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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.
5 CHARACTERISTICS PERFORMANCE SIGNATURES BEHAVIOR EFFECTS AARO S&T Research Assessing existing sensors against typical UAP object ․ Commercial ․ Civil ․ NASA Augment with dedicated sensors for typical UAP object Partnerships with Academia ․ Exploring signatures to match data ․ Statistical analytic techniques ․ AI/ML analytic techniques Partnerships with labs to explore SOA fundamental physics of UAP observations, both current and historical reporting Interagency and Allied partnerships for calibration of U.S. and Allied capabilities Pattern of life analysis provides location prioritization for new collection Naturally Occurring Object Balloons Drones Projectiles EO X X X IR X X X Radar X X Sensor Calibration (illustrative)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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Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 7 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.