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This is a stenographic transcript of an April 19, 2023 hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, chaired by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, on the mission and budget of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office. AARO released it in full in 2025. Director Sean Kirkpatrick testified that AARO has found no credible evidence of extraterrestrial activity and that most reports resolve into mundane objects. He also presented trend data and two declassified MQ-9 videos, one of which was resolved as a commuter aircraft.
25 Scheduling@TP.One 800.FOR.DEPO www.TP.One (800.367.3376) 1 Our next annual report you all have given us -- moved it up 2 to June, July -- we are going to be having that done about 3 that timeframe and we will have a -- we will be combining a 4 whole number of reports into that one. 5 I think we are currently sitting at around -- if I 6 remember correctly, we are around 20 to 30-ish or about 7 halfway through that analytic process. A handful of them 8 have made it all the way out to the other side, gone through 9 peer review. We have got case closure reports done and 10 signed. 11 We are going to get faster as we get more people on 12 board and we get more of the community tools to automate 13 some of the analysis that has to be done. 14 Senator Gillibrand: Thank you, Dr. Kirkpatrick. 15 Senator Ernst? 16 Senator Ernst: Thank you, Madam Chair. 17 And Dr. Kirkpatrick, the ODNI annual threat assessment 18 states that China's space activities are designed to erode 19 U.S. influence across military, technological, economic, and 20 diplomatic spheres. 21 Likewise, Russia will remain a key space competitor. 22 In the course of your work have you become aware of any 23 Chinese or Russia technical advancements to surveille or 24 attack U.S. interests? 25 Mr. Kirkpatrick: That is a great question. Part of Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 2/6/2025 022
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