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Office of the Secretary of Defense: 07_2024_Annual_Report

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. · 2023 · 18 pages · text from the file's own layer

This is the Department of Defense All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office's Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, covering reports from May 1, 2023 to June 1, 2024 and released in full in February 2025. AARO received 757 reports, and every case it resolved turned out to be a prosaic object such as a balloon, bird, drone or satellite. It found no evidence of extraterrestrial activity and no reported health effects. The report also covers drone flights near nuclear facilities and the release of its Historical Record Report.

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Figure 6: The GREMLIN sensor suite contains several sensing modalities to detect, track, characterize and
identify UAP in areas of interest.
AARO S&T, in coordination with ORNL, wrote a report from the materials analysis of
an alleged UAP and posted the analysis on AARO’s website. Future efforts include publishing
requested supplemental data that further supports the report assessment. AARO S&T has
published a number of educational reports identifying key artifacts that arise from sensors (to
include parallax effect and Starlink flaring) producing performance characteristics of phenomena
seeming to exceed state-of-the-art capabilities leading observers to perceive and report these
sensor artifacts as anomalous phenomena. AARO S&T continues outreach across government,
industry, and academia through multiple efforts, including participating in National Science
Foundation sponsored workshops, speaking at conferences, and working with entities like the
Office of Science and Technology Policy to explore ways to improve whole-of-government
coordination activities.
D. Strategic Communications Division
AARO updates its public-facing website, www.aaro.mil, with declassified UAP data and
footage, case resolutions, UAP analytic trends, and other information about its mission.
AARO’s website also hosts the secure mechanism for authorized reporting of UAP programs or
activities by current and former USG employees, Service members and contractors.
In April 2024, AARO reengaged on its X account to share information and updates with
the UAP community of interest on social media.
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Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO
IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841 (a)(1)(C)
Date: 02/05/2025

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