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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.
7 Scheduling@TP.One 800.FOR.DEPO www.TP.One (800.367.3376) 1 surveille or attack us. 2 Finally, we need to ensure efficient interagency 3 coordination. Multiple elements of the DOD and IC own a 4 piece of this mission. To add value, AARO's efforts cannot 5 be redundant with others. 6 Thank you again. We look forward to your testimony. 7 Senator Gillibrand: Dr. Kirkpatrick, you can give your 8 testimony. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 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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