A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) - also known as Unexplained Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) - has received “several hundred” new reports. However, it has found no evidence so far of alien life, the agency’s leadership told reporters on Friday.
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) was set up by the United States Defense Department in July and is responsible for not only tracking unidentified objects in the sky, but also underwater or in space – or potentially an object that has the ability to move from one domain to the next. The office was established following more than a year of attention on unidentified flying objects that military pilots have observed but have sometimes been reluctant to report due to fear of stigma.
In June 2021 the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reported that between 2004 and 2021, there were 144 such encounters, 80 of which were captured on multiple sensors. Since then, “we’ve had lots more reporting”, said anomaly office director Sean Kirkpatrick. When asked to quantify the amount, Mr Kirkpatrick said “several hundreds”.
