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AARO
2022
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office - the Pentagon's current official UAP investigative office, created 2022.
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its historical review begins "1945 to present"
Source: AARO Historical Record Report Vol. 1 (Feb 2024)
his UAP Task Force work directly preceded AARO's creation
Source: DoD, Dep. SecDef memo establishing AARO, Jul 20 2022; AARO.mil
framed its mission around 2024 UAP disclosure law
Source: Institute of Noetic Sciences statements
became acting director after Kirkpatrick's departure
Source: DoD, Dep. SecDef memo establishing AARO, Jul 20 2022; AARO.mil
his task force became AARO
Source: DoD, Dep. SecDef memo establishing AARO, Jul 20 2022; AARO.mil
as SAPCO director, signed the March 2023 memo authorizing AARO to receive sensitive USG SAP-related information
Source: DoD SAPCO memo (Maj. Gen. D. Abba), Mar 2023 (AARO.mil; The Black Vault)
CAPCO issued a parallel 2023 memo on AARO's access to controlled-access-program information
Source: CAPCO memo, 2023 (AARO.mil)
first director
Source: DoD, Dep. SecDef memo establishing AARO, Jul 20 2022; AARO.mil
second director
Source: DoD, Dep. SecDef memo establishing AARO, Jul 20 2022; AARO.mil
analyzes radar and sensor data on its behalf
Source: AARO / MITRE
oversees classified AARO video files
Source: Congressional coverage, 2026
superseded by AARO in July 2022
Source: AARO (Wikipedia); DefenseScoop, Dec 2022
speculated to sit above AARO in DoD UAP oversight (unconfirmed)
Source: press speculation on the UAP Governance Board
helped create
Source: FY2023 NDAA (AARO provisions); Sen. Gillibrand amendment
its UAP study team fed into the broader effort
Source: NASA UAP Independent Study Team Report, Sep 2023
parallel Pentagon UAP transparency effort
Source: PURSUE program releases and press coverage (2026)
its national labs' sites cited in UAP reports
Source: AARO reporting
formally established it in July 2022
Source: DoD, Dep. SecDef memo establishing AARO, Jul 20 2022; AARO.mil
tasked by; requested 50+ files from
Source: UAP Science Advisory Council public roster; Avi Loeb / Galileo Project announcements (2025-26)
as Secretary of Defense, oversees the department that houses AARO
Source: DoD organization; AARO reporting chain
coordinated its 2022 annual UAP report with AARO
Source: ODNI Preliminary Assessment on UAP (Jun 2021) & 2022 Annual Report; May 17 2022 House hearing
helped create
Source: FY2023 NDAA (AARO provisions); Sen. Gillibrand amendment
introduced 2026 bill to abolish AARO
Source: Congressional coverage, 2026
publicly recommended AARO be defunded
Source: Congressional coverage, 2026