Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) in U.S. Airspace: FAA Reporting, Safety Assessments, and Interagency Collaboration

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The U.S. handles unidentified aerial phenomena through FAA-led procedures that collect sightings from pilots, air traffic controllers, and crew, assess safety risks, log data, and coordinate with DoD (via AARO), NASA, law enforcement, and NUFORC, while not conducting standalone investigations and acknowledging data gaps and the difficulty of distinguishing drones, balloons, birds, and weather.