Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (uap) Senate Estimates Brief 1009/23/24 - Documents (pdf, 2.19 Mb)

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This Senate Estimates brief prepared for the Chief of Air Force and Chief Defence Scientist addresses Defence's position on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). Defence maintains there is no specific policy for recording or investigating UAP, relying instead on existing airspace management and aviation safety reporting mechanisms. The Air Force ceased formal UFO investigations in 1996, finding no scientific justification. Defence assesses that existing procedures—including air traffic control protocols, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities, and incident reporting—are adequate. The brief notes Defence has monitored the US Department of Defense's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) but found no Air Force observations in the past decade meeting AARO's definition of anomalous detections. Defence concludes there is insufficient credible UAP reporting volume to justify establishing an Australian equivalent to AARO, emphasizing that resource allocation aligns with Defence's core mission priorities. Minor redactions appear (staff