Authors Submit Skinwalkers Manuscript for Security Review
Authors delivered their completed work to security reviewers at the Pentagon during spring 2020. This submission initiated a protracted oversight process involving DIA, Air Force, and additional departments. The lengthy timeline frustrated writers awaiting publication clearance.
Background
Via TheBlackVault.com (FOIA), writers formally presented their completed text to Pentagon security officials for classification review. This action initiated a fourteen-month oversight period involving scrutiny from DIA, Air Force, and Homeland Security departments. Co-author Lacatski expressed increasing frustration over delays, proposing copyright-page notices to circumvent bureaucratic waiting periods. The submission marked commencement of the prolonged vetting process eventually concluding in May 2021.