AARO's reporting artifact for the date-stamped period states that UAP program and activity reports are accepted only from eligible government personnel with direct knowledge, with explicit handling constraints for sensitive and classified material.1
The same page requires military and DoW civilian personnel to report through command channels tied to GENADMIN Joint Staff 251807ZFEB25, while civilian pilots are directed to FAA-linked civil reporting pathways and PIREPs.1
The page also says AARO will announce when a public reporting mechanism is available, indicating a controlled and role-based reporting rollout.1
Case-resolution pages are hosted in the same official AARO domain as the reporting stack, reinforcing that operational outcomes remain tied to the reporting architecture.2
The UAP reporting trends view shows the public reporting window as covering January 1, 1996 through January 15, 2026, which grounds the February 2026 policy context in the active data window presented to the public.3
Imagery publication pages show new videos added on January 6, 2026 and December 2025 entries in the same queue, with DVIDS-linked case pages confirming operational case-release timing under the reporting architecture.456789
The records/data table stack lists February 13, 2026 additions and declassification-related papers, extending the reporting artifact into archival and information-paper publication channels.105
Across these official DoD pages, the reporting-policy criteria, operational trend scope, and public evidence-release cadence are presented as a coordinated batch update pattern in February 2026.131056