Pentagon inspector general announces UAP evaluation

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The Defense Department inspector general, which announced the UAP evaluation United States Department of Defense, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Defense Department inspector general announced an evaluation of the extent to which the department had taken actions on UAP, covering the services, combatant commands and defense agencies. It was described as a policy review, not a criminal or misconduct investigation.

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  1. OfficialProject Announcement: Evaluation of the DoD's Actions Regarding the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (Project No. D2021-DEV0SN-0116.000) (opens in a new tab)DoD Office of Inspector General / 2021-05-03
  2. PressPentagon Watchdog to Examine How the U.S. Military Handles UFOs (opens in a new tab)Nextgov/FCW / 2021-05
  3. PressPentagon's Watchdog to Investigate Military's Response to UFOs (opens in a new tab)Military.com / 2021-05-04

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Happened 3 May 2021. First made public 3 years later (25 Jan 2024).

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  2. DoD Inspector General releases summary of UAP evaluation - first made public

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