2023 UAP Mission Slides
AI Summary
The 2023 UAP Mission Slides outline the objectives, organizational structure, and operational strategies of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) within the U.S. Department of Defense. The document emphasizes the need for enhanced awareness and reporting of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and outlines the implications for national security.
Key Findings
- UAP are defined as unidentified anomalous phenomena that demonstrate behaviors not understood by current sensors. - The AARO is established as the lead for UAP efforts, with expanded reporting requirements and oversight. - UAP pose potential threats to national security, particularly near military facilities and critical infrastructure. - The document emphasizes the importance of cross-sector partnerships and transparency in UAP research and reporting.
OCR Text
ALL- DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE US Department ofDefense The US Defense Department & the UAP Mission Seán Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. Director, AARO FOR DISPLAY ONLY UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED FOR DISPLAY ONLY All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office Chief of Staff, AARO Authority: FY24 NDAA, now codified at 44 U.S.C. 2107 Date: 3/20/2025 Released in Full: X Case Number: 330UAP000029 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 3/20/2025 029 US Department ofDefense 2 UAP ≠unattributed balloon activity; key emphases on “anomalous” factors Existence of UAP is direct consequence of domain-awareness gaps UAP potentially represent adv an ced capabilities operating in our domain-awareness gaps UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA UAPare sources of anomalous detections in one or more domain (i.e., airborne, seaborne, spaceborne, and/or transmedium) that are not yet attributable to known actors and that demonstrate behaviors that are not readily understood by sensors or observers. “Anomalous detections” include but are not limited to phenomena that demonstrate apparent capabilities or material that exceed known performance envelopes. A UAP may consist of one or more unidentified anomalous objects and may persist over an extended period of time. FOR DISPLAY ONLY UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED FOR DISPLAY ONLY 029 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 3/20/2025 US Department ofDefense 3 The FY23 NDAAmodified and expanded on the previous year ’s UAP provisions, affecting authorities, organization, and reporting-requirements. Established AARO as US Government lead for UAP efforts Amends structure, distr ibution of responsibilities Requires annual report to be a joint, D oD & ODNIsubmission Adds Historical Record Report Adds UAP reporting procedures/protections Increases number of congressional committees ov erseeing AARO activities Revises UAP acronym to stand for unidentified anomalous phenomena FOR DISPLAY ONLY UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED FOR DISPLAY ONLY 029 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 3/20/2025 ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE ANALYSESOPERATIONSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYSTRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS driving shared awareness across mission partners, oversight authorities, and stakeholders—normalizing cross-sector partnerships and building trust with transparency delivering peer-reviewed conclusions through deliberate syntheses of scientific and intelligence method, tradecraft, tools, and expertise synchronizing and sequencing Theater, IC, and other capabilities for optimized, cross-functional UAP detection, tracking, mitigation, and recovery Mission, Vision, &Functions AAROemergedfromCongressionalandDepartmentalrecognitionthatUAPpresent complexhazardsandthreatsacross service, regional, anddomainboundaries. revealing and exploiting elusive and enigmatic signatures through advanced technologies and focused, cross-sector partnerships The picture can't be displayed. VISION:unidentified, anomalousobjectsareeffectivelyand efficiently detected,tracked,analyzed,and managedbywayofnormalizedD o D,IC, andcivilbusiness practices;by adherencetothehighestscientificand intelligence-tradecraftstandards;andwithgreatertransparencyand sharedawareness MISSION:minimizetechnicalandintelligencesurprise, bysynchronizing scientific,intelligence,andoperationaldetection,identification, attribution,andmitigationofunidentified, anomalousobjectsinthe vicinityof nationalsecurityareas FOR DISPLAY ONLY UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED FOR DISPLAY ONLY 029 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Ch ief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 3/20/2025 US Department ofDefense 5 US Territory & Operating Areas DoD observations and reporting of UAP most often in the vicinity of US military facilities and operating areas Threats to the immediate safety of US cit izens and Government facilities, across domains, is priority Safety and security risks of UAP heigh ten US Government awareness and drives research and mitigation efforts Key partners and stakeholders include Do D, IC, DoJ, NASA, FAA US Strategic Capabilities Reporting on UAP proximity to strategic capabilities and critical infrastructure primarily historical; analysis limited by information currency and source reliability Consequence of UAP in the vicinity of str ategic capabilities is high, potentially threatening strategic deterrence and safety of civil society DoD strengthening observations and rep orting capabilities near US strategic capabilities and critical infrastructure Key partners and stakeholders include Do D, IC, DoE and NNSA, DoJ, DHS The potentially ubiquitous presence of UAP defines the national-security implications and drives the broad range ofstakeholders and demand for rigorous scientif…
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