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This FOIA release from the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office contains a December 2023 prepublication review package for AARO's "UAP Self Reporting Mechanism User Guide." It includes the emails and the DD Form 1910 signed by Acting Director Timothy Phillips, and it records that the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review cleared the guide for open publication on December 11, 2023. The 20-page guide explains how current or former government personnel with firsthand knowledge of UAP programs since 1945 can report to AARO.
Do not submit classified national security information through this form. Privacy Act Information: PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT FOR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENON (UAP) REPORTING AUTHORITY: 10 U.S.C. 113, Secretary of Defense; 44 U.S.C. 2107, Acceptance of Records for Historical Preservation; Section 1673 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Pub. Law 117-263). PRINCIPAL PURPOSE: To manage general correspondence and reporting relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena. Information provided may be used to contact or seek additional information from individuals reporting information relating to such phenomena, including but not limited to any event relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena and any activity or program by a department or agency of the Federal Government or a contractor of such a department or agency relating to such phenomena. ROUTINE USES: The information solicited may be made available as a "routine use" to appropriate Federal, State, local, territorial, tribal, foreign, or international law enforcement authorities to assist the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office with authorized reporting of phenomena, to appropriate Federal, State, local, territorial, tribal, foreign, or international agencies for the purpose of authorized scientific study or counterintelligence activities, or for the purpose of executing or enforcing laws designed to protect the national security or homeland security of the United States, including those relating to the sharing of records or information concerning terrorism, homeland security, or law enforcement. A complete list and explanation of applicable Routine Uses is included in SORN DoD-0017, "Privacy and Civil Liberties Complaints and General Correspondence Records," accessible at: https://wwvv.federalregister.govidocuments/2023/02/23/2023-03745/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records. DISCLOSURE: Voluntary; however, failure to provide the information may result in the inability of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office to evaluate the information and engage in follow-up communications in furtherance of the authorized reporting or assessment processes. PROHIBITION ON REPRISAL Individuals who make authorized disclosures to AARO are explicitly protected from reprisal under law, per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2023 [1]. If you believe you have experienced reprisal for making an authorized disclosure to AARO, please submit a report to the Doto Office of the Inspector General Hotline Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General Hotline Department of Energy Office of the Impector General Hotline Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Hotline or the ID office of your current or former federal agency 0) NDAA for FY2023, Section 1673(b)(2)(A): An employee of a department or agency of the federal government, or of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, sub-grantee, or personal services contractor of such a department or agency, who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or fail to rake, or threaten to take or fail to rake, a personnel action, including the revocation or suspension of security clearances, or termination of employment, with respect to any individual as a reprisal for any authorized disclosure, 2023 NDAA - National Defense Authorization Act Next Page 1 of 7 Clear form Figure 6: Prohibition on Reprisal NOV 2023 PAGE 6 OF 20
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FOIA release, from the aaro collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 27 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.