Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) reporting is increasing, enabling a greater  awareness of the airspace and increased opportunity to resolve UAP events. In addition to the  144 UAP reports covered during the 17 years of UAP reporting included in the Office of the  Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) preliminary assessment, there have been 247 new  reports and another 119 that were either since discovered or reported after the preliminary  assessment’s time period. This totals 510 UAP reports as of 30 August 2022. Additional  information is provided in the classified version of this report.

AARO and ODNI assess that the observed increase in the UAP reporting rate is partially  due to a better understanding of the possible threats that UAP may represent, either as safety of  flight hazards or as potential adversary collection platforms, and partially due to reduced stigma  surrounding UAP reporting. This increased reporting allows more opportunities to apply  rigorous analysis and resolve events.

The establishment of the Department of Defense (DoD) All-Domain Anomaly Resolution  Office (AARO) should facilitate more coordinated UAP efforts, resulting in greater attribution of  UAP. While limited data on UAP continues to be a challenge, the establishment of AARO— with its broad scope of authorities and responsibilities, and its replacement of the Unidentified  Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF)—will allow for increased coordination of efforts  against the UAP problem set. AARO’s authorities ensure that UAP detection and identification  efforts will span across DoD and relevant interagency partners, as well as the Intelligence  Community (IC), with the support and coordination of the National Intelligence Manager for  Aviation (NIM-Aviation). NIM-Aviation’s and AARO’s coordination efforts will improve U.S. 

Government awareness of objects in the airspace and resolution of UAP events (see Appendix  B).

UAP events continue to occur in restricted or sensitive airspace, highlighting possible  concerns for safety of flight or adversary collection activity. We continue to assess that this may  result from a collection bias due to the number of active aircraft and sensors, combined with  focused attention and guidance to report anomalies. AARO, in conjunction with NIM-Aviation  and the IC, will continue to investigate any evidence of possible foreign government  involvement in UAP events.