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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 4 of the data could harm national security. The owners will conduct a declassification review and provide one of the following determinations: 1) All of the information has been declassified and can be released, in its entirety, to the public; 2) Only some of the information has been declassified and only those portions can be released to the public (NOTE: information that continues to be classified will be redacted or removed prior to public release); or 3) All of the information must remain classified and cannot be released to the public. Once AARO receives the determination that some or all of the information can be released, AARO coordinates with the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review (DOPSR) to ensure the classified portion (if any) is appropriately redacted. AARO can release the document or data to the public once DOPSR stamps the information as approved for public release. How does AARO release declassified data and documents to the public? AARO is committed to facilitating the declassification and public release of as much UAP-related information as possible. AARO may incorporate declassified information into its public case resolution reports and unclassified congressional reports, or it may publish the declassified information directly to AARO’s website. AARO is also working closely with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to transfer UAP-related records for permanent storage and public access, thus further promoting transparency in accordance with existing law. The public can view UAP-related records that have been transferred to the National Archives at https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps. AARO seeks to build trust through increased openness and analytic rigor as it executes its important national security mission. AARO will continue to demonstrate its commitment to transparency by publishing declassified information, engaging with partners across the U.S. Government, and transferring records to public archives. Please visit AARO’s website at https://www.aaro.mil/ to view UAP imagery and records, case resolutions, congressional reports, FOIA releases, and more.
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.