New guidance gives authorized UAP disclosures a wider government route

DLA Piper published a detailed review on August 12 of an ODNI memorandum dated July 31. The preliminary guidance tells the Department of War and Intelligence Community to create a process through which current and former personnel and contractors can share alleged UAP information with authorized representatives of AARO or the PURSUE Task Force despite conflicting nondisclosure agreements, oaths, or commitments.

The guidance also directs Intelligence Community members to identify a PURSUE designee and inform their workforces within 30 days. The analysis stresses important boundaries: this is not permission to release classified information publicly, it does not replace existing legal channels, and more detailed implementation instructions are still pending—especially for contractors who need to know exactly where and how to report.

Why it matters

A disclosure channel only works if potential reporters know it exists, understand whom it protects, and can identify the authorized destination without risking an unlawful public release.

What the source establishes

The memorandum establishes preliminary process guidance, not public confirmation of any underlying UAP claim. DLA Piper’s article is legal analysis; the linked July 31 ODNI memorandum is the primary document.