ODNI and DoD published the 2022 annual UAP cycle on January 12, 2023, as the first report after the June 2021 preliminary assessment period.123
The report states that 366 additional reports were added to the 144 cases covered in 2021, for 510 total cataloged reports as of August 30, 2022.23
Origin of the report
The 2022 cycle is presented by ODNI and DoD as a congressional reporting product required by statute and delivered in unclassified and classified forms.145
ODNI’s publication page links directly to the unclassified PDF and dates publication to January 12, 2023.1
Responsible offices and authorities
The 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
Section 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
Public 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
Evolution from 2021 preliminary assessment to consolidated reporting
The 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
The 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
By 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.6789