More than 20 reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) — “UFOs,” in layman’s terms — made over the past year have stumped the Defense Department and “merit further analysis,” according to the UAP program’s annual report released Thursday.
Between May 1, 2023, and June 1, the Pentagon’s “all-domain anomaly resolution office” (AARO) received 757 reports of sightings — 485 of which referenced new sightings over that period while the remainder occurred between 2021 and 2022.
Among those are 21 reports that AARO director Jon Kosloski said warrant additional investigation — and some which he described as “true anomalies.”
While most of the sightings happened in the air, 49 were alleged to have occurred in space. No other sightings were reported underwater or in other environments.
“AARO notes that none of the space domain reports originated from space-based sensors or assets; rather, all of these reports originated from military or commercial pilots or ground observers who reported UAP located at altitudes estimated at 100 kilometers [about 62 miles] or higher, consistent with U.S. [sic] Space Command’s astrographic area of responsibility,” the report said.
In a blow to those hopeful that we are not alone in the universe, the report confirms, as Kosloski told reporters Thursday, that “AARO has discovered no verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity, or technology.”
