AIAA UAPIOC

Background

The AIAA UAP Integration and Outreach Committee (UAPIOC) is a civilian technical committee under the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), founded around 2023-2024 in the United States. It represents the UAP topic for AIAA's nearly 30,000 members.

• Collaborates with over 70 technical committees and 20+ integration and outreach divisions
• Advances technical study of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), formerly UFOs
• Operates as part of AIAA's Integration and Outreach Division structure

Key Activities

The committee engages in multiple initiatives to enhance aviation safety and scientific understanding.

• Publishes opinion papers on UAP occupational safety and reporting procedures
• Issues guidance recommending the Aviation Safety Reporting System over UFO centers
• Contributes to scientific papers such as 'The New Science of Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena (UAP)' on arXiv
• Advocates for standardized reporting, stigma reduction, and interdisciplinary research

Notable Achievements

The committee has made significant contributions to UAP discourse and policy.

• Issued papers drafted from August 2023 to April 2024 with revisions through 2025
• Influenced FAA updates replacing 'UFO' with 'UAP' in official orders
• Fostered mainstream academic discourse on UAP safety and science
• Promoted transparent, scientific approaches to UAP in aerospace contexts