AARO missionsbrief (DOPSR-granskad, juli 2023)

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A L L-D O M A I N A N O M A L Y R E S O L U T I O N O F F I C E
US Department ofDefense
The US Defense Department &
the UAP Mission
Seán Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.
Director, AARO
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⎯UAP ≠unattributed balloon activity; 
key emphases on “anomalous” factors
⎯Existence of UAP is direct consequence 
of domain-awareness gaps
⎯UAP potentially represent advanced 
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.
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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, distribution of responsibilities 
⎯Requires annual report to be a joint, DoD & ODNIsubmission
⎯Adds Historical Record Report
⎯Adds UAP reporting procedures/protections 
⎯Increases number of congressional committees overseeing 
AARO activities
⎯Revises UAP acronym to stand for unidentified anomalous
phenomena
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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
complexhazardsandthreatsacrossservice,regional,anddomainboundaries.
revealing and exploiting 
elusive and enigmatic 
signatures through advanced 
technologies and focused, 
cross-sector partnerships
VISION:unidentified,anomalousobjectsareeffectivelyandefficiently
detected,tracked,analyzed,andmanagedbywayofnormalizedDoD,IC,
andcivilbusinesspractices;byadherencetothehighestscientificand
intelligence-tradecraftstandards;andwithgreatertransparencyand
sharedawareness
MISSION:minimizetechnicalandintelligencesurprise,bysynchronizing
scientific,intelligence,andoperationaldetection,identification,
attribution,andmitigationofunidentified,anomalousobjectsinthe
vicinityofnationalsecurityareas
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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 
citizens and Government facilities, 
across domains, is priority
⎯Safety and security risks of UAP 
heighten US Government awareness 
and drives research and mitigation