Name file
Tim Phillips
Deputy Director, AARO
Told Hume, in his official AARO capacity, that he had been briefed by the UK on 'mystery drones' and specifically on RAF Lakenheath. Hume's subsequent AARO FOIAs returned no records of those briefings. Phillips also denied to Hume that Richard Doty was interviewed for Yankee Blue.
- Hume treats the verbal yes + paper no as confirmation of informal MOD–AARO sharing that is being Glomar'd.
Files related to this name
MOD records of communications with AARO
Neither confirm nor deny. Hume: 'The amount of sections they quote when you ask MOD about communications with AARO is ridiculous. It's obvious they do but so tight on anything being released.' Later wished he had taken it to ICO just to force a 'records exist but withheld' admission.
Open record
AARO records of UK 'mystery drones' briefing to Tim Phillips
Phillips told Hume yes, he received such a briefing in his official capacity. AARO FOIA: no records of the briefing.
Open record
AARO records of RAF Lakenheath drone briefing
Phillips said he had been briefed as deputy director. AARO: no record. Hume checked DGI dates; they did not match. He treats it as informal.
Open record
AARO / Phillips on Yankee Blue and Doty
AARO FOIA: neither confirm nor deny (Hume expected this for named-person requests). Separately, Tim Phillips told Hume that Doty was not interviewed and was not the source, and called the program Yankee Black.
Open record
Cases
UK–AARO data sharing and FVEY UAP
Verbal yes, paper Glomar
RAF Lakenheath, Marham, Mildenhall and HMS Queen Elizabeth
NPAS video out; Navy Hamburg log NCND; AFOSI on the ground
AARO under Kirkpatrick: ignored MFR, missing laser file, Yankee Blue
Director as sole source, office as empty cabinet
Source posts
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- 2026-08-29
Tim Phillips said yes to me that he had received a briefing from the UK about "mystery drones" in his capacity as DD of AARO.