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This is a May 2023 Joint Staff J3 GENADMIN message from the J36 Homeland Defense Division, released by the Office of the Secretary of Defense under FOIA 23-F-1423. It directs Combatant Commands and Services to report UAP incidents, incursions and engagements worldwide to AARO using standard templates, and to notify counterintelligence elements within 24 hours. It also covers transferring UAP data and material to AARO within 30 days. The message defines UAP categories and sets reporting deadlines and security classification rules.
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Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Reporting and Material
Disposition GENADMIN
Originator: JOINT STAFF J3 WASHINGTON DC//J36 Homeland Defense Division
Office: J36 Homeland Defense Division
DTG: 1914522 May 23
Pree: Routlne
CNO WASHINGTON DC, HQDA CSA WASHINGTON DC, CSAF WASHINGTON DC, CMC CMC WASHINGTON DC, COMDTCOGARD
WASHINGTON DC, CDR USCENTCOM MACDlll AFB FL, CDR USAFRICOM STUTTGART GE, CDR USNORTHCOM PETERSON AFB CO, CDR
To: USPACOM HONO LULU HI , HQ USSPACECOM COLORADO SPRINGS CO, CDR USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE, CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI Fl,
CDR USTRANSCOM SCOTT AFB IL, CDR USSTRATCOM OFFUTT AFB NE, USCYBERCOM FT GEORGE GMEADE MD, CDR NORAD PETERSON
AFB CO, JOINT STAFF DJ2 WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF DB WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF DJS WASHINGTON DC, JOINT STAFF DJS
WASHINGTON DC, OSD ASO HOMELAND DEF AND GLOBAL SEC WASHINGTON OC
CC: OSD USO INTEL WASHINGTON DC
SUBJ / Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Reporting and Material
Disposition
GENADMIN//MSGID/ORDER/CJCS//
REF/A/ MEMO/DEPSECDEF/1SJUL22//
REF/8/ MEMO/USD{l&S )/20JUL22//
REF/C/MSG/OCS/172100ZDEC21//
REF/D/DOC/DOODS-3325.01/30DEC11//
REF/E/DOC/DOOI5200.39/ 10CT20//
REF/F/ DOC/ DOOD5148.13/ 26APR17//
REF/G/MEMO/USO{I&S)AARO/ UNDATEO//
APN/(U) REF A is the Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum for
Senior Pentagon Leadership, Commanders of the Combatant Coffllllands
(CCMDS), and Defense Agency and DoD Field Activity Directors
directing establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
(AARO) to detect, identify, attribute and -as necessary-mitigate
anomalous and unidentified spaceborne, airborne, seaborne, and
transmedium objects.
REF Bis the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership, Convnanders of the
Combatant Co11mands, and Defense Agency and OoD Field Activity
Directors that establishes AARO and its lines of efforts as including
surveillance, collection, and reporting; systems capabilities and
design; intelligence operations and analysis; mitigation and defeat;
governance; and science and technology .
REF C is the EXORO message that directs CCMOs and Services to report
small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) incidents, incursions, and
engagements worldwide.
REF o is t he 000 Directive for Foreign Materiel Program (FMP) and is
a controlled document.
REF Eis the 000 Instruction for Critical Program Information (CPI)
Identification and Protection Within Research, Development, Test, and
Evaluation ( RDT&E). This document reissues DoDI 5200.29 in accordance
with authorities in DoDI 5143 .01 and DoDD 5134 .01; establishes policy
and assigns responsibilities for the identification and protection of
CPI; establishes policy in accordance with DoDD 5000.01 and DoOI
5000.02; and incorporates and Not linked to a story yet.
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