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The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, under the Department of War, issued this Fiscal Year 2025 annual report to Congress on unidentified anomalous phenomena. It covers June 2, 2024, to May 30, 2025. In that period AARO received 319 reports and resolved 370 cases in total, all of them attributed to prosaic objects such as balloons, satellites, birds, aircraft and drones. The report also describes a new modeling capability that resolved 238 reports as satellite flaring and 50 drone incidents near nuclear sites, and it states that no evidence of captured UAP materials exists.
9 E. Reports In or Near Restricted Airspace or Critical Infrastructure AARO received and analyzed several reports describing UAP in or near national security sites or critical infrastructure. Some narrative reports were suggestive of phenomena whose performance characteristics exceed the known state-of-the-art within a given domain. No technical data accompanied these reports. If validated, the attendant phenomena underlying these reports may represent a currently unmitigated threat vector. Part of AARO’s mission is to provide data and analysis that helps mitigate potential UAP-related national security threats or operational hazards. Two UAP reports contained descriptions of electronic or avionic interference reported as attributable to UAP in proximity to an operational aircraft. AARO has not yet rendered a determination whether, or to what extent, the reported effects are attributable to UAP. F. UAS Observations Near U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure, Weapons, and Launch Sites AARO received 50 reports from the Administrator for Nuclear Security and Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission regarding unmanned aerial systems (UAS) incidents near U.S. nuclear infrastructure, weapons, and launch sites, a 177.8 percent increase over the 18 reported in AARO’s FY 2024 annual report. None of these incidents were reported as UAP. During the reporting period, 33 of 50 (66 percent) incidents occurring near nuclear infrastructure involved one UAS, with the other 17 involving between 2 and 7 UAS. Most cases – 47 of the 50 – occurred between 1700 and 0500 local time. Three cases occurred at 0545, 1510, and an unspecified time. Five incidents persisted for a duration of at least one hour, with the longest recorded at approximately three hours. Twenty-six incidents persisted for under one hour, with the shortest recorded at approximately two minutes. The other 21 incidents occurred over durations of unreported lengths. The reports contained descriptions of UAS morphologies ranging from small hobbyist-sized UAS to larger multi-rotor models. Quadcopters were the most reported morphology. G. Capture or Exploitation of UAP To date, no evidence suggests that a USG or private entity has ever captured or exploited UAP-derived materials. AARO is currently developing a formalized process for handling UAP- derived materials by an appropriate line organization, should such materials ever come into the possession of the USG. AARO’s development process draws on established USG capabilities and operating procedures governing the recovery of foreign materiel. H. Reported Health or Physiological Impacts from UAP Incidents To date, AARO has not received a UAP report in which a reporter described sustaining adverse health effects associated with their experience. However, AARO will document any UAP-related health effects, should they be reported.
Official release, from the aaro collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 14 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.