2023 Annual Report
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena October 2023
CLEARED For Open Publication Oct 17, 2023
Department of Defense OFFICE OF PREPUBLICATION AND SECURITY REVIEW
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
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- Page 1 UNCLASSIFIED 01 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE THE DEPARTMENT…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED 01 Table of Contents I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II. SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS III. UAP REPORTING IS INCREASING ACROSS THE USG, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ANALYTIC PROCESSES IS REVEALING…
- Page 3 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…
- Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED effects, such as parallax, that can cause observational misperceptions. Based on the ability to resolve cases to date, with an increase in the quality of data secured, the unidentified…
- Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED II. SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS Scope This consolidated annual report is provided by DoD and ODNI in response to a requirement established in the NDAA for FY 2022, Section 1683(h), as amended…
- Page 6 UNCLASSIFIED III. UAP REPORTING IS INCREASING ACROSS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT (USG), AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ANALYTIC PROCESSES IS REVEALING TRENDS A. Overall Trend Analysis The report covers…
- Page 7 UNCLASSIFIED Figure 1: Reported UAP Morphologies FY 2023 Orb. Round, Sphere. 25% Ambiguous Sensor Contact, 5% Rectangle, 2% Triangle, 1% Irregular shapes, 6% Disk, 2% Cylinder, 1% Oval, 4% Figure 2:…
- Page 8 UNCLASSIFIED Figure 3: Reported UAP Altitudes FY 2023 REPORTED-UAP ALTITUDES [REDACTED] UNCLASSIFIED Figure 4: World Map Illustrating Geographic Distribution of UAP Reports FY 2023 UNCLASSIFIED Page…
- Page 9 UNCLASSIFIED C. Increased FAA Reporting Shifting Geographic Collection Bias and Morphology Trend AARO has received over 100 UAP incident reports from FAA that contribute to the trend analysis of…
- Page 10 UNCLASSIFIED B. Operations and Collections Division During the period of reporting, AARO, in close collaboration with the Joint Staff and other DoD components, further normalized UAP operations, led…