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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.
“The Advance”1 page
6 Unclassified crowd-sourced data following a prescribed format. Imagery from smartphones is of limited value given the resolution of the cameras, but NASA could take lead on evaluation crowd-sourced metadata. Large scale, ground based scientific instrument evaluation. NASA could examine the efficacy of using large scale scientific instruments used in such areas as radio science, radiological detection, gravimetric, and geomagnetic measurements for UAP detection. What are the theoretical limits of detection for objects similar to the parameterized UAP target package provided by AARO? Earth sciences satellites. All NASA & NOAA earth sensing satellites and data should be reviewed relative to the parameterized UAP target. NASA could lead a M&S effort, developing representative models of UAP, and then evaluating detection capability. Intentional vice coincidental collection. NASA/NOAA can explore techniques to integrate tip and cue collection capabilities across the scientific architecture (overhead & ground based) for turning on additional collection. Peer reviewed parameterization of advanced capabilities not yet engineered. NASA could lead the elevation of the scientific discourse on what potential form of advanced flight and propulsion capabilities would take on Earth and what signatures would be presented. Expanding NASA/AARO relationship with the new, imbedded NASA Science Advisor Recommendations for NASA Archived scientific anomalous data review. NASA could review astronomical and atmospheric data holdings against the parameterized UAP target package to look for anomalous signatures Distribution of sightings. NASA could review unclassified observations of alleged UAP and generate an analogue map to AARO’s classified distribution map. Foreign partnerships. NASA could begin to build a robust scientific community of interest to review data, conduct analysis, and determine the value of unclassified data sources.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.