The Pentagon launched a website on Thursday for the department’s office that leads their research and understanding of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), more frequently known as UFOs.
Department of Defense spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder announced the website’s unveiling during Thursday’s briefing. He said it will “serve as a one-stop shop for all publicly available information related to [the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office] and UAP.”
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The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office leads the Pentagon’s efforts regarding UAP, and they run the new website. The office was created last year to investigate, understand, and resolve reported sightings of UAPs.
“Our team of experts is leading the U.S. government’s efforts to address unidentified anomalous phenomena using a rigorous scientific framework and a data-driven approach,” AARO’s first chief Sean Kirkpatrick states on the new website. “Since its establishment in July 2022, AARO has taken important steps to improve data collection, standardize reporting requirements and mitigate the potential threats to safety and security posed by UAP.”
The website will also allow current or former United States government employees, service members, or contractors to report their alleged UAP sightings, though that feature is not currently available.
“This website will provide information, including videos and photos, on resolved UAP cases as they’re declassified and approved for public release,” Ryder said. “The website’s other content includes reporting trends and frequently-asked-questions section, as well as links to official reports, transcripts, press releases, and other resources that the public may find useful.”
DOD’s UAP activity has recently gotten attention on Capitol Hill when three former military officials testified in front of a House Oversight subcommittee on July 26 to recount their experiences. One of the witnesses, David Grusch, who previously worked for the National Reconnaissance Office, told lawmakers that the department has been hiding “a multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering program,” though his testimony was based on second-hand information he gathered from others.
Defense Department spokeswoman Sue Gough said in a statement following the hearing that investigators have not discovered “any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently.”
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A handful of lawmakers who are very interested in the topic remain skeptical of the Pentagon’s denials and accuse the department of a “cover-up.”
Kirkpatrick revealed that AARO was tracking a total of over 650 UFO cases during a hearing in front of a Senate Armed Services subcommittee in mid-April. They “prioritized about half of them to be of anomalous interesting value,” he noted.
