Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks orders a plan to formalize UAP work

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Official portrait of Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, who ordered the plan in June 2021 United States Department of Defense, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The day ODNI delivered its preliminary UAP assessment, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks directed the intelligence under secretary to plan how to formalize the UAP Task Force's mission, including reporting procedures, range security and a new follow-on office.

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  1. OfficialStatement by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Assessment (opens in a new tab)U.S. Department of War (formerly Defense) / 2021-06-25

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