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Office of the Secretary of Defense · 2023 · 9 pages · text from the file's own layer

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.

  • p. 5 …Line S.A. ••(CUI) UAP ANOMALOUS CHARACTERISTICS/BEHAVIORS (e.g., no apparent control surfaces, extreme acceleration…
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aircraft):
Li ne 4 .E . {U) SENSOR MAINTENANCE RECORO POINT OF CONTACT:
Line 5, •(U) DATA OWNER {ORGANIZATION) INFORMATION (i .e., Combatant
Command, Service):
Li ne 6. •(U) UAP DATA CHAIN OF CUSTODY {Unit/Organization, Name,
Rank/Grade, Phone Number):
3.F. (U) REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FOR MATERIAL TRANSFERS:
3.F.1. {U) UAP OBJECTS AND MATERIAL are secured in a manner
consistent with DoD Foreign Material Exploitation policies and
doctrine and are transferred to appropriate location(s) and
entit(ies) following coordination with AARO no later than 30 days
after the event. The
below template will be used to record recovered UAP objects and
material recovered, a copy of which will accompany object and
material transport: (•denotes a required response):
Line 1. •(U) UAP OBJECT AND/OR MATERIAL CLASSIFICATION AND SPECIAL
HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS:
Line 2. •(U) UAP OBJECT AND/OR MATERIAL HAZARDOUS -MATERIAL CATEGORY:
Line 3. •(U) REPORTING ORGANIZATION UAP-EVENT SERIAL NUMBER (format :
[Geographic CCMD of event (abbreviation)J·[Detection Date]- [three
digit, CCMO assigned numerical sequence] (e.g., USNORTHCOM/ NORAD-
20JUL2022 ?009)) :
Line 4 .A. "(U) DATE UAP OBJECT AND/ OR MATERIAL RECOVERED: (i. e.,
DDMMMYYYY)
Line 4 .8 . *{U) UAP OBJECT ANO/OR MATERIAL DESCRIPTION NARRATIVE
(i.e., concise su111111ary of the UAP object and/or material):
Line 5. • (U) UAP OBJECT AND/OR MATERIAL CHAIN OF CUSTODY
{Unit/Organization, Name, Rank/Grade, Phone Number):
3.G. {U) TASKS
3.G .1 . {U) Co111mander, USAFRICOM (CDRUSAFRICOM); Corrvnander, USCENTCOM
(CDRUSCENTCOM); Commander, USEUCOM {CORUSEUCOM); Corm,ander,
USINOOPACOM (CDRUSIMXJPACOM); Co11111ander, USNORTHCOM (CORUSNORTHCOM);
Co111111ander, USSOUTHCOM (CDRUSSOUTHCOM); Co111111ander, USSPACECOM
(CDRUSSPACECOM); Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Corm,and
{CORNORAD) .
3.G.1 . A. (U) Ensure every UAP incident, incursion, and engagement in
your respective Area of Responsibility (AoR) is r eported IAW para
3.C. and 3.D.
3.G. l.A.l. {U) Ensure appropriate guidance is in place and
disseminated to Services and their respect ive subordinates to
r eceive, l og, and t ransmit to the CCMO Joint Operations Center and
to the Service Watch Cells all UAP Incident, Incursion, and
Engagement Reports from Service Co111ponent Commands and subordi nates
and from third parties-to include civil and foreign partners.
3.G.l . A. 2. {U) Securely transmit to AARO all UAP I ncident,
Incursion, and Engagement Reports received by the CCMD Joint
Operations Center from your subordinate commands within 48 hours of
receipt, copying relevant Service Watch Cells.
3.G.l.B. {U) Ensure all UAP data from incidents, incursions, and
engagements in your respective AoR is retained and transferred IAW
para 3. E.
3.G.l.C. (U) Ensure all UAP obj ects and material from incidents,
incursions, and engagements in your respective AoR is secured and
transf erred !AW para 3 . F.
3.G.l.D. {U) Ensure CCMD UAP-Mission guidance and points of contact
are provided to AARO (osd.aaro.reports@mail.mil).
3.G.l.E , {U) Provide mission support to AARO, as requested.

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