The "Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, Volume I" is AARO's review of decades of government UAP activity.
What does the AARO Historical Record Report cover?
Released in March 2024, the report examines U.S. government UAP investigative efforts from 1945 to late 2023, including interviews with individuals making claims about secret programs.
What did the report conclude?
AARO concluded it found no verifiable evidence that any UAP represented extraterrestrial technology, and no evidence that the U.S. government or private companies have ever possessed or reverse-engineered non-human craft. It attributed many claims to misidentification, classified conventional programs, and circulating narratives.
How was the report received?
Whistleblowers including David Grusch and some members of Congress contested its conclusions and methodology, arguing it did not access the most sensitive compartmented information.
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