# Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena > Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2021. 18 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The first official statistical statement about… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D1SBDXJ43ZW/preliminary-assessment-unidentified-aerial-phenomena Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[2004 Nimitz encounter and the Navy videos](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter)Office of the Director of National Intelligence 2021 **0** # Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2021. _ODNI_. The nine-page unclassified assessment of 25 June 2021: 144 reports from November 2004 to March 2021, 80 with multiple sensors, one explained, 18 with apparently unusual flight characteristics, and five candidate categories. **2004 Nimitz encounter and the Navy videos** ReportCopy of **[ODNI, Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/artifacts/ART0D1SCCE42TCY/odni-preliminary-assessment-unidentified-aerial-phenomena)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The first official statistical statement about military UAP reports; the Nimitz case is its earliest. ## The document 9 pages [Pages][Text]Page 1 of 9 [![Page 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3b699a825c53aab7816b50ffe0c45d4f424ca43da5eaa421736e529f2ac00ac9/p1)1][![Page 2](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3b699a825c53aab7816b50ffe0c45d4f424ca43da5eaa421736e529f2ac00ac9/p2)2][![Page 3](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3b699a825c53aab7816b50ffe0c45d4f424ca43da5eaa421736e529f2ac00ac9/p3)3][![Page 4](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3b699a825c53aab7816b50ffe0c45d4f424ca43da5eaa421736e529f2ac00ac9/p4)4][![Page 5](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3b699a825c53aab7816b50ffe0c45d4f424ca43da5eaa421736e529f2ac00ac9/p5)5][![Page 6](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3b699a825c53aab7816b50ffe0c45d4f424ca43da5eaa421736e529f2ac00ac9/p6)6][![Page 7](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3b699a825c53aab7816b50ffe0c45d4f424ca43da5eaa421736e529f2ac00ac9/p7)7][![Page 8](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3b699a825c53aab7816b50ffe0c45d4f424ca43da5eaa421736e529f2ac00ac9/p8)8][![Page 9](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3b699a825c53aab7816b50ffe0c45d4f424ca43da5eaa421736e529f2ac00ac9/p9)9] ![Page 1 of Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3b699a825c53aab7816b50ffe0c45d4f424ca43da5eaa421736e529f2ac00ac9/p1) Text taken from the file. Check it against the page. ## Cited by on this site 18 records [A classified US test vehicle operating in the exercise area.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/answers/ANS0D1SBX9R690D/a-classified-us-test-vehicle-operating-in-the-exercise-area) Answer ANS [A small number of cases involve objects with performance beyond current technology.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/answers/ANS0CXDNRC813J3/a-small-number-of-cases-involve-objects-with-performance) Answer ANS [Part of the residue is foreign surveillance systems operating near US forces.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/answers/ANS0CXDNQMT1ANB/part-of-the-residue-is-foreign-surveillance-systems) Answer ANS [ODNI, Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/artifacts/ART0D1SCCE42TCY/odni-preliminary-assessment-unidentified-aerial-phenomena) ART [Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (ODNI, 25 June 2021)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/artifacts/ART0CXDNY7R4T15/preliminary-assessment-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-odni-25) ART [ODNI, Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/copies/CPY0D1SCCXR28G0/odni-preliminary-assessment-unidentified-aerial-phenomena) CPY [ODNI, Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/copies/CPY0D1SCCNY2Y23/odni-preliminary-assessment-unidentified-aerial-phenomena) CPY [Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (ODNI, 25 June 2021): document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/copies/CPY0CXDNYFJ0MVN/preliminary-assessment-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-odni-25) CPY [ODNI preliminary assessment, 2021 (counts of military UAP reports)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0D1SC63050HF/odni-preliminary-assessment-2021-counts-of-military-uap) Dataset DAT [ODNI lists US developmental programmes among five candidate categories for military UAP reports.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/evidence/EVD0D1SBXHJ1XXF/odni-lists-us-developmental-programmes-among-five-candidate) Evidence EVD [ODNI lists foreign adversary systems among the five candidate categories.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/evidence/EVD0CXDNQWM0GV4/odni-lists-foreign-adversary-systems-among-the-five) Evidence EVD [The 2021 assessment flagged 18 incidents with apparently unusual flight characteristics.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/evidence/EVD0CXDNRM24PD7/the-2021-assessment-flagged-18-incidents-with-apparently) Evidence EVD [ODNI delivers the preliminary assessment of 144 reports](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/events/EVT0CXDNEKR0PWK/odni-delivers-the-preliminary-assessment-of-144-reports) EVT [ODNI publishes its preliminary assessment of 144 reports](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/events/EVT0D1SBQXW2063/odni-publishes-its-preliminary-assessment-of-144-reports) EVT [The 2004 Nimitz encounter and the Navy videos](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter) The mystery article MYS [US government UAP disclosures](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government) The mystery article MYS [Office of the Director of National Intelligence](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/uap-us-government/organisations/ORG0CXDNDWA1AJ0/office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence) ORG [Office of the Director of National Intelligence](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/nimitz-encounter/organisations/ORG0D1SBNQJ0GBS/office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence) ORG ## Cite it ``` Office of the Director of National Intelligence (2021). 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