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Office of the Secretary of Defense: 23_AARO_Brief_ATB

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. · 2023 · 8 pages · text from the file's own layer

This is a 2023 slide briefing from the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), presented by Director Seán Kirkpatrick for the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, titled "The Defense Department's UAP Mission & Civil Aviation." It defines UAP and sets out AARO's mission, vision and lines of effort. It calls for educating aviators, destigmatizing UAP reporting and building civil reporting channels, and it lists the observation details analysts need. The slides were reviewed and released in full in February 2025.

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DoD PPR Approved Slide, Case 23-S-0802
U.S. Department of Defense &
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
What kind of information would be necessary and
sufficient for UAP analyses?
about the phenomenon
 UAP-event description or narrative
 UAP location relative to the observer,
with as much precision as practicable
 Number of UAP-objects observed
during the phenomenon and
indications of intra UAP-object
coordination and/or communication
 Indications of advanced and/or
enigmatic capabilities
 UAP characteristics, including physical
state (e.g., solid, liquid, gas, plasma);
description (e.g., size, shape, color);
signatures; propulsion means; payload
 UAP performance envelope, including
altitude and/or depth; travel path and
trajectory; velocity; maneuverability
 UAP behavior, including whether under
apparent intelligent control, apparent
response to observation and/or
observer presence, and apparent
indications of indifference or hostility
about the observer
 Observer’s date, time, location, and travel
path for first and last observation of the
UAP, with as much precision as practicable
 Observer’s behavior toward the UAP
 Sensors that detected the phenomenon
(e.g., visual, radar)
 Any physiological, psychological, or other
effects apparently corresponding to the
UAP observation
 Observer’s assessment of the UAP,
including the nature of the phenomenon
and whether it was benign, a hazard, or a
threat
 Identification of any other observers023
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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