PA EST AOI Mgmt Sync Group 05-16-23 (FOIA 22-F-0249)

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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
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