United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), founded in 1870, is a U.S. government agency overseeing federal law enforcement, legal representation, and criminal justice. In UAP/UFO contexts, DOJ receives reports on potential unlawful intelligence activities from agencies like the NSA, involving oversight of signals intelligence misuse under Executive Order 12333, with investigations leading to DOJ notifications. It has not led dedicated UAP research programs, unlike Air Force's Project Blue Book or AARO. Notable tangential involvement includes FBI's 1975 publication on UFO reporting hotlines for law enforcement. Currently active, DOJ focuses on legal enforcement without primary UAP research role.