DOW-UAP-PR20: USCENTCOM MDR Recommendation to AARO (October 2025)
Date
October 8, 2025
Document Type
Gov. Recommendation
Authentication
VerifiedRedaction Status
✓ Fully ReleasedIssuing Authority
U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), Office of the Chief of Staff / Major General Richard A. Harrison
Summary
A one-page formal recommendation from Major General Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, submitted October 8, 2025, recommending approval of Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) requests numbered USCENTCOM MDR 25-0094 through MDR 25-0099, tracking number JS-250710-TM8S 10/17/25 001, to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). This document represents USCENTCOM's formal institutional endorsement of the declassification of six specific UAP-related records for public release via PURSUE. Filed as DOW-UAP-PR20 within the PURSUE Release 1 document set. Released via PURSUE Release 1, February 25, 2026.
Significance
Documents the formal chain of authority behind PURSUE Release 1 MDR declassifications from USCENTCOM. The recommendation from a Major General at the command level establishes that the declassification of USCENTCOM UAP operational records involved senior military leadership review and endorsement - not routine administrative action. The six MDR requests (25-0094 through 25-0099) represent six distinct USCENTCOM UAP-related records that were formally reviewed, recommended for release, and subsequently published through PURSUE. This document provides the institutional paper trail showing how PURSUE Release 1 documents moved through the classification review process.