Record 027 · November 2024
Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) / ODNI · United States
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The report provides an overview of UAP reporting during the period, noting hundreds of new cases, the majority of which resolve to balloons, unmanned aerial systems, birds, or other prosaic objects. A small subset remains unresolved due to limited data. It discusses observations near sensitive sites including nuclear infrastructure but states that AARO possesses no data to indicate the capture or exploitation of UAP or any associated reverse-engineering programs. The document emphasizes standardized reporting processes across the Department of Defense and intelligence community, ongoing efforts to mitigate flight safety and national security concerns, and continued scientific analysis of unresolved cases. No evidence of extraterrestrial technology or non-human intelligence is presented; the focus remains on characterizing phenomena through sensor data, radar, and electro-optical/infrared observations.
Public file: Office of the Director of National Intelligence / Defense.gov

