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Office of the Secretary of Defense: 11_AARO_Presentation_for_NASA

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. · 2023 · 7 pages · text from the file's own layer

This is an unclassified slide presentation to NASA by Seán Kirkpatrick, Director of the Department of Defense's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), released in full in February 2025. It covers UAP reporting trends from 1996 to 2023, typical reported characteristics such as round orbs 1 to 4 meters across, and two example cases: an unresolved 2022 Middle East orb seen by an MQ-9, and a Western US P-3 sighting judged likely commercial airliners. It closes with recommendations for NASA research and data review.

  • p. 4 …P-3 on training mission observed several equidistant UAP that it was unable to intercept Three…
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CHARACTERISTICS PERFORMANCE SIGNATURES BEHAVIOR EFFECTS
Western United States: P-3 on training mission observed
several equidistant UAP that it was unable to intercept
Three UAP objects observed, apparently flying at
high velocity
Observing craft pursued but was unable to
intercept
Analyses of object geospatial positioning conclude
the objects were significantly farther from the
observer than originally estimated
Apparent morphology changes result of sensor
autofocus
Analyses of air-traffic control data suggest objects
likely commercial aircraft transiting known flight
paths to/from major airports in the region
Analyses being validated by AARO’s scientific
partners
CHARACTERISTICS PERFORMANCE SIGNATURES BEHAVIOR EFFECTS
Western-US UAP, likely commercial airliners and video autofocus effect (U)011
Page determined to be Unclassified
Reviewed by Chief of Staff,AARO
IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841 (a)(1)(C)
Date: 02/06/2025

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