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This unclassified briefing from the Department of Defense's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is dated February 2024 and was reviewed for release in 2025. It defines unidentified anomalous phenomena and sets out AARO's mission and vision. It also describes its operations, science and technology, analysis and strategic communications functions. It reports that only a very small percentage of UAP reports show anomalous signatures and that missing data leaves many cases unresolved. It also presents three example cases, including two resolved as commercial airliners with camera artifacts.
UNCLASSIFIED ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE (AARO) 4UNCLASSIFIED AARO INTEGRATED OPERATIONS KEY AARO OPERATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS Developed operational framework, strategy, and guidance for the department. Designed operational prioritization schema. Developed process for authorized disclosure of UAP and UAP-related programs. Created means for intra-government UAP reporting. Participated in UAP operations, detecting anomalies in the vicinity of special-use airspace. Securely interviewed individuals regarding potential UAP and UAP- related programs. Ingested and curated UAP data from military, IC, and civil sources. (U) INTEGRATED OPERATIONS STRATEGY Leads Integrated-Operations Strategy development-tailoring platform and sensor tasking and optimizing cross-functional tipping and cueing between Theater and IC assets. Guides development of integrated-operations plans; standardized reporting requirements; interoperable tactics, techniques, and procedures; and operational prioritization of platforms and sensors. HISTORICAL UAP-DATA ACQUISITION Organically garners primary research data for scientific and intelligence analyst consumption through voluntary interviews with those who claim placement and access to UAP and UAP-related information. This is accomplished through the collection of historical government and open-source data and through other activities. UAP DETECTING & TRACKING Advises Theater, Defense, and national UAP operations—optimizing platform and sensor tasking across functions and in real-time, during Area of Responsibility (AOR) baselining and as anomalies are detected, observed. Manages the secure retention of UAP data from operational platforms and its transfer to AARO. UAP MITIGATION Partners with Joint Staff and counterintelligence elements in the development of UAP mitigation strategies including—but not limited to─UAP incursions and engagement. Advises Commands on AOR-specific UAP mitigation planning on tactics, techniques, and procedures; and on relevant legal, policy, oversight, and compliance requirements. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS MGT Guides codification of analytic information needs as reporting requirements by scientific and intelligence analysts. Military operational elements, IC mission managers, and IC functional managers identify capabilities, capacities, and constraints available for reporting against scientific and intelligence analytic needs. UAP OBJECT RECOVERY Leads UAP recovery planning and execution in close collaboration with AARO S&T group. Advises Commands on the secure and safe handling, storage, transport, and transfer of UAP objects and material for AARO S&T exploitation. (U)03Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841 (a)(1)(C) Date: 2/5/2025
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Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 12 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.