23-F-0922_4.pdf

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick 
Director, All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office 
Statement for the Record 
Senate Armed Services Committee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities 
April 19, 2023 
Thank you, Chairwoman Gillibrand, Ranking Member Ernst, and distinguished 
members of the Subcommittee and Congress. It is a privilege to be here today to 
testify on the Department of Defense’s efforts to address …

  
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
quarters, including here in Congress and in the American public, to quickly resolve 
every UAP encountered across the globe, from the distant past through today. 
It is important to note, however, that AARO is the culmination of decades of DoD, 
Intelligence Community, and congressionally-directed efforts to successfully 
resolve UAP encountered f…

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
technically unresolved, this is primarily due to a lack of data associated with these 
cases. Without sufficient data, we are unable to reach defendable conclusions that 
meet the high scientific standards we set for resolution, and I will not close a case 
that we cannot defend the conclusions of. 
I recognize that this answer is unsatisfying to t…

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
I should also state clearly for the record that in our research AARO has found no 
credible evidence thus far of extraterrestrial activity, off-world technology, or 
objects that defy the known laws of physics. In the event sufficient scientific data 
were ever obtained that a UAP encountered can only be explained by 
extraterrestrial origin, we are committed to working with our interagency partners 
at NASA to ap…