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This September 2025 information paper from the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), part of the U.S. Department of War, explains how UAP-related information is classified and declassified. It says UAP imagery is often classified to protect the platform, location or methods used to capture it, and that only the originating office can declassify it. The paper describes the review steps and DOPSR clearance, and notes that records are being transferred to NARA. It states that AARO has found no evidence of extraterrestrial beings or technology.
UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED 1 An AARO Information Paper AARO and the Declassification Process September 2025 The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is the U.S. Department of War office established to investigate and resolve report of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). AARO is responsible for receiving, processing, and adjudicating UAP reports, and routinely accesses classified information—including that collected by U.S. Government systems—to complete its review of UAP reports. The processes governing the classification of information are complex and can be misunderstood. Our national defense requires that certain information be classified to protect our citizens, our democratic institutions, our homeland security, and our interactions with foreign nations. Nevertheless, as established by law and in accordance with direction from the Secretary of War, AARO places a heavy emphasis on transparency in facilitating the declassification and release of information so the public can see the results of AARO’s reviews for themselves. What are UAP? UAP are as-yet-unknown objects that exhibit potentially anomalous characteristics and are seen or recorded in space, the sky, or the ocean. The vast majority of UAP reports are eventually determined to be mundane objects—such as balloons, satellites, and birds—after further review. A small percentage of reported UAP exhibit potentially anomalous characteristics, and AARO expends most of its review efforts on these UAP reports. For the public, UAP sightings raise a profound and enduring question: Are we alone in the universe? Another question often follows: What does the U.S. Government really know about UAP? Though AARO has found no evidence of extraterrestrial beings or technology to date, the office considers all available evidence in conducting its analyses.25-P-1219
Report, from the aaro collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 4 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.