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From: Gough, Susan L (Sue) CIV OSD PA (USA)
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2020 6:14 PM
Subject: Establishment of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force
Media colleagues,
On Aug. 4, 2020, Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist approved the establishment of an Unidentified Aerial
Phenomena (UAP) Task Force (UAPTF). The Department of the Navy, under the cognizance of the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, will lead the UAPTF.
The Department of Defense established the UAPTF to improve its understanding of, and gain insight into, the nature and
origins of UAPs. The mission of the task force is to detect, analyze and catalog UAPs that could potentially pose a threat
to U.S. national security.
As DOD has stated previously, the safety of our personnel and the security of our operations are of paramount concern.
The Department of Defense and the military departments take any incursions by unauthorized aircraft into our training
ranges or designated airspace very seriously and examine each report. This includes examinations of incursions that are
initially reported as UAP when the observer cannot immediately identify what he or she is observing.
Regards,
Sue Gough
Department of Defense Spokesperson
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