Government4 Aug 2020The Pentagon

UAP Task Force formed

Name: UAP Task Force formed
Start: 2020-08-04
Location: The Pentagon

The June 2021 preliminary assessment on UAP, compiled with the task force's findings DNI, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist approved a Navy-led task force to detect, analyze and catalog UAP that could threaten national security. The Pentagon announced it on August 14.

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OfficialEstablishment of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (opens in a new tab)U.S. Department of Defense (now hosted at war.gov) / 2020-08-14

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27 Apr 2020Government

Pentagon officially releases three videos

The Defense Department authorized the release of three Navy infrared videos, FLIR1, Gimbal and GoFast, that had already circulated publicly. It said the objects in them remain unidentified.

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20 Jul 2022Government

AARO established

The Defense Department announced the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, replacing an earlier group with a wider remit covering air, space, undersea and transmedium objects. Sean Kirkpatrick was named its first director.

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8 Mar 2024Government

AARO historical report

The Pentagon released volume one of AARO's review of U.S. government UAP efforts since 1945. AARO said it found no verifiable evidence that the government or private companies had recovered or reverse-engineered extraterrestrial technology.

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14 Nov 2024Government

AARO FY2024 consolidated annual report

The Pentagon's AARO reported 757 UAP reports received from May 2023 to June 2024, bringing its caseload above 1,600. It resolved 118 cases to balloons, birds, drones and similar objects, and said it had found no evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology.

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