Record 074 · May 2023
GENADMIN Joint Staff J3 Washington DC 191452ZMAY23 Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Reporting and Material Disposition
Joint Chiefs of Staff · United States
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The directive outlines a uniform reporting template and emphasizes the national security implications of UAP, including potential flight safety hazards, technological surprise, or adversarial activity. It directs services and combatant commands to collect and forward sensor data, eyewitness accounts, and any physical material. The message stresses that all UAP-related data and recovered items must be provided to AARO to support detection, mitigation, exploitation of advanced technologies if present, and informed decision-making. It does not confirm or discuss non-human intelligence, occupants, or crash retrieval programs but focuses on systematic data gathering and material disposition protocols.
Public file: U.S. Department of Defense / Executive Services Directorate
