AARO_Historical_Record_Report_Volume_1_2024.pdf

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THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE  
ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE 
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement 
with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)  
Volume I 
February 2024 
                           CLEARED 
For Open Publication 
 
 
Department of Defense 
OFFICE OF PREPUBLICATION AND SECURITY REVIEW 
Mar 06, 2024

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Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG) / 
Airborne Object Identification and Management Executive Management Committee 
(AOIMEXEC) (November 2021-June 2022) ............................................................................ 24 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UAP Independent Study Team (UAPIST) (June 2022-September 2023)................................. 25
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) (Established July 15, 2022) ....................... 25
Foreign and Academic Investigatory Efforts ..............................................................…

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SECTION I:  Introduction 
This report represents Volume I of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office’s 
(AARO) Historical Record Report (HR2) which reviews the record of the United States 
Government (USG) pertaining to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).  In completing this 
report, AARO reviewed all official USG investigatory efforts since 1945, researched classified 
and unclassified archives, conducted approximately 30 interviews, and partnered with 
Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) officials responsible for 
controlled and special access program oversigh…

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assertions and claims without any particular pre-conceived conclusion or hypothesis.  AARO is 
committed to reaching conclusions based on empirical evidence.   
Lastly, AARO thanks all participants in this review who made this report possible, to 
include the interviewees who came forward with information. 
SECTION II:  Executive Summary 
AARO found no evidence that any USG investigation, academic-sponsored research, 
or official review panel has confirmed that any sighting of a UAP represented extraterrestrial 
technology.  All investigative efforts, at all levels of classification, conclu…

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A CIA Official Allegedly Managed UAP Experimentation:  The named, former
CIA official was not involved in the movement of extraterrestrial technology.  The
same former CIA officer signed a memo rejecting a claim made by interviewees that
he managed the movement of and experimentation on off-world technology.
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Alleged UAP Intelligence Community Document:  An alleged 1961 Special
National Intelligence Estimate that was “leaked” to online sources and suggests the
extraterrestrial nature of “UFOs,” is inauthentic.
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“Aliens” Present During a DoD Technology Test:  AARO reviewed information
re…