On June 25, 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence submitted a preliminary
report on unidentified aerial phenomena to Congress stating that it could not draw
"firm conclusions" on 144 UAP sightings since 2004 and outlined actions to investigate
the phenomenon further.
The ODNI - Preliminary Assessment Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Report
Within S.2610, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022,
lies Section 345, “Support for and Oversight of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
Task Force.” A key component of the bill contains the following direction:
“The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense
shall each, in coordination with each other, require each element
of the intelligence community and the Department of Defense with
data relating to unidentified aerial phenomena to make such data
available immediately to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task
Force and to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center.”
The rest of the bill outlines the scope of agencies involved and requirements for
quarterly reports to Congress:
Section 345 “Support for and Oversight of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force”
Section 345 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 –
“Support for and Oversight of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force” – outlines various tasks assigned to several Intelligence agencies towards the goal of investigating Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.
While it's too soon to speculate about how much if any potential findings will be shared with the public
or even with Congress, it is useful to examine the history of previous official attempts to study and
understand UFOs/UAPs. Project 1947's Jan Aldrich provides an overview of past UFO/UAP data gathering
exercises and demonstrates that a great deal of information is already available to the Unidentified Aerial
Phenomena Task Force if they choose to ask for it.
Commentary on Section 345 Support for and Oversight of
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force – Jan L. Aldrich
