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This FOIA release from the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office contains a Joint Staff J3 GENADMIN message from the J36 Homeland Defense Division, dated 19 May 2023. It tells the combatant commands and the military services to report every UAP incident, incursion and engagement to AARO on standardized templates within set deadlines, and to notify counterintelligence within 24 hours. UAP data and recovered objects or material must be transferred to AARO within 30 days. The message also defines UAP categories and related terms.
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3.8.2. (U) UAP OBJECTS are corporeal artifacts of unidentified
anomalous phenomena. UAP may contain one or more UAP objects (e.g.,
airborne craft exhibiting apparent an0111alous capabilities) . UAP
material are samples, in whole or in part, of UAP objects (e . g . ,
debris).
3.8.3. {U) UAP DATUM is any record of UAP detection, observation,
identification, effects (on persons or equipment), mitigation, and
material-exploitation. UAP datum includes but is not limited to
observer, debri efer, and investigator notes and reports; still
photographs and full-motion video; audio recordings; and platform
and sensor- instrument recordings.
3.8.4.A. (U) A UAP INCIDENT is any occurrence where UAP is detected
by persons or sensors.
3.8.4.8. (U) A UAP INCURSION is any UAP incident in, on, or near US
military installations, operating areas, training areas, special use
airspace (SUA), proximity operations, and/or other areas of
interest. Other areas of interest include but are not limited to US
critical infrastructure and national defense equities of Allied
military and intelligence coalitions (e.g., FIVE EYE).
3.8.4.C. (U) A UAP ENGAGEMENT is a kinetic or non-kinetic response
to a UAP, intended to deny, disrupt, or destroy the phenomenon and/
or its object{s).
3.B.5. {U) A UAP INTERROGATION is the elicitation of UAP location,
capabilities , characteristics, and/or intent using passive and/or
active sensing capabilities-including but not limited to electro?
optical/imagery, infrared/thermal, radiofrequency/radar,
light/laser/lidar/ladar, electromagnetic, gravitational, and
radioactive means.
3.8.6. (U) UAP ATTRIBUTION is the assessed natural or artificial
source of the phenomenon and includes solar, weather, tidal events;
US government, scientific, industry, and private activities; and
foreign (allied or adversary) government, scientific, industry, and
private activities.
3.B.7. (U) A UAP HAZARD is a safety risk to persons, materiel, or
information (e.g., from collision) by UAP that do not demonstrate
hostile intent.
3.8.B. {U) A UAP THREAT is a force-protection and/or national
security risk to persons, materiel, or information by UAP that
demonstrate hostile intent.
3.B.9. {U) A UAP-REACTION is the apparent UAP response to stimuli,
including but not limited to UAP detection, observation,
interrogation and/or engagement .
3.8.18. (U) DATE(S) OF DETECTION is the period when t he UAP was
detected by persons and/or sensors.
3.8.11. {U) DATE OF ACQUISITION is the date when the UAP data and/or
material was made available to the reporting element. When the
reporting element, itself, detects the UAP, then the date of
detection corresponds with the date of acquisition.
3.C. {U) UAP REPORTING
3.C.1. {U) UAP INCIDENT AND INCURSION REPORTS are completed and
securely transmitted to Combatant Command Joint Operations Centers
and Service Watch Centers no later than 96 hours after the event.
Details of UAP-related health incidents (e.g., physiological,
psychological effects and whether persistent or transitory) will be
retained in service members' medical records but shall not/not be
transmitted with the UAP report .
3.C.2. (U) UAP ENGAGEMENT REPORTS are completed and securely
transmitted to Combatant Command Joint Operations Centers and
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