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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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Line 11.D. (U) THIRD-PARTY OBSERVERS AND/OR REPORTERS (e .g., other
US and/or foreign national persons or sensors):
Line 11.E. •(U) REPORTING ORGANIZATION UAP-EVENT SERIAL NU,,BER
(format: [Geographic CCMD of event (abbreviation)]·[Detection Oate)
[three-digit, CCf,O assigned numerical sequence) (e . g., USNORTHCOM/
NORAD- 20JUL2022?009)):
3.D. (U) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE NOTIFICATION
3.D.1. {CUI) DoD counterintelligence elements perform operations and
investigations to protect the OoO from espionage and other foreign
intelligence activities, sabotage, and assassinations conducted by
or on behalf of foreign governments. As potential foreign
intelligence threats to DoD persons, material, and information, DoD,
CCMDs, Services, and their subordinates notify their respective
counterintelligence element as soon as practicable and within 24
hours of a UAP incident. Counterintelligence elements may be
notified of UAP incidents before the UAP incident, incursion, and
engagement report is published.
3.0.2. (CUI) DoD counterintelligence elements assess reported UAP
for foreign intelligence attribution and conduct their related
operational and investigative activities, accordingly. DoD
counterintelligence elements report UAP information of foreign
intelligence and/or counterintelligence value by way of their
Component's intelligence reporting and/or case management systems.
All UAP-related intelligence information reports (IIRs) are
addressed to AARO and reference the applicable UAP-incident serial
number (Line 12.D) . UAP intelligence and counterintelligence
reporting compleinent but do not replace requirements set in
paragraph 2.
3.E. (U) REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FOR DATA TRANSFERS
3.E.1. (CUI) DoD, CCMOs, Services, and their subordinates securely
transfer UAP DATA to the appropriate location(s) and entit(ies)
following coordination with AARO and no later than 30 days after a
UAP incident. The below template wil l be used to document UAP dat a
retained, a copy of which will accompany electronic or physical data
transport: (•denotes a required response):
Line 1. *(U) UAP DATA CLASSIFICATION AND SPECIAL HANDLING
INSTRUCTIONS:
Line 2.A. •(U) DATE AND TIME OF DATA RECORDED {DTG) (Zulu): (i.e.,
DDHHHHZ""'1MYYYY)
Line 2.8. *{U) REPORTING ORGANIZATION UAP - EVENT SERIAL NUMBER
(format: [Geographic CCMO of event (abbreviation))-[Detection Date] •
[three-digit, CCf,O assigned numerical sequence) (e.g. , USNORTHCOM/
NORA0 -20JUL2022?009)):
Line 3. *(U) DATA DESCRIPTION NARRATIVE {i . e., concise summary of
the UAP data) :
Line 4.A. *(CUI) DATA SENSOR TYPE (e.g., acoustic, radiofrequency,
light, thermal, gravitational, radioacti ve, with identification of
detecting sensor):
Line 4.8. {U) COLLECTION ASSET'S DATA SENSOR MODEL OR NATIONAL STOCK
NUMBER (NSN):
Li ne 4.C. {U) COLLECTION ASSET'S DATA SENSOR SERIAL NUMBER:
Line 4.0. (U) COLLECTION ASSET 'S SENSOR PLATFORM (e.g., handheld, Not linked to a story yet.
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