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This Office of the Secretary of Defense FOIA release (case 22-F-0249), dated May 16, 2023, collects public affairs material about the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG). It contains Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks' November 23, 2021 memo creating the AOIMSG and an executive council to succeed the Navy's UAP Task Force. It also holds press releases, briefing cards with talking points and answers, a spokesperson statement and news clips.
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~ ...., U.S.--- 0EPTOF DEFENSE OSD(PA) BRIEFING CARD AOIMSG Establishment November 23, 2021 Executive Summary Public and news media interest in unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) remains high. ODNI submitted a preliminary assessment report to Congress on June 25, 2021, as required by the SSCI report attached to the FY20 NDAA. That report noted the challenges associated with assessing UAP occurring on or near DOD training ranges and installations highlighted and also identified the need to make improvements in processes, policies, technologies, and training to improve our ability to understand UAP. On the same day, DSD directed OUSD(I&S) to develop a plan to formalize the mission currently perfo1med by the UAPTF. On Nov. 23, 202 1, DSD signed a memo announcing the establishment of the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG) as the successor to the UAPTF; the memo also established the Airborne Object Identification and Management Executive Council (AOIMEXEC) to provide oversight of the AOIMSG. Top Line Messages/ Talking Points • We take reports of incursions into our airspace - by any aircraft, identified or unidentified - very se1iously, and investigate each one. • Safety (of our personnel) and security (of our operations) are of paramount concern. • Our approach has been - and will continue to be - driven by science and data. • The Deputy Secretary's direction reflects her desire to ensure the Department is fully aware of objects in our airspace in order to protect safety of flight and national security. • The AOIMSG construct focuses on proactively identifying objects in Special Use Airspace, rather than simply focusing on items that were observed but not identified. This will help to ensure that we are postured to collect adequate data during the event, instead of only gathering data forensically. • This has been, and will continue to be, a collaborative effort, involving many organizations across DoD, as well as with interagency partners. • We currently lack the data to indicate whether UAP are part of a foreign collection program or indicative of a major technology advancement by a potential adversary. • There is not one single explanation for UAP. • We need to improve our capacity and capability to further analyze UAP. We need more data, more sensors, more reporting, and more consistency and standardization in reporting. Coordinated with: OUSD(l&S), Navy Prepared by: ~Kb_)(_6)_______~ 1
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