Officials at the Pentagon told reporters on Dec. 16 that they have received “several hundreds” of reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) since 2021, but none would lead them to conclude the phenomena are of alien origin.
The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) was established in mid-July to “detect, identify and attribute objects of interest” in all domains, including air, ground, sea, or space, to help address “any associated threats to safety of operations and national security.”