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This is the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's 2022 Annual Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, prepared with the Pentagon's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) under the FY 2022 NDAA. It reports 510 UAP reports catalogued as of 30 August 2022, including 366 received since the 2021 preliminary assessment. Of those 366, initial analysis characterized 163 as balloons, 26 as drones and 6 as clutter, leaving 171 uncharacterized. The report also notes that no collisions or confirmed health effects have been reported.
UNCLASSIFIED 11 UNCLASSIFIED APPENDIX C: INDEX OF KEY TERMS This report uses the following defining terms: Range Fouler: Defined by U.S. Navy aviators based on observations of UAP interrupting pre-planned training or other military activity in military operating areas or restricted airspace. Transmedium Objects or Devices: Objects or devices that are observed to transition between space and the atmosphere, or between the atmosphere and bodies of water, that are not immediately identifiable. Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP): Airborne objects not immediately identifiable. The acronym UAP represents the broadest category of airborne objects reviewed for analysis. UAP Event: A holistic description of an occurrence during which a pilot or aircrew witnessed (or detected) a UAP. UAP Incident: A specific part of the event. UAP Report: Documentation of a UAP event to include verified chains of custody and basic information such as the time, date, location, and description of the UAP. UAP reports include Range Fouler reports and other reporting.
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