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Timothy A. Ph illips Deputy Director (Acting Director) All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Mr. Timothy A. Phillips assumed the duties of the Deputy Director All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in October 2023. He is a Senior National Intelligence Service executive appointed in 2006 with over 40 years of government experience serving in a variety of …

UNCLASSIFIED Al l -Domain Anomaly Resolution Office US De partment of Defense Case: "Western United S tates" Case Resolution I 8 May 2023 (U) Key Findings (U) AARO assesses that the UAPs in this case were almost certainly commercial aircraft travelling on well-established air corridors as far as 300 nautical miles from the platform, based on a thorough revie…

ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE CLEARED FOR OPEN PUBLICATION NOV 21, 2023 Depa rtment of Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review UAP Reporting Trends 1996-November 20, 2023 REPORTED-UAP ALTITUDES TYPICALLY-REPORTED UAP CHARACTERISTICS REPORTED UAP-MORPHOLOGY REPORTED-UAP HOTSPOTS 024 All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office Chief of Staff, AARO…

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…tary operations, specifically referencing NORAD and FAA operations in the Anchorage area. It includes technical terms and acronyms relevant to aviation and air defense.

This document contains operational details related to air traffic control and military coordination in the context of air defense, specifically referencing NORAD and FAA operations.

…igence Information Report from the Intelligence Division of the Alaskan Air Command, dated June 1, 1948. It contains classified information related to national defense and is restricted under the Espionage Act.

…ligence Information Report from the Intelligence Division of the Miesken Air Command, dated June 1, 1948. It contains sensitive information related to national defense and is classified under the Espionage Act.

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ie a od , _ . . SECURITY INFORMATION A’ cay !!2---pary } eeroved ? June i943 | (Classification) eport No. 4) ra . & a. : \ . AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ; 4 , , , —— a - Area Reported On SW of Minneapol3 , i} fy i Puskas ase at exe lumdouttises 4.| 12 : : i dat Report of Unusual Airborne Object Py 4 % i Prepared by (Officer SOU rCRs onal Observation …

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…MATION REPORT (3) Visual observation. center of installation. as an aerial observer, COMMENTS of Preparing Officer: FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. 34th Air Division (Defense) TR=a24—52W oe i 2 ae (1) Shape: Round. Size: About the size of a large jet exhaust. Color: Fire red. Speed: 600 to 900 MPH. Maneuvers: Appeared to move in a slight curve toward northwest. 2 f…

… Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright. Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio ATINs ATIAA-2c NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S.C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PR…

…AGE OF PAGES On 8 January 1953 the sighting of an unidentified flying object was reported by members of the 82d Fighter=Interceptor Squadron, a unit of the Air Defense Command stationed at Ierson AFB, The following information was secured by Lt George G, Graham and myself during the time following the sightings. Descriptions of the objedt were varied, ise,, …

…E OF — PAGES On 8 January 1953 the sighting of an unidentified flying objact was reported by members of the 82d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, a unit of the Air Defense Command stationed at Iarson AFBs The following information was secured by Lt George Gp Graham and myself during the time following the sightings. Deseriptions of the objedt were varied, iee., …

…, 11 January 1953, an unidentified flying object was sighted by approximately twenty(20) citizens of Gadsden, Alabama. Among the sighters were the Civilian Air Defense Director and the Manager of the Gadsden Airpert, Mr. James Lassiter. Mr. Lassiter, interviewee, sighted the object while taking daily weather observations. The object was sighted NNW of the to…

…UTION BY ORIGINATOR — i DLT. of intell., | 1 Chief ATIC, Ohio 1 670th GOS, ATTN: ™/Set Caughman NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50U.S.C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRO…

…d k, Statements by lst Lt. Chaplin and 2nd Lt, le. No radar scope presentation m Radar functioning normally before and after n, Negative COMMENT D/I, JAPAN AIR DEFENSE FORCE: The Deputy for Intelligence evaluates this report as C6 rather than 0-2, GEORGE R. KAUFFMAN Lt. Colonel, USAF Deputy for Intelligence NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING …

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