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Office of the Secretary of Defense: 029_2023_UAP_Mission_Slides

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. · 2023 · 12 pages · text from the file's own layer

These unclassified display slides from the Department of Defense's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) are dated 2023, carry the name of Director Seán Kirkpatrick, and were reviewed for release in March 2025. They define unidentified anomalous phenomena and summarize how the FY23 NDAA expanded AARO's authorities. They also lay out AARO's mission, its operations, analysis, science and strategic communications functions, reporting trends from 1996 to 2023, and the office's goals and priorities for 2023.

US Department of Defense3
The FY23 NDAA modified and expanded on the previous year’s UAP provisions,
affecting authorities, organization, and reporting-requirements.
Established AARO as US Government lead for UAP efforts
Amends structure, distribution of responsibilities
Requires annual report to be a joint, DoD & ODNI submission
Adds Historical Record Report
Adds UAP reporting procedures/protections
Increases number of congressional committees overseeing
AARO activities
Revises UAP acronym to stand for unidentified anomalous
phenomena
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Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO
IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C)
Date: 3/20/2025

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