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This is a statement for the record by Dr. Jon Kosloski, Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, to the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on November 19, 2024. He reports that AARO holds over 1,600 UAP reports, many of which resolve to birds, balloons and unmanned systems. He adds that AARO has found no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology. He names three priorities: partnerships, transparency and declassification, and scaling up data collection.
To date, AARO has over 1,600 UAP reports in its holdings from across the U.S. government. I’ll share a slide in just a few minutes of updated UAP analytic trends. You’ll see that many reports resolve to commonplace objects like birds, balloons, and unmanned systems, while others lack sufficient data for comprehensive analysis. Only a very small percentage of reports AARO receives are potentially anomalous; these are the cases that require significant time, resources, and a focused scientific inquiry by AARO and its wide network of partners. It is important to underscore that, to date, AARO has discovered no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity, or technology. To accomplish AARO’s national security mission, I have set three priorities for the Office: building strong partnerships, promoting transparency, and scaling up the work of the office. First, AARO cannot do its work alone. Building partnerships across government, academia, industry, and with the public, is essential to the success of the office. Strong cooperation with the Military Services is particularly important. We rely on their support to implement our reporting guidance and to amplify the message that there should be zero stigma associated with UAP reporting. We also rely on partnerships with the National Labs, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, FBI, DHS, and NASA, all of which play a role in the whole-of- government effort to address UAP. Just as important, I recognize the talent and expertise that reside outside of government. AARO will continue to explore new ways to partner with the academic and scientific communities to investigate its most complex UAP cases. Transparency is a related priority for AARO. Our ability to collaborate with key partners, including the scientific community and the public, relies on information sharing, to include downgrading and declassifying UAP-related information. In some cases, it may be unclear to the public why DoD classified a piece of information in the first place. Why are photos of seemingly benign objects, such as balloons, classified? It is often the case that an object or phenomenon itself is not a security concern, but the location, source, or method used to capture it is still sensitive. Many cases are difficult to quickly release to the public but are reported to the
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