
Email: authorbrendanjames@yahoo.com

rightfully request a copy of the following documents be provided to me:

Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025 [* ALL VERSIONS in printed format with color photographs or computer viewable format on CD-Rom]. The internet web address where the research paper 'Weather as a Force Multiplier' was available before deletion/removal is listed below.
http://www.au.af.mil/au/2025/volume3/chap15/v3c15-1.htm

Additionally, please provide me with the web page(s) [* in printed format with color photographs or computer file(s) in viewable format on CD-Rom] for the web page listed below which is no longer accessible via the internet. The internet page contained information on chemtrails stating “chemtrails are a hoax.”
http://www.af.mil/environment/contrails_chemtrail.asp

Provide the dates, times and person(s) who authorized the deletion/removal of these documents from the military computer system(s). If documents are denied in whole or in part, please specify which exemption(s) is (are) claimed for each passage or whole document denied.

As I expect to appeal any denials, please specify the office and address to which an appeal should be directed. In order to help determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am:

*A United States Citizen.
*The purpose of my request is as "an individual" seeking information for personal use and not for commercial use and disclosing the information is in the public interest.
* I am willing to pay $10.00 for processing of this request. If assessed fee exceeds $10.00 please provide me with a list of documents and prices so that I may choose which ones I want to pay for.
*If you deny all or any part of this request, please cite each specific exemption you think justifies your refusal to release the information and notify me of appeal procedures available under the law.
If you have any questions about handling this request, you can contact me by email at authorbrendanjames@yahoo.com
*Send an itemized list of any documents including completely or partially redacted documents.
*Send a list of documents by title that are not allowed under law to be obtained by requester.

Sincerely,

Brendan M. James

Scanned Request:

Certified Receipt Page 1 Page 2

Received:

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON, DC

24 August 2006

HAF/ICIOD (FOIA)
1000 Air Force Pentagon
Washington DC 20330-1000

Brendan Michael James
Address deleted for privacy

Dear Mr. James

This is in response to your July 18, 2006, Freedom of Information Act request for information on weather as a Force Multiplier.

The attached document is responsive to your request.

Please direct your questions to Brian Avant at (703) 696-7266. When inquiring, please refer to case #06-0959. There are no assessable fees for processing your FOIA request in this instance.

Sincerely,

(signature)

JOHN M. ESPINAL
Freedom of Information Act Manager

Attachment:
Responsive Document

Scanned Response:

Response

(The attached "responsive document" is a printed version of 'Weather as a Force Multiplier' in black and white.)

This is the information from usps.com :

Label/Receipt Number: 7005 1820 0001 6070 1035
Status: Delivered
Your item was delivered at 11:41 am on July 24, 2006 in WASHINGTON, DC 20301.

Follow up:

YAHOO! MAIL
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 09:58:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: "brendan james"
Subject: case #06-0959
To: afnews.foia@afnews.af.mil

October 3, 2006

Dear Sir or Madam,

I received a response to a FOIA request (case #06-0959) I recently wrote to the US Air Force Headquarters. In the response it stated to directed questions to Brian Avant (703) 696-7266. I have called several times and Brian Avant does not answer his phone. I left a detailed message regarding my FOIA request and my email and have not heard back from him. Please provide me with Brian Avant's email address or another person who can answer my questions regarding failure to fulfill my FOIA request.

Thank You
Brendan James

JPG image of email:

Email follow up

Background Information:

'Weather as a Force Multiplier' was not available from the Air Force's link:
http://www.au.af.mil/au/2025/volume3/chap15/v3c15-1.htm
since October 2005 through the end of July 2006 when I wrote the above request. You'll be happy to know that it is now back up. Unfortunately, nothing was said about the Air Force's web page stating "chemtrails are a hoax":
http://www.af.mil/environment/contrails_chemtrail.asp
which also went missing since at least October 2005 and continues to remain unaccessible as of today (September 5, 2006).

Luckily someone copied the information (text) which composed the Air Force web page on chemtrails...

The following text was copied from the United States Air Force's webpage on chemtrails.

http://www.af.mil/environment/contrails_chemtrail.shtml
http://www.af.mil/environment/contrails_chemtrail.asp

The "Chemtrail" Hoax

A hoax that has been around since 1996 accuses the Air Force of being involved in spraying the US population with mysterious substances and show various Air Force aircraft "releasing sprays" or generating unusual contrail patterns. Several authors cite an Air University research paper titled "Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025" that suggests the Air Force is conducting weather modification experiments. The purpose of that paper was part of a thesis to outline a strategy for the use of a future weather modification system to achieve military objectives and it does not reflect current military policy, practice, or capability.

The Air Force's policy is to observe and forecast the weather. The Air Force is focused on observing and forecasting the weather so the information can be used to support military operations. The Air Force is not conducting any weather modification experiments or programs and has no plans to do so in the future.

The "Chemtrail" hoax has been investigated and refuted by many established and accredited universities, scientific organizations, and major media publications.

Lines in the Sky [404: file not found G-fs]

Scientific Studies Regarding Aircraft Contrails and Cloud Formation

Those Mysterious Lines in the Sky [404: file not found G-fs]

One Year Later - "Those Mysterious Lines in the Sky" - are Still Flying [404: file not found G-fs]

Contrails: The View From the Ground

Claims and Facts

Claim: Long-lasting contrails are something new and they have abnormal characteristics.

Fact: Contrails can remain visible for very long periods of time with the lifetime a function of the temperature, humidity, winds, and aircraft exhaust characteristics. Contrails can form many shapes as they are dispersed by horizontal and vertical wind shear. Sunlight refracted or reflected from contrails can produce vibrant and eye-catching colors and patterns. Observation and scientific analysis of contrails and their duration date back to at least 1953.

Claim: Grid patterns of contrails in the sky are evidence of a systematic spraying operation.

Fact: The National Airspace System of the United States is orientated in an east-west and north-south grid with aircraft flying at designated 2000 foot increments of elevation. Contrails formed by aircraft may appear to form a grid as the winds disperse the contrails. More contrails are seen in recent years due to the growth in the civil aviation market. The FAA is responsible for the NAS and Air Force aircraft operate under the same rules and procedures as civilian aircraft when using the NAS.

Claim: There are reported outbreaks of illness after the appearance of "Chemtrails"

Fact: There is no such thing as a "Chemtrail". Contrails are safe and are a natural phenomenon. They pose no health hazard of any kind. If there are massive outbreaks of illnesses, your local health department should be able to tell you if it is an abnormal event. Local health departments generally network together when they start seeing problems. If there is a problem, the CDC will get involved.

Claim: Samples taken have shown the presence of the "DOD patented" bacteria pseudomonas fluorescens.

Fact: The bacteria claimed to be DOD developed and patented is actually a common, naturally occurring bacteria. The US Patent Office (www.uspto.gov) lists 181 patents involving pseudomonas fluorescens, none of which are held by DOD.

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