The Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) was a U.S. Department of Defense body created to standardize the collection and analysis of military UAP reports.
What was the UAP Task Force?
Established in August 2020 under the Department of the Navy, the UAPTF was charged with improving understanding of, and gaining insight into, the nature and origins of UAP encountered by U.S. forces.
What did the UAPTF produce?
The Task Force authored the landmark "Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena," delivered to Congress in June 2021, which examined 144 reports and could explain only one of them.
What replaced the UAPTF?
In 2022, its mission and personnel were absorbed into the broader All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
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