Pentagon seeks access to vast private UFO records collection
AARO notably wants pre-1990 archives, as it hustles to meet Congress’ call to review the U.S. government’s UAP involvement since 1945.
AARO notably wants pre-1990 archives, as it hustles to meet Congress’ call to review the U.S. government’s UAP involvement since 1945.
The department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office released its latest, annual UAP caseload analysis this week.
Theoretical physicist and Harvard University Professor Avi Loeb shared early details about the new UAP Science Advisory Council.
Experts said this moves the issue out of the fringe and into mainstream national security discourse — but concerns remain.
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told DefenseScoop in an email to “Stay tuned!” and included an alien emoji.
The agenda and activities were designed to help participants explore best practices for collecting and storing narrative data associated with UAP sightings, and determine methods to integrate that data from disparate organizations and apply AI to large-scale datasets for pattern recognition and other purposes.
Pentagon officials said they welcome the Trump administration’s plan to supercharge UAP transparency.
Multiple officials who have been involved for years in influential U.S. government disclosure efforts said they’ll remain skeptical until the second Trump administration generates tangible results.
The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act includes three provisions that would impact DOD’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
Senior officials supplied new details and pictures of the interstellar object at a highly anticipated event this week.