Case file · Declassified record
ODNI 2022 Annual Report on UAP
Released in January 2023: 510 UAP reports on file as of 30 August 2022, including 366 newly identified.
2023 CE · 38.95, -77.15 · status: official
The account
Of the 366 new reports, about half were attributed to balloons, drones ('UAS') or clutter such as birds and plastic bags. 171 stayed 'uncharacterized', and some of them appeared to show unusual flight characteristics that needed more analysis. The report stressed safety-of-flight risks and possible foreign surveillance.
The sceptical view
The report found no evidence of extraterrestrial origin and noted that sensor artefacts may explain some of the apparent anomalies.