DoD reporting requirements for UAP/UFOs

A DoD directive, dated May 19, 2023 and released under the Freedom of Information Act, details the US Department of Defense’s reporting requirements for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (commonly referred to as UFOs).

Some interesting highlights from the document:

  • Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) are being seen everywhere, including over adversaries’ domains.

  • The potentially ubiquitous presence of UAP has national security implications.

  • They are particularly interested in UAP that demonstrate apparent capabilities or material that exceed known performance envelopes (i.e., can do things we don’t know how to do).

  • The details they want in each report includes any gravitational signatures?!

Here are part of two paragraphs in the document:

GENTEXT/SITUATION/1. (CUI) The US Government has observed UAP in or near the territory and/or operating areas of the United States, of its allies , and of its adversaries, and observing, identifying, and potentially mitigating UAP has become a growing priority for US policymakers, lawmakers, and warfighters. The potentially ubiquitous presence of UAP defines the national security implications of those anomalies, which range from operational hazards and threats to technical and intelligence surprise to adversaries’ strategic miscalculations. ...

3.B.1 (U) UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA (UAP) are sources of anomalous detections in one or more domains (i.e., airborne, seaborne, space borne, and/or transmedium) that are not yet attributable to known actors and that demonstrate behaviors 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 identified anomalous objects and may persist over an extended period of time.

To read the full document, view Douglas Johnson’s online PDF.