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Transcript: Briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities - Open Hearing: April 19, 2023

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · 2023 · 50 pages · text from the file's own layer

This stenographic transcript records an April 19, 2023 open hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, chaired by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, on the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. Director Sean Kirkpatrick testified that AARO was tracking about 650 cases and had found no credible evidence of extraterrestrial activity or off-world technology. He presented trend data and two declassified MQ-9 videos, one unresolved and one resolved as a commuter aircraft.

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1 secretary. Are you taking direction directly from the
2 deputy secretary? Are you able to meet and brief the deputy
3 secretary? Is the office of USDINS working with you to have
4 the right framework?
5 Mr. Kirkpatrick: So USDINS and the -- I currently
6 report to USDINS until they come up with the plan for how
7 they are going to implement legislation.
8 DOD and DNI are working through that now. I would have
9 to refer you back to USDINS on what their plan is.
10 Senator Gillibrand: Do I need to update your reporting
11 structure in the next defense bill or is this something that
12 you think will work its way out or does it need further
13 clarity?
14 Mr. Kirkpatrick: I think they are planning on coming
15 back to you with an answer on what that plan is and I think
16 at that time that will inform what you want to do.
17 Senator Gillibrand: Okay. Thank you.
18 As you know, Dr. Kirkpatrick, Congress has mandated
19 that your office establish a discoverable and accessible
20 electronic method for potential witnesses of UAP incidents
21 and potential participants in government UAP-related
22 activities to contact your office and tell their stories.
23 Congress also set up a process whereby people are
24 subject to nondisclosure agreements preventing them from
25 disclosing what they may have witnessed or participated in

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