{"type":"documents","slug":"2022-odni-annual-report-on-uap","title":"2022 ODNI Annual Report on UAP","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2022-odni-annual-report-on-uap","description":"ODNI and DoD’s 2022 UAP annual report formalized post-2021 reporting, AARO responsibilities, and later consolidated congressional reporting.","date":"2023-01-12T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Intelligence"],"updated":"2026-02-19T16:10:00.000Z","disclosureRating":8,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"ODNI and DoD published the 2022 annual UAP cycle on January 12, 2023, as the first report after the June 2021 preliminary assessment period.[^1][^2][^3]\n\nThe report states that 366 additional reports were added to the 144 cases covered in 2021, for 510 total cataloged reports as of August 30, 2022.[^2][^3]\n\n<PDF src='https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Unclassified-2022-Annual-Report-UAP.pdf' />\n\n## Origin of the report\n\nThe 2022 cycle is presented by ODNI and DoD as a congressional reporting product required by statute and delivered in unclassified and classified forms.[^1][^4][^5]\n\nODNI’s publication page links directly to the unclassified PDF and dates publication to January 12, 2023.[^1]\n\n## Responsible offices and authorities\n\nThe unclassified report says ODNI’s National Intelligence Manager for Aviation drafted the report with AARO and other interagency contributors, while AARO is identified as the DoD focal point that succeeded UAPTF on July 20, 2022.[^2]\n\nSection 1683 of Public Law 117-81 required DoD, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, to establish the office and define synchronized collection, analysis, and congressional reporting duties.[^4]\n\nPublic Law 117-263 added UAP reporting procedures, including a secure authorized reporting mechanism and explicit linkage to the AARO office established under Section 1683.[^5]\n\n## Evolution from 2021 preliminary assessment to consolidated reporting\n\nThe 2021 preliminary assessment established the initial public baseline at 144 military-sourced reports and identified UAPTF and ODNI NIM-Aviation as the drafting entities for that phase.[^3]\n\nThe 2022 annual report extended that baseline with post-March 2021 intake and described the transition from UAPTF-era workflows to AARO-led multi-agency analytic processes.[^2]\n\nBy the FY 2023 and FY 2024 consolidated annual reports, ODNI and DoD described a recurring joint publication model tied to the FY 2022 and FY 2023 NDAA framework, including publication pathways mirrored on defense.gov and aaro.mil.[^6][^7][^8][^9]\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [ODNI: 2022 Annual Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (release page)](https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/reports-publications-2023/3667-2022-annual-report-on-unidentified-aerial-phenomena)\n[^2]: [ODNI/DoD: Unclassified 2022 Annual Report on UAP (PDF)](https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Unclassified-2022-Annual-Report-UAP.pdf)\n[^3]: [ODNI: Preliminary Assessment on UAP (2021 PDF)](https://www.odni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf)\n[^4]: [Public Law 117-81 (FY2022 NDAA), Section 1683](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ81/pdf/PLAW-117publ81.pdf)\n[^5]: [Public Law 117-263 (FY2023 NDAA), Section 1673](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ263/pdf/PLAW-117publ263.pdf)\n[^6]: [ODNI: 2023 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP (release page)](https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/reports-publications-2023/3733-2023-consolidated-annual-report-on-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena)\n[^7]: [ODNI/DoD: FY 2023 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP (PDF)](https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/FY2023-Consolidated-Annual-Report-UAP-Oct2023.pdf)\n[^8]: [ODNI: 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP (release page)](https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/reports-publications-2024/4020-uap-2024)\n[^9]: [ODNI/DoD: FY 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP (PDF)](https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/DOD-AARO-Consolidated-Annual-Report-on-UAP-Nov2024.pdf)","readingTime":"2 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2022-odni-annual-report-on-uap","title":"2022 ODNI Annual Report on UAP","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2022-odni-annual-report-on-uap","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}