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Office of the Secretary of Defense: 03_2024_DGI_Mission_Brief

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

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) 6
AARO STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Driving shared awareness across mission partners, oversight authorities, and stakeholders—normalizing cross-sector partnerships and building trust
with transparency.
KEY AARO
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
ACHIEVEMENTS
 Bolstered intra-government
collaboration and coordinated
messaging on UAP.
 Launched the aaro.mil website to
inform and engage the public about
UAP and AARO’s work.
 Familiarized foreign partners with
AARO’s mission.
 Promoted transparency through
increased engagement with
Congress, the media, and other
external stakeholders.
 Released new declassified imagery
and resolutions of select UAP cases.
UNCLASSIFIED
(U)
(U)
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
AMERICAN-PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Implements the Department's commitment to transparency and openness on UAP matters. Identifies opportunities
to counter misconceptions and promote understanding of the Department's UAP mission.
OVERSIGHT ENGAGEMENT
Tracks AARO’s legislative requirements and ensures timely, accurate reporting to Congress, and regular
communication with oversight committees.
INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS
Ensures unity of message and awareness of the Department’s UAP mission across defense, civil, private, and
foreign sectors. Ensures interagency coordination on UAP messaging.
UAP MISSION STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT
Coordinates across the entire UAP mission to identify opportunities for outreach, engaging key stakeholders across
the analytic, scientific, and operational communities.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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