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Office of the Secretary of Defense: 021_AARO_Trifold_Jan2025

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. · 2023 · 2 pages · text from the file's own layer

This is a public information trifold about the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), issued by the Department of Defense and updated in October 2024. It was reviewed and released in full as unclassified on March 3, 2025. The trifold describes AARO's mission and vision and gives its definition of UAP. It lists objects commonly reported as UAP, such as airborne clutter, aircraft, drones, satellites, space launches and celestial objects. It also explains how military personnel, civilian pilots and people with knowledge of government UAP programs can file reports.

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MISSION, VISION & FUNCTION
AARO emerged from congressional and
U.S. Government recognition that UAP
present possible hazards and threats
across service, regional, and domain
boundaries.
MISSION:
Minimize technical and intelligence
intelligence and operational detection,
of UAP in the vicinity of national security
areas.
VISION:
detected, tracked, analyzed, and
managed by way of normalized DoD,
IC, and civil business practices; by
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transparency and shared awareness.
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ABOUT AARO
UAP
UAP are sources of anomalous
detections in one or more domains (i.e.,
airborne, seaborne, spaceborne, and/or
transmedium) that are not yet attributable
to known actors and that demonstrate
behaviors that are not readily understood
by sensors or observers.
“Anomalous detections” include, but
are not limited to, phenomena that
demonstrate apparent capabilities
or material that exceed known state-of-
the-art capabilities.
A UAP may consist of one or more
persist over an extended period of time.
• UAP result primarily from domain-
awareness gaps.
• UAP potentially represent
advanced capabilities operating
in our domain-awareness gaps.
(AARO) is leading the U.S. Government’s
efforts to detect, track, and analyze
framework and a data-driven approach.
OTHER REPORTS TO AARO
AARO is accepting reports of U.S.
Government programs or activities
related to UAP from current or former
U.S. Government employees, service
members, or contractor personnel with
direct knowledge. These reports will be
used to inform AARO’s congressionally
directed Historical Record Report.
A reporting form is available at
www.aaro.mil. The form is intended as
an initial point of contact with AARO; it
is not intended for conveying potentially
Following the submission of your report,
AARO staff may reach out to request
additional detail or arrange for an
informational interview.
• Military and DoD civilian personnel
should report through their command
or service in accordance with
GENADMIN Joint Staff J3 Washington
Anomalous Phenomena Reporting and
Material Disposition.”
• Civilian pilots are encouraged to
promptly report UAP sightings to air
related Pilot Reports from the Federal
Aviation Administration.
CURRENT OPERATIONAL
UAP REPORTING
021Page determined to be Unclassified
Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO
IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C)
Date: 3/3/2025

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