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This white paper, sponsored by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and hosted with Associated Universities, Inc. and Florida State University, synthesizes a workshop held August 5 and 6, 2025, that brought together 40 participants. The workshop examined how to collect, standardize, link and analyze UAP narrative reports. It calls for standard metadata templates, human oversight of AI tools, triage of reports, preservation of historical records, better public reporting portals and further workshops.
7 • Design the schema so reports can be linked to FAA/NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) data, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) flight tracks, weather radar, astronomical databases, fireball networks, etc. • Enable dynamic follow-ups for multiple objects, multiple witnesses, or sequential events. 6. Governance and trust: • Give reporters clear control over what information (such as geolocation, photo metadata) is shared publicly. • Commit to aggregated, de-identified data releases (maps, trend summaries) to build trust without encouraging hoaxes. • Light-touch well-being questions were suggested, to help identify if respondents would like professional or peer follow-up without stepping into clinical assessment. Outcomes and Recommendations Synthesis of Findings Relevant data types and sources of UAP narrative reports Participants emphasized that UAP research requires drawing on a diverse ecosystem of data, extending beyond witness testimony. Primary narrative reports in formats ranging from PDFs and CSVs to emails and oral histories remain central, offering firsthand accounts that, when digitized and transcribed as needed, can be structured for analysis. These reports are complemented by smartphone photos and videos, which are widely available but often of poor quality, though improving over time. Government sources are handling both classified and unclassified records, including finished intelligence and historic documents. Military reports and ship logs are particularly robust, providing structured information on platforms, flight plans, and pilots, while the FAA continues to collect pilot reports. Other data streams include social media posts, which are often multimodal (such as online and social media videos); international partner databases; and structured technical or scientific sensor data, such as radar or spectrum analyses. Supplementary contextual data is also critical, including flight and weather records, seismological data, satellite imagery, and even doorbell videos or CCTV systems can corroborate sightings. Barriers and challenges in data collection and use Despite many potential sources of data, significant obstacles remain. Access to social media data has become more restricted due to corporate licensing policies, while ethical and jurisdictional considerations complicate usage. Classification remains a dominant barrier, as substantial UAP data may be captured on classified sensors, automatically rendering it inaccessible until declassified. Other challenges include language and translation barriers, with both human and automated systems prone to errors, especially in low-resource languages. Stigma in reporting,
Report, from the aaro collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 17 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.