01 2023 Annual Report

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UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR O F NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Fiscal Year 2023 Conso lidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena October 2023 01 All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office Chief of Staff, AARO Date: 1/23/2025 Released in Full: X Authority: FY24 NDAA, now codified at 44 U.S.C. 2107 Case Number: 330UAP000001 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 1

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UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR O F NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Fiscal Year 2023 Conso lidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena October 2023 01 All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office Chief of Staff, AARO Date: 1/23/2025 Released in Full: X Authority: FY24 NDAA, now codified at 44 U.S.C. 2107 Case Number: 330UAP000001 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 1/23/2025 UNCLASSIFIED 1 UNCLASSIFIED Table of Contents I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... 2 II. SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS ................................................................................................. 4 III. UAP REPORTING IS INCREASING ACROSS THE USG, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ANALYTIC PROCESSES IS REVEALING TRENDS 5 A. Overall Trend Analysis .......................................................................................................... 5 B. Geographic and Safety Trends Coming into Focus ................................................................ 5 C. Increased FAA Reporting Shifting Geographic Collection Bias and Morphology Trend ..... 8 D. No Health/Physiological Impacts from UAP Incidents Reported .......................................... 8 E. Data and Intelligence Sources Received Through Various Intelligence Channels ................ 8 IV. AARO PROGRAM UPDATES ............................................................................................... 8 A. Analytic Division ................................................................................................................... 8 B. Operations and Collections Division ...................................................................................... 9 C. Science and Technology (S&T) Division ............................................................................... 9 D. Strategic Communications Division ....................................................................................... 9 V. WAY FORWARD ................................................................................................................... 10 VI. APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................ 11 Appendix A: Case Closure Report ............................................................................................ 11 Appendix B: Glossary of Terms................................................................................................ 14 01 Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 1/23/2025 UNCLASSIFIED 2 UNCLASSIFIED I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is provided by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in response to a requirement established in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, Section 1683 (h), as amended by Section 6802(k) of the FY 2023 NDAA (as codified at 50 U.S.C. § 3373). The report covers unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) reports from 31 August 2022 to 30 April 2023, and all UAP reports from any previous time periods that were not included in an earlier report. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) received a total of 291 UAP reports during this period, consisting of 274 that occurred during this period and another 17 that occurred during previous reporting periods from 2019–2022, but had not been conveyed in previous submissions. Reporting from this period continues to depict a strong but shifting collection bias. Most reports still reflect a bias towards restricted military airspace, a result of reporting from military personnel and sensors present in such areas. This bias has been lessened by reporting from commercial pilots showing a more diverse geographic distribution of UAP sightings across the United States. However, these reports mostly cover observations over U.S. airspace and littoral waters, and therefore, as these reports continue to come in, a U.S.-centric collection bias will grow significantly relative to the rest of the world. During the reporting period, AARO received no reports indicating UAP sightings have been associated with any adverse health effects. However, many reports from military witnesses do present potential safety of flight concerns, and there are some cases where reported UAP have potentially exhibited one or more concerning performance characteristics such as high-speed travel or unusual maneuverability. AARO has de-conflicted these cases with potential U.S. programs and continues to work closely with its DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) mission partners to identify and attribute any objects found in these cases. Additionally, AARO continues to investi…

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Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. (09/18/1947 - )
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UNCLASSIFIED
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Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. (09/18/1947 - )
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