AARO Presentation for NASA

ALL- DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE US Department ofDefense The US Department of Defense & the UAP Mission Seán Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. Director, AARO UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED 011 All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office Chief of Staff, AARO Authority: FY24 NDAA, now codified at 44 U.S.C. 2107 Date: 02/06/2025 Released in Full: ____X___; Released in Part ______ Case Number: 330UAP000011 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841 (a)(1)(C) Date: 02/06/2025 REPORTED-UAP ALTITUDESTYPICALLY-REPORTED UAP CHARACTERISTICS Mt Everest Commercial Air Traffic Weather Balloons REPORTED UAP-MORPHOLOGY ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE 2 UAP Reporting Trends 1996-2023 10.5% 9.8% 14.6% 30.3% 21.2% 6.8% 4.1% 1.1% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.9% 5K 10K 15K 20K 25K 30K 35K 40K 45K 50K 55K 60K 100K REPORTED-UAP HOTSPOTS Appearance Morphology Round, Atypical Orientation Size 1- 4 meters Color White, Silver, Translucent Performance Altitude 10K – 30K feet Velocity Stationary to Mach 2 Signatures Propulsion No thermal exhaust detected Radar Intermittent, X-Band (8-12 GHz) Radio 1- 3 GHz, 8-12 GHz Thermal Intermittent, Shortwave Infrared, Medium-Wave Infrared Orb, Round, Sphere, 47% Ambiguous Sensor Contact, 19% Other, 7% Lights, 16% Ova l, 3% Cylinder, 2% Disk, 2% Triangle, 2% Rectangle, 1% Square, 1% Polygon, 1% TicTac, 1% Vector, 0% 011 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841 (a)(1)(C) Date: 02/06/2025 3 CHA RACTERISTICSPERFORMANCESIGNATURESBEHAVIOREFFECTS Middle East, 2022: MQ-9 observed apparent spherical UAP via electro-optical sensors UAP characteristics and behavior consistent with other “metallic orb” observations in the region No demonstration of enigmatic technical capabili ties and no apparent threat to airborne- asset safety Case in “active archive,” pending discovery of additional data AARO uses active-archive cases for trend and statistical analyses CHA RACTERISTICSPERFORMANCESIGNATURESBEHAVIOREFFECTS Middle East UAP, unresolved (U) 011 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff,AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841 (a)(1)(C) Date: 02/06/2025 4 CHA RACTERISTICSPERFORMANCESIGNATURESBEHAVIOREFFECTS Western United States: P-3 on training mission observed several equidistant UAP that it was unable to intercept Three UAP objects observed, apparently flying at high velocity Observing craft pursued but was unable to intercept Analyses of object geospatial positioning conclude the objects were significantly farther from the observer than originally estimated Apparent morphology changes result of sensor autofocus Analyses of air-traffic control data suggest objects likely commercial aircraft transiting known flight paths to/from major airports in the region Analyses being validated by AARO’s scientific partners CHA RACTERISTICSPERFORMANCESIGNATURESBEHAVIOREFFECTS Western-US UAP, likely commercial airliners and video autofocus effect (U) 011 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff,AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841 (a)(1)(C) Date: 02/06/2025 5 CHA RACTERISTICSPERFORMANCESIGNATURESBEHAVIOREFFECTS AARO S&T Research Assessing existing sensors against typical UAP object .Commercial .Civil .NASA Augment with dedicated sensors for typical UAP object Partnerships with Academia .Exploring signatures to match data .Statistical analytic techniques .AI/ML analytic techniques Partnerships with labs to explore SOA fundamental physics of UAP observations, both current and historical reporting Interagency and Allied partnerships for calibration of U.S. and Allied capabilities Pattern of life analysis provides location prioritization for new collection Naturally Occurring Object BalloonsDronesProjectiles EO XXX IR XXX Radar XX Sensor Calibration(illustrative) 011 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff,AARO IAW FY24 NDAA , Section 1841 (a)(1)(C) Date: 02/06/2025 6 Unclassified crowd-sourced data following a prescribed format. Imagery from smartphones is of limited value given the resolution of the cameras, but NASA could take lead on evaluation crowd-sourced metadata. Large scale, ground based scientific instrument evaluation.NASA could examine the efficacy of using large scale scientific instruments used in such areas as radio science, radiological detection, gravimetric, and geomagnetic measurements for UAP detection. What are the theoretical limits of detection for objects similar to the parameterized UAP target package provided by AARO? Earth sciences satellites. All NASA & NOAA earth sensing satellites and data should be reviewed relative to the parameterized UAP target. NASA could lead a M&S effort, developing representative models of UAP, and then evaluating detection capability. Intentional vice coincidental collection. NASA/NOAA can explore techniques to integrate tip and cue collection capabilities across the scientific architecture (overhead & ground based) for turning on additional collection. Peer reviewed parameterization of advanced capabilities not yet engineered.NASA could lead the elevation of the scientific discourse on what potential form of advanced flight and propulsion capabilities would take on Earth and what signatures would be presented. Expanding NASA/AARO relationship with the new, imbedded NASA Science Advisor Recommendations for NASA Archived scientific anomalous data review. NASA could review astronomical and atmospheric data holdings against the parameterized UAP target package to look for anomalous signatures Distribution of sightings.NASA could review unclassified observations of alleged UAP and generate an analogue map to AARO’s classified distribution map. Foreign partnerships.NASA could begin to build a robust scientific community of interest to review data, conduct analysis, and determine the value of unclassified data sources. 011 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA , Section 1841 (a)(1)(C) Date: 02/06/2025 Seán Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. Director, AARO 011 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841 (a)(1)(C) Date: 02/06/2025