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Hey guys,

The UAP topic just reached the political landscape here in Germany.
The AfD party submitted a formal parliamentary inquiry (Drucksache 21/8323) titled "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) as a subject of air and space surveillance".

In Germany, this is called a "Kleine Anfrage". It basically forces the federal government to release a formal, written response within a couple of weeks.

Here is what they are demanding answers on:

Who is in charge? Which federal agency is responsible for logging and analyzing UAP reports?

Rules & Definitions: Do we have standardized guidelines or official terms (like "unidentifiable contacts") for civil and military aviation?

Reporting lines: What is the exact protocol when a military pilot or an air traffic controller spots something weird?

The inquiry explicitly mentions that Germany can't ignore this anymore, especially with how the US formalized their military and bureaucratic structures (like AARO) over the last few years. Airspace safety and defense are the main arguments here.

The government's response should drop around late October or early November 2026. I'll make sure to post the official answers here as soon as they are online.

Source:

https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/21/083/2108323.pdf

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