Annotated Senate Estimates Brief - Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (uap) 1011/23/24 - Documents (pdf, 1.46 Mb)

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This Senate Estimates brief from February 2024 outlines Defence's position on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). Air Marshal Robert Chipman and Professor Tanya Monro were designated to address the topic. Defence stated it has no specific UAP reporting policy, instead relying on existing mechanisms, and ceased formal UFO investigations in 1996. Key messages emphasize that Defence sees no compelling reason to establish dedicated UAP investigation resources, noting that established air traffic control and military reporting procedures already enable anomaly reporting. The brief acknowledges the US Department of Defense's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) and its findings, but states Defence has received no Air Force observations in the past decade meeting definitions of anomalous phenomena. Defence indicated that establishing an Australian equivalent to AARO would require substantially higher volume and credibility of UAP reports to justify resource allocation. Minimal redactions are visible in the excerpt